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Shipwreck is one of the many souvenir shops you'll find in St. John; in particular in Heritage Quay. The them of most of the souvenirs is Pirates; shirts, mugs, post cards, etc. There is also a large selection of just "Antigua" souvenirs.My wife purchased some Christmas ornaments for her Motehr and mine; which were reasonably priced at $5 each.
The Liquor Store is just one of the many shops in St. John selling duty free liquor. The shop had a large selection of local Caribbean rum as well as international brands of liquor. Basically if you drink it they've got it here from inexpensive Vodka all the way up to pricey Scotch such as King George.Knowing your prices is key to get a bargain as well as being able to haggle. The prices here in St. John were okay; we have found the best prices in the Caribbean so far to be St. Maarten.
Abbott's is a shop that carries just about anything you could be looking for: jewelry, crystal, porcelain, watches, perfume and other duty free items. My wife and I were shopping in the Heritage Quay area when we decided to stop in for a look. My wife is a fan of Lladro and is always on the lookout for unique pieces to add to her collection. She found a beautiful Polynesian figure that she instantly loved. From the look on her face I knew this was a done deal. I inquired about the price and was surprised that the figure was so low. Apparently we came in at the right time; there was a 10% off sale on LLadro that week. So within ten minutes we were rung up, packed up and happy to have another addition for my wife's China cabinet at home.
We looked at a few of the duty-free shops but didn't buy anything in them. Instead we got some fun sun-dresses at one of the many vendor stalls nearby. They're located in a cluster of stalls where they do pounce upon you as you enter. Each vendor will want to sell you their wares and they all sell similar stuff.Be brave and forge through!
There is well stocked gift shop attached to the Dockyard Museum in the Naval Officer's House. I took some photos of items for sale, but am not sure whether the picture was of that store or of the other boutique type places that were there.I also took a picture about the designing of a totem (photo 2) in this area. It carries old maps, plans and charts of Antigua as well as a quantity of local handicrafts.Some of the items in stock are:- * 18th century maps of Antigua * The 1863 Admiralty chart of English Harbour * Various prints of Antigua * Hand carved fishes of Antigua * Nautical and natural history books * English Harbour printed china and mugs * Special Tee-Shirts * Pottery * Cards
Caribbean Helicopters has a little display at the heliport selling various items of clothing with their logo. This includes:Polo shirtsTank-topsT-ShirtsMugsHatsBeltsBags Contact them by mail at:Caribbean HelicoptersJH Box 170Jolly HarbourAntigua, WI The only thing I bought was a DVD about Montserrat
Visit the duty-free malls in St John's restored waterfront of Redcliffe Quay, which is excellent for local arts and crafts (palm-frond bowls, pottery, batik, woodcarvings), designer brands, fragrances (including frangipani perfume) and jewellery. More duty-free bargains such as island-aged rum, handicrafts and beachwear are available from Heritage Quay. It is only a short walk from the Quays to the centre of St Johns were there are numerous souvenier shops Take home passion-fruit soap, handmade jewellery, Antiguan rum and Susie's Hot Sauce.
On your way down to English Harbour, look out for the designated viewpoint set on top of a hill, just up a few steps. It may have a name but I don't recall it! It's got a great view down to the sea & then you can stop & buy a T shirt as a souvenir! We didn't intend to get one but the ladies were just so funny & friendly that we felt we should!I think possibly the taxi drivers do some kind of a deal with these people as ours seemed quite keen for us to take a look! It was worth it for the laugh though! T shirts, local craft type souvenirs etc. Inexpensive - but haggle of course, they expect you to!
St John's is the capital of Antigua & is where all the visiting cruise ships dock. The town centre shops are a just a few minutes walk from the harbour & there are plenty here to suit all shoppers. Wooden & brightly painted, the town has a relaxed friendly atmosphere - there were some strange but seemingly harmless characters wandering around - a bit like home really, just steer clear!We found the shop assistants all very friendly in St John's & all were very helpful too. They would happily chat to you & made you feel quite welcome in their family run shops. We bought local craft souvenirs, nothing expensive really.
St Johns duty free area isn't huge, but consists of the usual duty free jewellary sellers such as Columbian Emeralds, Diamonds Intl etc. There are also some smaller more local jewellers.Other shops of interest was of course is the liquer shop to stock up on the rum to take home. An art shop, and various other handicraft and clothing outlets.Unless you intend to do some serious shopping, a morning OR an afternoon will suffice.If you want to take a little look ar around St Johns, then perhaps get there about 10am, and get picked up about 3pm - enough time for some shopping, some sighseeing, and lunch.
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