Random shopping observations in Italy

tions in Italy:

For even mild drugs like paracetamol, you have to go to a pharmacy, and queue. Some have a dispenser chute from upstairs, as pictured. When we start speaking English, they will usually laugh, say “no”, and call over their designated English speaking staff.

In an earlier town, while trying to buy a lactose intolerance pill, I nearly bought a lactose pill. That could have been nasty. You have to be very careful with translations.

We bought some fruit, veg and snacks at a local “Coop” grocery store. At the checkout, the operator had to take our fruit back to the fruit section, weigh them, choose the price per kg, print a sticker, bring it back to the checkout. We were apparently supposed to do that, but she was forgiving.

Rubbish is sorted into several bins. One of our hosts told us that government contracts to properly dispose of waste are fraudulently controlled by the mafia who transport it to other countries to dump it 😧.

Charging:

PlugShare doesn’t show all the chargers here. The Chargemap app seems more complete, and is a more polished app.

We tried to use the destination charger at the local Coop grocery shop. The overgrown grass should have been a warning. I couldn’t get it to work, though all the lights were on. Another Enel X fail.

In the other direction, the Enel X fast charger worked fine. I topped up for ten minutes while waiting for my pizza.

We stumbled across a fast charger in Anguillara Sabazia. Impressive in such a small town. Another one by Enel X. No lights showing life. I don’t know if it’s new or decommissioned. With parking at a premium, I plugged in and used it as a parking spot.