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Bahamas Shopping

For many, shopping is one of Nassau's greatest delights. Bargains abound between Bay Street and the waterfront. For more upscale items, don't forget to look in the hotel arcades. You can return home with a suitcase full of handmade Bahamian goods or splurge at duty-free shops that offer savings so good that you simply have to load up. You'll find duty-free prices-generally 25%-50% less than U.S. prices-on imported items such as crystal, linens, watches, cameras, sweaters, leather goods, and perfumes. Prices here rival those in other duty-free destinations.

In the stores, shops, and boutiques in Freeport's International Bazaar and at the Port Lucaya Marketplace, you can find duty-free goods costing up to 40% less than what you might pay back home. At the numerous perfume shops, fragrances are often sold at a sweet-smelling 25% below U.S. prices. Be sure to limit your haggling to the straw markets.

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