Ukuseshwa okuxakayo kwemithwalo enobuhlakani nobungozi bezinjini zomoya

U-April yinyanga yokuqwashisa ngokucindezeleka, kodwa futhi yiNyanga Kazwelonke Yamahlaya, ngakho-ke ngicabange ukuthi ngiphume kancane ngikhulume ngokuthile okugcizelela umuntu othanda izinto zokuvakasha. Nginegazi laseScandinavia, ngakho-ke njengamaViking, nginokuthambekela okungokwemvelo kokuphuma ngiyohlola umhlaba. Kodwa ngiyingxenye yeScottish, ngakho-ke angifuni ukuyikhokhela.

Ngibuka izindiza ze-google njengoklebe - ngithatha amathikithi ekilasi lokuqala ashibhile ashibhile uma ngibona ukwehla kwentengo kubanga lama-$500 ukusuka e-Honolulu kuya noma yikuphi endaweni ye-Great Lakes. Ikilasi lokuqala liza nezikhwama ezi-2 kumuntu ngamunye, kufika kumakhilogremu angu-70 ipotimende ngalinye. Ngina-400 Aloha-amakhadi kaKhisimusi anetimu engiwathenge ngesaphulelo samaphesenti angama-75 kuye kwangama-90 ngoJanuwari, kanye nazo zonke izinhlobo zamagugu aseHawaiiana engizowabuyisela ezweni.

Ukusesha kwami ​​​​okudidayo kwezimpahla zaseParis ngezintengo zaseScotland kuveze amathuba angaphezu kwe-100 ku-Facebook Marketplace; nokho-ke, wonke umdayisi oyedwa engahlangana naye wayengumculi womkhonyovu. Konke engangikubuka kwakungumgunyathi uLouis Vuitton walethwa khona evela eShanghai lapho okungenzeka ukuthi umdayisi wakhokha u-$20 ngocezu ngalunye. Izikhangiso ze-Facebook zifundeka ngokuthi “Authentic Louis Vuitton,” kodwa lapho sezihlolisiswa, kuthathe imizuzwana engama-30 kuphela ukubona ukuthi lokhu kwakuwukushaya ngokungemthetho. Eqinisweni, yimuphi umuntu wangempela othenga amapotimende e-Louis Vuitton angu-10 ngo-$2,700 lilinye, bese ejika awathengise ngo-$1,000 lilinye e-Marketplace ngaphambi kokuwasebenzisa kanye? Akekho owenza lokho. Kepha abantu bathenga izinto zomgunyathi zikaLouis Vuitton ezingama- $20 eChina, bese bezithengisa ngokungemthetho kubathengi be-Facebook abangaqaphile e-Hawaii - ngamanyala.

Ngakho-ke ngaphendukela esitolo esinedumela elihle, esithandwa kakhulu eMelika eseNingizimu, esibizwa ngeBelk. Benza ngokukhethekile kwimikhiqizo abesifazane baseBaptist abanezinwele ezinkulu ngempela abathanda ukuyithenga. Okungenani yilokho obabekazi bami abangamaBaptist abanezinwele ezi-3-feet ubude bangitshele. Uyazi, uma izinwele zinde, kuyasondela kuNkulunkulu.

Ngithole ukuthengiselana okuhle: isethi yomthwalo onsomi engu-3, ​​njalo ngo- $ 160, ekuvunyweni kwe- $ 19.99. Incazelo ithi umthwalo "ubonakala ngombala onsomi okhanyayo ukuze ungalokothi ukhathazeke ngezimpahla zakho noma ukhulule umthwalo wakho kwibhande lokufaka impahla." Kusho ukuthini ngempela lokho? Ingabe kungumthunzi owesabekayo onsomi kangangokuthi akekho umuntu ongabanjwa efile ngawo? Anginankinga ngokunsomi - uphawu lwaseScotland umkhakhasi onsomi, ngakho-ke ngezinqumo ezimbalwa nokuhlobisa okuyigugu bazokwenza okufinyeleleka okuphelele kowesifazane wesigqoko obomvu noma iScotland oyisitabane.

Ngazi abantu besifazane abaningi abathanda nsomi. Ngigcina ukuthenga ipotimende ku Aloha Shintsha Hlangana, yayinombala onsomi, ne-hibiscus, futhi inamagama athi “Aloha” kanye nelithi “Hawaii” kunyatheliswe kuyo. Ngemva kokuyisebenzisela ukundizela e-Detroit, ngibeke isikhangiso ukuze ngiyithengise ku-inthanethi - futhi yathengiswa ngaphansi komzuzu owodwa. Ngakho-ke mhlawumbe amapotimende ansomi kungaba yinto okufanele ngiyicabangele ngokucophelela, ikakhulukazi uma ethambekele ekuhuqweniswe abesifazane abanezinwele ezinkulu.

Lapho ngifunda umbhalo omncane ka-Belk wale nto ngabona isexwayiso: “Lo mkhiqizo ungase uqukathe amakhemikhali aziwa eSifundazweni SaseCalifornia ukuthi abangela Umdlavuza Nokulimala Kwenzalo.” Ingabe babhekisela kwabesifazane abakhulelwe, noma babhekisela kumasosha ami amancane ngaphansi kwesigaba "sokulimala kokuzala"? Kufanele ngigcine amasosha ami amancane engenakulimala uma nje uDolly Parton engicela ukuba ngishade naye. Ngiyazi ukuthi uneminyaka engu-73 futhi cishe akanalo uhlelo lokukhiqiza nami, kodwa unezinwele ezinkulu futhi angakujabulela ngempela ukuziqhenya kwami ​​​​komthwalo ka-Dixie Belk. Futhi uyena yedwa owesifazane emhlabeni ongangiphendula ngiqonde. Hhayi-ke, mhlawumbe uJane Seymour angakwazi, kodwa bengizodinga ukubonana nokuncipha kwami ​​kuqala. Umbuzo ongu-$64,000, noma umbuzo ongu-$19.99: ingabe amapotimende ansomi afanele ukuthola umdlavuza?

Kusuke umsindo omkhulu ngesimemezelo sikaMnu. Ngicabanga ukuthi yingakho bonke abantu baseHolland befile. Uthe kuhlangene nokunyakaza kokuphotha. Manje, lawa mapotimende “angama-spinner” okusho ukuthi ungawasonta ngo-360 degrees.

NgingumScotland ngokwesiko, kodwa i-DNA yami ingeyaseScandinavia. Abantu baseScandinavia bahlale bebeka inani eliphezulu kwezokuphepha, yingakho ngithenge iVolvo C70 eshintshwayo. Ukuba yi-Scandinavian kanye ne-Scottish kwangiholela enkingeni enkulu ekhona - ngingubani mina - i-Scot eshibhile noma i-Scandinavian eqaphela ukuphepha? Ingabe ukuthengiselana kuwufanele ukucindezeleka okungenzeka kube nomdlavuza?

Imizuzu embalwa ngicabangile ngalolu daba. Mhlawumbe umdlavuza ubangelwe isenzo sokuphotha. Ngicabange ukuthi, uma ngiwaphotha emuva, ngabe uzowelapha umdlavuza?

Njengoba ngilahlekelwe yibo bobabili ogogo ngenxa yamathumba ebuchosheni, nginomthwalo omningi wemizwa uma kuziwa kuleso sihloko. Ngaphandle kwe-basal cell carcinoma (inkinga evamile kubantu baseScandinavia abanamehlo aluhlaza abahlala eHawaii) ngiphile ngingalinyazwanga ububi bomdlavuza.

Ekugcineni, uhlangothi lwami lwaseScandinavia “lokuphepha kuqala” lwaphumelela. Njengoba ngithanda ama-bargains, kungenzeka ukuthi ngithole okungaphezu kwalokho ebengikutholile kule sethi yemithwalo. Kukhona njalo Aloha Ukushintshaniswa Kwenkundla Yezemidlalo ukuhlangana phezulu nesilinganiso samaphawundi wami angama-280 (amapotimende amane) esigaba sokuqala esihloliwe semithwalo. Noma isiphi isizathu sokuya eSwap Meet sijabulisa iScotland.