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Souvenir shops basically prove this phenomenon. The goods they sell are universally crappy and not a true representation of the place. The sorts of things they
by couchand 7y ago
Souvenir shops basically prove this phenomenon. The goods they sell are universally crappy and not a true representation of the place. The sorts of things they sell are about proving to others that you went there, not about taking back a piece of the actual experience. A souvenir is the physical equivalent of a selfie.
- me_me_me 7y agoThis. Whenever I go I try really hard to find actual local craft and buy a single thing that is connected to place and will remind me of if. Universally this one thing will cost me more but its actual local craft not Chinese import.
- ASalazarMX 7y agoI've found you can buy the exact same generic souvenirs off Amazon when you get back. Less hassle and much cheaper.