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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 07:47 AM
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Hey guys,

Going to Mexico on m honeymoon. Just a quick Q, are there electronics shops in Cancun and are they as cheap as in the US? For example, if I wanted to buy a PS3, could I pick one up cheaply, along with other electronics??

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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 09:23 AM
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maybe if you go into downtown cancun.. the tourist areas are not really any less expensive than the US.
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 09:31 AM
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Thanks! The electronics seem to be far cheaper in the US than over here in the UK! What's the retail of a PS3 over there at the minute?
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 09:46 AM
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 12:17 PM
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If you want cheap electronics, go to China, they have ripoffs over there.
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 01:31 PM
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Cancun really isn't a hotbed of electronics shopping.
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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Mexico is a NAFTA partner so electronics are going to be cheaper than other Latin American countries. Still no deals though. Even in "Free Trade" areas in Latin America you can still find electronics cheaper just about anywhere here in the states. I live near the border and no one is jumping to TJ trying to find cheap electronics, just cheap medical.

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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 08:17 PM
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costco homepageThey have good deals on booze. I see that they have Costco in the UK, how are the prices there? They also have Costco in Cancun. That'd be one place to check out. You could buy a member ship in the UK or right in Cancun and then cancel it and get a full refund.
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 09:54 PM
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cancun doesnt sell cheap electronics but they do have "people" that can if you're into grey market
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Old Jun 4, 2007 | 05:30 AM
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I'd love to buy a Plasma.....but I've just realised, all your stuff is 110v!!

That puts an end to that then!
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