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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How much you could really, really, really barter and negotiate with the beach vendors on St. Maarten. [/quote]

Ha I love this. We went over Christmas 20 years ago. My 14 year old daughter wanted braids. That was her Christmas gift. $340 later my husband (a banker) used his negotiating skills to bring it down to $75. 
Daughter has super thick hair  and you pay by the braid. [/quote]

You really need to read the room on the bartering thing.  I was at a restaurant on the beach in Cabo and these obnoxious Americans with the worst 7th grade Spanish were trying to get some poor women to sell them a scarf/wrap for the most ridiculous price.  It was like her - $20.  Him — I’ll give you $5.  Her — no, it’s $20.  Him, c’mon you can do it for $5.  Her, it’s $20.  Him—I could go as high as $8.  Her, trying to walk away.  He would not shut up.  He kept saying he wanted it for a “partido blanco” and I was wondering how on earth this guy didn’t know the word “fiesta.”  [/quote]

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