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Hello from a fellow Canadian and relatively new forum poster! I have been in Madrid about 6 weeks now, and there definitely are many differences! I have noticed that things like hair dryers, curling irons..etc are much more expensive here in Spain...actually most electronics come to think of it. If you are bringing electronic stuff and need plug adapters, make sure that the plastic part is either small, or round. I bought a couple that are large and square...the metal prongs are the correct size but the plastic part doesn't fit into the outlets because here most of them are round. It took me a while to find peanut butter here too...but I don't know if that's a thing to ship overseas haha. As for other random things like household items...hangers, random kitchen utensils and other things like that, if you have room it's probably worth shipping them just to save the hassle of going to look for all of it. I'm not sure if there's much difference in price though. Going to Ikea is always fun for stuff like that  Good luck! I'm happy to hear of another Canuck in Madrid! |
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| Posts: 2 | Location: Canada | Registered: 15 January 2008 | |
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hey c_i_m. i have been here for 11 years and am from nyc, u.s.a. and to this day (unless there is a GREAT deal here or a voltage issue) i buy my electronics in the u.s.a. either on trips back to see fam & friends or i have people visiting bring them over. i can tell you that regarding what sammie said above, MUCH MORE IMPORTANT than the plug adapters is the voltage rating on your electronics. check to see that any electronics that you plan to bring are rated for 110-240v. usually, you can see this on their power source itself. if your electronics are not rated for world voltage, you will need voltage transformer (to step the current down from the 220v that comes out of the outlet here to the 110 that your electronics may be rated for. if you plug them in without a voltage transformer you will fry them. textiles (clothing) is also MUCH more expensive here in spain. my wife and i had our first baby 11 monthsw ago and since then my mom has been either bringing over or sending boxes of clothes from the states. we have bought him very little clothing here in spain. saludos, jer...
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| Posts: 12213 | Location: ny, u.s.a. --> madrid, spain --> the plaza mayor ! | Registered: 30 June 1998 | |
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OMG the coffee here is much way 1000x better in Spain so I wouldn't bother bringing coffee! (don't mean to offend Timmy's!) When I go back to the US I bring over pancake mix and syrup because they just don't do dat here, at least not the way I like it. You can find them at Taste of America for 4x their usual price, however. If you're not really proficient in Spanish yet, you might want to bring a stash of your favorite drug store products because there are no CVSs here, you have to ask for what you want in the farmacias and it's usually called something different. It's all here, and MORE, but it just takes a while to get up to speed.
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| Posts: 704 | Location: Madrid, Spain | Registered: 14 December 2002 | |
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hey mariposita. fyi, you can get any brand blank cds you want dirt cheap at the rastro on sundays. even cheaper if you know someone, pm me and i can give you my contact there as he has a stand and always cuts me deals. saludos, jer...
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| Posts: 12213 | Location: ny, u.s.a. --> madrid, spain --> the plaza mayor ! | Registered: 30 June 1998 | |
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4€ is highway robbery. mercadona has pb for 2 euros a jar. saludos, jer...
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| Posts: 12213 | Location: ny, u.s.a. --> madrid, spain --> the plaza mayor ! | Registered: 30 June 1998 | |
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quote: mercadona has pb for 2 euros a jar.
So do all the little Moroccan, Latin American, Chinese, etc. stores. I've never had any problems finding cheap peanut butter here in Madrid... maybe it's harder in the rest of the country. |
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| Posts: 1064 | Location: Madrid | Registered: 10 December 2002 | |
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If your not picky than you can find peanut butter here, if your attached to a particular brand than I'd bring it over. Another thing is priced like liquid gold is mouth wash, unbeliveably expensive here. Also also have had a bunch of Americans from John Deere come over and all bought thier TVs in American and shipped them over, savings about 50% over what it would cost here. Apparantly most Flat Screens are dual voltage as as well as NTSC and PAL
formerly timhortonsman
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| Posts: 374 | Location: Tres Cantos | Registered: 29 June 2006 | |
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