tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189569786825847268.post4650236456381705590..comments2023-11-19T20:55:03.011-06:00Comments on I Was Crazy To Live In Reynosa: Shopping Challenges On This Side of the BorderCrazy Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02034624524218675347noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189569786825847268.post-91391318728397500822010-06-05T12:12:15.358-05:002010-06-05T12:12:15.358-05:00Wow, you guys have had a lot of luck finding bras....Wow, you guys have had a lot of luck finding bras. I have my daughter send them down for me. Here they are all B cups, I have seen some that I think are a small A, but they all say B. I think the next ones she needs to measure though, one of the ones she sent last time is a good 6" too small around and I double checked and the tag says 38, but it is maybe a 30. Shoes? There are usually some in my size 26 1/2 but the styles are "interesting." I live in an area with a lot of tall women (and a lot of very short) so what they have here are usually unhemmed pants. I do find that they tend to be very short-waisted though. The better to give you that lovely muffin-top look so many here seem to prefer.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215553041003543433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189569786825847268.post-89803720166316115092010-05-28T16:54:59.863-05:002010-05-28T16:54:59.863-05:00Dear Anonymous, Thank you for the gas conversion. ...Dear Anonymous, Thank you for the gas conversion. I didn't know one existed. No wonder pizza come out tasting like rubber. My oven at #5 doesn't get hot enough to cook a pizza.Crazy Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034624524218675347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189569786825847268.post-87209298472201415362010-05-28T12:48:28.478-05:002010-05-28T12:48:28.478-05:00I've heard Bo Pilgrim say a yeller chicken is ...I've heard Bo Pilgrim say a yeller chicken is a fat chicken. I've also heard that sometimes Mexican farmers feed broilers cempazuchitles (marygolds) to get that preferred golden color. We've seen Borden's milk from the US at Aurora and Walmart from Monterrey to Puebla. <br /><br />There is a gas mark conversion chart here:<br /><br />http://www.hintsandthings.co.uk/kitchen/oventemp.htm<br /><br />We gave our neighborhood carnicero a chart (he has it hanging in his shop) like some available here:<br /> <br />http://www.askthemeatman.com/beef%20chart.htm<br /><br />He said it doubled his business as customers like the idea of serving "Americano". You can take a notebook sized chart shopping but you will probably still have to let it "bleed" once you get it home, as meat in much of Mexico is still all about "fresh".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189569786825847268.post-38297639911635621582010-05-28T11:48:22.113-05:002010-05-28T11:48:22.113-05:00I never buy bras here! I'm a 36 A, and all the...I never buy bras here! I'm a 36 A, and all they sell here are B's with the occasional C. I go crazy at Victoria's Secret when I visit the States.<br /><br />Shorts, skirts and jeans... can't find them in my size here. No way no how. I'm about a size 10, and even the size "14" here won't fit over my hips. (No I'm not in denial, I swear I'm a size 10)<br /><br />Dresses and blouses are awesome, though.<br /><br />My shoe issue is that I'm a very popular size... 4.5. Mexican stores always seem to run out, saying "well, it's the most common size" Yes, well, in that case you should have MORE of them, shouldn't you??<br /><br />I agree with you Rita... thank goodness for flip flops and sandals! Love them :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189569786825847268.post-42690175595314651092010-05-28T11:28:47.175-05:002010-05-28T11:28:47.175-05:00Rebecca and Leah,
Thank goodness we live in a cou...Rebecca and Leah,<br /><br />Thank goodness we live in a country where flipflops can be worn most of the year and are quite fashionable. Let´s pray they never go out of style.Crazy Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034624524218675347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189569786825847268.post-32262370507443152362010-05-28T08:13:22.307-05:002010-05-28T08:13:22.307-05:00Rita, I understand completely. I am 14hours away f...Rita, I understand completely. I am 14hours away from the border with size 10 feet, so I do not even look for shoes here anymore. I have them purchased in the US and someone sends/brings them.<br /><br />Had to laugh about the bras...my MIL desperately wanted me to get her bras when I went to the US last time, as she was convinced they were better quality. Sure, I said. She was emphatic that she was a 38B, despite my concern that she needed something larger. I knew there was NO WAY she could be that size so I picked her up a couple 42Cs and took the tags off before I gave them to her.<br /><br />She has raved about her them ever since - telling all the neighbors and anyone who will listen how much better the American bras are...when really, she just needed the right size. ;-)One Small Vozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966486789164013039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189569786825847268.post-41952018120572172202010-05-28T06:06:30.892-05:002010-05-28T06:06:30.892-05:00I tried some shoe shopping as well in MX and i wea...I tried some shoe shopping as well in MX and i wear a US size 10. They just stared at me and kept bringing out to small shoes insisting i try to shove my feet in them.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06610339513322780166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189569786825847268.post-66791576587760028392010-05-27T23:02:41.219-05:002010-05-27T23:02:41.219-05:00Yellow chickens are a good thing? I forgot to men...Yellow chickens are a good thing? I forgot to mention how the milk is spoiled in two days but if I buy milk on the Texas side, it last for severals days. What chemicals and preservatives are in USA mile?Crazy Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034624524218675347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189569786825847268.post-16259412691727040502010-05-27T22:59:53.837-05:002010-05-27T22:59:53.837-05:00Oh, I feel your pain. I saw the same looks of horr...Oh, I feel your pain. I saw the same looks of horror from the shoe salespeople. I haven't attempted lingerie shopping on this side I don't think I ever will! I've got a stacked rack that would need to be pressed to fit a 38D.Crazy Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034624524218675347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189569786825847268.post-84859428001102542322010-05-27T22:58:34.732-05:002010-05-27T22:58:34.732-05:00yellow chickens are a good thing....they are mostl...yellow chickens are a good thing....they are mostly organic...they are fresh...so yellow is good...when in Valles mama Mari picks a few pollos and breaks the neck and pulls the feathers and boils them over a open fire...those are the yellowist pollos i've ever seen. But...they were never given hormones to help them grow. Fresh back yard...pollos! Darn you missed the pollo pickin...maybe next time we head south to Valles you can see the pollos and how they do tamales!sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466820579841841290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189569786825847268.post-17118787089652599942010-05-27T22:41:36.863-05:002010-05-27T22:41:36.863-05:00Oh, hun! I feel your pain! After moving to Mexic...Oh, hun! I feel your pain! After moving to Mexico, I have come to hate shopping for shoes. Whenever I walk into a shoe store, I don't even bother looking at what's on display. I just ask to see whatever they have in a Mexican 6. You should see the looks of horror I get from the salesgirls.:P<br /><br />And don't get me started on lingerie shopping. I'm a BIG girl. I need a 42DD bra. But the salesgirls INSIST that I will fit into a 38D, which is the biggest bra size I have found. Now I just save up any dollars that my Hubby gets from the Norteños and ask my sis-in-law to bring me a bunch of bras when she comes to visit. <br /><br />And as far as clothes are concerned...it's a good thing that I know how to sew! ;)Leslie Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12084393882026836564noreply@blogger.com