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An Expat Talks About What It is Like to Move to Vitamins, big bottle from Sams or Costco. Vitamins are real expensive here. Generic Allegra if you use Allegra, brand name only here $1+ per pill. If you use an expensive electric toothbrush, pack replacement heads, having a hard time finding here. Disposable razors mega pack. 3 razors for $5 here. Hosiery for women for special occasions, not much selection, colors or sizes here. Aftershave and colognes, limited selection of cheap brands here. Try Fragrance.net in USA for discount prices. Imodium, not available here. Most generic non anxiety non depression drugs readily available here without rx. No narcotics available at all as far as i know and likely no arthritis iv drugs either as those are very expensive. Think 3rd world cheap, if not used here hard if not impossible. Advil liquid gels very expensive and not readily available. My generic thyroid meds are $3 per month and available without rx. Electronics are not cheap but also brand names are really expensive. Recommend updating cell phone prior to coming and getting cheap cell to carry around here due to theft issues. Bring computer and tablet, we bought cheap hp deskjet for $60 or so here so bring a printer is not necessary. You can get copies and scans very cheap here also. Spring fall clothing to be layered unless going to coast. Typical mountain Temps are 40-55F at night, 55-75 F during day. I layer shirts with warmup jackets and hoodies during day and wear mid level jacket at night. If you think you may stay, bring all apostilled documents with you. No mail service here, DHL or FEDEX are your options at $100+ to get it here and not necessarily delivered. MOST OF ALL BRING RESPECT, WILLINGNESS TO LEARN AND ADAPT AND LOTS OF PATIENCE!!! EXTRA CREDIT FOR BASIC SPANISH SKILLS, LITTLE ENGLISH IS SPOKEN., Ecuador, Report 79283 | Expat Exchange
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An Expat Talks about Moving to Vitamins, big bottle from Sams or Costco. Vitamins are real expensive here. Generic Allegra if you use Allegra, brand name only here $1+ per pill. If you use an expensive electric toothbrush, pack replacement heads, having a hard time finding here. Disposable razors mega pack. 3 razors for $5 here. Hosiery for women for special occasions, not much selection, colors or sizes here. Aftershave and colognes, limited selection of cheap brands here. Try Fragrance.net in USA for discount prices. Imodium, not available here. Most generic non anxiety non depression drugs readily available here without rx. No narcotics available at all as far as i know and likely no arthritis iv drugs either as those are very expensive. Think 3rd world cheap, if not used here hard if not impossible. Advil liquid gels very expensive and not readily available. My generic thyroid meds are $3 per month and available without rx. Electronics are not cheap but also brand names are really expensive. Recommend updating cell phone prior to coming and getting cheap cell to carry around here due to theft issues. Bring computer and tablet, we bought cheap hp deskjet for $60 or so here so bring a printer is not necessary. You can get copies and scans very cheap here also. Spring fall clothing to be layered unless going to coast. Typical mountain Temps are 40-55F at night, 55-75 F during day. I layer shirts with warmup jackets and hoodies during day and wear mid level jacket at night. If you think you may stay, bring all apostilled documents with you. No mail service here, DHL or FEDEX are your options at $100+ to get it here and not necessarily delivered. MOST OF ALL BRING RESPECT, WILLINGNESS TO LEARN AND ADAPT AND LOTS OF PATIENCE!!! EXTRA CREDIT FOR BASIC SPANISH SKILLS, LITTLE ENGLISH IS SPOKEN., Ecuador

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Vitamins, big bottle from Sams or Costco. Vitamins are real expensive here. Generic Allegra if you use Allegra, brand name only here $1+ per pill. If you use an expensive electric toothbrush, pack replacement heads, having a hard time finding here. Disposable razors mega pack. 3 razors for $5 here. Hosiery for women for special occasions, not much selection, colors or sizes here. Aftershave and colognes, limited selection of cheap brands here. Try Fragrance.net in USA for discount prices. Imodium, not available here. Most generic non anxiety non depression drugs readily available here without rx. No narcotics available at all as far as i know and likely no arthritis iv drugs either as those are very expensive. Think 3rd world cheap, if not used here hard if not impossible. Advil liquid gels very expensive and not readily available. My generic thyroid meds are $3 per month and available without rx. Electronics are not cheap but also brand names are really expensive. Recommend updating cell phone prior to coming and getting cheap cell to carry around here due to theft issues. Bring computer and tablet, we bought cheap hp deskjet for $60 or so here so bring a printer is not necessary. You can get copies and scans very cheap here also. Spring fall clothing to be layered unless going to coast. Typical mountain Temps are 40-55F at night, 55-75 F during day. I layer shirts with warmup jackets and hoodies during day and wear mid level jacket at night. If you think you may stay, bring all apostilled documents with you. No mail service here, DHL or FEDEX are your options at $100+ to get it here and not necessarily delivered. MOST OF ALL BRING RESPECT, WILLINGNESS TO LEARN AND ADAPT AND LOTS OF PATIENCE!!! EXTRA CREDIT FOR BASIC SPANISH SKILLS, LITTLE ENGLISH IS SPOKEN.

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