NOV 2022 · MAR
01
Martes, 1 de noviembre de 2022
During the last couple of months, I have bought some surprisingly expensive things in average places here in Barcelona.
It may be a trend of living in a highly touristic place where tourist traps are expected, or it might be related to inequality and people with huge acquisition power residing in countries with lower wages.
Yesterday I paid 11.5 euros for a bread loaf. It was indeed a 1.2 kilograms loaf, but it was surprising when the rest of the bread at the store was priced between 1.5 and 4 euros.
A couple of weeks ago, I bought a 13 euros beer can. They explained that it was expensive because they brought it from Portland. I bought it because I thought it should be one of those fantastic west coat craft IPAs I miss a lot. But, never mind.
And during summer I spent +20 euros on a small cherry basket. I later discovered it was because we were not in season, and this was a unique seed of cherries that could grow out of season. They could have tasted better for the price."
It may be a trend of living in a highly touristic place where tourist traps are expected, or it might be related to inequality and people with huge acquisition power residing in countries with lower wages.
Yesterday I paid 11.5 euros for a bread loaf. It was indeed a 1.2 kilograms loaf, but it was surprising when the rest of the bread at the store was priced between 1.5 and 4 euros.
A couple of weeks ago, I bought a 13 euros beer can. They explained that it was expensive because they brought it from Portland. I bought it because I thought it should be one of those fantastic west coat craft IPAs I miss a lot. But, never mind.
And during summer I spent +20 euros on a small cherry basket. I later discovered it was because we were not in season, and this was a unique seed of cherries that could grow out of season. They could have tasted better for the price."