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Tarheel

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I think he meant the BRAVO juice. The label doesn't say but the cashier told me they squeeze it in house, just like JUMBO does.

If you go to JUMBO early when they open, you may even see the guy squeezing the oranges on the machine in the deli.

I'm not sure they get their oranges from the same place, but I can tell you when the juice is sweet, it's sweet in both places, and when it's not so sweet, it's the same in both places.

I'd bet they both get them from the same RICA fields up near Villa Altagracia.
No I meant the Tropicana OJ. Look at the label. Florida's orange trees have been devastated by disease. Canker or something like that.
 
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Other person posted this and I want to be CLEAR, this post I am doing is a example that people going to Hard Rock Punta Cana to watch the soccer game and paid for these corona drinks and it comes to this:

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If you're doing a comparison to the prices at Neptunos and Hard Rock Sports Bar, there is no comparison. Two different business models/types.
 

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I saw big Papi last week at Larimar in S.D. I wonder if he disected the bill like a med student on a cadaver
 

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Let me chime in here. Neptunos is on Duarte, but It's on the other side of Hamaca next to Boca Marina and St Tropez. It's not on the beach road.
 

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I'm not sure if you actually live in DR full time, but food has got incredibly expensive since the pandemic. And is now way more expensive than the UK or the US in my opinion. If you just look at a menu online for any pizza place, you'll find that the pizzas come in at about RD$ 800 - RD$ 1000, and to this they add 28% taxes so we're talking at least RD$ 1000 - RD$ 1300. Then add on the drinks and the sides and maybe a glass or two of wine or beer for the adults and it easily comes to RD$ 6,000 - RD$ 8,000.

I'm talking about somewhere you would go for dinner, like Segazona (now Era Ora) in the Colonial Zone, or M7 on the Malecon. Maybe you could get Little Ceasars take-out for less.
I agree food is too expensive (and very low quality) in DR.
But so is water. Corraplata charges 700 pesos min charge - for that you get an empty pipe, but every one pays the bill in hopes one day water will reappear.

So you order a 3000 gallon truck for 3000 pesos and after it bumps up the hill it's 2500 gallons. A family of 4 probably uses ~300 gallons a day, maybe more if you have a pool and take evening showers.
So you'll need 3 trucks a month.
Doing the math that's over $150/mo for water.
More than most families ever pay in the US where it's about $45 and always available at 60 psi pressure (No paying for electricity for a pump)

The DR is becoming quite expensive. Home prices on par, or higher, than many parts of US, unless you have a zinc roof in a barrio.

I paid $80 for electricity this past month. I run my AC 3 hours per evening, when it's hot, do 4 loads of wash a week and have a MW, toaster and 3 ceiling fans with Led lights. That's maybe less than you'd pay in US unless your lucky enough tho have Florida Power & Light which is incredibly cheap.

Gasoline is near $5/gallon. Car mechanics are way cheaper in DR but expect to go 3 times for the same issue and that's if you help them solve the problem with parts and diagnosis.

Once DR is equal to North America in cost the main advantage here is being near an ocean and mild winters.

And yes I'm investigating returning. If not for my loyal dogs I'd be gone already.
 

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Talking about prices.
Last time I was there, ten months ago, we did buy croceries at Marinero (yes N.C.)..
the only extra’s I bought was a bottle of Rémy Martin and two cases of cheap red and white wine.
I couldnt believe it, RD $ 28.000.
Almost 500 Euro’s. The DR is a lot more expensive than the Nerherlands and Belgium..grocery wise spoken.
 
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The DR has pretty much always been more expensive for groceries than the US and Europe, nothing new here................
 

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Talking about prices.
Last time I was there, ten months ago, we did buy croceries at Marinero (yes N.C.)..
the only extra’s I bought was a bottle of Rémy Martin and two cases of cheap red and white wine.
I couldnt believe it, RD $ 28.000.
Almost 500 Euro’s. The DR is a lot more expensive than the Nerherlands and Belgium..grocery wise spoken.
I recently brought some bottles of wine and champagne from the Netherlands. That's worth the extra suitcase for €50. Our Dominican friends are switching from Presidente to wine/champagne :unsure:
 
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If it weren’t for my wife’s roots and assets in the DR I would reconsider. The balance of benefits and inconveniences is tipping the wrong way right now. Much different from about 15 years ago. While she moans about the prices and taxes in the Netherlands she refuses to accept it’s even worse in the DR.
 
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Do you know what the auto-svc for 585 is? I'm also lost on the 2 18%s.
The 585 is the legal 10% service charge. The way they lay it out on the bill is confusing, but the 585 is only added in once. If you add the two 18% items together, they add up to 18% of the 5850. Definitely confusing!
 
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Do you know what the auto-svc for 585 is? I'm also lost on the 2 18%s.
I assumed that the legal 10 per cent service charge, which is added automatically, was deducted because it was self-service (auto-svc). It appears as both a plus and a minus on the bill doesn't it? That bill is very confusing to me, but then I'm no accountant.
 

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Coming from the Bahamas to live here, everything is still extremely cheap as hell. Thank God you guys can complain about the prices here because your countries were always cheap to live. My electric bill alone back in the Bahamas would average around $1,200 dollars per month. Some of us have it so good, that we complain about things that really don’t matter…🤷🏾‍♂️

I know because as lucky as I am in life, I do find myself complaining about irrelevant things as well.
 

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If it weren’t for my wife’s roots and assets in the DR I would reconsider. The balance of benefits and inconveniences is tipping the wrong way right now. Much different from about 15 years ago. While she moans about the prices and taxes in the Netherlands she refuses to accept it’s even worse in the DR.
I am still working (I am dutch but we live in Belgium) in my own businesses but in a couple of years we move to Tenerife.
DR for holidays only.