My wife and I are visiting the north coast (Puerto Plata) in middle May and We are very excited. I intend on bringing some gifts to the local people and their children (school supplies etc) but I had great luck when I bartered my watch and tee shirt at a market in Punta Cana 2 years ago. Can you do this, if so where can we, and what should I bring to barter with? We are coming from the states so I can get just about anything--Baseball stuff, watches, tees anything. We love to do this and it builds a great kindship between people. It has worked all over and I am hoping it will in the DR :cheeky: