It's good that we share our experiences and I appreciate the OP being open and not taking it personally. Like I said, first one was amazing, we totally lucked out because if the second or after had been my first, I never would have gone back. Only enough bad ones led me to want to stop. But thank god we found that first one cuz we got some really amazing stuff and the prices WERE better than retail.
Weekend House Sales By Organizers In Buenos Aires
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There is no chance I'd take your comments personally because I don't organize these sales -- I only attend them. I can't count the number of times I stood in line for hours to enter a sale and then left in ten minutes after a disappointing review of the apartment with nothing of interest. Now that all the organizers post photos on sites makes it easier to choose the weekend sales to attend based upon what is offered for sale and the location.
I furnished my apartment and built my wardrobe by attending these weekend house sales. It requires patience, but it can be done. I still wear the Italian and French designer clothes/shoes I bought at very reasonable prices in 2000, when the peso was equal to the dollar.
I furnished my apartment and built my wardrobe by attending these weekend house sales. It requires patience, but it can be done. I still wear the Italian and French designer clothes/shoes I bought at very reasonable prices in 2000, when the peso was equal to the dollar.
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Last Saturday I attended a Maria Maranessi feria americana because it was close to home. I checked the photos on the site and noticed there was a food processor on the kitchen table. I waited patiently for hours at the door of Peron 1968, a fabulous building with historical significance.
When I entered the apartment, I headed for the kitchen to check if the food processor was still on the table, and it was. I discovered it was a Cuisinart made in the USA. There were so many parts that I needed the instruction booklet. I located the tenants who provided the instruction book and the original box for packing it. The processor shows no sign of use. The price was 20.000 pesos. Considering the rate for the last Western Union transfer, I paid $15usd for the Cuisinart classic food processor model DLC-10C.
When I entered the apartment, I headed for the kitchen to check if the food processor was still on the table, and it was. I discovered it was a Cuisinart made in the USA. There were so many parts that I needed the instruction booklet. I located the tenants who provided the instruction book and the original box for packing it. The processor shows no sign of use. The price was 20.000 pesos. Considering the rate for the last Western Union transfer, I paid $15usd for the Cuisinart classic food processor model DLC-10C.
