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Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by Opinionated: 4:09pm On Jul 20, 2018
There’s an amazing feeling of freedom in being able to fly to your chosen destination. But the time you spend in an airport is anything but free. What you do not know is that your stay at that airport can be expensive if you make the mistake of buying any of these items shared by Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, while you’re there.

Wifi

While waiting at the airport lounge you may exhaust your data. You turn to the airport Wi-Fi to continue your browsing. However, you have to pay for it. If this is the case, do not. First off, the Wifi is slow and overpriced.

Electronics

If you’ve decided you can pass up the airport Wi-Fi, then perhaps you’ll be open to passing up the opportunity to impulse-purchase electronics from those overpriced airport kiosks, even those little items like chargers and headsets you may have forgotten to pack. Electronics purchased at the airport will cost you significantly more than if you had bought them ahead of time.

Foreign currency

It’s probably one of the last things you’ll think about when planning a trip, but don’t exchange your money for foreign currency at the airport. It’s well-known that travellers are arriving unprepared, and given the lack of competition among currency exchange booths at the airport, those booths tend to charge high fees and far from the best exchange rates. You should wait until you arrive at your destination and take out money from an ATM there.

Medicine

Whatever Over The Counter medications you think you might need for your trip, don’t buy them at the airport because the prices are always inflated as compared to what you’d pay outside the airport. Try your best to plan ahead, and have what you need on hand in your carry-on.

Souvenirs

Whatever you do, don’t buy souvenirs at the airport. There is a high markup on souvenirs at the airport. So plan ahead, and purchase souvenirs at your destination, rather than while in transit.

Water

Air travel can dehydrate you, among other physical side effects, but know that you do not need to buy water at the airport. Instead, you should keep a water bottle with on you. Since you can’t have liquids during a security check, you just pack an empty bottle water in your carry on. This way, you can just fill it up whenever you can.

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by pocohantas(f): 5:06pm On Jul 20, 2018
You should have just said we shouldn't buy anything na.

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by lillaowow(m): 5:12pm On Jul 20, 2018
Not sure this person has ever traveled before.
You want to fill water from coolers at the airport?

Not change currency? Not buy electronics grin grin

Pray you don't run into emergency issues sometimes.

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by momodub: 6:40pm On Jul 20, 2018
Nice advice not all correct

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by SEONaijaExpert: 6:41pm On Jul 20, 2018
Good read. Especially foreign currency exchange

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by BruncleZuma: 6:42pm On Jul 20, 2018
grin grin grin grin

Op you never use American Express for Nigerian ATM make you sweat blood when bank charges begin pour in.

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by Nobody: 6:42pm On Jul 20, 2018
Op na wa to you o. Some airports have duty free stores. These are some of my ideal shopping outlets. I get wines and perfumes on cheap at such stores.
Who says I shouldn't buy souvenirs? Lol, I can't do without buying them, especially during a stop over. If you ask yourself, the price difference wouldn't be more than €1-3 Max so wetin we dey mince the money for? Shebi na holiday spending grin.
For electronics, I quite agree with you. But Wi-Fi? If you eat at most cafés, they give you their Wi-Fi as an incentive. Na only for Abuja airport I see say their Glo Wi-Fi finish within 10mins of my browsing, I just quietly switched to my regular data. Barawo grin

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by Nobody: 6:43pm On Jul 20, 2018

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by Baratheon: 6:43pm On Jul 20, 2018
People like us that have never seen a plane in real life, talkless of buying things at the airport

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by Nobody: 6:43pm On Jul 20, 2018
Don't buy Dollars (because of magic money).

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by enque(f): 6:43pm On Jul 20, 2018
Regular shortbread biscuit which is about 600 naira or thereabout was selling for 1500 at Enugu airport

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by bettercreature(m): 6:44pm On Jul 20, 2018
SEONaijaExpert:
Good read. Especially foreign currency exchange

I do SEO for good ranking for your blog/website.
Do you really have a choice? You cant kill yourself because of that little difference.Infact i use to exchange money from airport cab drivers sometimes.How about that?

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by winzy(m): 6:44pm On Jul 20, 2018
Soooo... Make hunger kill the sellers ba?
I will buy buy buy anything... I will buy the whole bar!

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by OneCorner: 6:44pm On Jul 20, 2018
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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by tafabaloo(m): 6:45pm On Jul 20, 2018
Disagreed !
I have purchased some of those things mentioned at various Airports in nigeria at not too costly price. Besides, you can be sure you re not buying fake products.
Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by nakoks(m): 6:46pm On Jul 20, 2018
enque:
Regular shortbread biscuit which is about 600 naira or thereabout was selling for 1500 at Enugu airport

Very funny i just left that airport an hour ago,can malt of 150 was sold for 500 naira.

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by SEONaijaExpert: 6:47pm On Jul 20, 2018
bettercreature:
Do you really have a choice? You cant kill yourself because of that little difference.Infact i use to exchange money from airport cab drivers sometimes.How about that?
Lol. You no send. I avoid such on higher amount to avoid been followed.
Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by jerryunit48: 6:47pm On Jul 20, 2018
You are right on the currency one ...I know you talk about buying foreign currency at the booth but mine was actually euro to Naira in front of MMA I gave one hundred euros to get Naira , my brother I don’t know how they did it but I was short of six thousand Naira when I counted the money later after the guys left.. Naija Naija

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by bettercreature(m): 6:50pm On Jul 20, 2018
SEONaijaExpert:

Lol. You no send. I avoid such on higher amount to avoid been followed.
You probably had another option grin grin grin
Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by Lilknight(m): 6:50pm On Jul 20, 2018
Kuku kill us!!!
Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by sugah: 6:53pm On Jul 20, 2018
Opinionated:

Water

Air travel can dehydrate you, among other physical side effects, but know that you do not need to buy water at the airport. Instead, you should keep a water bottle with on you. Since you can’t have liquids during a security check, you just pack an empty bottle water in your carry on. This way, you can just fill it up whenever you can.

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You obviously copied this off a foreign blog.
How and where would you get the water to fill your bottle at Nigerian airports?

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by Nobody: 6:55pm On Jul 20, 2018
......nice points! but Rates /price differences ain't that much. #from experience.

caveat -be careful when changing currencies cos most of those ab.okis have a way of short-changing un-suspecting customers!
Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by KakiP(m): 6:55pm On Jul 20, 2018
EsotericMonk:
Op na wa to you o. Some airports have duty free stores. These are some of my ideal shopping outlets. I get wines and perfumes on cheap at such stores.
Who says I shouldn't buy souvenirs? Lol, I can't do without buying them, especially during a stop over. If you ask yourself, the price difference wouldn't be more than €1-3 Max so wetin we dey mince the money for? Shebi na holiday spending grin.
For electronics, I quite agree with you. But Wi-Fi? If you eat at most cafés, they give you their Wi-Fi as an incentive. Na only for Abuja airport I see say their Glo Wi-Fi finish within 10mins of my browsing, I just quietly switched to my regular data. Barawo grin

You no fit blame OP now, na local breed grin

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by Shortyy(f): 6:56pm On Jul 20, 2018
EsotericMonk:
Op na wa to you o. Some airports have duty free stores. These are some of my ideal shopping outlets. I get wines and perfumes on cheap at such stores.
Who says I shouldn't buy souvenirs? Lol, I can't do without buying them, especially during a stop over. If you ask yourself, the price difference wouldn't be more than €1-3 Max so wetin we dey mince the money for? Shebi na holiday spending grin.
For electronics, I quite agree with you. But Wi-Fi? If you eat at most cafés, they give you their Wi-Fi as an incentive. Na only for Abuja airport I see say their Glo Wi-Fi finish within 10mins of my browsing, I just quietly switched to my regular data. Barawo grin
Nice work of art. On profile picture

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by olola4(m): 6:59pm On Jul 20, 2018
yea
Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by ruffhandu: 7:00pm On Jul 20, 2018

Water

Air travel can dehydrate you, among other physical side effects, but know that you do not need to buy water at the airport. Instead, you should keep a water bottle with on you. Since you can’t have liquids during a security check, you just pack an empty bottle water in your carry on. This way, you can just fill it up whenever you can.

Where will you fill the bottle from? Please be careful with the source of water you drink so it wouldn't be Kobo wise Naira foolish.
Why not drink enough before and after flight?

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by Shortyy(f): 7:01pm On Jul 20, 2018
Baratheon:
People like us that have never seen a plane in real life, talkless of buying things at the airport

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Re: Things You Should Never Buy At The Airport by LazyNairalander(m): 7:06pm On Jul 20, 2018
What is an airport and where is it located?



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