Awhile ago I had written about the used clothes markets here where North American and European thrift is shipped over here in big bales and then sold at low prices. This gives people clothes to wear at affordable prices but has also had the unfortunate side effect of killing the local textile industry.
This past weekend was my first visit to one of the larger salaula markets in town. I went with my fellow SALTers who were in town for a meeting. You can basically buy any kind of clothing for any age group in this place - endless stretches of stands selling endless numbers of clothes. After some looking I finally solved my trousers crisis (I needed another pair) and picked up a pair of nice pants which were originally from Mark's Work Warehouse. They are quite comfy - indeed, I'm wearing them right now.
The best was yet to come however. Out of the corner of my eye I spotted a Maple Leafs jersey and we went to go check it out. Sure enough, there was a whole stand dedicated to only sports clothes. The guy must have gone through the other sellers' wares and bought the sports stuff. Mark and I picked up matching bike jerseys and there was even a third one there that we bought for our friend in Tanzania. I also bought another bike jersey while he bought a bike jersey and a couple of baseball shirts. What a shopping experience! I will certainly be going back to that stand some day to see what kind of new merchandise the vendor has brought in.
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