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orangiey · Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 217 Location: UK

Thanks again
we are in fact a couple going to Mexico city and so perhaps tampons etc will be easier to find!?
Will stock on blades etc... before coming so again thanks

MamaOaxaca · Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 201 Location: Mixteca, Oaxaca

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

MamaOaxaca · Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 201 Location: Mixteca, Oaxaca

Well, my dear husband is still living 5 minutes from the Morelia Costco, at least for the next month he is. So I can still put in orders. I mostly just miss looking at things, he's only just starting to understand how I can go to Costco for one thing, like sun dried tomatoes!!!!, spend 2 hours in the store and come out with only the sun dried tomatoes. Laughing

I just love looking at things, I love that you can walk around and not have clerks pestering you. I like my towns small shops, but I enjoy self service shopping. I want to look at things I have no intention of buying at this moment, I want to be able to take things off the shelf and read the box at my whim and not have to ask a clerk to show me each thing.
So where is/are the Costco(s) in DF and how far off the metro lines are they?

But what was this thread about???
Oh yeah, I answered that already. Razz

danielita · Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 281 Location: SLP

hlamb · Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 431 Location: Canada

Definitely bring contact lens solution. I wear hard contacts and can't use any of the solution here. When my luggage was lost by my airline, during the time when no liquids at all were allowed, I lucked out and found an optician who had a sample bottle of solution that he gave me so I could take my contact out after 40 hours of travel. I'm not supposed to wear it for more than 12 hours, so what a relief! Anyway, bring a good supply with you.

MamaOaxaca · Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 201 Location: Mixteca, Oaxaca

Hey Orangiey!
I was searching for an old post, and I happend to come up with something I hadn't remembered!
YOU'RE THE ONE WITH THE PREGNANT WIFE!
When are you due?
There is a whole nother shopping list for babies...

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Tampons? What the hell is that? You girls are just makin' stuff up...

There are two (maybe more) Costcos I know of in DF. One is in Villa Coapa in the south. I don't think it's near a metro stop. The other that I use is in Polanco...closest metro being metro Polanco, but you'd still need to grab a bus or taxi for a short ride. If you want company, my wife and I could probably arrange a co-shopping excursion. She seems to love the place. I like the large wine selection.

M@tt · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 473 Location: here and there

the one in polanco also has good cheddar cheese!

mapache · Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 202 Location: Villahermosa

The only thing I can't find is Kraft Miracle Whip. I guess I'm lucky that even in Southern Mexico we have C&A, Liverpool, Applebees, Walmart, Sam's Club, Office Depot, KFC, McDonalds, Burger King, Subway, Benneton, Home Depot, Dominos, and Pizza Hut. Cinemas are similar in design and comfort to those in Canada, UK and the US. On the rare occasion I get homesick, I just go to one of these places. I actually like Mexican hamburgers better now with bacon, ham, pinapple and chiles. ?como se dice las papas para desayuno in espanol? hash browns

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

'Papas hash' they say at VIPS in DF, the only place I've seen them here.

cangringo · Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 327 Location: Vancouver, Canada

we have a type of miracle whip - it's close but not quite the same...it'll do

I did see cans of gravy today ...and I thought of something else but can't remember now...

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

Being out in "the sticks" I have virtually no access to any of those little luxuries. A couple of things I really miss (and that I load up on back 'home') are Earl Grey tea and decent-quality peanut butter.

dixie · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 644 Location: D.F

I live in Coyoacan and there is a Costco 'near' me...it's the one I use when I finally run out of my few bulk things (which means I have only gone twice since moving here!) It's in Xochimilco right near the Tec de Mty.

I agree 100% with MamaOaxaca....I LOVE going to Costco just to look! THe one thing I was addicted to back home was the books, as they were so much cheaper! THankfully, the English selection here isn't that large...otherwise I"d be spending more money than a sane person should!

As for feminine products..I"ve never had a problem finding them....even when I lived in tiny mountain town La Esperanza, Honduras.

I have to admit...that DF is quite well stocked as things that I was never able to find before are here....including veggie products! I can get veggie burgers, ground meat and sausage at my local Wal-mart. As well...I can now get PICKLES!! And that my friends is a big deal!!! Smile

Just before Christmas they also got chocolate chips in...something that I have also never been able to find. Unfortunately...my mom all ready had a massive bag packed to bring me but...at least I know for when I run out (which will likely be sometime in the year 2020...hehehe!)

...dixie

cangringo · Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 327 Location: Vancouver, Canada

Ah pickles.......oh yummy - that is a big deal but what kind of pickles. We have pickles here but I love the Vlasic Kosher dills and can't find anything close to that. We found some but they were very vinegary and not enough garlic. Bring pickles.