Give away / barter items

[onthecorner]

couple of years back i went to the local flea market and bought six pairs of bright yellow oakley style sunglasses for a group of us coming down to help keep track of our gruop...easy to spot in a crowd and cheaper then losing the real thinggs on the beach and i could wear them swimming....anyway.....a vendor on the beach was a little upset because he wore the same color and said it was what he was known for.....left him a pair, the gaurds at the coco, bartender at for real. and sammy the guy who sold wares next to for real......come back the next year and was remembered for and asked if i was leaving more.....since then i always bring a dozen pair that i order on line very cheap and hand them out on the beach.......and the kids love them as well.......have fun on your trip......peace

[Lady Jane]

Glasses, gently worn clothing, tshirts, hats, anything Mon, anything you can carry is always appreciated

[kaycee]

The ladies that walk up and down the beach all day love the travel size bottles of body wash and lotions. I pack a few extra to give away.

[nutz4travel]

We always bring guitar strings & banjo strings for the beach musicians...

[gerryg123]

Jamacians love bath products and tooth brushes and that sort of thing. Famous Vincent loves bathing suit shorts. Bic lighters are a big hit, too.

[need some sun]

Lots of great ideas!

This entire forum is such a wealth of information.
I don't know how I stumbled across you people, but thanks for being here.

[Fred Stripe]

I always bring stuff,but I don't barter,I give it away.For what I pay compared to what they pay&make !!! It's huge. I just found a dollar store where I get reading glasses for only Three bucks,thats what I'm bringing next time. Ten pair.

[chris55]

I usually being stuff to give away as well. One year to Puerto Vallarta I brought a bunch of flip flops...they were a hit. I also brought Tim Hortons muffins one year to some of the bar staff I've gotten to know.

[Yesihunt2]

I never thought about reading glasses, I can get them for $1 at the Dollar Tree. I was going there to pick up several pair of one dollar sunglasses since I always lose a pair or 2 when I'm done there.....

[Eco]

Bartering is fine...it takes two people to decide if they both got a great deal=you are not ripping them off or taking food off of any table by bringing goods that they can trade/barter/sell for a profit. Worse case = you buy+ bring stuff that you can't barter for a profit. Best case= you buy something for $10 and trade it for something selling for $20.....both you and the vendor leave with a smile....

An example....bought a $35 mask/fin/snorkel set at Target, made a deal with a vendor that on my last day I would trade it with him for this and that. I ended up with several wood carvings and he got the snorkel stuff that he could sell or rent. There is no way he could get such fine Target quality in JA at that price....and start a snorkel renting empire...(kidding somewhat). Point is that in some cases bartering works out well for both parties as it has since 2 hours before the concept of time was invented.

Barter on...or make it rain cash...the beat goes on either way....