Consumer bacchanalia in Edirne due to the record devaluation of the Turkish lira
In the markets they collect the money in buckets, Bulgarians carry the purchases in sacks
We do not remember such an invasion! This was admitted to “24 Chasa” by border policemen of Kapitan Andreevo, who could not serve the Bulgarians who went to Edirne to market this weekend.
Cars from all over the country, lined up in 6 columns, were barely crawling. It took three hours to pass the border control on the Bulgarian and Turkish sides. On the two weekends, there really was a crowd of cars. Round the clock.
And there is something for that! Jeans for BGN 15, a thick winter jacket for BGN 45, a bedroom set of cotton sheets for BGN 35, women’s bags for BGN 5-6, lemons for BGN 65, a kilo of quality oil for BGN 10. Buses with the inscription “Custom Furniture” also went to pick up goods and drive them to customers in our country.
“If necessary, we will sleep here, but we will enter. Not to be missed. The Turkish lira is 13 stotinki. In their markets, the cheap one is ungodly “, Bulgarian women commented while waiting at the border.
“But half of Bulgaria is here,” joked the driver, who loaded the whole family into the car. “We’re going to dress from head to toe for no money,” he said. He added that the cheap Edirne was spread all over our country.
At one of the last gas stations before the border with Turkey, a Plovdiv family was actively giving directions to others who were going for the first time.
“Be sure to go to the Blue Market! There is chicken milk there, and the prices are ridiculous, ”the woman instructed.
“How long have you been going?” She asked the recruits.
“Only for today,” they replied.
“Oh, you won’t have enough time! We often go and spend the night so that we can go shopping. It is good to leave the car in the parking lot and visit the two malls “, the Plovdiv resident continued with the instructions.
Hanging on the border is really a test. But as soon as the last control by the Turkish side was overcome, our people stepped on the gas and found themselves in Edirne in the fastest way.
It is already 12 noon, and some have left at dawn. Others are already a few laps ahead.
Bulgarian women, carrying shopping bags, could barely carry them to their cars to return and buy again and again what their eyes saw. All our compatriots are very kind on Turkish soil. If a stranger speaks to them in Bulgarian, they immediately stop, guide, consult.
“Oh, you are very far from the Blue Market here. We are by bus. First we went from there, and now we have refilled the bags with purchases from the center “, explained two middle-aged Bulgarian women and took the bags to the flight.
Some of the bus drivers who drive organized groups frown. “Enough! There is no place for a needle to put in the trunks of the flights. They are robbing for the last time “, they rebuked the insatiable tourists. They responded with jokes and banter.
The record depreciation of the Turkish lira is
joy for
Bulgarians,
went on
purchases, but it is
tragedy for
the locals
Many do not hide their fears that their money is melting for days. Despite the concern on their faces, the merchants are polite and kind to the Bulgarians. They are ready to please every whim just to buy them the goods.
In the covered market in the center of Edirne, known as the mini-Chapel Bazaar, assertive women wanted to make them miraculous ointments in one of the shops. They heard that the ointments taken from here stretched the wrinkles and refreshed the facial skin.
“But please make me this cream,” insisted one of the Bulgarians. The saleswoman wondered how to please her. Most traders speak Bulgarian and Greek.
“I want a suit, but black,” said another. The salesman confused her that she was Greek and replied:
“Horis Mavro”
(no black – b.a.)
“What, what did you tell me?” She continued.
There was a real invasion in a linen and towel shop. A group of about 10 Nashenkas searched all the packages. The set cost only 35 leva.
“I want a blue color,” the client insisted. The man turned over all the packages to find her.
“Wow, where did you get this bread,” said another, seeing that her countrymen were carrying warm loaves of bread. “There’s an oven two blocks away,” they explained. They grabbed the packets of sheets and ran to the bakery.
On the way there, however, they came across a fish market.
“God, they’re lined up like an exhibition,” looked at the large sea bass, sea bream, bonito, mackerel. The sellers could not. Whoever takes it, they clean it on the spot as a bonus.
“Oh, no, I’ll take some fresh bonito and salt it,” said one who forgot about the bread. How much does it cost, he pointed to the salesman. £ 40 per piece (5.20 BGN – b.a.), he replied.
The influx of customers in the fish market was so great that
merchants
they collected the money
in plastic
bucket
Another tail curled meters from the fish. It is for fresh pie crusts – one of the hits in the purchases of Bulgarians.
The interest was so great that the Turks could not knead and grind. They looted them in a flash.
“The next ones will be out in 20 minutes,” the saleswoman explained. “I want five packages,” said a blond woman from Lovech and immediately paid to make sure she received the goods. The package contains 5 large round crusts and costs 20 pounds – BGN 2.60. At that time, recipes were exchanged in the queue.
“Eggs are not needed for these shells. Spread with plenty of butter, sprinkle with cheese, roll and bake for 35-40 minutes. Then spray lightly with water and turn to rest. It becomes brittle and soft like cotton, ”explained one of the clients.
“How many degrees does the pie bake?” Another asks. “It depends on the oven,” said the woman from Lovech. This was followed by recipes for pie with spinach, leeks and what not.
However, the bark in question does not last long and must be used within a week because it is not dried. “Oh, nothing like that! I distribute them in packages and put them in the freezer. Then I take them out, they thaw and it’s as if they are sharpened now “, a third one called. For Christmas she would make a pie and a pumpkin pie out of them.
It is 7 pm, and the flow of Bulgarians in the malls of Edirne does not stop. Jackets, fur coats, blouses – they were bought by the kilo.
“Hey, this coat is 54 leva, and in our country it will be at least 120. I’ll take it right away,” said a man as he measured. “Come quickly, come,” his wife called to him at the blouse stand and handed him a measure. The number cost 8 leva.
Those in a hurry to return returned to the cars. And others went to restaurants.
“Save for 20 people for tonight. And a liver tray for sure ”, a guide ordered at noon. “No problem. We are on two floors, there are places “, the owner replied while pouring lamb kebab, chickpeas, lentils.
Abundant and delicious
lunch for two
comes out 110 pounds –
about 14-15 leva
“People go to Edirne for long shopping, not for a day. You have to take so many things that you will have enough for a month “, explained saleswomen from a grocery store in nearby Svilengrad. The people from there got everything from Edirne – building materials, furniture, provisions, medicines.
Crossing the border on Saturday night to Bulgaria also proved exhausting. Columns of buses with tourists hung for hours.
“Just so we don’t confuse our delicacies when we arrive at sleepy dawn,” a man joked. The trunks above the seats on the flight could barely hold up the purchases.
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