Mixed Bag
So! Some pros and cons.
Firstly, Chicago (and I’m guessing the whole US): While I appreciate the effort, I do not need a plastic bag with every purchase. The small thing of lotion I bought today? I can go ahead and put that in the overly large bag I was given with my shoes. Same goes for the single pair of tights. If it fits in my hand, it doesn’t need a bag.
Secondly, I decided to risk a soy latte. Might as well jump in feet first. It was so huge I thought they’d given me large, but Jenny assured me it was a small. And compared with her medium, it was. My description of how large Melb coffees were (’you know, the size of a latte glass’) wasn’t terribly instructive.
As for the taste… well, if you didn’t expect it to taste like a coffee (which by the second sip I didn’t), it was alright. Kind of like really sugary soy milk with coffee flavor.
Pros: Melbourne, your price for shoes is out of control. I managed to find the pair of blue Keds with the owls for a total of $22 (including the now 11% Chicago sales tax - thanks Mr Mayor). Their cost in Melb: A$80, so about US$72 if I’m being kind to the exchange rate. That is just a silly amount to pay for the adorable, but cheaply made shoes I now own.
Generally, things so cheap! Facewash for under eight dollars! Hell, facewash for under five! A miracle! Plus, it wasn’t from the dodgy Sydney road store with instructions in German and Chinese and a suspiciously fast-approaching expiration date.
Also, I managed to find bread without high fructose corn syrup in it. Hurrah! I thought that was going to be kind of an effort since even the pretty healthy bread I used to buy had it as the second ingredient. It’s about four dollars a loaf, but so be it.
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