St Lucia shopping Guide

Planning on doing some good St Lucia shopping? Well, we will find all the resources you need for shopping in St Lucia. You might be in search of souvenirs, some thing for the kids, groceries to help you cut your vacation bill in half or even jewelry. Whatever you’re looking for, we’ll help you find it.

Are you one of those persons who like getting souvenirs to help you remember your holidays? One place I would like to recommend you visit is the Bagshaw studio You might be looking for something to get for friends and relatives or maybe something just to get them jealous, well St Lucia has many indigenous arts and crafts that would make very distinctive and special gifts for everyone back home.

There are some shopping centers that provide duty-free shopping. They are Point Seraphine and La Place Carenage found in Castries, J.Q mall in Rodney bay and Hewanorra airport duty free. You must remember to bring your ticket or passport for duty free shopping.

If popping the big question is on your agenda, you can find jewelry at a fraction of the cost. Harry Edwards Jewelers, Diamonds in Paradise, Diamonds International, Colombian Emeralds St Lucia and Anju Silver offer certificates of authenticity with each purchase. These help buyers to have peace of mind after buying these gifts and tokens.

The vendors arcade in the Castries market is definitely the place for you to get souvenirs. There is a wealth of St Lucian artistry. You can get St Lucia caps, T-shirts, beaded necklaces, crocheted bath suits, carved wooden sculpture, birds carved out of coconut husk and lots of other locally made products. You may also find these items at various tourist attraction sites.

Eating out can get quite expensive and one way to cut the bill in half is to do some grocery shopping. St Lucia provides you with a number of grocery shopping supermarkets. JQ Charles Supermarket and Julian’s supermarket are the leading supermarkets here; however there are several other mini supermarkets around the island.

St Lucia Shopping centers hours vary from store to store but most are open from 8:30am to 4:30pm on week days while most are closed on Sundays with the exception of Julian’s supermarket.

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