I have for many years been shopping in Santiago, and have now seen SUBSTANTIAL proof that they are no longer "cheaper" than Puerto Plata for many things...............
Food still seems to be a better buy at sales there, but these are two examples this week:
OCHOA:
Acrylic Tropical House Paint that I purchased was 30 peso a gallon LESS AT Freddy's on the Main Road in Puerto Plata..........
AND GET THIS:
I needed a SOLVANT Based Acrylic Transparent Sealer for some stamped concrete we did......... 2 Gallons of Tropical Plus URACRYL 403 cost me $5,420.00 peso at Ochoa. We ran out of it and needed another....... We bought it today at NEUVA COLOR (other stores didn't have it) on John F. Kennedy in Puerto Plata for $1,380.00!!!! LESS THAN 1/2 THE PRICE!
BEWARE OF OCHOA..............ALTHOUGH WE DID GET A BETTER PRICE ON CERAMIC THERE LAST WEEK.........BY 50 PESO PER METER.
BASICALLY.........YOU REALLY HAVE TO COMPARE BEFORE YOU BUY CAUSE NOT EVERYTHING IS CHEAPER IN SANTIAGO........
Food still seems to be a better buy at sales there, but these are two examples this week:
OCHOA:
Acrylic Tropical House Paint that I purchased was 30 peso a gallon LESS AT Freddy's on the Main Road in Puerto Plata..........
AND GET THIS:
I needed a SOLVANT Based Acrylic Transparent Sealer for some stamped concrete we did......... 2 Gallons of Tropical Plus URACRYL 403 cost me $5,420.00 peso at Ochoa. We ran out of it and needed another....... We bought it today at NEUVA COLOR (other stores didn't have it) on John F. Kennedy in Puerto Plata for $1,380.00!!!! LESS THAN 1/2 THE PRICE!
BEWARE OF OCHOA..............ALTHOUGH WE DID GET A BETTER PRICE ON CERAMIC THERE LAST WEEK.........BY 50 PESO PER METER.
BASICALLY.........YOU REALLY HAVE TO COMPARE BEFORE YOU BUY CAUSE NOT EVERYTHING IS CHEAPER IN SANTIAGO........