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