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Claritiy's description of floating on the raft in front of Alfreds made me want to do exactly that. I have never brought one with me and there are no Walmart or Target type stores near me so I am wondering if I might get one at Megamart or somewhere in Negril. That way I don't have to pack it or worry about running around on the the subway trying to find one. I will leave it behind when I go.
This trip I want to be a bonafide tourist floating in the sea :cool:
They're harder to find than you'd think, but I know the gift shop at Bar B Barn sells them for nine dollars.
nine bucks is doable! Thanks gerry123
I've seen them in the pharmacy at Sunshine plaza.
Many hotels have a few hanging around, left by other tourists. Check where you are staying before you buy one. Unfortunately, a few of the hotels actually try to charge a rental fee for use of floaties left behind by their guests...I would pass on that...better off buying your own and offering it to local kid on the beach when you leave. They will be thrilled to get one!
yeah a couple of years ago a guy next to Bar B Barn was renting them! He had a huge double sized one with cupholders. I definitely want to try to find get my own if it is doable and then will gift it to a JA kid when I go.
ok will check Sunshine Plaza pharmacy and BBbarn gift shop if I don't first find one at Megamart.
It is probably going to be a hit or miss buying inflatables in Negril. For years I have been bringing rafts and assorted water toys. My wife always says to me how much of this stuff are you going to bring? Masks. snorkels, fins, spears, rafts, what next! Next trip im eyeing a personal water scooter to pull me around the reef. It weighs only 12 lbs. We'll see. IMO it would be easier to find what you want to use in Negril and bring it with you. More of a selection and definitely much cheaper here in the States. Internet has so many sites to buy stuff. Try leisurepro.com and scuba.com. Most sites tell you what the product weighs so you can judge the weight of your suitcase. Sometimes i leave stuff with the locals which they appreciate instead of taking it home. Enjoy and have fun. Dan
I am leaving Saturday and unfortunately did order early enough to get online--it is not worth it to me to pay for expedited shipping. I am working non stop up till I leave--so I don't have time to take a trip on the train just to find the floatie thing--I'll take my chances in JA. I can alway float on my back if I can't find one :)
I hear you about bringing water gear--though it sounds like you go over the top--a thing to pull you around while snorkeling--crazy! Bringing mask and fins is always a handful but I do it. Lugging a laptop and the snorkel gear as carry ons sorta sucks--but now with checked baggage fees that is exactly what I will be doing.
There was also a raft selection at the pharmacy in the Burger King Plaza in Negril. They have a fair sized gift shop upstairs and you'll find them there.
Many stores in Sunshine Plaza have them.
yay thanks Lisa and Shelly! It sounds like I am going to get my float on!
Do the hotels have the means to blow them up or do you have to do it by hand?
Bring one from home. Blow it up when you get to the beach. Give it to the kids before you leave.
RIU Club has a little pump device to blow 'em up for you; an unadvertised service, but a good one.
ugh, forgot about the blowing it up part! Been there and done that, don't want to do it again. I might have to wander the beach looking for a pump..or for a young entrepreneur who wants to make a few dollars.
Always bought one at the little shop at Sunbeach...and they offer a pump to blow it up and each time someone around has offered to blow it up for me. Have paid $10 for the single and $18 for one a little bigger and better quality. Sunbeach also let me leave it stored there during the trip so didn't have to worry about carting it back and forth with me to the beach and it was always around each day I returned to use it. Left it behind for other's to enjoy when I left.
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Originally Posted by Bnewb
I remember that place..bought a cheapie snorkel tube there my last trip. I liked the gift shop/drug store because they had things there that were reasonably priced. They do have a variety of items from throwaway cameras to sunscreen to souvenirs, so it's worth checking out.
many gift shops and craft stores in the Hi-Lo area have such things, many cheap "floating tings"