It's been years since I experienced the WOW factor, when grocery shopping I'm not easily pleased it's not like buying shoes after all:) and in recent years costs have been spiraling, in BC especially, so imagine this a basket of fruit and veg costing just $15.00 (US $'s) including just baked bread and home made potato chips ..... $15.00 and from a real green grocer not an over priced, over packaged, supermarket produce department. The grocer in question is located in the small town of Arroyo de la Miel just a short drive from our "home" www.benalmadena-arroyo.com/arroyo-de-la-miel-map.php frequented mostly by locals and thank goodness self serve, I'm still working on my Spanish although the really nice young chap who's served me twice now doesn't expect too much in the way of conversation, he's obviously an expert at reading foreigners quizzical faces.
Since we're talking prices of important items at the wine tasting last week www.birdievinos.com I reported that John replenished our stocks, well I've just looked at the bill 36 bottles at an average price of $9.00 (US $'s) for excellent reds, white and my bubbly, in British Columbia where taxes are so high and alcohol purchases are government controlled, you cannot purchase alcohol anywhere other than at BC Liquor Stores (it's the same throughout Canada) there are a few private stores opening up but they're usually more expensive. The selection and choice is also very limited although John's found red wine sold by the carton which he says is quite palatable, on the box it reads "Lasts for approx 6 weeks" he's yet to see if that's really true:) Point is you'd be hard pressed to get a decent bottle of anything for $9.00 even my "pop" white Zinfandel (cannot possibly call it wine) starts at $8.00 + (Cdn) so we'll eat and drink very well at our Spanish House Sit .... muchos gracias!!
Since we're talking prices of important items at the wine tasting last week www.birdievinos.com I reported that John replenished our stocks, well I've just looked at the bill 36 bottles at an average price of $9.00 (US $'s) for excellent reds, white and my bubbly, in British Columbia where taxes are so high and alcohol purchases are government controlled, you cannot purchase alcohol anywhere other than at BC Liquor Stores (it's the same throughout Canada) there are a few private stores opening up but they're usually more expensive. The selection and choice is also very limited although John's found red wine sold by the carton which he says is quite palatable, on the box it reads "Lasts for approx 6 weeks" he's yet to see if that's really true:) Point is you'd be hard pressed to get a decent bottle of anything for $9.00 even my "pop" white Zinfandel (cannot possibly call it wine) starts at $8.00 + (Cdn) so we'll eat and drink very well at our Spanish House Sit .... muchos gracias!!
