At the intendencia (city hall) as I wait to pay 8 years of back taxes for our chacra that I thought our business administrator was paying. Post-it notes, taped to the cubicle divider with packing tape.
Old notes, I assume
Category: Commerce
Products, services, marketing, names
Any old packaging is just fine
Parcels awaiting customer pickup at the “Agencia Central,” which is larger than FedEx or UPS in Uruguay. Anything goes!
No produce today
The produce shed – not open today, inexplicably.
Details, details
Yes, the only internet provider in Uruguay, government-owned ANTEL, has an insecure web site.
Two telephones
Had two errands to run yesterday. Both involved buying a telephone.
This is the first.
And this is the other. Yes, that’s what they call it here.
Corona marketing
This display appeared, at the opposite end of the supermarket from the beer section, after the panicdemic arrived in Uruguay. I didn’t even know they sold this shit here, but then I’m not a beer drinker.
Because otherwise we’re all gonna die
So there’s an employee, standing there with face mask half off, counting out loud as people enter and leave.
Sandias
Have a few! And slow around corners, please.
Let’s see, what should we name our taxi company?
Scorpion? Shark? Both sound cozy and inviting.
Are Tienda Inglesa employees trained to do this?
Tienda Inglesa: the shopping cart slalom, courtesy of employees’ abandoned carts used for restocking shelves.