Buying Experience At Zara

[ajoknoblauch]

You just got off the boat?
In Argentina the customer is NEVER right.
Sales people yell & scream at you every where (from Carrefour to little verdularia to restaurant waiter .. ).

As an anti-consumer, I honestly couldn't care less. I only purchase things I really need, and I find most merchants pleasant enough.

 

[Iznogud]

Legally all amounts over $ 1.000 should go through a bank account. That means extensive use of checks and cc. In other terms, bank fees.
That shit was imposed by the government to force the people back into the banking system after the banks and the government collapsed the economy and no one in his/her right mind would trust them ever again (2000-2001).
They passed the law that also makes mandatory that salaries must be paid through bank accounts and they generously provided free bank accounts to that purpose to those without one. Old story with origins that can't hardly be blamed on the current misadministration.

 

[Ceviche]

Legally all amounts over $ 1.000 should go through a bank account. That means extensive use of checks and cc. In other terms, bank fees.

doesn't ,ake sense. A tourist buying clothes does not hv a bank account in this country. and he may not be carrying a credit card!

 

[NYKate]

There is a law where with purchases over 1000 pesos forms have to be filled with the source of funds.
This is why places like Carrefour and Jumbo split your bill if it comes in over 1000 pesos to avoid the paperwork.

This is a new law in which AFIP is tracking how much money you make vs spend to make sure that you are reporting all of your income. Its pretty messed up.

 

[Iznogud]

doesn't ,ake sense. A tourist buying clothes does not hv a bank account in this country. and he may not be carrying a credit card!

I said legally. I didn't mean it had to make any sense and by no means I meant it was a smart or even dimm witted measure. Just part of Big Sister's increasing bureacracy and individual tracking policies.
She's watching todos y todas.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

I said legally. I didn't mean it had to make any sense and by no means I meant it was a smart or even dimm witted measure. Just part of Big Sister's increasing bureacracy and individual tracking policies.
She's watching todos y todas.

¡Vigilancia Para Todos!

 

[AmigoArtistico]

More info about this:

http://www.ieco.clarin.com/economia/control-impositivo-super-compras-mayores_0_751124937.html

 

[nikad]

ot: Maybe she was doing a favor... I bought a basic black tshirt there 2 months ago, washed it a few times and now has 7 holes!!!!

 

[cbonanni]

Honestly , they continue to copy the laws in Italy. In that fair republic they have what is called the Guardia Di Finaza. It is essentially the money police. Every vendor is required to give you a receipt , even for the smallest purchase. If they do not , they get audited. It is not a pleasant experience. Very hard to do much in black , but the Italians have mastered the art.

Under the new austerity laws passed last year , it is illegal to keep more than 1000 Euros in your home. Any check or bank transfer over 1000 euros is flagged. They stop high end cars on the street and instantly check tax returns vs. values of the car. Think Ferrari.

Also , they walk the docks at marinas and clubs , run boat registration number vs, tax returns. How can you have a 200,000 euro boat and pay the marina if you only declared 50,000 euro in income ?

The reason they do not do it here is then the corrupt folks in government would have a harder time being corrupt.

 

[PhilipDT]

The reason they do not do it here is then the corrupt folks in government would have a harder time being corrupt.

I don't know... the corrupt folks in italy don't seem to be having too much of an issue.