Mexico pricing sucks!

For electronics, anyway. I posted recently about the Panasonic Lumix TZ3 digital camera. With every passing day, I want one more and more. It shall be mine. But not from a Mexican store. This camera retails for as little as US$326 in the United States. I found one today in Sanborns. Admittedly you’d expect it to cost a bit more in Sanborns. But US$560?!?! Bloody ridiculous! It’s nearly double the price! Why anyone buys products at these rip off prices I’ll never know. I want an MP3 player and this camera. The price difference between the US and Mexico is so massive that I could fly to a city in the States, buy them, have a nice day out, fly back, and feel content that even with the price of the flight included - I saved money! Seriously - I don’t know why groups of friends don’t pool together the cost of a flight, send one of them over to bring back a few goodies.

Mexico pricing sucks!

For electronics, anyway. I posted recently about the Panasonic Lumix TZ3 digital camera. With every passing day, I want one more and more. It shall be mine. But not from a Mexican store. This camera retails for as little as US$326 in the United States. I found one today in Sanborns. Admittedly you’d expect it to cost a bit more in Sanborns. But US$560?!?! Bloody ridiculous! It’s nearly double the price! Why anyone buys products at these rip off prices I’ll never know. I want an MP3 player and this camera. The price difference between the US and Mexico is so massive that I could fly to a city in the States, buy them, have a nice day out, fly back, and feel content that even with the price of the flight included - I saved money! Seriously - I don’t know why groups of friends don’t pool together the cost of a flight, send one of them over to bring back a few goodies.

Shoes and Haircuts

Paola looks happy. There’s a reason for this. Shopping and hair cuts. We can’t go anywhere without her buying a new pair of shoes. Of course, they are all ‘essential’ purchases, out of necessity, not shoe addiction. Today she needed them for work because these ones are blue. I’m pretty sure she has about a dozen pairs of shoes that are blue already. But such is life.

Shoes and Haircuts

Paola looks happy. There’s a reason for this. Shopping and hair cuts. We can’t go anywhere without her buying a new pair of shoes. Of course, they are all ‘essential’ purchases, out of necessity, not shoe addiction. Today she needed them for work because these ones are blue. I’m pretty sure she has about a dozen pairs of shoes that are blue already. But such is life.

Coyoacan

More photos coming soon.

I live in Delegacion Coyoacan so not surprisingly I visit the Centro Coyoacan regularly. And why not? It’s a really very cool place! Safe, clean and full of bohemian stuff! And markets selling trinkets and tourist crap, for sure. It was home to Frida Kahlo and Leon Trotsky - you can visit their homes which are now museums. There are plenty of fabulous bars, restaurants and coffee shops about. And plenty of street entertainment. I had lunch there at my favourite restaurant today, the Moheli, and a walk around. And took a few photos too, surprise, surprise…

Coyoacan

More photos coming soon.

I live in Delegacion Coyoacan so not surprisingly I visit the Centro Coyoacan regularly. And why not? It’s a really very cool place! Safe, clean and full of bohemian stuff! And markets selling trinkets and tourist crap, for sure. It was home to Frida Kahlo and Leon Trotsky - you can visit their homes which are now museums. There are plenty of fabulous bars, restaurants and coffee shops about. And plenty of street entertainment. I had lunch there at my favourite restaurant today, the Moheli, and a walk around. And took a few photos too, surprise, surprise…