RDMOREU Posted November 9, 2010 #1 Share Posted November 9, 2010 DH would like to know which might have the best prices. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted November 10, 2010 #2 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Not sure about the best prices between St Thomas and St Maarten but keep in mind that as long as you buy some rum from St. Tom you are allowed to bring back an additional bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigCrusier Posted November 10, 2010 #3 Share Posted November 10, 2010 IF you have the time and legs... Walk to the local Maket away from the tourist areas and you will find better bargins. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelli Posted November 10, 2010 #4 Share Posted November 10, 2010 In the past we found that St. Martin had cheaper prices than St. Thomas or the ship... but the price difference wasn't a whole heck of a lot. And as a previous poster noted, you can bring more back from St. Thomas duty free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycarla Posted November 10, 2010 #5 Share Posted November 10, 2010 DH would like to know which might have the best prices. TIA You DH should know it will vary widely depending on what you want to buy. Personally, I would not bother with all the effort to get it back home unless it was something that was hard to buy at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njgirl Posted November 10, 2010 #6 Share Posted November 10, 2010 DH would like to know which might have the best prices. TIA St. Maarten has the BEST PRICES to purchase liquor. Usually the stores further up Front Street have lower prices. Don't be afraid to bargain, especially if you are buying a number of bottles. Enjoy St. Maarten. We love the island, as we have been visiting it at least one time a year for the past 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dajbman22 Posted November 10, 2010 #7 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I am not aware off the top of my head of any liquor producers in St. Thomas or St. Maarten (I know they must exist), but if they have a retail outlet, that is where you usually find the cheapest prices. I know that in Bermuda at least the Gossling's store in Hamilton sold all brands of liquor and was far cheaper than anything back home and either equal to or decently cheaper than the shipboard prices for everything (obviously their own rum was significantly cheaper than on the ship). That being said, the best bet is to shop around and watch for the sales on board, sometimes the best deal is on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted November 10, 2010 #8 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Not sure about the best prices between St Thomas and St Maarten but keep in mind that as long as you buy some rum from St. Tom you are allowed to bring back an additional bottle. yes, that is important. In fact you can bring back a lot more from St Thomas. The selection in St Thomas is better, but I think the prices in St Maartin are a little less (not much) Nita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted November 10, 2010 #9 Share Posted November 10, 2010 2 more thoughts 1. If you are going to buy some while in St. Thomas, do it before you go to the beach or whatever you are doing. We waited and stopped on our return and missed the cutoff for the free delivery to the ship so ended up having to lug it and our beach stuff. 2. If you are flying Southwest, be aware they will not accept the boxes the stores prepare for you as luggage. You have to fit them inside your suitcases. It worked fine for us - a box with six bottles fit fine in our overhead bin sized roll aboards once we expanded them...we just had to empty the clothes into the collaspable duffles we always take along. Since SW allows two free checked bags, it didn't cost us any extra. Well worth it in my opinion, as I recall, we figured we saved about $200 over what we would have paid in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigan tim Posted November 10, 2010 #10 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I was amazed in St Thomas, the Kmart had various brands for under $3 per liter!:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDMOREU Posted November 11, 2010 Author #11 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Thank you for taking the time to respond! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Us2inFL Posted November 11, 2010 #12 Share Posted November 11, 2010 AH Riise in St Thomas is no longer a bargain. Johnny Walker Black - $25 litre (I pay $49 plus $3 tax at Costco for 1.75l) Hendrick's Gin - $20 750ml (I pay $46 plus $3 tax at FL discount liquor store for 1.75l) We were on a b-2-b recently and got to take some specialty stuff off after week one (car was in pier parking) and then again at the end of week two. Airline restrictions make carrying difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted November 11, 2010 #13 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I was amazed in St Thomas, the Kmart had various brands for under $3 per liter!:eek: our daughter lived there for 2 years (many years ago) she would take us shopping fot the best prices and we would come home loaded down. Nita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted November 11, 2010 #14 Share Posted November 11, 2010 AH Riise in St Thomas is no longer a bargain. Johnny Walker Black - $25 litre (I pay $49 plus $3 tax at Costco for 1.75l) Hendrick's Gin - $20 750ml (I pay $46 plus $3 tax at FL discount liquor store for 1.75l) We were on a b-2-b recently and got to take some specialty stuff off after week one (car was in pier parking) and then again at the end of week two. Airline restrictions make carrying difficult. It still depends on where you live; for Johnny Walker Black here we pay about $35.00 a liter. We will be driving in Feb to NOLA so will look for good deals in Mexico. I do agree, it is sometimes too much a hassle to make it worth wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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