Was in Taiwan and went to the counter to get my tax refund.
Unfortunately, they need to physically inspect the items but my wife have already packed it all into the checked in luggage.
Bye bye tax refund...
Australians do their tax refunds the best.
They just need to see the pre filled forms (from the respective shops) and show them which credit card you want the refund to be credited. Swipe the card. Print out a receipt. Done. 2 weeks processing time.
Paris is about the same. Fill in all forms and they will credit the amount from your card. Just a longer processing time. 6-8 weeks iirc.
