Rob posted: "As for the TVs available on the island, I would check Courts, Mega Mart and ATL once you are on the island - all are on the way to Negril from the Montego Bay airport."
What store is ATL, is that the full store name or short for....? And what town is it in?
Thanks for posting the availability and approximate costs, info much appreciated!
I believe it stands for Appliance Traders Limited in Kingston.Originally Posted by Lola
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Attached is info on ATL's store in Montego Bay (including map for its location)
http://www.blurtlive.com/business/Ap...e-Traders-Ltd4
Lastly - too many posters to mention everyone who posted with info on TV retailers. Thanks all.
I will look into ATL in MoBay and MegaMart. I already also familiar with Bashco, which I think might be a source - they show a TV in their online ad, but no prices.
I know there are big shopping malls in MoBay - that's what I think is my best bet. But if retailers pay the same duty on imports as we do - I am expecting prices to be more than double.
I am VERY familiar with Courts - not in a good way. (my fiance financed a refrigerator from them - ended up costing her about triple the purchase price if she had not financed) It is essentially a rent-to-own place and many Jamaicans end up stuck in financed hell - making payments and late fees on already over-priced goods way past their intended end-date.
They are the only source I could find with prices online. Their 32" TV is about $675US - more than double US prices. That's why I was hoping to bring one down, instead.
So with all the hassles I know would happen bringing down a TV - I'll even change my offer for lunch. I'll settle for even a not brand new TV or even not a flat-screen - just has to be a 30" or larger, "gently used" or new but with a mfg date in 2010 or later, with a good picture.
But I can't take "try StoreX", or "I heard about StoreY". I need someone to tell me they were in StoreZ and such-and-such Brand and Model# TV were there costing $Jxxx. (I know there is a Bashco in Sav)
But I don't think the price difference vs US is just $20US or so - I think it will $100's.
Or does anyone know how much the duty would be on a TV with a receipt showing it cost $300. My experience with electronics thru the JA Post Office Customs was duty was about 100% of item's value. That's why I was hoping to bring one in duty-free.
Last edited by Ohio_Buckeye_1; 03-13-2012 at 10:27 PM.
OB,
If you choose the financing option with Courts, as with all unsecured loans anywhere on the planet, you will pay very high interest fees. This is not a Jamaican thing, or a Courts thing - but a simple economic reality.
In Jamaica, Courts opened up an option for people that was never available before. If you dont have the money to pay for something you want, and you really want that item, at least you have the option to get it at Courts. Most places this is not even an option. If you dont keep up on your payments the item get repo'd. You can go upstairs at the Courts in Sav and see all the items that have "Manager reduced" prices on them since they have been used and not fully paid for - they are the repo'd items. The financing "fees" cover the cost of all people who dont keep up their payments. You may not consider it fair, but when you dont have the money, the only other option would be not ever getting that item. Is that more fair - to never be able to have the item?
You want to bring down a TV to save money you would spend in Jamaica. By buying the item in Jamaica, you would help out the local economy. By helping the local economy, you help to create more jobs and higher wages. By creating more jobs and having higher wages, more people are able to pay for items that they would have to finance at present. By having more people be able to pay for items will increase the number of items available, increases competition and reduce the prices.
You are not the only one trying to save money by not supporting the Jamaican economy when you bring items into Jamaica. When you add all these people up, it does have a major impact on the local economy. So go ahead and save the money, but please remember that you are contributing to the lower employment, lower wages and lower economic status of Jamaica, a country that you say you have a home in. And you are helping to keep Courts in the business of offering a rent-to-own option....
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Agree 100% . Well said!
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