Posted 28 November 2010 - 10:16 AM
I'm curiuos for people who have gone down there... or know people down in DR or are having their wedding... that know if any of these stores are down in DR:
WALMART?
TARGET??
A CHEAP LIQUOR STORE?
A CHEAP FLORIST??
I'm looking to go outside the hotel for a bunch of things.... has anyone gotten alcohol at an outside place??? Safe???
Posted 28 November 2010 - 10:20 AM
I didnt see any walmarts or such stores when we were there
Posted 28 November 2010 - 10:26 AM
Yeah, I'm wondering if it's safe to be buying over $1000 worth of alcohol outside the resort?? Anyone have experience with this??
Posted 11 December 2010 - 08:51 PM
Posted 12 December 2010 - 07:56 AM
They have a store in Higuey which is like a Walmart. It's called Iberia - bottle of Brugal Rum - $8.00.
Higuey is about 40 minutes from the resorts in Punta Cana.
Posted 12 December 2010 - 08:17 AM
Do you have experience with going there and buying things like alcohol??
Posted 14 December 2010 - 06:36 PM
I have been to the DR various times and they have this place called "La Sirena" which is just like a WALMART or TARGET but they have so many things such as liquor, hair products, candy and etc.
Good luck!
Posted 15 December 2010 - 09:44 PM
Chule... great, but where is it???
Posted 15 December 2010 - 09:55 PM
Natalie - My husband is from Higuey so we go there all the time. I believe there are excursions that go into Higuey I just don't know any of the details. Taking a cab might be expensive, just be sure to work out the pricing details before you get in. I believe the cab will even wait for you while you shop.
All of the prices are in Peso's. If you exchange money into Peso's you get a better exchange rate than you would paying US$ in the store itself.
If you wondering about how safe it is, it's definitely safe, and busy. Be sure to stop by the Basilica to get pics as well. I don't know if you can go inside anymore. I thought I read somewhere that they closed it to tourists because it interfered with the locals who go to pray and pay their respects to loved ones past.
Posted 18 December 2010 - 05:07 PM
Is La Sirena closer to the resorts than Higuey? It would be a nice peace of mind thing to know that in case anything vital was forgotten we wouldn't have to pay an arm and a leg for any necessity on the resort itself.
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