The “Dollar” Store
So, I’m walking through Paregamoutiun, as usual, and what do I notice, but a sign, near the Post Office there, which advertised a soon-to-be-opened “My Dollar Store”, as part of the big “Yeritsyan and Sons” supermarket, off Gomidas. Besides the khaydarag spelling mistake on the billboard, it also said – and this is absolutely true – everything for “$1.88”. Hmmm… Just a moment here… A dollar store, right ? With everything for…a dollar… and eighty-eight cents…
?!?!
Right. This had to be checked out.
It is most unfortunate that I didn’t have a camera on me, otherwise I would have posted a picture of the billboard, and also of the store. It’s all ready, and it says “My Dollar Store” right there, an extension of that big supermarket. When I tried to go in there, though, a bunch of “paredes ardakinov, minchev 30 daregan” ladies duly informed, in unison, and I quote, “Pak a!”. So, it’s closed yet, but it seems to be well-stocked in non-perishable stuff, like photo frames and shampoo, so I guess they’re buying excess stuff in bulk and selling it. For one dollar and eighty-eight cents. As a dollar store.
Well, my theory is that they’re all priced at a thousand drams, although, at the current, meandering rate, that doesn’t quite work out so well. Perhaps they’re importing everything, paying a dollar for every item from wherever, but, once in Armenia, what with this tax and that duty, they have to raise the price to make ends meet… In any case, I don’t get how they can, in the same breath, call it a “dollar” store, and mark everything $1.88. I hope the place opens soon, so that this latest turn of mysterious events in Yerevan gets solved.
?!?!
Right. This had to be checked out.
It is most unfortunate that I didn’t have a camera on me, otherwise I would have posted a picture of the billboard, and also of the store. It’s all ready, and it says “My Dollar Store” right there, an extension of that big supermarket. When I tried to go in there, though, a bunch of “paredes ardakinov, minchev 30 daregan” ladies duly informed, in unison, and I quote, “Pak a!”. So, it’s closed yet, but it seems to be well-stocked in non-perishable stuff, like photo frames and shampoo, so I guess they’re buying excess stuff in bulk and selling it. For one dollar and eighty-eight cents. As a dollar store.
Well, my theory is that they’re all priced at a thousand drams, although, at the current, meandering rate, that doesn’t quite work out so well. Perhaps they’re importing everything, paying a dollar for every item from wherever, but, once in Armenia, what with this tax and that duty, they have to raise the price to make ends meet… In any case, I don’t get how they can, in the same breath, call it a “dollar” store, and mark everything $1.88. I hope the place opens soon, so that this latest turn of mysterious events in Yerevan gets solved.
posted by Nareg at 4:02 PM
3 Comments:
Nareg I wanted to write about this as well. I see them advertising the store on TV quite a bit.
I thought we have a law stating everything has to be in Armenian currency. Why wouldn't they have called it the "Amen inch - 500 dram" or something similar?
Nareg,
Are all products in that store for $1.88 or there are $1 ones too? Because usually dollar stores have a variety of prices, all the way up to 5-10 dollars, if not more... But yeah, you have a point if EVERYTHING in the store is for $1.88.
On another note, where have you been??? :) It's me, Shoghig. :P
Action has been taken, ladies and gentlemen. :-)
The sign is now sans khaydarag spelling mistake, and it reads "everything for 800 drams".
Here, here!
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