Food (distribution, order)
Caddy Xpress
Island: Tahiti
Caddy Xpress Thomas 📞 +68989656903 (Signal and WhatsApp) 📧 caddyxpress01@gmail.com
3-21 SV ZwerfCat We have been over half a year in Tikehau and at some point we really liked to get some stuff from Tahiti. I'm super happy with the person I found to do shopping. He is really helpful, fast AND has a Revolut bank account (you can open such an account in a breeze online yourself if you don't have one yet). So payment is instantly. He also accepts PayPal. If you use Signal or WhatsApp, he takes pictures to ask you which item you meant if it wasn't clear. And he uses a handy shopping list in which you can upload pictures of the item yourself. There is no cash machine in Tikehau and we wanted more cash, so he has been taking money several times for us and just put it in the groceries in an envelope. He also went twice to Gondrand to collect our packages we ordered and added them to the Dory as well. Easy because Gondrand only has local bank account so it's more difficult to pay them. I think he will do anything you want. Really helpful and nice. Speaks very well English. So I highly recommend him:
HMcoursier Personal Shopper
Island: Tahiti
📧 HMcoursier@gmail.com 📞 +68989468282 Very professional, organized and responsive service, in my experience the same price as Juliette.
3-2020 From Aline Tuamotu Kite School
11-2020 Requires bank transfer for payments. Difficult if you do not have a FP bank account or in a location that does not have a bank
Hyper U
Island: Tahiti
Hyper U Pirae, Rue paul Bernière, 98716 Pirae, Tahiti, French Polynesia 📞 +68940475050
🌐 hyperutahiti.com/livraison-en-polynesie/
Please note that they say they don't ship fresh or frozen products.
Juliette Personal Shopper
Island: Tahiti
Juliette 📧 rairoajuju@yahoo.fr
11-2020 Requires bank transfer for payments. Difficult if you do not have a FP bank account or in a location that does not have a bank.
7-2021 SV Stella Maris Juliette is the best. Do it by boat shipping. Pick the right boat and 2 days later it is delivered!!! We used her 3 times in the Tuamotus. She helps find the best boat for a quick transit time. Veggies and fruits still fresh! Some stuff in refrigerated. All was perfect every time .
8-2020 SV Ocean Blue On Ocean Blue we can highly recommend Juliette who did a great job for us. Items were shipped to Fakarava.
3-2020 From Aline Tuamotu Kite School Cruisers, especially those sailing in the Tuamotu atolls who are either avoiding or not allowed to go ashore for covid-19 related reasons: There are many options for provisioning that do not require going ashore longer than to pick up a box from a cargo ship at the dock of an island of your choice! It could cost you less* and include higher quality more diverse food options as well... (I’m on my 5th year here, this is how I do my shopping, then I give back the local populations in ways other than grocery shopping)
- less expensive, unless if you are looking to only purchase PPN « produit de primaire nécessite » simple imported food items like rice, beans, basic canned food, sugar, white flour and pasta, etc, which are the same gov’t subsidized price at every island. You could also call the local shop and have them deliver to the dock. Send your shopping list to a personal shopper on Tahiti:
- Juliette 📧 rairoajuju@yahoo.fr
2000 xpf per shopping mission (per shop you ask her to go to) plus freight costs. Less expensive per shop if you request many shops. *really nice, she will even go to the papeete market early Sunday morning to buy local organic veggies for you and put it in refrigerated freight on a cargo ship Monday morning like the Cobia or Dory. (Cobia departs Tahiti Monday and arrives at Fakarava Wednesday morning, about
500-1000 xpf to send a medium sized box) With any of these options, they will send it to you anywhere in FP via cargo (much less expensive) or Air Tahiti fret ($$ per kg). Refrigerator and freezer freight normally available with all options (unless it’s broken) Cargo ships Call to order 200 liter drums of gas or diesel, 2 stroke oil, propane, etc. -@navette cobia 3 FB page for a picture of their weekly schedule for the central Tuamotu atolls. 📞 +68940433643
-Maris Stella FB page for their schedules, their boats visit almost all of the atolls, but less frequently. The Maris Stella sets up a food shop with fresh veggies and fruit at the dock when they visit most islands. SMS 📞 +68989400610 to order food, including PPN options and even ice cream, or gas before they depart Tahiti, they will not respond but don’t worry your order will be in. -Dory cargo, email broken, call 📞 +689404230 55, weekly visits to NW Tuamotu atolls. Most inhabited atolls have ships from Tahiti about once a week. I only have experience with cargo ships visiting the Tuamotu atolls. If you contact Juliette or HM, Make a list of which items you want, organized by shop, for example a separate list for Carrefour and PT and a marine shop for some boat parts while you’re at it. Payment is normally by bank transfer. Easy!! it will be even easier for your second order Tamaamaitai!! (Bon appétit)
J’achete Local FB local food growers in Tahiti
Island: Tahiti
J’achete Local 🌐 www.facebook.com/groups/739086006496242/
Local Food growers and farmers in Tahiti
Maxi Tahiti Ordering by email
Island: Tahiti
Maxi 📧 maxitahiti@mail.pf
Tel. No. 40430450 🌐 www.facebook.com/maxitahiti/
Info: For shipments to the islands, just send us your order either by emailing 📧 maxitahiti@mail.pf or directly on facebook by private message. You have the ability to visualize a large part of our products by heading to the ′′ Photos ′′ tab and then clicking on ′′ Albums ". Prices are available here by clicking on the photos. Once your order is received, we will send you your pro-forma including the cost of freight. Then if you validate your pro-forma, you can pay either directly to MAXI or bank transfer. Once payment is received, we will deliver to the boat. For more information feel free to inbox or facebook message.
6-2019 Cruiser They have most of the same products and prices as PT, I have only worked with them once, a positive experience as well.
10-2020 SV Amilie I wanted to share an experience that I've recently had with Maxi in Papeete. In the past I've stocked up on bulk provisions such as nuts, dried fruit etc from Maxi and recently run out. The prices of small packs here in the Marquesas are astronomical, so it led me to do some research. Maxi offers a delivery service where ever you are in FPI. The minimum spend is $150 to get the delivery which can be shared with others, although we had no problem in spending loads more. I contacted Maxi by email and they encouraged me to send in my order by messenger. Within an hour, the order, acceptance, bank transfer in euros and receipt had been completed. They packaged our goods, they called us to inform that the package was on the ship and the box arrived here intact yesterday on the Aranui V. The freight cost was $15. Fantastic service, all in English and so easy. I would highly recommend this service and you don't require a postal address, a local number helps and an email address. I hope this information is helpful and certainly up to date. Keep safe and congratulations on becoming a grandparent, it is wonderful. Before you do the money transaction, Maxi will inform you of what isn't in stock from your list, so there are no shenanigans of getting money refunded or disappointment.
NatureBioTahiti (Organic)
Island: Tahiti
NatureBioTahiti organic & online store Punavai Plains, behind the Pacific Petrolium Station, tall white building, PUNAAUIA, TAHITI 📞 +68940540132
They ship to out islands
7-2021 Recommend by Ailene from Tuamotus Kite School. Gluten free flour, etc
Polynesia Trading Company
Island: Tahiti
Polynesia Trading Company 🌐 www.facebook.com/Polynesia-Trading-1607857352765742/
Hours M_F 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Sat 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Closed Sunday 📧 polynesiatrading.loana@gmail.com 40 45 62 63 Accepts CC for inter island shipping Ailene Tuamotu Kite Scholl
- @Polynesia Trading FB page to make your order via messenger ! Very responsive during biz hours. See their page for pictures of the shelves and prices, it’s like online shopping, similar (but limited inventory) to Costco in the states. Less expensive and larger quantities than Carrefour, no membership required. They can deliver to the cargo ship, on my last order they did not charge a delivery fee, only the cargo freight, it’s about 15000 xpf per cubic meter. Call 40 45 62 63 Or email 📧 polynesiatrading.loana@gmail.com they speak English
READ FIRST
Island: Tahiti
3-2020 From Aline Tuamotu Kite School Cruisers, especially those sailing in the Tuamotu atolls who are either avoiding or not allowed to go ashore for covid-19 related reasons: There are many options for provisioning that do not require going ashore longer than to pick up a box from a cargo ship at the dock of an island of your choice! It could cost you less* and include higher quality more diverse food options as well... (I’m on my 5th year here, this is how I do my shopping, then I give back the local populations in ways other than grocery shopping)
- less expensive, unless if you are looking to only purchase PPN « produit de primaire nécessite » simple imported food items like rice, beans, basic canned food, sugar, white flour and pasta, etc, which are the same gov’t subsidized price at every island. You could also call the local shop and have them deliver to the dock. With any of these options, they will send it to you anywhere in FP via cargo (much less expensive) or air tahiti fret ($$ per kg). Refrigerator and freezer freight normally available with all options (unless it’s broken) Cargo ships Call to order 200 liter drums of gas or diesel, 2 stroke oil, propane, etc. -@navette cobia 3 FB page for a picture of their weekly schedule for the central Tuamotu atolls. 40 43 36 43 -maris Stella FB page for their schedules, their boats visit almost all of the atolls, but less frequently. The Maris Stella sets up a food shop with fresh veggies and fruit at the dock when they visit most islands. SMS 📞 +68989400610 to order food, including PPN options and even ice cream, or gas before they depart tahiti, they will not respond but don’t worry your order will be in. -Dory cargo, email broken, call 40 42 30 55, weekly visits to NW tuamotu atolls. Most inhabited atolls have ships from tahiti about once a week. I only have experience with cargo ships visiting the Tuamotu atolls. If you contact Juliette or HM, Make a list of which items you want, organized by shop, for example a separate list for Carrefour and PT and a marine shop for some boat parts while you’re at it. Payment is normally by bank transfer. Easy!! ** it will be even easier for your second order Tamaamaitai!! (Bon appétit)
Sipac Food Distributor / Delivery out islands
Island: Tahiti
Tuauru Valley, MAHINA 📞 +68987728070
Commercial: 📧 web@sipac.pf
Ship schedule: 🌐 www.sipac.pf/horaires-des-bateaux
11-2020 SV Kiapa Nui We used SIPAC per seeing Jan's description. Super easy to use, can use cc which is a plus for us, and only additional charge was the Cobia of a high price of 4000 xpf. ;) The boxes were well packed as was my wine. :) If I was at the store myself I would have picked through the fresh and picked the best but I won't complain...well just a bit. They sent pretty moldy broccoli, 2.5 of the 6 red bell peppers were complete mush and I had to throw them away immediately, and about a third of the apples were pretty bruised. On the other hand, all the local grown produce looked great! They made a mistake which I did not notice as I ordered a shit load of food, but they forgot to send 3 packs of the Tiger Prawns. I ordered 3 other packs of shrimp as well so I can see why I missed it and them. :) I received an email the next day and an invoice showing the reimbursement to my cc "in progress". Good on them.
5-2020 SV Hanna This company was recommended by the dive shop in Tikehau. They are a food importer and wholesaler. You can place an order with them and pay by CC. They will gather your order and place it on the ship to the island or atoll of your choice. You do not need to purchase case lots but can buy individual items. It's a grocery importer / wholesaler which also sells retail to individuals, with some great pricing on some stuff I've seen. They deliver to the various islands with $100 order. It might be something to look at, especially for long term provisioning. Most stuff is available by the piece, ie you don't have to buy a case of something, and lots of what they carry are regular retail portions. But if you want to buy a whole brie or 4 kg brick of Emmenthal, they've got that too! I just placed an order with Sipac. I had a couple questions, starting with the shipping glitch mentioned above. They didn't realize that glitch but fixed it right away. Then I had a couple other questions and they answered pretty quickly via Messenger. Website is really pretty good. Payment with US CC was no prob. Confirmation email right away, and they also confirmed via messenger once it went through. I will post about it on FP Cruisers page once I get delivery, a week from tomorrow. See their webpage for cut off times to have your order in by ship name. From their website Sipac at your service! Food wholesaler since 1974 . SIPAC imports and distributes nearly 2000 product references , sold at retail and divided into 4 categories :
◦ Grocery ◦ Fresh (Delicatessen, Cheese, dairy, meat, ...) ◦ Fruits & vegetables (imported and local) ◦ Fresh frozen
A complete range of products for professionals in all business sectors : ◦ Hotels & Restaurants ◦ Snacks & Trailers ◦ Pastries, Bakeries & Caterers ◦ GMS & Local shops ◦ Communities (Schools, Communes, Associations, Army, Summer camps…)
Follow up from SV Hanna As a follow-up, they sent invoices and bill of lading the next day, .PDFs via email. There are 4 shopping categories on their site: fruit and vegetables, fresh, ( refrigerated: cheese, butter, meat, yogurt etc) frozen, and grocery (dry goods) / hygiene / household products. I ordered in 3 of the 4 categories and each category gets its own invoice and bill of lading. The bill of lading also tells you how many boxes there will be. From my one experience using Juliette for shopping, that's standard for BoL.
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