Whats up people, ok, I am going to Santo Domingo next month and am asking anyone in DR now what is the most poplular electronic item that everybody wants, but they are charging to much for there. Also I am thinking about bringing a flatscreen plasma tv with me to give as a gift to my grandmother there and was wondering how much the plasma tvs go for there. Like a 32" or so. And last I was wondering if anybody in DR would mind chatting with me through e mail on some more questions that I have that are a little more private that deal with a buisness opportunity and deal with customs and some of the laws in DR. I would really appreciate any help and feedback from any body there. Thanks everyone.
- Cell phones (fancy ones, which look cool, and have a wide array of tools and capabilities most can't use) are one favorite.
- MP3 players.
- For the better off, PlayStation, X-Box etc.
- Plasma? Only BIG (small once will not be considered cool... a Plasma HAS to be big or it ain't plasma de belda.
- Clothes, only big name brands.
- Perfumes, big STAR name brands are preferred over the real big brands.
It's a lot about name recognition and show off! "Look what they brought me from Nueba Yol!"
And, don't feel bad if next month, all these gadgets have been lost ("stolen"), broken, given away, or loaned and never returned and you'd are expected to supply replacement... after all it was YOU who started it.
If you rather not being seen as some sort of flying summer time Santa Claus, do what they do when they can:
compaltir un momento agradable.
Organize a nice barbeque or take the women shopping for all the ingredients for a big sancocho and get some cold beers... it shows your interest in what they so much treasure and you will sooner be regarded as one of their own and less taken for a... well, you know.
When I travel, I bring clothes, nice shoes and maybe some smart toy for "my"
kids and something simple for their older family members, like a JLo perfume... they appreciate that BIG time!
The few notorious ones, who have experience in "handling" Gringuitos, have long ago stopped hoping I'd bring in electronics... (my excuse? "...
'toy flojo ahora mismo, my amol!" traveling is expensive, they can relate... I'm broke now... have a cookie!
)
... J-D.