Right, so paying 15$ for a coconut at the beach of some tropical country, while you're literally surrounded by them, because that's what you're used to pay in Manhattan. I don't know if you realize how patronizing you come off as. Why buy the thing at all? Why not just give them your money? I'm serious. It's equally offensive to locals to see foreigners inflating prices for no other reasons than they can. Paying as close to the local price you can manage is part of the experience of respectfully visiting another culture. Try not to export your pricing habits and consumerism. Entire neighborhoods have become unaffordable to locals due to this mentality. If you want to help, find creative ways to spend the money. Plenty of local communities and villages would welcome your gifts. No need to disguise them behind a transaction.
