Sunday, October 18, 2009

the smartie run

South African toyshop chain Aladdin's Cave has opened a branch in a plush shopping mall in Harare.

"Don't tell my husband," says a white resident. "I don't want to miss out on the smartie run."

The smartie run is a girls-only shopping trip to Jo'burg, a hurtle through the border in a 4 x 4 supposedly to stock up on the necessities of life that haven't been on sale in Zimbabwe for a good few years. But things are changing. You can buy Estee Lauder in Sam Levy's Shopping Village now -- at a price, of course.

"My husband says you can get all you need in Harare now," says another.

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