Grocery Shopping in Minsk

Grocery Shopping in Minsk

buying essential goods for living as a local

Location: 

vulica Niamiha 8, Minsk, Belarus

Duration: 

Friday, November 20, 2015

Journey: 

personal highlights

  1. Stores: often hidden in the underground or behind a cafe
  2. Selection: offers everything you need, but not in abandance
  3. Products: some international, mostly local and even organic
  4. Lockers: leave all your valuables and bags at the entrance
  5. Recycling: none, not even reusage of shopping bags (plastic!)

image sources

  1. Asian selection @ Passazh Na Nemige Torgovyi Centr
  2. Large sausage selection @ Centraĺny ŭniviersam
  3. Sweet cake selection @ Centraĺny ŭniviersam
  4. Display windows @ Passazh Na Nemige Torgovyi Centr
  5. Row of cashiers @ Random supermarket

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