Bridgetown - Post Report Question and Answers

What household or grocery items do you wish you had shipped to post?

You can use DPO to get anything shipped relatively quick; order Amazon on Monday and have it by Friday. Note, though, Amazon Pantry doesn’t ship to DPOs, so you’ll need to order non-Amazon Pantry items only. - Aug 2019


Enchilada sauce, Spaghettios, chopped green chilis, pumpkin purée, canned “American-style” green beans, and seasoned black beans. - May 2018


Toys (poor quality and selection on island), Dr. Pepper. Everything else is available and DPO takes a week or less. - Jul 2016


swimming gear, paper products, canned food, soaps and about everything else.15,000 lbs worth - Nov 2011


Most items are available (but not reliably)Don't expect to buy clothing here. Cheaply made but VERY expensive. Even the locals order their clothing over the Internet. - Jun 2011


Beach gear, beach gear and more beach gear. Shorts, sandals, swimsuits, snorkel, boogie board, etc. Most kids could go their entire tours here in shorts and sandals. - Dec 2010


Nothing. You can get everything locally, or by ordering online (if you have APO/DPO access). - Feb 2010


Everything you can unless you want to pay 2 to 3 times the cost. - Jan 2009


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