El Corte Ingles fans

[Xosé Manuel Alvariño]

Have no fear, there's one El Corte in Santiago, about 10 minutes from the 
casco antiguo. 

Xosé Manuel

In a message dated 2/7/2003 11:26:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
remjenaTELUS.NET writes:

> love El Cortes Ingles.  We lived in Barcelona for 5 months and I practically 
> lived there.  They have the best groceries.  Super fresh produce, the 
> hugest selection of incredible cheeses, along with a large wine section.  
> For those of you who are Canadian it is much like the Bay or Eatons, 
> multi-levels with everything you could possibly want.  Definitely not 
> cheap, but it is true that you can find all those last minute items that 
> perhaps you had forgotten at home.  I don't really remember any along the 
> camino route but I'm sure there must be one in Leon and the larger centres. 
>  In any case I would go there when I was feeling homesick and buy a big 
> chunk of good old cheddar cheese, funny how now when I feel pangs of 
> longing for Spain I go to one of the specialty markets here and buy 
> excessively over priced manchego... it's worth it though.
>  
> >> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage [mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU]On Behalf 
>> Of Xosé Manuel Alvariño
>> Sent: February 7, 2003 4:10 PM
>> To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
>> Subject: El Corte Ingles
>> 
>> 
>> El Corte is a kind of expensive but good chain store found all over Spain &
>> now Lisbon. 
>> 
>> They have everything there is to have in the (un)civilized world!  
>> 
>> I've bought a lot of clothes there, not cheap. 
>> 
>> They do have an outlet: Oportunidades. 
>> 
>> The saying in Spain is that: "if u cannot find it at el Corte, it doesn't 
>> exist!) 
>> 
>> Their big plug is that they give u ur $ back if unsatisfied. 
>> 
>> Not K-Mart, etc., more like...Macey's with a supermarket?...hmm...what do 
>> u all think?
>> 
>> Xosé Manuel
>> 
>> In a message dated 2/7/2003 5:32:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
>> jallen08aTAMPABAY.RR.COM writes:
>> 
>> >>> Hola All;
>>> The department store called K-Mart/WalMart may be El Corte Ingles(sp?).  
>>> They are a cut above K/WalMart.  Good for the adapter you forgot to 
>>> bring.  Also has a supermarket for food.
>>>  
>>> Jim Allen
>>> 
>> 
> 

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