Through The Supermarket Aisles

At some point, we all needed the supermarket for various purposes of topping up supplies- toothpaste, toothbrush, moisturizers, whatever. We went to the local chain of Disco to run errands. At the same time, we also checked out the wares on offer.

I’ve no idea at what sort of age would someone take interest in a supermarket, especially when she has zero inclination in turning those raw ingredients into cooked food. But for the past few years, I’ve always been fairly happy about stepping into a supermarket in a foreign land. Not just because it tells me consumer habits and social trends, but also because the items seem to emit a cheerful vibe somehow. It's kinda fun seeing the different types of vegetables, corn, grapes and all on the shelves. I was quite tempted to buy cans of olive oil home. But too bad I'm stopping in Sydney. So no food products.

There's a section for Malbecs too. Very cheap- a good decent table quality bottle is between ARS$60 - ARS$160. There're the ARS$22 bottles which really look suspect. But I guess it's like cardboard wine or at best, taste like mulled wine. By the way, while the Disco supermarket in Buenos Aires and the provinces peddle all sorts of Argentine wine at reasonable prices, they don’t sell cigarettes or lighters. The tiny little provision shops along the streets do.