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SDQ Duty Free Liquor Store
Well try aerodom.com they might have the answer. They should be open because they are alot of flights that leave before 1030 and you would be arriving at that time.
Ricardo900 said:
I used Absolute as an example. Let's say I want to buy 4 litres of booze. I can easily save $10 bucks a bottle at the EWR Duty Free. That is like getting a free night at the hotel in Boca Chica plus I have the booze of my choice. I know $40 ain't much, but $40 is $40.
If you smoke, you can save $20 a carton on cigs. Two carton savings would be another $40.
A few other items and I have saved $100 before I leave the states. I usually spend close to $200 at the duty free in EWR.
I did find out the duty free in terminal B opens at 6am, hopefully it will be the same.
I can look at my savings as a reduced airline ticket.
You will pay less for cigarettes here in the D.R. than in the Duty Free store in EWR. A carton of Marlboro here is about $14. I think it would be more in EWR. I may be wrong, but I doubt it. I just bought a bottle of Tangueray Gin in Super Super in Sosua. I paid 504 less 5% discount that I get. It came to $15 US. I am using Tangueray just as an example. You can check this price in duty free, it might be more. The DR is cheap for liquor and smokes if you know where to go.
SKY said:
That's the key! If you know where to go. I learn a little more each and every trip I take. Threads like this and other posts on this board are a great help. Sometimes the little things can turn out to be a major hassle.
If I don't get the booze or smokes it sure won't ruin a trip. But a little knowledge can go a long way. No telling who else will read this thread and learn something.
Thanks to All for your replies
Dominican "Marlboros"
have nothing in common with their American namesakes other than the name. They are a totally domestic product, made in the DR from Dominican tobacco. I believe it is the Leon Jiminez group which bought the rights to use the name locally.
rellosk said:
have nothing in common with their American namesakes other than the name. They are a totally domestic product, made in the DR from Dominican tobacco. I believe it is the Leon Jiminez group which bought the rights to use the name locally.
I didn't even know that inbound passengers had access to the duty free store, opening hours notwithstanding. But then I've never flown into SDQ anyway. Last time I flew into POP or STI I sure wasn't allowed into the duty free, not that I felt any need to do any shopping either.
Only outbound passengers are allowed to shop at duty free shops, because the shops are not paying custom taxes "duty" on those items and are allowed to sell it cheaply to passengers leaving the country. If they were allowed to sell it to people coming into the country, it wouldn't be fair to outside businesses who pay import fees on those items.Paulino said: