A true convient store

As I was sitting in by the ocean in Sorrento waiting until it was time to check into our hotel, I saw some pretty interesting things. I was sitting on the bench and a truck pulled up in front of me with the most random sales products. All the four corners of the pick-up truck were completely packed with various household necessities.

The backend consisted of trashcans of all different sizes and colors, including blue, green, red, grey and yellow. One the sides of the truck there was a railing with all sorts of cleaning products. Underneath there were even pedicure kits for women that held a filer, a nailbrush, and a little container of nail polish remover. Most of the smaller containers of cleaner and cosmetic bags had an asking price of 4 euro, which is kind of a lot when we think about how much less a bottle of Windex would normally cost in the states. The light-weight products such as toilet paper and paper towels were placed on the top of the truck which the guy would climb up a ladder the was propped on the side. This was kind of surprising considering the heftiness of the seller. I walked around the truck asking the man how much everything cost and I think the man was getting angry with me because he didn’t really understand English and on top of that, I didn’t end up buying anything.

My business definitely wasn’t necessary because as soon as the man parked the truck in the tiny road, local residents came down from their apartments and circled the vehicle looking for things to purchase. This moving grocery store is convenient for those who don’t have time to walk into the center of town or only need a particular item. Either people were used to the costly prices or decided that it was worth it to not have to pay for a bus into town. The only thing that this truck lacked was food, but who would really want there produce mixed with cleaning products anyway?