Megamart

Can we buy a phone (either Digicel or Lime), change money from US to JA and buy some wine, alcohol and soda water? We are not big beer drinkers so we don't need a case of beer. Just looking for one stop shopping on the way to Negril without buying mega quanities of any one thing and with minimal hassle.

I'd like to know if I can get clamato juice and distilled water there - or would I be better off at a hilo someplace on the way to negril?

You can get most everything you've both asked for at the Mega Mart.
If I remember correctly, they sell Lime phones...but need confirmation on that.

there has been no clamato in the any food outlets in negril for the last 2 months

LOL...just came back to say that there's no clamato in Negril right now....often run out after the month of Feb.

Does anyone know if they always have cranberry juice?

I bought a Lime cell phone at Mega Mart in November. Hang a right as soon as you walk in and go past the ATM to the back wall. Had to ask to get someone to help at their counter. Worked well and got a great deal. You pay for the phone at the grocery cashier.

You don't need to buy cases of items, everything I was looking for you can buy as singles.

Hard liquor is across from the tills, so it's a separate purchase from your grocery items. Lots to choose from.

I don't know if there's a money exchange. I opened a Scotia account and took cash out there. I paid for my items at Mega Mart with Visa.

I enjoyed shopping at Mega Mart and like getting the bulk of my supply shopping out of the way, prior to arriving at my hotel.

Just note that if you are shopping around lunch time they go on break at the Lime counter and it's pretty much unattended.....at least they did the day I was shopping there.

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Originally Posted by Dconkle

Does anyone know if they always have cranberry juice?

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Lot's of cranberry juice when we were there in December and several different cranberry variations too

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Originally Posted by Melody

Hard liquor is across from the tills, so it's a separate purchase from your grocery items. Lots to choose from.

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The liquor is currently located toward the far left hand side of the store when you first walk in....they've closed the separate shop.

2Nutz4travel.thank you!

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Originally Posted by Bnewb

The liquor is currently located toward the far left hand side of the store when you first walk in....they've closed the separate shop.

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Thanks!

Do you pay for liquor with your grocery items now, not a separate transaction?

Thanks all. The only thing that is not for sure is if we can change US$ to JA$. Is that correct?

I am contemplating a stop there when we arrive for our trip. I cannot sleep without a fan, and while we were able to get one last year, I figure I'll just stop this year, and leave it at our last hotel. I'm sure tony will think I am crazy to want to stop when he picks us up, but there has to have been crazier requests.

:) I too need a fan to sleep! I found a small battery powered one for the bed side. The brand is O2 COOL.

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Originally Posted by Melody

Do you pay for liquor with your grocery items now, not a separate transaction?

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Liquor is no longer a separate transaction.

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Originally Posted by MoFromMonroe

Thanks all. The only thing that is not for sure is if we can change US$ to JA$. Is that correct?

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Currently, Mega Mart does not have a cambio for foreign exchange. If you purchase groceries etc, you can use US$ and your change will be in JA$. They give an extremely fair exchange rate.

Thks Bnewb