The St. Thomas Underground

Now I want you to understand that I would never break the law or advocate that you would either but here is a snippet of cruise information you might find interesting. (For academic reasons only of course)

If you enter the flea market that’s located in the parking lot right next to downtown in St. Thomas you’ll find the usual T shirts and other tourist rubbish for sale. But if you approach any of the vendors and discretely say "Do you have any watches?" they will either pull out a display box from under their tables or take you to some other vendor who specializes in watch sales.

 

You will be offered a nice selection of replica watches at very reasonable prices. Though they appear to be made by famous luxury manufacturers, they are instead made in China. I bought a very nice divers watch of a major luxury manufacturer for $25. I’ve been using it for two years now and it still works very well. It keeps great time and looks very luxurious.

St. Thomas is a Freeport which means that import restriction are few which may explain how these people can get away trading in such illicit goods.

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