You better shop around! One thing that is occurring to us very quickly is that shopping on St. Maarten is not going to be like shopping at home. Prices vary from the ridiculous to better than the US and those vary still, from store to store, sometimes wildly. So far, we’ve only perused the stores we’ve not previously shopped in, such as Ace and Cost U Less. We know of course, about the Super U and other grocery stores on both sides. Friends told us that shopping will become an art, as we’ll have to go to several different locations for different items. Gone are the days of one stop shopping at Target or WalMart. Fortunately, this island is small so even going to the French side doesn’t feel like a burden….yet. I’m told that with time, knowing I have to go “way over there” will become more of a pain in the ass. I’m not mentally there yet, we’ll see how I feel in season 😆 One of those, living there vs. vacationing there items, I guess.
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I thought about you this weekend–especially on Sunday when many of the non-grocery shops are closed much or all of the day. One tip, they sometimes are closed even when their hours say open. “Donworry!” I hope your kitties are not fussy eaters. That is our one biggest shopping challenge. It appears the stores all carry the same cat food choices. Our kitty has hyperthyroidism so we need to manage his diet, and he won’t eat just anything We supplement with some variety shipped in from the states.
Good news on the shop around front is I contacted Carrefour on Bush road a week ago and they plan to reopen in November and the Cole Bay store is supposed to open in January. THANK GOODNESS!! The Carrefour Express shops are OK, but like you said, it’s no one-stop-shopping.
Hope you get to the beach!
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We’ve been feeding them Iams Senior Cat. Don’t know if we’ll find it here but I did notice that the vet had several different specialty varieties in the offfice if we need.
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