Regarding the sales tax/VAT issue. If an item is bought in the EU and is going to be exported out of the EU then the buyer has to get a VAT receipt/invoice from the seller (there is usually a sign on the shop window saying something like "VAT Free for tourists"). When leaving the country, the buyer then presents the VAT receipt to customs who then refund the VAT.
So in other words, you can't buy it without the VAT directly but you get it back when you leave the EU.
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