Just another monkey doing the wrong monkey dance, in the "Need to know" department, and just in case you missed this...
In case you were unaware, things in America's Paradise tend to be quite a bit more expensive than in the US of A. That said, the USVI is quite a bit cheaper than a lot of other places in the Caribbean so, in general it pays to provision in the USVI rather than Antigua for instance. Still, I have to admit that the total on our grocery shop at the local Cost U Less can be downright painful.
Did you know that Walmart will ship groceries free to the USVI with their Shipping Pass program? The deal is you pay them $50 to join and then you qualify to have most things shipped to you "free". Which can be a huge help to the provisioning budget.
Of course, this does not include booze, fresh meat, fresh vegetables, and oddments but, as it does include most staples like canned goods and other packed foods, it is a great way to save some serious money if you need to do some heavy provisioning.
Another quick tip is that I'm pretty sure that anything you need or use regularly that comes from Mexico (engine parts and tequila jump to mind) is going to get a whole lot more expensive in the near future so you might want to stock up...
Listening to Dan Layus
So it goes...
Bruce+
1 day ago
