Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Things You Can Buy at the Stoplight


I have been keeping a list of the things you can buy at the stoplight or toll booth. I haven’t seen the kitchen sink yet, but I won’t be surprised when I see one!

A variety of fruit, in a bag, for a dollar:
20 Reina Claudia  - yellow plums.
Purple plums
Ciruelas – a little round green plum (I think) that turns red when ripe
A pound of strawberries (these cost $2)
20 small limes
Sliced pineapple
Sliced mango
Bing cherries
Sliced papaya
Apples
Peeled oranges
Slice of watermelon
Pieces of coconut

Choclo (corn) for Humitas & Lottery Tickets
Whole pineapple
Whole oranges
Avocados
Tuna – (not the fish!) the prickly pear fruit from a cactus
Long skinny green beans (verduras)
Choclo (corn) for making humitas
Platanos fritos (fried plantain chips, red or white )
Taffy and other homemade candy
Live crabs
Lobster
Fish
Frozen Kool Pops (20¢)
Frozen yogurt stick
Goats – o.k., I don’t know if the man in Quevedo was selling the goats or just giving them a rest in the middle of the intersection.
Agua! (water)
Variety of bottled fruit drinks
A small cup of water or fruit colored drink poured from a gallon jug or 3-liter bottle.

Selling Avacados, Choclo, and Fried Plantain Chips
Steering wheel cover
Santa Claus hat
Neon light stick
A long sleeve sun protector for the driver’s left arm
Bobble head dogs – from a tray
Sunshade for the front window
Opaque window shade for side windows
Retractable shade with suction cups for side windows
Flags/banners on a stick -  from different countries (related to favorite soccer teams?)
Inflatable Items:
Blow-up child’s life preserver (already inflated)
A fully inflated kiddie pool
Blow up guitar
Blow up red “Eyore” donkey
Child-size stuffed chair (I’m not sure if they were blow-up or actually stuffed)
Candy

A 5-foot hat/coat rack
A cell phone recharger/lighter jack
Cell phone or Blackberry case
Bungee cords
Nylon webbing/ tie down straps
Music CDs
Lottery tickets
Daily newspapers
magazines
A rose, sunflower, or bouquet of flowers
windshield wipers


A mini-show: jugglers, dancers, mimes, acrobatics, Michael Jackson moonwalk dance, fire baton twirler, life-size puppets, tightrope walker, juggling unicycle rider
Street Performers

a window wash
brooms, mops, and brushes
Mardi Gras week: a bag of balloons, silly spray, squirt guns
Ladies wide brim sun hat
Baseball caps
Poster size wall sticker
Novels
Beach mat
Beach bag
Area rug
Sunglasses
Wash cloth
Franela – a red flannel towel
Agua! - Water

Synthetic feather duster
Infant sized sports shirts - fútbol teams
Ankle and knee braces, waist support
Lamp
Personal size dry erase board
Variety of purses
Child size stuffed chair
Coloring book
Bamboo shoots



Furry rats – they looked real; we hope they were fake!
Smurf dolls, a variety of sizes
Practice test for a driver’s licenseLotion
Day planner
Key chains
Newspaper Stand
Gum
Candy
Halloween masks and wigs
Bobble head doll
House phone
Cowboy hat
Bromeliad plant
Reindeer antlers headband
Shoe polish
Kites

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