some info on St. Maartin
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If you’re jewelry hunting, Front Street Philipsburg is the place to go. There are many fine jewelry
stores here, but our favorites are Zhaveri Jewelers at both 53 and 103 Front Street. For the Summer
Vijay is in charge; soon Deepu returns from thei r store in Ketchikan, Alaska, and he’ll be in charge
all Winter. You can bargain at Zhaveri as you can at other stores, the people are great, they deal
with high-quality merchandise, and they stand behind what they sell. We strongly recommend them. See
www.zhaveri.com and
www.jmbcommunications.com/sxmshop.html . Do say hi for us when you visit.
We also recommend the Windmill Shop on the south side of Front street west of the town center
(before you get to the 103 Front Street Zhaveri store), for souvenirs and especially island t-shirts
and other chatchkis. Great selection and low prices. Say hi for us when you go.
Also try Rima, which is moving (or maybe has) from its store on the pondfill diagonally opposite the
Lekkerbeck (Heineken) green airplane to a much bigger facility a few blocks away, still on the
pondfill.
They have a tremendous assortment of pareos, great tropical shirts and blouses for men, women, and
kids, and many nice souvenir chatchkis. The shirts are the same ones the local ladies sell at the
markets in Clem Labega square in Philipsburg and on the waterfront in Marigot but at a fraction of
the price; in fact, those ladies buy their stuff at Rima. (Bet you didn’t know that…) Great place to
buy very nice-looking but inexpensive gifts for the folks at home. (Note: no t-shirts are here.)
Also look at
http://www.peglegpub.com/gear.htmlmentioned in last week’s special “restaurant†edition. Order online or, better yet, go to Peg Leg
and order some of their stuff. The hyperlink takes you to a list of their stuff with pictures.
Ladies: we dare you to wear some of their tops….
The French side has classy stuff, boutiques with continental handbags, perfumes (Oro de Sol in
Marigot has a huge selection and often has new fragrances before they are sold in the U. S.),
couture, etc. Check the West Indies Mall overlooking the outer harbor - - and especially visit the
bathrooms (really).
Don’t leave the French side without stopping by Blooming Baskets by Lisa
www.bloomingbasketsbylisa.com , where you will find stunningly unusual hand-designed handbags and
the folks who make them right on the island. There’s a large assortment in stock in many sizes and
they are real head-turners. Blooming Baskets also has some exquisite Bali Bags. Say hi for us to
Michele and Lisa.
For “Fly Me To St. Maarten†license plate frames, SXM Euro oval t-shirts and sweatshirts, SXM Euro
Oval car stickers, and our new oversized iridescent green SXM luggage tags (which are super for
kids’ backpacks by the way), see
www.jmbcommunications.com/sxm.html. Reminder: you will get a
license plate frame free when you do a five-year renewal of your JMB Website Supporters membership
(while supplies last).
