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Shopping Experience at Negril Crafts Market

July 25th, 2009

An integral part of a luxury vacation to Jamaica is shopping at the bazaars and markets. At places like the Negril Craft Market one gets to interact with the local people like the Jamaicans out on their daily shopping and vendors selling their wares. Visitors, while visiting the markets to shop for souvenirs and gifts get to see the wide variety of local products, crafts and foods on offer. Most often in the hope of getting something unique and different, collectors and shopaholics tend to set aside some time specially for shopping in the local markets. Wherever one goes in Jamaica, be it Ocho Rios, Monteo Bay, Kingston or Negril, you can pick up paintings, jewelry and casual wear at bargain prices.

In Jamaica, a firm “no thank you” is quite helpful when one wants to get rid of vendors especially the persistent ones who try to peddle drugs, fashion jewelry, or food on the beaches and on the streets. The sunsets and beaches of Negril are too beautiful to be missed just because you are busy haggling with a vendor. If you wish to shop it is better to go to one of the established markets such as the Rutland Point Market and the Negril Crafts Market where you have a wide range of choice. At the Negril Crafts Market, with some spirited bargaining, you can easily get things at half the price as what was quoted initially. As one ambles along the sandy path, talking to the owners and browsing through the open-air boutiques under the tree you can shop for straw hats, swimsuits, dresses, footwear, skirts, and T-shirts. Painted masks, carved wood sculptures, paintings and recycled glass crafts, there is something for everyone here at the Negril Crafts Market. Tourists are often tempted to splurge on watches, premium brands of perfumes and rum in the duty-free shops that are in plentiful in Jamaica after they have shopped for that perfect scarf, dress, and carved wood sculptures and frames as souvenirs for family and friends back home.