Ocho Rios has an influx of shopping centres some have duty free of in-bond stores and other stores that do not necessarily cater for tourists. Prices are quoted in Jamaican or US dollars. While shopping you will encounter many aggressive vendors. If you are not interested in their wares just a firm "No Thank You" and keep walking will settle the matter. Shoppers who are in search of duty free bargains in products such as French perfume, crystal, watches, cameras and electronic equipment can walk the centres along Main Street and Dacosta Drive. The largest being Tajmahal Shopping Centre (near the cruise shop terminal), Ocean Village Shopping Center (in the centre of Ocho Rios), Pineapple Place and Coconut Grove (just east of town). Shopping for locally made items needs determination, discernment and overall a good eye. There are five outdoor crafts market - The Ocho Rios Craft Market on the Main Street, Olde Market Craft Shoppes next to the Seow Supermarket, Pineapple Craft Circle at Pineapple Place, and Coconut Grove Craft Market next to Coconut Grove Shopping Centre and Fern Gully craft Centre at Fern Gully. The straw work, wood carvings and leather goods are of good quality. You can visit individual shops such as Irie Ceramics - 8 miles east of Ocho Rios, just past Couples Hotel for pottery items and Seagull Pewter in Ocho Rios for traditional wrought pewter. There are several other studios where you can visit with the artists and at the same time view their painting, sculpture, carvings and ceramic work. For example, Wassi Art - famous island-wide for it's tastefully decorated pottery. When you visit you are able to watch the whole process of transforming a lump of Castleton clay to a thing of beauty. This place bustles with activities by a group of self-taught artists. The Harmony Hall Gallery which is located east of Ocho Rios is one of the best in Jamaica. A Graciously restored stone-and-wood Victoria Mansion exhibits the works of contemporary and local artists - Kapo, David Boxer, Everald Brown and Judy MacMillan. Prices are marked in either Jamaican or US dollars. Best buys are Blue Mountain Coffee and world-famous Jamaican rums from Appleton Estates and Edwin Charlie. Colors (the one at the entrance to Soni's Plaza on Dacosta Drive) have a walk-in humidor with a wide selection of Cuban and Jamaican Cigars. Local spices and seasonings are a wonderful way to take home a taste of Jamaica.