Shopping
here is definitely an experience...and one that requires planning to
say the
least. Prayer times reek havoc on a ladies shopping day! There is no such thing as running out really quickly to the store. You better know when each prayer time is before you head out.
least. Prayer times reek havoc on a ladies shopping day! There is no such thing as running out really quickly to the store. You better know when each prayer time is before you head out.
One of
our grocery stores is located in the mall. Every single store gets closed
for prayer. There are a bunch of people (mostly men) lined up outside the store
with carts ready to go. So we line up with them and patiently wait.
When the prayer finally ends, the doors open and
everyone rushes in, It is so funny to see everyone trying to get their
shopping done so quickly! the loud speaker's, you could hear them
announce that everyone had 5 minutes left to wrap up their shopping and get
out. It was pretty funny.
There are many stores here similar to
the states. We have H&M and Toys R Us and many more. The malls
are THE thing here since there isn't anything else to do. In Jeddah, the
malls are just amazing...too bad Jeddah is a 3 hour drive from us...making it a
special trip when we can go.
All in all, it's safe to say that shopping here
is quite the adventure and you just have to keep an open mind and a well
planned schedule! :)
Star Grocery Store
Didn't you steal/recycle this from someone else's blog?
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