the eggs are 10 cents more at solomons fresh market.

milk, depends on the brand. solomons has a cheaper brand of milk, but that is pumped up with powdered milk.

for the straight vitamin d milk with no "milk solids" [powdered milk] added, you will pay 2 dollars more.

bacon is cheaper at supervalue, if you buy miscut pieces.

the point empathy, is that duties were not reduced across the board.

and for the duty free items, where no reduction is possible, you will get an automatic increase of 7.5%, prescription glasses.

the kiwis also said FOIA is required, that aint happening either.

we will be doubly taxed for many years to come.

by the way, did you buy your new suit before vat?

many things are duty free. duty free is not equal to price controlled, the markup margins are different for different products. if the shipping goes up (papa ingraham guaranteed 10% return to the port) or the international price goes up, the retail price goes up.

when i see thing priced cheaper from old stock, i stock up and clean out the shelf

it is likely 45% on premium cookies

but there is cost shifting, because of the price controled items, they markup the non price controlled items to make up for losses,

truth be told, things are expensive everywhere, the cookies are just as expensive in other food stores

jelly, coffee and tea are duty free, but the prices are very high, likely because of shipping and cost-shifting

ps. make your own cookies butter, eggs, sugar and flour are price controled and a bottle of vanila flavoring lasts years.

when the duty first kicked in, the egg prices went to 2.49 at supervalue and 2.59 at solomons

but the egg prices have risen in the us, just google.

adding the 30% brings it to 3.60 and 3.90

these major retailers dont go nitpicking over prices, as vat is implemented i will choose major retailers with advanced point of sales systems

the ankle bracelets are just not monitored.

so that I do not have to fly 'Ferguson Air" or "Flamingo Air".

Sky bahamas crashed in marsh harbour too.

at the largest food store in abaco, posters were added this week stating then 7.5 % will be added to the bill jan 1st.

there are some empty shelves for selected products.

i also perused the list of registered businesses and noticed that some businesses which i patronize are not registered. they are above the threshold but i suspect they skimp on nib and property tax, therefore the delay.

what shocked me the most is that the place i work for is not registered.

i inquired and was told that one slacker was put in charge of vat. i said nothing more because i don't want the work to be dumped on me when the slacker does not do the needful, but i worry the place will close down come january 1st.