退稅也要挑便宜 - 德國打折季 Big Sale Seasons in Germany

許多觀光客來歐洲旅遊，除了欣賞自然風光與古堡美景，

當然不會忘記抓住退稅的機會，血拼一番！

Many tourists come to Europe not just because of all those beautiful scenarios,

but also trying to get the opportunity to purchase with the benefit of Tax Free!

Neuhauserstr. München
圖片來源：Abendzeitung

那在德國除了退稅之外，難道沒有像台灣的百貨公司週年慶嗎？

答案是：有的！一年有兩次的跳樓大拍賣喔！

Except of Tax Refund, aren't there some kinds of annual sales Germany like we have in Taiwan?

The answer ist: Yes! There're two sale seasons per year in Germany! 

大多的德國店家折扣季包含：

從聖誕節至二月初的冬季打折季以及六月底到八月初的夏季大拍賣。

Most of the german sale seasons include:

From X'mas until the beginning of February and from the end of June until the beginning of August.

商店的玻璃展示窗上多會貼著"Reduziert"、"Sales"以及"Rabatt"的字樣。

不過要注意的是，雖然隨著打折季接近尾聲，打折的幅度會越大，但真正打折後超值的物品通常很早就被掃購一空！

All these signs like "Reduziert", "Sales" and "Rabatt" will be seen everywhere on the main streets.

But remember, although you might get a better discount in the end of the sale season, most of good stuffs would already been bought at the beginning!

圖片來源：Merkur.de

另外需要注意的是，德國的店家並不像台灣有許多24小時的店家，通常營業時間是週一到週六從早上九點到下午八點，小地方或是某些店家甚至只到下午六點！想血拼的旅客，可得抓好時間！

The other thing we have to note is that in Germany there're seldom 24 hours shops like we have in Taiwan.

Most of the stores should be open from Monday to Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.. In some small towns it might also be closed after 6 p.m.! So, if your main purpose in Germany is to shop, you should arrange your plan carefully!