Returned from Paris a few days ago. Scanned my tax refund paper at the airport. I rec'd an email that my bag from LongChamps has already been confirmed and refunded. My (larger!) refund from Chanel has not been confirmed however at the VAT airport Kiosk, the papers were approved and accepted. Do different shops take longer? Thanks.
Posted by
Arcadia, CA
613 posts
Yes, sometimes they do take longer. You got that first one really fast!
Posted by
Solana Beach
120 posts
You can check the refund status on the website.
I just returned from Paris also and one of two forms, even though it scanned at the airport, was somehow done incorrectly by the shop and is probably not to be paid.
Unfortunately, it's not a perfect system.
Posted by
Solana Beach
120 posts
An update.
Hopefully the OP received the refund.
I was mistaken in my thinking that there was only one system.
Just today, I received the second refund as a credit from the retailer to my cc.
Happy shopping!