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Go to outlets or buy wholesale. There are some on Av. Cabildo in Nuñez. You can also buy clothes wholesale in Flores directly from the factories. I go there with girlfriends because each small store has a minimum purchase of 4-8 pieces. But it is very cheap! (Granted... quality is not amazing...

i always use Casa Jose on Pueyrredon near Cordoba. It is great because you can order your photos online and then pick them up. Also the quality is good! www.casajose.com.ar

I just booked a flight with TAM to Orlando from EZE that flies through Sao Paolo. They told me that I would need a "transit visa" just to stop in Sao Paulo since, as a US citizen, I am going to be there "overnight" arriving on 7/24 evening and departing at 1 am 7/25. My layover is 1.5 hours. I...

I just asked because I'm surprised with blonde hair and blue eyes I've never once been robbed in BA in 8 months. I take colectivos nearly exclusively and walk on the streets past midnight alone often (not bc I think I'm invincible, just out of necessity). From this thread it seems I should be...

I am wondering your thoughts on this theme that I've been contemplating for a few months. I have come to lean towards the conclusion that Buenos Aires thieves are more likely to target males, though I am far from 100%. My rationale is that: 1) guys are more likely to have more cash (open for...

Though this article never directly mentions Argentina, I find it extremely relevant http://www.economist.com/node/21549911?fsrc=scn/tw/te/ar/thebigwhy "...some governments get it wrong on purpose. Amid weak and accommodating institutions, there is little to discourage a leader from looting...

Sube update: you can only use your SUBE card for yourself now. @tarjetasube just tweeted: "SUBE es de uso personal. Si el titular viaja con sus hijos puede abonar sus boletos con monedas o tramitarles una tarjeta." (Don't ask why I follow @tarjetasube on twitter. epitome of lame) And you can...

how awful. victim blaming is never ever ok.

cuevana.tv and monsterdivx.com are great; also i use sidereel.com to find links for some shows

Don't know much about Amalia but her museum is incredible, my favorite in BA. It is such a stunning building as well.

sorry trennod you were right! i just read that you paid 400 pesos for wellclub and didn't think about the single month price. sorry about that! you are absolutely right about the prices rising. the truth is the decent gyms here are expensive. you can find them for 120 pesos but with no...

Check out the supermarkets in barrio chino for some imported US products! near juramento and cabildo : )

those prices for well club are wrong. if you sign up for 3 months the price is currently $270/month. 6 months is $250/month. Well club is awesome though slightly pricey. I found much worse gyms for about $200/month near Parque Las Heras (Renacimiento was one). Wellclub has great classes. I go...

Anyone have any recommendations? I have some friends coming down looking to rent and apartment (furnished) just for a week, not luxurious but not horrible either. Thanks. (Sorry if there is an old thread on this; did do a search but the search terms are really vague.)

also anyone want to bet that CFK blocks online shopping sites now? lol

online prices are usually about the same as in store prices, sometimes cheaper. I wonder how the Economist rejecting her government produced numbers will affect practices here . . . Another article published today by the Economist as well on Argentina's economy...

he works for a BsAs startup that is expanding to Chile! the startup environment there is great, i even think the govt gives grants to startups (though i don't know the details)... so unlike Argentina eh?

funny that you ask... i don't know much about chile but my best argentine friend is moving to chile for work next week!

I am pretty certain that high quality memory foam in sheets doesn't exist in Buenos Aires. A few months ago I searched far and wide in all the big stores (easy, falabella, walmart) and small (think bed supply boutiques and mattress stores) BUT i did find sheets of foam that served as a mattress...

i'm not sure of the origen of the 'never take out your phone on a bus/subte' rule that i read about on baexpats. i always use my blackberry to catch up on emails and facebook on the colectivos. Done it every day for 6 months. Never had a problem and i always see smartphones in the hands of...