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Vlog: “Saturday Market”
Location: Cochabamba, Bolivia
Date: 7 of Feb. ’09
Vlog Saturday Market
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thanks for the vid…I wondered if there were markets like that…and I love how you mentioned “treat people like people”..isn’t that key in any country? love it!
You are a quite a shopper, and you did get a lot for 36 dollars…when I know I have a lot for my money, it just feels good! hahaha
love you, just wanted to make sure I stopped in here..love your pic at the top…love your hair!! you know I would go there.
That was Great! I loved seeing where you shop. All that produce looks wonderful! We have a farmers market here on Saturdays but only in the summer. Does yours go all year long?
Fabulous! It was fun to see the market that you’ve mentioned so many times!
Becky
Isn’t market shopping the best!!! I prefer it 100x over the supermarket. We have a huge market in the middle of Tel Aviv and in Jerusalem is even a better one.
Thanks for the look into yours!
Darla – Yes, it is key in an interaction with people that we treat them as people. Thanks for stopping in!
Little sis’ – Year round. We have a cycle of the fruits and veggies that are in season, but they sell every Saturday. And actually there is a HUGE!!! market that is open daily called the cancha. That is for the dedicated shoppers.
Becky – Thanks!
Mo – Truth be told I don’t really enjoy shopping, but it is something I have to do so I might as well have a good attitude about it. I like going to the market to see the people and the interesting things they do.
Yes, now I remember you saying that once before
But, at least if you HAVE to do it, its way better than standing in lines and isles in a crowded grocery store. I guess its the atmosphere that I love about the market more than the store……it seems less like work to me 
Mo – I totally agree that the atmosphere is much better.
You rock, thanks so much for the tour!
Now I need to learn spanish so I can go to the market.
Why the market though? Is it for the experience, a better price, better quality and selection?
Carin – Aaww, you are so nice! Why ask why… ?
Really though, there are a few reasons.
Better price… Yes. Significantly better prices even than the market you saw from my window right next door.
Better quality… Yes. From the grocery store it just doesn’t taste as good.
Better selection… Yes. This is the biggie for me. I like the options that the Saturday market provides me.
Seeing people I know… People come from all parts of the city to shop at the Saturday market and I like running into people I know and chatting for a bit. I almost included that in the video but decided against it.
Cleanliness… Produce from the Cancha (the huge everyday market on the other side of town) is much cheaper but it is so filthy down there. Here they keep it more clean.
Flowers… I didn’t show this part on the video either but there is a flower section that I like to bu from too. It is year round as well.
People interaction… My vendors know me and I know them; that quality relationship is important to me.
Out of doors… I am an outdoorsy gal and the morning at the market gives me a chance to put on my sunglasses and get a bit of a burn on my shoulders. I like that. The other markets are enclosed and so is the supermarket.
Cultural connection… I feel more connected to the Bolivian people when I shop there.
Well roundedness…. It makes for some interesting stories.
Thanks for asking.
We went there every Sat. when we lived in Coch. I would buy fresh flowers almost weekly cause they were so cheap and amazingly beautiful! Wish we had something like that here!
i loved the 3 keys.
and seriously, you are so dang cute. i wish i could pull off these kinds of videos. i’ll vlog vicariously through you!
Julie – The flowers are breathtaking!
Alece – I get my cuteness from my kids.
My ‘pooter isn’t working with me. First it stopped at 2:09, then I refreshed the page and the video … and it stopped at :13.
But … what I saw looked like fun! We have farmer’s markets up here in the summer and fall. I love shopping there. Better produce – all fresh from the ‘garden’. 
Yummy. Better prices too.
Love your rules for shopping!
Add cold weather, stockings, wool coats and English…it could be the market in Stockport, England.
I miss those days.
To get to the one in Dallas…well…it’s not much fun unless you LOVE traffic…ugh.
Annie – You saw almost all of it. :-/
Michelle – In the cold? That sounds adventurous.