However, you must remember to hand in your forms at departure from Ireland. This is a new system and so far only a few stores participate, such as the Blarney Woollen Mills, Jurys, Standuns, and Weirs. More stores will sign on, no doubt, in time. If you do a lot of shopping, you may have forms to turn in at all three desks. Make sure that you have filled out all the necessary information on each form and have your passport and airline boarding card ready to show.
Lines move quickly and there is no hassle.
Although reclaiming VAT does take a little effort, it's definitely worth doing. If all of this seems confusing now, it will become clearer as your trip progresses and you begin to shop. We have always found this system to work well and to give us cash in hand as we depart. So, if you can stick with this one system, it should work out well for you. Practically speaking, however, your shopping adventures pill probably produce a mix of forms from the various refund systems.