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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were in Turks and Caicos right before Christmas.

It is beautiful - the beach, the water, the sand - but I'm positive we will not return. The food is astronomically expensive (yes, I realize it's an island and everything is brought in) but I have never seen prices like that. A bottle of water at dinner was $11, a casual meal for our family of four (hamburgers, sandwiches + fries) was $120. Dinner entrees are all around $50.

We were in a VRBO and went to the grocery store every day for water alone. Groceries were insane - $11 for a clamshell of strawberries, $20 for a 32oz tub of Fage yogurt, loaf of bread $6, etc). I did read on Reddit that people bring checked suitcases of food into the country, which makes so much sense to me on this side of it.

Booked a couple of excursions (jet ski, ATV) and they were all in the range of $150/pp for 1-2 hours.

There is also no recycling on the island (all the trash is burned), so driving around you see trash piles/garbage everywhere. We were in the Grace Bay area and there were large garbage bags of trash in the Leeward Highway median picked up every few days.

While I'm glad we got away and saw Turks and Caicos, it was not one of my favorite places I've visited. I did not find the locals very friendly either. [/quote]

Not op, but this is helpful. Never realized how expensive it is. [/quote]

I think these are pretty standard resort prices. [/quote]

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