Buying essentials etc

[j_d66]

Is there anything like shampoo, deodorant, cologne, sunscreen, bath towels etc that I am better off bringing from the US rather than buying in Sosua. I am assuming I can pretty much buy the essentials here without breaking the bank.

Also I don't know much if any spanish and am going to rely and an disabled iphone app to translate for me.

I was thinking about getting a prepaid phone and some minutes in Sosua but I am wondering if a phone is essential for someone like me that doesnt have a very good command of the spanish language. I am figuring there will be plenty of chica opportunities to hookup without a phone but am looking for some insight if my thought process is not correct.

[Chief Papi Lindo]

Is there anything like shampoo, deodorant, cologne, sunscreen, bath towels etc that I am better off bringing from the US rather than buying in Sosua. I am assuming I can pretty much buy the essentials here without breaking the bank.

Also I don't know much if any spanish and am going to rely and an disabled iphone app to translate for me.

I was thinking about getting a prepaid phone and some minutes in Sosua but I am wondering if a phone is essential for someone like me that doesnt have a very good command of the spanish language. I am figuring there will be plenty of chica opportunities to hookup without a phone but am looking for some insight if my thought process is not correct.

my bags are always over the 50lbs limit, so i usually buy my soap and shyt like that when i get to the d.r...if you can get a decent unlocked phone just for the d.r. that would be wise bc some chicas you just might want to keep their info for future use. if i were you, i would prob get a phone with a keyboard, so you can easily text. .....some of the nokia phones you can text from your computer thru the phone with OVI (nokia software).....if you plan to make a lot of trips, get a decent phone...used blackberry or whatever..your everyday phone, you may want to lock it in the safe, unless your kids or job will be calling you..

i recommend getting a used blackberry and activating the bbm....i get mucho HOT pix daily thru bbm

[tarzan]

The only thing you should bring is Condoms, everything else is available there. I recomend you go through this
thread of where everything is, it's better then any map.

http://news.insearchofchicas.org/for...y-Around-Sosua

[davemaryland]

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Here is a map of Sosua. The Super Playero # 11 will have all your essentials. They will exchange dollars too, at a good rate. I take down a recycle bag. It's better than all those plastic bags.

Take down a unlocked phone. Get a chip and minutes. I use Claro with Jibbigo translate app. Then you can text the chicas. Copy & paste.

[el toro]

I bring all my own shit because not all preferred brands of products are always available away from home. Plus it's probably less expensive to just hit Target or Walmart and get the sample sizes of everything for $1.

[j_d66]

http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.p...hfbn3f&thumb=5

Here is a map of Sosua. The Super Playero # 11 will have all your essentials. They will exchange dollars too, at a good rate. I take down a recycle bag. It's better than all those plastic bags.

Take down a unlocked phone. Get a chip and minutes. I use Claro with Jibbigo translate app. Then you can text the chicas. Copy & paste.

Thanks for the advice i have an old iphone that i guess i should try to figure out how to unlock.
The Jibbigo app looks like the ticket as well as it appears that it does not need to be connected all the time
I have a moto Q as well but figure its to old plus i dont really remember how to use it since i have been an iphone user for awhile

[mrblackluv]

Only thing I bring that I must have and can't easily be found are wash cloths (face towels).

I bring my own towel, only if I have enough room.
I bring my own soap..but it's not necessary.

You can easily buy just about anything else.

[TNT72]

Thanks for the advice i have an old iphone that i guess i should try to figure out how to unlock.
The Jibbigo app looks like the ticket as well as it appears that it does not need to be connected all the time
I have a moto Q as well but figure its to old plus i dont really remember how to use it since i have been an iphone user for awhile

They unlock phones down there. I don't remember how much the guy charged Robert.


If there is a certain product you HAVE to have, take it. Otherwise, you can buy all the essentials there. I usually just throw my regular stuff in a freezer bag or two so it doesn't leak. I use to buy all separate travel sizes, but they usually ran out before the trip was over. Showering 3 to 5 times a day goes through quite a bit of product.

[BrooklynBeas]

I bring most of the stuff I know I cant substitute with something else... I may not find the soap I like, but can find an easy replacement... I brought my own hair gel, cause I knew they wouldnt have the one I use in DR... Last trip I forgot to bring baby powder and tried to buy it at the local store but didnt know the name for powder... I tried to explain it in spanish but that didnt work out too well... In spanish, I tried to say something that is used for babies, its white, they showed me cream, I couldnt get what I wanted, and without thinking I said it looks like cocaine... that didnt go over too well as you can imagine! lol... No really, it was not cool the way they looked at me but I couldn't think of anything else... I wound up walking to the big Playero and just found it in the aisle with the rest of the baby products lol.. I felt so bad how I tried to explain it that I went back to the store that didn't have it, just to show them what I wanted to buy... They started cracking up laughing... I now know and will never forget, the name for powder is TALCO... (as in talcum powder)

[rahsta]

Is there anything like shampoo, deodorant, cologne, sunscreen, bath towels etc that I am better off bringing from the US rather than buying in Sosua. I am assuming I can pretty much buy the essentials here without breaking the bank.

Also I don't know much if any spanish and am going to rely and an disabled iphone app to translate for me.

I was thinking about getting a prepaid phone and some minutes in Sosua but I am wondering if a phone is essential for someone like me that doesnt have a very good command of the spanish language. I am figuring there will be plenty of chica opportunities to hookup without a phone but am looking for some insight if my thought process is not correct.

Bring all your own essentails. For all your liquid essentail you can buy 3oz empty bottles from the 99¢ store or Major Pharmacy like Duane Reade. You can pour all your liquid things in the bottles. Third world country means third world products in most cases.

[el toro]

The one thing they don't sell in a lot of stores here or anywhere else is the shaving oil that I use when I must shave my dome in the pool. It took me a few years of painful shaving before I found out about the product.

[eldorob]

The one thing they don't sell in a lot of stores here or anywhere else is the shaving oil that I use when I must shave my dome in the pool. It took me a few years of painful shaving before I found out about the product.

Did you just say you "shave in the pool"?

[rahsta]

Did you just say you "shave in the pool"?

I was just thinking the same thing.

[Apos]

Unless there are specific products that you just have to have then why bother with the hassle of bringing your own. Support the local economy, try different things and travel fast and light!

I used to bring all my own shit until I forgot shave gel or shampoo and then I realized that I was not that fussy and could get decent stuff here. Since then I just take carry-on bags, fly thru customs and don't have to wait for checked bags.

For me it's the only way to go!

[el toro]

Did you just say you "shave in the pool"?

Just the one time. El Caucho was having water issues one day.

[greydread]

Unless there are specific products that you just have to have then why bother with the hassle of bringing your own. Support the local economy, try different things and travel fast and light!

I used to bring all my own shit until I forgot shave gel or shampoo and then I realized that I was not that fussy and could get decent stuff here. Since then I just take carry-on bags, fly thru customs and don't have to wait for checked bags.

For me it's the only way to go!

I couldn't agree more. I bring my own bar soaps (African shea butter and tea tree and lemon oil) and I bring a 3 oz. tube of tea tree oil, lock & twist, facecloths (impossible to find decent ones there) and the usual OTC medi's (Immodium, Prilosec, Benadryl, etc.). Everything else I buy there and prices are comparable if not cheaper.

I was on a trip to Aruba and tried "Miel y Leche" shampoo because I forgot to bring mine and I like the smell of it. I love that stuff now and I was looking all over for it in the States when I returned. Only when I went to the DR and found it in quart size did I realize that they make it there. Now it's on the list of shit to buy for the trip HOME.

[tarrantino]

I don't know where you are staying or for how long. I always stay for a few weeks in a condo. The one thing that I have learned to bring from home is a good set of fitted sheet. The sheets that were supplied, even in a decent condo, really suck. By the end of a good romp, the sheets would be wadded up or on the floor. I was almost ready to buy a place just so I could furnish it myself. A decent towel from home is a good idea also.

[Mr. Smooth]

Just the one time. El Caucho was having water issues one day.

I guess you should remember to bring your own water too!


You need some type of oil to shave your head? I figured you just take a handful of Gillette Foamy shaving creme or shaving gel and rub that stuff all over to git er done.

[GREEKFREAK]

The only thing you should bring is Condoms, everything else is available there. I recomend you go through this
thread of where everything is, it's better then any map.

http://news.insearchofchicas.org/for...y-Around-Sosua

i saw american condom brands @ he pharmacy so even that can be bought out there..not sure of the prices dough

[dr1lvr]

Is there anything like shampoo, deodorant, cologne, sunscreen, bath towels etc that I am better off bringing from the US rather than buying in Sosua. I am assuming I can pretty much buy the essentials here without breaking the bank.

Also I don't know much if any spanish and am going to rely and an disabled iphone app to translate for me.

I was thinking about getting a prepaid phone and some minutes in Sosua but I am wondering if a phone is essential for someone like me that doesnt have a very good command of the spanish language. I am figuring there will be plenty of chica opportunities to hookup without a phone but am looking for some insight if my thought process is not correct.

Shampoo, deodorant, cologne and sunscreen are advised to bring from you home (US?). Think about going on a trip even to the next city over, wouldn't you prefer your own shit? Good Idea is to invest in a toiletries bag. I bought one 10+ years ago and I'm still finding it invaluable.

http://www.amazon.com/Ensign-Toiletr...0579465&sr=1-4

Bringing an Iphone for a translator is too much trouble in my opinion. As long as the girl can read, and you can scribble numbers on a napkin or paper. You should be set... From my experience, very little real connection is made from two people, face to face, looking at a 5in cell phone screen to have a conversation. Better advice is to take the 4 words of spanish that you probably know and try to do your best to 'flirt' with a cutie who you'd like to spend time with.

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