CHEAP STORES IN PUNTA CANA

[natalie7]

I'm curiuos for people who have gone down there... or know people down in DR or are having their wedding... that know if any of these stores are down in DR:

 

WALMART?

 

TARGET??

 

A CHEAP LIQUOR STORE?

 

A CHEAP FLORIST??

 

 

 

I'm looking to go outside the hotel for a bunch of things.... has anyone gotten alcohol at an outside place??? Safe???

[Sallee]

I didnt see any walmarts or such stores when we were there

[natalie7]

Yeah, I'm wondering if it's safe to be buying over $1000 worth of alcohol outside the resort?? Anyone have experience with this??

[jhartford19]

I asked my WC about whether their was a Walmart there and she said no. Check with your resort WC.

[khomac]

They have a store in Higuey which is like a Walmart.  It's called Iberia - bottle of Brugal Rum - $8.00.

 

Higuey is about 40 minutes from the resorts in Punta Cana.

[natalie7]

Do you have experience with going there and buying things like alcohol??

[Chule0307]

I have been to the DR various times and they have this place called "La Sirena" which is just like a WALMART or TARGET but they have so many things such as liquor, hair products, candy and etc.

 

 

Good luck!

[MedicChick]

Chule... great, but where is it???

[khomac]

Natalie - My husband is from Higuey so we go there all the time.  I believe there are excursions that go into Higuey I just don't know any of the details.  Taking a cab might be expensive, just be sure to work out the pricing details before you get in.  I believe the cab will even wait for you while you shop.

 

All of the prices are in Peso's.  If you exchange money into Peso's you get a better exchange rate than you would paying US$ in the store itself.

 

If you wondering about how safe it is, it's definitely safe, and busy.  Be sure to stop by the Basilica to get pics as well.  I don't know if you can go inside anymore.  I thought I read somewhere that they closed it to tourists because it interfered with the locals who go to pray and pay their respects to loved ones past.

[fmichelle]

Is La Sirena closer to the resorts than Higuey?  It would be a nice peace of mind thing to know that in case anything vital was forgotten we wouldn't have to pay an arm and a leg for any necessity on the resort itself.