JamesPhil Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 All of the merchants at this port are VERY aggressive. But Argan takes the cake. My wife overpaid 3x for a skin care product over and above what you can find it for on Amazon. When she got home, the product was old and dried out. Worthless. No recourse. This port in general has nothing going for it. Very discouraging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted October 18, 2023 Report Share Posted October 18, 2023 Buying skin care products from a stranger in a foreign country on the street. What could go wrong? TakeMeSomewhere, Fuzzywuzzy, ScottD and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted October 18, 2023 Report Share Posted October 18, 2023 Just say no....and keep on walking while you hold your bags close! We found Turkey worse than Costa Maya, but dealing with aggressive vendors is a skill. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 For the record, my wife and I have shopped many times in the secured port in Costa Maya - It's actually one of the nicer ports. I'm not sure if OP is referring to this area, or the downtown area of Mahahual. The secured area is one of the largest of any port and has lots of shopping. The vendors in my experience are active (standing in the door asking you to come into thier shop), but not aggressive. In town can be more aggressive and there are vendors on the beach itself. In either case, a simple "no thank you" is enough. While there are deals to be had in some ports, generally you are probably not getting a deal on most items. If you want to buy something, use google to check prices - it doesn't take a minute. Ryan79 and TakeMeSomewhere 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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