7 Shopping Tips in San Juan, Puerto Rico

By: - June 14th, 2014
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For those in the know, the Caribbean is full of terrific shopping destinations, with San Juan, Puerto Rico right at the top of the list. To learn more about shopping in the Puerto Rican capital, CJ caught up with Dominique Haacke, who is part of the team of “Retail Therapists” at the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino and has been kind enough to share tips on how to shop your way through the city.

What does a retail therapist do?

San Juan has one of the most robust shopping scenes in the Caribbean and as a result we receive a variety of questions from guests hoping to make the most of their shopping excursions. I offer guests my personal advice on where to go, what to buy and how to navigate all of our exciting districts.

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