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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
[Re: Alexander9228]
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05/14/2019 04:02 PM
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We've always brung our own adult beverages. Never had any problem at the Club O beach. We do rent chairs there though. The beaches are public, so no problem simply laying down a towel. Not sure about other bars since we usually plant ourselves in the same spot for the duration. We bought a nice cooler at the Ace Hardware--sorry, can't tell you how to get there. For the latest trip, we picked up an insulated water bottle at home like the one linked below for less than $20. It worked very well for a day's worth of cocktails. https://takeyausa.com/collections/o...ated-water-bottle?variant=15399900119149
Last edited by bluejacket; 05/14/2019 04:03 PM. Reason: corrected punctuation error--days to day's
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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
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My rule of thumb--if I pay for chairs and umbrella, I can choose to bring my own drinks or purchase from the establishment. If chairs and umbrella are free, I buy food and drink from the establishment. My rule too.
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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
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05/15/2019 07:27 AM
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Scubaman--I read the other note first. Ignore my question there.. Glad to hear you can bring water anyway.
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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
[Re: Alexander9228]
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05/15/2019 07:28 AM
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You can definitely bring a cooler with whatever you want to eat and drink, and rent a chair at either Club O or at Mullet.
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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
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05/15/2019 07:35 AM
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Scubaman--I read the other note first. Ignore my question there.. Glad to hear you can bring water anyway. I already replyed to yours before I read this with this post: "Delicious I had the calamari appraiser upgraded to lunch size and other three had the chicken which I'm going to have next time after having a bite of hers. Was a great day and will repeat again."
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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
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Do yourself a favor and purchase a soft sided back pack cooler. Great to transport to your orange chairs at the Club O beach. Got mine at Walmart. carib cheers, doctorj
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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
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05/15/2019 07:55 AM
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I agree, purchase your cooler at home, if you're looking for softsided. Place in your suitcase, with stuff packed inside of it. Doesn't take up much extra space at all. I don't have one myself, but a lot of people recommend Polar Bear coolers.
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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
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Polar Bear makes a great soft cooler but they are rather bulky but that is why they hold ice so well.
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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
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The newer Polar Bear coolers are even more rigid than the older ones as they changed the lining. Great coolers but not for packing if space is a concern.
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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
[Re: Alexander9228]
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05/18/2019 04:40 AM
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We needed a couple of umbrella's , I called Craig from Pack Light rentals. I was johnny on the spot with two new umbrella's at BSV!! He carries any thing you need for the beach! Great guy!! I already put in our order for this up coming trip! http://www.sxm-services.com/packlight/
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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
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05/18/2019 06:43 PM
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Scubaman--I read the other note first. Ignore my question there.. Glad to hear you can bring water anyway. I already replyed to yours before I read this with this post: "Delicious I had the calamari appraiser upgraded to lunch size and other three had the chicken which I'm going to have next time after having a bite of hers. Was a great day and will repeat again." Scuba...would you say the day at Anse Marcel set you back about an equal amount as a day at Pinel? Factoring in the ferry, chairs, etc?
"It is good to do nothing all day, and then to rest"
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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
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05/19/2019 04:19 PM
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been bringing a soft cooler to the Divi for bout 20 years and pack beers every day without issue I would think so. That's the beauty of a timeshare resort.
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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
[Re: Alexander9228]
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05/19/2019 06:33 PM
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The beaches are public but the restaurants do have concession rights in front of their restaurants. If you bring your own chairs, umbrella and cooler it is a good idea to not position yourselves right in front of a restaurant with concession beach permits. Club Orient is now without any legal concession permit but it is not a reason to take advantage of a business legal or not.
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it." Mae West
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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
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05/19/2019 06:53 PM
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Sorry, not sure what you're saying there, but when Club O was open, they ALWAYS allowed people to bring their own coolers.
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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
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05/20/2019 11:29 AM
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Have to agree. Chair rental pricing is getting out of hand at some places. We would go daily to Orient, Grand Case, Mullet, Friars, etc...Different places and sometimes returned to Kakao at Orient multiple times. With $30 pricing that won't be happening. There will be more pool days methinks. As well as a place in GC that shall not be named because y'all bash it every time I say it...lol
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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
[Re: Alexander9228]
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05/20/2019 01:10 PM
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The beaches are public, so you can bring your own chairs, towels, cooler, etc. to any beach. However, out of courtesy, it's better not to plop your towels and such in front of folks who have paid for front row chairs at a beach restaurant. I've seen the beach staff ask those discourteous folks to move. Whether they can force that or not is questionable, but common courtesy should suffice. And if you're at a beach that offers free chairs if you buy food or drink there, you should surely not bring a cooler. Sadly, I have seen that at Karakter, Some people have no class.
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Re: Coolers and Bringing Your Own Beer
[Re: Alexander9228]
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05/20/2019 04:02 PM
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This is aimed at no one in particular and is just a general comment. Having said that, I think we need to be careful about too quickly judging other's situation and/or behavior. Yes there are rude people and most of the time they are easy to spot. But unless we know a persons circumstances, it's hard to sometimes judge why people do what they do. For example, I have been to St. Maarten three times since Irma and am returning again the end of June. I have stayed anywhere from 12 days to a month. I return because I love the island but also because I want to help the locals--many of whom were devastated by Irma. I spend a lot of money when I am there (if you don't believe me, ask my accountant  ). As I stated eailer in this thread, if chairs and umbrella are free, the cooler stays at home. However, if I'm paying $15 to $30 for chairs/umbrella and in the case of beach restaurants, also eating at the establishment (which includes buying and paying for a drink at lunch), I have no problem bringing my cooler with drinks since I'm there most of the day. With the number of trips we make and the number of establishments we frequent during extended stays, it is not monetarily feasible to purchase drinks all day at inflated prices. If that is not acceptable to the establishment, that's too bad because they are missing out on a lot of business they would otherwise receive. Point being--if we see someone with a cooler at one of those places, unless we know how much money they have spent supporting said establishment, we can't fairly judge their actions that we might otherwise assume is inappropriate. Just a thought.....
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