In Bogota at any given stoplight you can find people selling EVERYTHING. This woman happens to be selling peanuts, cigarettes, gum, chips and candy. Other people cell cell phone chargers and covers, aprons, children games, dish towels, trash bags - literally anything you could want.
Sometimes if it's a long light, they will even leave whatever they're selling on your window. If you want it, you can pay for it, otherwise they will come snatch it back up before the light turns green. They have impecable timing.
Another thing that is very common is for salespeople to come onto the bus to sell their wares. I've seen people selling super glue, batteries, pencils, hand lotion, bracelets, food, etc. It can actually come in handy if you are in need of one of those things, and they're usually a lot cheaper than you would find in the stores. The hand creme I bought was 50 cents!
I get this when I go to China a lot, most of the products being peddled are the knockoff stuff.
ReplyDeleteHave you seen children selling products on the street/in the bus as well?
yes, definitely. And the kids also like to do things like wash windshields, juggle, and do other forms of entertainment for pennies.
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