What sparked this expedition, you ask? I needed a mattress cover and mi madre, Mercedes, told me I could find everything at Hipercor. My friend Zac and I decided to take on this adventure.
Observations inside THE HIPERCORRRRR:::::::
1. It is a massive store that they call a "mall" but is really just a Wal-mart-slash-JCPenney's with
three floors.
2. It. Has. Everything.
3. There is an entire chocolate aisle.
4. There are pre-made cocktails in cans.
5. Samples take forever because the person has to chat a little bit before she cuts you a piece.
6. Milk, eggs and cheese are not refrigerated.
7. You must use gloves to pick up produce.
8. You must weigh pastries-even the kind already wrapped.
9. Ham. That is all I need to say. Jamón is everywhere, not just in the Hipercor. I mean, LEGS...from the CEILING all dried out. We saw a man grab one and throw it over his shoulder like Santa Claus. We also looked at the prices. JUST GUESS HOW MUCH. Ok the first one was 89 Euros, then 217E, then 417E. We were gasping heavily in front of people. That means $600 for ONE CHUNK OF HAMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!
10. You have to pay for bags.
11. You have to stand really close to the product you're looking at or else someone will cut in
front of you and stand right in front.
I'll let you know if I think of more. This place was truly an experience.
But what about the "pre-made cocktails" Mary? I feel there is a story here that needs further explanation (at least for Marc and me)....
ReplyDeletehhaa. no we were just LOOKING, ALICIA...
ReplyDeletei wish we had a mall... everything is so tiny and expensive. oh and we definitely have an excess of pasta..not ham..well it is italy, i expected that..
ReplyDeletemakes wegmans sound crappy...oh wait...
ReplyDeleteMary
ReplyDeleteSounds like your having an interesting adventure out there. I bet you are overwhelmed ha? Talk to your Dad Sunday night says all is going well.
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