So I went to the pharmacy for my friend Pete yesterday, because I was going to town anyway, his head hurt, and there were no painkillers in the house. I explained to the nice man behind the counter that my friend's head hurt and could he please sell me something like aspirin?
He did. One. That would be a single pill in a blister pack, 34 cents, thank you.
What do you do with one aspirin? I mean, yes, take it, but really, people buy these one at a time here?
Apparently so - you should have seen the look he gave me when I said, "You know, I really meant a box when I said I wanted aspirin."
Eyebrows up, mouth open. "A box?"
"Yes, please," I said.
That came to $8.50. Hmmm . . . too much since all I had was a ten and wanted snacks.
So we settled on half a box, because apparently you can do that, too. Do people not keep this kind of thing in their homes by the bottle here? Weird, weird, weird.
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ummm....how do they sell Aleve? Tylenol?
ReplyDeleteDon't assume they have those brands - generics are big here. However, one pill at a time seems to be a standard, and blister packs are way more common than bottles.
ReplyDeletedo you need a care package of the normal stuff? would that even make it through customs or whatever?
ReplyDeleteI don't know if a care package of normal stuff would make it through - they have some weird product restrictions in Ecuador. For example, you can't bring in baking powder. I guess they caught too many people using it to cut cocaine, so bye-bye, basic baking tool.
ReplyDeleteSave on shipping and just bring yourself ;-) Start piling pennies now and I'll see you in Jan-Feb?
hah. girl i can't save pennies. every penny goes to my bills and trying to eat here. but if i find a sugar daddy in the mean time i'll come visit. as long as it isn't hot. because we both know i hate the heat.
ReplyDeleteYeah, bills suck. Good luck! Cuenca doesn't get hot hot - it is nothing like NC! So start sugar daddy hunting and I'll start hoping for a lottery win for you, too!
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