Grocery Store Tips
- Carts: Insert 1€ coin refundable deposit to unlock
- Produce
- Always use a glove to handle produce!
- Weigh your produce before checking out
- Bagging:
- Customers bag their own groceries
- Bring Your Own Bags or pay 0.10-0.50€/bag
- Deli/Fish/Cheese/Pastry Counter
- Take a number and wait for it to be called
- ½ kilogram (“mezzo chilo”) = 500 grams = 1.1 lbs.
- 100 grams (“un etto”), 200 grams (“due etti”)
Markets
The majority of markets will start around 8:30am and end around lunch-time. There are two types of markets in Italy.
- Antique markets “Mercatino dell’Antiquariato”
- Lucca: 3rd Sun. & proceeding Sat. of Month
- Arezzo: 1st Sun. & proceeding Sat. of Month
- Town markets “mercato”: Vendors sell food, home goods, and clothing.
Thrift Store
Camp Darby Second Chance Thrift Store- located next to PX
