OK, this post will be most useful for those who are on the Island or like us, need figure out how to get stuff shipped to the Island.
Shopping can be one of those Twilight Zone experiences. Yes, the stores look familiar but when you look at the details… not everything matches up. For example, we scoured BBB (Bed, Bath and Beyond) for a kitchen spider-you know, that round, shallow metal wire basket thingie on the end of a handle that you use to remove things like shrimp and french fries from hot oil? Gosh, I can’t imagine a kitchen without one. Funny, they were nowhere to be found in BBB. At checkout I happened to mention that I couldn’t find one to the clerk. “Oh,” she said “Here in Puerto Rico we don’t fry foods like that.” Oh, really? I though. Do, do, do, doooo-play the Twilight Show theme here in your head. Yeah. You know what it is and you don’t carry it. I haven’t check Walmart, but I can’t remember seeing one in their housewares department. But in all fairness, I wasn’t really looking at the the time. Continue reading “Shopping the Home Depot, IKea, BBB and shipping to the Island.”