Belize Shopping

  Sylvain at Cayeboard Connection
by Jefie
  • Sylvain at Cayeboard Connection
      Sylvain at Cayeboard Connection
    by Jefie
  • Toucan Gift Shop on Front Street
      Toucan Gift Shop on Front Street
    by Jefie
  • At Julia's Fruits & Juices
      At Julia's Fruits & Juices
    by Jefie
  • The many, many t-shirts
      The many, many t-shirts
    by Gypsystravels
  • San Pedro Town
      San Pedro Town
    by kyoub

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Crafts market: Shopping for cruise ship passengers

by Dabs

Set up outside the cruise terminal is a small crafts market where we bought a couple of trinkets, I got a book mark with a worry doll on the bottom, you'll see a lot of crafts with these little people on them. The Mayans believed that if you whisper your secrets to the worry dolls and then place them under where you sleep that all of your worries with go away. We also picked up a couple of wooden snakes and a woven purse with worry people stitched on it as gifts.

Belize: Refrigerator magnets

by joiwatani

I collect refrigerator magnets and that's the first thing I buy whenever I go to a particular destination. I buy at least five and bring them home as gifts, too.You can buy refrigerator magnets at different gift shops. I prefer to buy refrigerator magnets that are made of rubber because even if they fall from the refrigerator, they won't break unlike those made of ceramics!Refrigerator magnets price range from $1.99 to $4.99.

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Shell Oil: Gas (Petrol) Stations

by Bwana_Brown

A company that saw our business was Shell, with their petroleum stations located at strategic spots. We filled up our rental vehicle at one just outside the international airport when we picked it up and once again in Belmopan (shown here) when we were on our way back to drop it off. Although the Belize $ is pegged at two for every US$, they use Imperial gallons rather than the smaller US gallons (0.83 of an Imperial) when dealing with gasoline. The cheapest grade of gasoline was US$4.69/Imperial gallon. I started to get worried when the fuel tank, at the time of our vehicle pick-up, showed only 2/3 full, and it still required the attendant to pump US$62 into it to bring it to maximum!! In the end, we drove almost 200 miles before the indicator even dropped back to 'Full' ! The distances in Belize are not too great and there seemed to be no problem in finding gas stations in all the...

Shopping

by bren1125

DO NOT shop at the large market in downtown San Pedro. Buy your snacks at the tiny individual marketplaces. The large shop in town that most taxis take you directly to does not have any prices on the merchandise and they charge what they want. Usually twice the price of the smaller street shops.

general: Chinese shops and veggie markets

by FollowTheRoad

Food is available mainly in Chinese shops. Shopping food means going to about 5 different shops to get what you want. Belize mainly offers products imported by US, but is far from a shopping paradise. Fruits and Vegetables are available on city markets. Ask locals to find your way there. Be aware that food is not really cheap in Belize, even if you cook for yourself. Depends on what and how you like to eat. We cooked ourselves and spend about US$ 10 a day for both.

Along the water front: Belize souvenirs

by easterntrekker

As part of a cruise our shopping was limited to the Belize river front and right at the boat docks....There are lots of interesting items to grab attention ,even if shopping isn't your big thing...Some nice items made from bamboo and local art. I'm always on the lookout for something that won't weigh me down and I found it in a beautiful siver bracelet. My husband grabbed a ball cap and some hot sauce....If you are staying longer ....and lucky you. I guess San Pedro is where to head , if shopping is on the list! Local items are a bargain....

Local Markets: Fresh Produce

by Bwana_Brown

During our final week, we made our way into San Ignacio on two different occassions and both times ended up at the local Market. It was noticeably busier on the Saturday than it had been on our earlier Wednesday visit, with about 3 times as many stalls in business displaying their goods for sale. The main part of the market is covered with a tin roof but, on busy days, other vendors set up in the overflow area out in the hot sunshine. While we were in town, we also made the rounds of some of the many other small shops to stock up on a few items that we were in need of. We were looking for fruit at the market and were able to buy a pineapple on both visits (US$1.25 each) that we later had for breakfasts. Although there were quite a few on display, it was a bit of a job to find one that was ripe (by pulling on the green shoots at the top to see if one would come free easily). Four fresh...

Some of the many fruits and vegetables for sale
Griganet Cafe: Internet Cafes

by Bwana_Brown

We used internet cafes a couple of times during our trip, the first time on Caye Caulker and again a few days later in Dangriga, on the south central coastline.In Dangriga, we were looking for Val's Laundry & Internet as detailed in my Handbook. We discovered that it was not working, so we headed further downtown and parked at the bus terminal beside North Stann Creek. A walk of a block or so back the busy streets (where parking was almost impossible) revealed the second floor Griganet Cafe. Access was a bit tricky but we finally figured out that we needed to open an iron gate on the right side and proceed up the stairs from there. This place was quite nice, with air-conditioning and high-speed connections. I checked up on VT, Sue checked on home emails and our two friends from Saskatchewan updated their travel site for friends, regarding the progress on their planned 7-week trip from...

Sue, Jan & Norm in the ether world
Various: Convenience Stores

by Bwana_Brown

All the towns and villages in Belize seemed to have at least one mini-supermarket or convenience store of some sort where you could buy a few basic items on short notice! On Caye Caulker, we used either the Chan Mini Mart or the Friendship Shopping Centre: things like a container of dry-roasted peanuts, some water bottles, Belikin beers and bottles of red and white wines for our refrigerator. The typical costs for wine were US$13 for a 750 ml California Inglenook Classic Burgundy and US$22.50 for a Carlo Rossi 1.5 litre California White. These were fairly typical for costs throughout Belize, but any kind of wine was scarce and/or more expensive in some of the more distant places we later visited (Hopkins and San Ignacio).In San Jose Succotz, on the Guatemala border, we used the Hua Yong Supermarket more than once, to help deal with the tropical sunshine beaming down. There,we simply...

Sand street at Friendship Shopping Center, Caulker
Slate Carvings: Slate Carvings

by Aliseeya

You can find slate carvings in every souvenir shop or streetside vender in Belize. However, the best place to buy them is along the Mopan River bank, near the entrance to Xunantunich. Here you can buy the carvings directly from the artists, making them cheaper. In addition, we found that their selection was of higher quality and offered more variety that most of the other venders in Belize. Be sure to haggle the price -- because they will bargain with you.

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