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    Fogging oil

    Anyone happen to know any store where something like this would be available...
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    Ford Explorer 2006 XLS

    Photos coming up shortly. Excellent condition, non-leather seats, expat-owned the last more than 10 years, I have done the maintenance myself the past 6 years. - oil change done every 6 months with a premium oil filter - transmission fluid changed a few times - brake fluid changed -...
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    Garage for rent in NC? Preferably as close to POP as possible.

    Anyone happen to have a (closed) garage they would be able to rent in the NC? Please feel free to pm me for any further details. Thanks!
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    Asociacion Nacional / Popular question

    Anyone on this forum happen to have any contacts in either of the institutions mentioned in the title, namely in the following: https://www.apap.com.do/ https://asociacionlanacional.com.do/ Happy to discuss further via PMs as well. Thanks!
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    Circunvalacion Norte in a bad shape?

    Just checking if anyone else has seen the same... We've been quite a few times in HOMS from POP this year and yesterday when we were there, I noticed that compared to the condition about a month ago (the reason I'm posting this... roads being generally speaking an embarrassment here is something...
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    Bicycle repair shops in Santiago (or elsewhere)

    The bicycle of our eldest broke down... It was not of the best quality, the shift changer was changed once and we just replaced the tires couple of months ago and now there is a hole... We used to bring to this one repair shop in POP, but as the quality is not the best, checking if anyone has...
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    Looking for Bichon Frise or similar

    We're looking for as young as possible (puppy preferred) dog of the race in the title, below a photo (just a sample, they can look a bit different as well: https://pixers.at/fototapeten/bichon-frise-hundeportrait-61118265 We had one of those for many years, but she unfortunately died a few...
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    From today's DR1 news: PISA ranking

    From the DR1 news: "Pisa test says Dominicans are the worst students in Latin America Despite a humongous government investment in education since the previous test in 2015, the overall capacities of Dominican students have not progressed on the international school ranking. The Medina...
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    Anyone traveling US to DR/NC or Germany to DR/NC in April/May?

    We're looking to get a new camera for June, thought to ask if someone would be travelling before June and heading to NC to basically bring it with them... We're in POP, but of course willing to visit nearby locations... Thanks in advance! Feel free to PM me...
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    Prepaid credit card with US billing address

    Done a bit of research, but testing if anyone could recommend something: I'd need a prepaid credit card that comes with US-based billing address, and so, that I won't need to leave the DR to get one. If anyone knows of a good one, would appreciate it! Why? To purchase things online in stores...
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    UPS (=battery backup/surge protector)

    Looking for recommendations if anyone knows where to get a 1000VA and upwards (1500VA preferred) UPS on either North Coast (preferred), in Santiago (second option) or Santo Domingo (worst case scenario)... I could also consider UPSs with lower capacity depending on pricing. Main selling point...
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    Certified legal translator German to Spanish on the north coast / Puerto Plata

    Looking for what the title says to translate something for migracion. Doesn't need to be even near Puerto Plata (preferred though), just would like to avoid a long trip if possible. Thanks for any tips. Did try to search the forum but did not come up with a lot recent.
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    Rental House in Distrito Nacional

    Looking for the following, appreciated are any tips for real-estate broker or actual homes: - House (apartment can be considered, but max. 2nd level) - 3 bedrooms - Location: Distrito Nacional, south of John F. Kennedy preferred - Budget: max. 26,000 DOP monthly
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    Avoiding paying for overstay?

    I think this has been discussed, but could not find easily any useful threads, so sorry, asking again: If someone leaves the country after overstaying the tourist "visa", was there an option to do something somewhere (immigration?) in order to be able to pay less (or pay nothing) than the table...
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    Household items in Puerto Plata (shipping possible)

    (Disclaimer: Ad posted in Classifieds with number 6100) Various household items for sale in Puerto Plata, shipping possible. After each item, there is a negotiable price. Link to images via link below Washing machine Daewoo with just a few months of use behind, 9,000 DOP Cetron branded black...
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    Amazon.com and Dominican prepaid credit card

    Just bouncing this here in case of anyone has tips/experience from a similar situation: I have a prepaid credit card from a Dominican bank. A local insurance company charges that monthly without issues, and I use it to carry out for example PayPal payments, without any issues. Amazon.com...
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    Car rental NC (private person preferred)

    Asking on behalf of someone, I know there are threads about this, and I recall even one (I suppose) Dominican/Canadian couple offering their vehicle(s) for rent, but could not locate that thread quickly, so asking for current info: Anyone happen to know preferable private persons (as in, not...
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    Lost/stolen mobile phone

    Just posting this here in case someone can share experiences / tips: My wife?s mobile phone was lost (most probably stolen, I know this because I was there) yesterday, below the details of the phone: Samsung Galaxy S5 with a blocked SIM-card (meaning that currently in- and outbound calls are...
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    Apagon nacional last night

    Our neighbor (who has family on the whole island and who knows everything about everything...) informed us late last night that the luz went from the whole country (someone called her from Santiago and from la capital), we were affected 10pm-1am in POP. So I got interested: ?Apag?n Nacional! -...
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    Electricity rate structure of EDEs (CDEEE)

    I searched this for my own purposes, thought to submit the link here if anyone else finds this useful. Basically it should be the generally valid electricity rate structure applied by the state owned EDEs. Based on our Edenorte bill at least the KWh amounts seem to match, so it should help...