The Inquiring Iguana spends too much time surfing various forums where island visitors are eager to get the inside story on what's happening on island. Here's some of what he's heard recently.
21st Century island visitors are not eating in the island’s restaurants as much as tourists use to. Comments on TripAdvisor.com suggest there's some truth to this. There are lots of questions and answers about bringing your own food.
CandymanJim spells it out, writing, "We did all our shopping at Cost U Less (on the way to the rental villa). This saved our group of nine almost half, compared to buying at Starfish Market." And Connecticut BeachGirl said she packed food in coolers with freezer bags of ice and brought along a suitcase full of ice tea mix, coffee, sugar, cereal, and pancake mix.
While Starfish gets good marks for convenience, I luv stj offered, "For 1/2 the price of groceries at Dolphin or Starfish, go where the locals go - Pine Peace Market, just past the E&C gas station. Great place to stock up on rum, beer, soda and snacks."