I managed to get a barrel for free, the standard blue one for shipping...people I know in the biz.. but to ship will be about 115 bucks.. I have been to the DR many times and it seems nothing is ever on sale... well not like here, the staples I mean, like oil, rice, sauce, sugar,detergent, etc etc...I intended using the barrel to ship over all the shoes, bats and mitts I have stored, but wondered if, with the prices being so high , it might be better to ship rice and oil which are always on sale here at western beef, Cosco and the like.... ..any thoughts? I spend a little fortune feeding the families I know there because I buy from Jumbo and Ole and they are never the " rompeprecios" they always claim to be...