Shop till you drop

So one thing was clear before the trip. The bargain hunters won't leave any bargains behind. Even on the North Island, every second-hand shop was systematically searched for so-called “bargains”. Unfortunately, unfortunately, you can't find a real bargain everywhere where it says bargain. The yield after what felt like 100 shops was limited to 2 tiles and a sign. Despite intensive screenings, most of the stores were left without anything done. The limited capacity in the suitcases may also play a role, but the travel companion has already announced that part of my suitcase is also planned for the return transport of the things that still need to be purchased and should be taken into account when purchasing your own souvenirs.

This severely limits your own scope for action, but an original license plate from New Zealand made it into the suitcase.

It will probably stay that way, as the travel companion will remind you of the requirement to keep space in your suitcase with a raised index finger and a warning voice every time you intend to make a purchase.

Otherwise, the range of goods in the large supermarkets is not particularly different from that of the rest of the world, with the exception that there is not as much variety, but the shelves are full of the same products. There are always hundreds of the same packs on the shelf. Ferrero Roche is very popular at Christmas and if I estimate correctly the quantities of chocolate balls in the supermarkets, it will take the entire population of New Zealand until 2025 to eat them.