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In a country where the word “pork” gets bleeped out of TV cooking shows, it is always surprising to see pig themed items. (9.95 Dhs is $2.70)
Trademark is of no concern when you can misspell.
These birthday “candles” come with a warning that they throw off sparks. There’s nothing like having road flares on your cake.
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After our furniture buying spree in August which resulted in closets and bookcases, one would think that the apartment is full and we should stop. However, we ventured out to buy two recliners. Here’s a few things we didn’t buy.
DaddyBird was impressed by this set. It’s a boy-thing. The closet doors are apparently gas pumps. A fully equipped military installation.
Tiger chairs! How Austin Powers is that?
And we got to see this bed in the flesh, so to speak.
We bought none of the above. Two boring brown recliners will arrive on Saturday. When they asked us where to deliver the chairs, it was kinda fun to go to the window and point to our building. It is rarely that easy.
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Rocky Road Ice Cream – and there was the sound of angels singing…
Fudgee Bars, which come in “vanilla jolt,” “mocha rage,” “milky craze,” and “durian delight” flavors. The size and packaging led us to wonder if these were like Twinkies, but no, they are not that squishy or lacking in nutrition. Cupp Keyk takes brand misspelling to a new height. Kat Kat Tat doesn’t sound very appetizing to me.
Quaker seems to have thought of everything. Oats to put in your rice, because not just any ol’ oats will do.
Discoveries at other stores:
Pega-bunny jumps over the moon!
These kinds of things always stick out like sore thumbs to us. Apparently, no one is concerned about sexualized toilet plungers.
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As I mentioned in my last post, another expat remarked about Fujairah having only one supermarket (in the western definition of supermarket). We beg to differ. So, here are some highlights from one of our favorite stores.
This is the pasta aisle where I found shapes of pasta I’d never seen before. They have all the bases covered.
It appears that Foghorn Leghorn is selling chicken stock these days.
This is the spice aisle where you can get lovely bags of various spices.
I’ve never seen such a large pat of butter before. (Five kilograms – That’s eleven pounds!)
Frozen chicken hearts – don’t they look appetizing?
And the true test – Kinder Eggs!
And this is only the grocery section which is one fourth of the store. There’s also a housewares section and a second floor filled with clothes and shoes for the whole family.
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The joys of discount store shopping in Fujairah match those of doing it in Dubai. Here’s a few highlights from today’s adventure.
First, some quite realistic looking toy handguns and plastic rifles. I’m fairly sure that these have been eradicated from American store shelves.
Not far away are the Barbie wannabes. There were some brunettes in the bunch, but they were all fair of complexion.
This “one piece mug” apparently comes with two pieces – mug and spoon.
If you wondered where all those summer camp popsickle stick craft projects went, here they are.
Do these remind you of any well known detergent brand? Maybe it wouldn’t be so obvious if they weren’t displayed side by side.
Living the Travel Channel 