Saturday, September 3, 2011

Temple of Consumer Heaven

During my year in Taiwan, getting a "basic" item (anything that can be found at Walmart) often turned into a journey involving maps, interviewing multiple locals and Google translate.  With this in mind, I devoted today to hunting down some stuff for my dorm.  

Turns out about 15 minutes walking from CFAU is one of Beijing's many multi-storied, packed to the brim, indoor shopping centers.  Ai-yao!   

In addition to the yoga mat...

and French press I never thought I would find...

It also had... 

everything...

else...

you could possibly...

want.

Plus 1, Beijing!

Fellow PiA-ers, Lily, Daniel and David, scoping out the goods :)   

4 comments:

Lincoln said...

Well not surprised that you hit the mother lode. China is the largest manufacturing and exporting nation and so it is expected they would have a lot of goods. After all, "Made in China" is very common here in the US. I would expect that to be the same in China.

Jess / Stew Stew said...

And so lucky am I to be living just 15 minutes from the mother lode!

BPatz said...

HOLY CRAP. I want to go to there. Wish I could help you decorate your new digs. :) Mmm french press.

Jess / Stew Stew said...

Britt, since this post I've found another one that's multiple BUILDINGS. And just when I started an "anti-clutter" campaign in my life...