I agree about he Grace Ketchup. I forgot to get some last reach, damn. Haven't found it in STL yet. And I get patties to eat on the plane. It always amazes me when someone who's just spent at least a week in Jamaica ask "What is that you're eating? It smells good."
My very cool handcarved walking stick I used just yesterday.....
Hey Brian! I'm in the "head shop" business, just so you know the $10 gas station pipes are straight from China and contain high levels of lead! I do not recommend there use!!Originally Posted by Brianfrommass
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Coffee, Spices, packs of cookies & plantain chips for kids, shells & sea glass, a hand made Jamaica Doll for my daughter (she has a nice collection!) 1 painting every year and a wood carving for my son (he tells me ahead of time what to look for!). Oh and Castile Cocoa Butter Soap! (although my friend has now found me some in Toronto!)
"Hey Brian! I'm in the "head shop" business, just so you know the $10 gas station pipes are straight from China and contain high levels of lead! I do not recommend there use!!"
Thank you for the heads up Katho! Those pipes in JA are 1/3 of the price that they are in Cali and probably just for that reason.
I like to bring back shot glasses for friends.. There are all different types, and many of them are a buck a piece.. Coffee is also ALWAYS a big hit as are key chains.. Just depends on what you want to spend...
Where can I find this?
Blue Cave Castle '12, '13 '14 '15 '16 Catcha Falling Star '13 Boardwalk Village '14 '15
Great Thread guys! very interesting....
Yup, Irieworld ...... you found the best hot sauce in the world!!!!
Something else I like to pick up in Jamaica and bring back, is a newspaper .... not necessarily the Gleaner or Observer .... but even one of the smaller ones from the various Parishes (like: The Mirror). I like the sensational headlines, and it's always interesting to my friends/family at home to read the police reports, the incidents of people being "chopped". Or the letters to the editor, imploring people to 'Stop Peeing in Public', or the OpEd pieces: like the Diary of a Ghetto Priest entitled 'Ganja: We will regret it". Lot of times, I'll scan these articles as jpegs and used them as jewel covers for CDs that I make for friends, etc.
Jerk chicken spices from roadside restaurants. When home, i put them in sealed "tea" glass containers and they keep for the whole year. It's not a retail item, so you have to talk to the chef and negotiate to obtain some of these Jerk chicken spices, there are lot in the premix, probably over 30 spices. I then try to cook the jerk chicken the same way as in Jamaica, and of course fail miserably, even with the pimento wood i bought, and then i have to go back to Jamaica to taste the real thing. Circle of frustration.
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