You can easily save $25 on a 1.75 L bottle, multiply that a handful of times now you're talking a hundred and change, not really "just a few bucks". I've bubble wrapped 3 1.75's(plastic) the last few years in check on luggage as well as 2 1 liter wines(glass bubble wrapped) with no problems. People say the alcohol in Aruba is not much more expensive than US, that's BS. I buy it at the NH Package store and it's alot cheaper. In past years I've always brought five cartons of cigarettes home with no problems, but it sounds like Aruba is trying to now generate cash through fees just like the old USA.
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Originally Posted by Snidely
I know it's human nature, but it always amazes me that we will pay thousands of dollars to travel and stay in Aruba, and then complain about that $5.00 sandwich on the airplane, or jump through hoops to save a few bucks on a bottle of booze etc. 
I do the same thing! Guess it's just part of the game to convince ourselves that we're doing something to reduce the cost of our vacation.  |