I have an account with a company that makes a good share of the tourist crap that is offered for sale in JA. Wholesale, most 15-20us items are about $3. Hard not to kiss teeth when vendors try to push crap off as being something they made. But ..... The JA vendors make a living selling the stuff the tourist want and it makes the economy I guess better. Sort of sucks though for all the honest vendors that we all know that actually sell handcrafted JA products.
I saw the man that makes hats on Bloody Bay.
Thanks for posting, we'll take a few walks up there next week and look for him.Originally Posted by lathomas
Patrick the Lobster Mon! can't beat lobster on the beach.
I have a beautiful hand-made sailcloth hammock made by Seastar's Francine. Came with it's own carry bag, also made of sailcloth.
I define junk to be any of those awful mass produced crochet and cheap jewelry you see at all local stalls. Junk they may be, I would still buy them if I thought they were made in Ja.
We love Courney that sits at the Grand Pineapple. We have taken him pictures of our dogs. He will work on them all week. They are just beautiful.
Dr Quality also does all his own carvings. Go see Fay at his shop in the cliffs.
~Moose
Mi Irie
~Just my two cents worth - I mostly only comment on places I've seen and or eaten at personally.
http://realnegril.com/drquality/
We try to buy something from Quality and Fay every trip. Nice, authentic carvings. Fay will give you a good price - no need to haggle.
Funny story - On our last trip, we had been doing our own West End bar crawl when we decided to stop at Quality and Fay's shop. The Wife was taking her time browsing the selection, when I began to feel the need to relieve myself of the several Red Stripes I had consumed. I asked Fay if could use the restroom and she responded, "Mon, just go out back! This is Jamaica." So, I walked around behind the shop and realized the area is basically an open field with a single bush. I walked over to the bush and proceeded to relieve myself. Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I spot a grandmotherly woman walking down Summerset Lane, from which I was in full view. You can imagine my embarrassment as I pictured my own grandmother catching me peeing in the bushes. Ahh, good times!
I have purchased handmade crocheted items from Isha as well, she does beautiful work. I also have a couple of paintings from Ras Husmo AkA Devon.
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