Dominica Shopping

by iamcan
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Hand Made In Dominica

I bought some sandals for my wife in Roseau. I went right into the shop where they were being made. If you like hand made sandals you would have lots to choose from. I believe I had to part with $90 ec. but the fact that she liked them when I got home made it a good purchase. Also bought some hand painted t-shirts, costume jewellery , hats, vanilla extract, cd's, Bello hot sauce, and a face carved from a fern tree. Pretty much standard tourist fare. On my shopping day I also stopped and got a hair cut, talking and listening to the Gentlemen Barber and his clientele was extremely enjoyable and informative. In the morning I ate some bakes and later I stopped for something more substantial at the Fort Young Hotel.

Theme: Local Craft

Address: Roseau


	Opening hours

By crazyman2

on September 25, 2007

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market stall style

Beware: Saturday afternoon is early closing. Also, many of the shops close for lunch. So, especially if you're from a cruise ship, check your shopping times before you arrange other things!

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	A sampling of local products: Local products for sale in the Duty Free Emporium

Updated By dlytle

on January 26, 2004

Some local Dominican products

Here is one of the racks of local items that were for sale in the 'Duty Free Emporium'. You can see there are some interesting and unique things to purchase in Dominica.

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	All over the place: Typical items for sale at the tent booths

By dlytle

on January 25, 2004

Local crafts on display in
Roseau

I just took a quick picture at this one setup at a main street tent booth in Roseau. I took it because it had a bowl that said Dominica and because it was so typical of the items being sold by almost every booth. You can see the baskets and bamboo bowl sets. You can also see the plastic snakes.

Dominica has no poisonous snakes but, being a rainforest, does have the more harmless boa constrictor snakes.

Theme: Local Craft


	All over the place: Sidewalk shopping tent booths in Roseau

Updated By dlytle

on January 25, 2004

Sidewalk tent booths on the
Roseau main street

Also prevalent in Roseau were the sidewalk tent booths that provided tourists with all sorts of baskets and handicrafts. These sidewalk booths were situated on the main street, beyond the 'Duty Free Emporium' as well as down a number of the alleyways.

The proprietors of these booths were always talking with the tourists or with each other. They always seemed to be smiling or on the edge of a smile and a feeling of friendliness just washes over you. Often the women were either tending children in the booths or were doing needlework of one sort or another.

But all of it was friendly, non-aggressive and easy going. Even as I walked and shop down the alleyways I never felt threatened or in danger of any sort.

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	Astaphans: Local products

By iamcan

on February 15, 2007

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You can find Astaphans grocery store in Roseau. It was my choice on this trip to quickly grab a little local flavor to share when I got home.

Kubulibeer, Soca rum, Teas by Nature Fresh or Javar, Bello sauces and jams(YUM), local coffee, natural cocoa by AshRose cottage and Flavoring extract by gaps or hills.

Theme: Food and Drink


	Did not have a name that I saw: A little grocery store that WAS open on Sunday!

By dlytle

on January 26, 2004

Local grocery store open on
Sunday in Roseau

The local tourist shops all told us that because it was Sunday none of the local shops were open. OK, I took that at face value. Then, walking one street back of main street, I found a shop with an open door. As I looked in I found it was a small grocery store. It had snacks and drinks and assorted items one might find useful. The batteries I bought at the duty free store were actually less expensive in this little grocery store. I wish I had found it first!

But I wanted other VTers who might be coming to Dominica to know that, even on Sunday - at least with a cruise ship in port, if they will just go behind the 'Duty Free Emporium' to the next street, right on the corner is this nice little friendly grocery store.

Theme: Food and Drink


	Duty Free Emporium: Limited Sunday shopping in Roseau, Dominica

Updated By dlytle

on January 25, 2004

The Duty Free Emporium shop in
Roseau, Dominica

Almost directly across from the cruise ship berth, on the other side of the street, is a nice building with a sign proclaiming 'Duty Free Emporium'. Since we had a few hours before taking our tour into the highlands, and it was one of the few shops open for business, this was a shop we just had to see.

We happen to be in Roseau on a Sunday and believe me there are very few local businesses open for business on a Sunday. Only the very touristy of places were open for us to shop in.

Anyway, the duty free emporium has a nice selection of tourist-type items. I was looking for some AA batteries for a digital camera that they did have in stock. They also had a nice book 'Dominica: Nature island of the Caribbean. A Guide to Nature Sites' by Peter G.H. Evans & Arlington James that I also purchased. They had the usual assortment of suntan lotions and liquor as well.

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	Duty Free Emporium: LAND Leather

By grandmaR

on October 12, 2007

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Store on the left behind the
pilot boat

This shop was on the ship recommended list which usually means that they are more expensive. We could see it from the ship - it was right on the main street.

They had Land™ leather goods, casual wear for men & women, alcohol, tobacco, sunglasses, indigenous crafts & souvenirs. We went in and looked, but didn't buy anything

Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5pm, Sat 9-2pm