Dave's consumerism page
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   One of the best things about here is that shopping and living is really cheap. I am not obsessed with money of course, but I do like shopping. As a general rule, shopping for standard things is about a fifth or a quarter of the price of UK prices. What I mean is, stuff like sports equipment, bath taps, submersible pumps, books, printing services, bus and train fares, postage stamps etc.

Where local physical labour is involved the savings can increase a lot. For example, wrought iron grilles and balustrades, teak furniture made to order etc.

That means (to me) I have four or five times the spending power I have in the UK.

Of course, all the savings have to be offset against the cost of shipping it back, My theory is that the more we buy the less each item will cost extra in shipping home. We intend to use the slowest form of container shipping available as we do not mind waiting six months if it saves a hundred pounds. If anyone wants anything let us know

Great Value

  • Eating out
  • Scooters
  • Teak furniture
  • Sweeping and mopping
  • Cloth and tailoring
  • Rickshaw travel
  • Training courses
  • Hotels and holidays

Inexplicably overpriced

  • Plastic household goods
  • All Bran (4 quid a packet)
  • Second hand cars
  • Indian Champagne

 
 
Barterings

We never really have to do bartering though most of the time people want to buy things on our behalf saying they'll get a better price because we'll be fleeced, being foreigners.  This translates as, if anyone's going to fleece them it better be me. 

 
 

Fish Market

 

 

 		  

Fruit and Veg


 

(you might notice that while satsumas are orange, oranges are always green)