MONDAY 03/22/10
The only downside to my new house is the lack of drawers in my room…none in the closet, none in the desk, none in the bathroom. So, I went on a quest to find organizers for my things – because as everyone knows, my room must be organized! I headed out to Avenida Cordoba to see if there were any household stores, but all that I found were car dealerships and autopart stores. I cut over to Avenida Santa Fe, which really only had clothing stores and a few household stores, but they didn’t seem to have much of what I needed. After walking far enough, I decided that I may as well check out Jumbo (up near where I used to live), assuming that they would have anything, since it’s such a huge WalMart-like store. To my disappointment, however, they really didn’t have much as far as free-standing drawers and desk organizers. (They did have the hanging closet organizers, though, which solved the closet issue.) I also needed a lamp, and didn’t want to spend $40 on a simple light.
On my way to yoga on Avenida Corrientes, I started to peak into the numerous bazaars that were on the street. They’re little shops that are reminiscent of dollar stores, but actually have some quality goods – mainly household items, sometimes mates (the gourds that we drink yerba mate out of), frequently lamps, so I started to enter them – there’s one every block or so on Corrientes, and I found everything else that I was missing for my room…and more. I started to enter each one that I passed by and noticed new random items that could (or could not) prove to be useful in the future. I resisted the urge to purchase anything unnecessary, but they are quite exciting to check out, since you never know the random utensil you may encounter. Also, I noticed the prices double depending on the neighborhood. In my part of the city, for instance, the lamp that I bought was $35 pesos (about $9 USD), on the other side of town where I used to live, I found one half the size for the same price and one similar to mine was $70 pesos. I tried to rationalize with the guy and he wouldn’t come down. (I should have known not to try to rationalize with an Argentine shopkeeper.)
The only downside to my new house is the lack of drawers in my room…none in the closet, none in the desk, none in the bathroom. So, I went on a quest to find organizers for my things – because as everyone knows, my room must be organized! I headed out to Avenida Cordoba to see if there were any household stores, but all that I found were car dealerships and autopart stores. I cut over to Avenida Santa Fe, which really only had clothing stores and a few household stores, but they didn’t seem to have much of what I needed. After walking far enough, I decided that I may as well check out Jumbo (up near where I used to live), assuming that they would have anything, since it’s such a huge WalMart-like store. To my disappointment, however, they really didn’t have much as far as free-standing drawers and desk organizers. (They did have the hanging closet organizers, though, which solved the closet issue.) I also needed a lamp, and didn’t want to spend $40 on a simple light.
On my way to yoga on Avenida Corrientes, I started to peak into the numerous bazaars that were on the street. They’re little shops that are reminiscent of dollar stores, but actually have some quality goods – mainly household items, sometimes mates (the gourds that we drink yerba mate out of), frequently lamps, so I started to enter them – there’s one every block or so on Corrientes, and I found everything else that I was missing for my room…and more. I started to enter each one that I passed by and noticed new random items that could (or could not) prove to be useful in the future. I resisted the urge to purchase anything unnecessary, but they are quite exciting to check out, since you never know the random utensil you may encounter. Also, I noticed the prices double depending on the neighborhood. In my part of the city, for instance, the lamp that I bought was $35 pesos (about $9 USD), on the other side of town where I used to live, I found one half the size for the same price and one similar to mine was $70 pesos. I tried to rationalize with the guy and he wouldn’t come down. (I should have known not to try to rationalize with an Argentine shopkeeper.)
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