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I have often heard the anecdote of Argentinians flying to North America for shopping. But why is Chile not used for these purposes? Chile doesn’t have the impor
by Mediterraneo10 6y ago
I have often heard the anecdote of Argentinians flying to North America for shopping. But why is Chile not used for these purposes? Chile doesn’t have the import-substitution policies of Argentina, and in my visits to Chile I didn't feel that the country was not significantly more expensive than the USA.
- pradn 6y agoArgentinians do go to Chile to get electronics. We just hear more often about them going to the US. Perhaps more go to the US for tourism, with a side benefit of cheaper electronics.
- ericol 6y agoAS pradn stated, there was as well "shopping turism" going to Chile. Actually I just did a cursory search, and there was something posted an hour ago [0] about this. [0] https://www.infobae.com/economia/2020/10/23/compras-en-chile-como-hacen-los-argentinos-para-aprovechar-precios-online-hasta-28-mas-baratos-en-medio-de-la-pandemia/ https://www.infobae.com/economia/2020/10/23/compras-en-chile...