The "Walking Walmart"

 

Today I took Sena, Isha, and Esther (our housekeeper) to Lusaka.  Once again I was struck by all the "bargains" being offered by the "Walking Walmart."  This is the name Benedict coined to refer to the people who walk between the waiting cars at traffic lights at busy intersections selling a variety of things.  So these are some of the things on sale today:

Toilet plungers

Chess games

Scrabble games

Dog collars for very large dogs

Trousers for very large men

Maps for the wall – Africa and the world

Towels that look like the Zambian flag

Long neck scarves with the Zambian colors

Lots of very cute puppies of two or three breeds

Two cute white bunnies (yes, they were alive and wiggling)

Sunglasses

Small wooden carvings

Car chargers for phones

Movies (probably not the legal ones) and music CDs

Phone cards to recharge time in the cellular phones

Fresh red and green grapes

Papayas

Pencil bags

Shoes

Shirts

Hats

An exerciser that you use to strengthen your arm muscles

 

This is just the kind of variety you expect from any Walmart store!