Ferretería del Norte

La tarjeta de Ferreteria del Norte – Norte’s business card

We found Ferretería del Norte in the Yellow Pages a couple of years ago when we were looking for sandpaper.

After that we bought a Skil belt sander from them when we were refinishing our floors.  We have bought quite a few large cans of remover, bags of steel wool, boxes of screws and various other tools there over the years.

Shower curtain rod – Made in Argentina – ALEX brand – $109

When we renovated our kitchen the guys doing the work were impressed how quickly the Norte guys delivered the materials. We just bought a shower curtain rod off of them that we have been wanting to change it for a while.  They have competitive prices, they know their business and they are friendly.

Ferretería del Norte is a business that provides a few individuals in the community with credit which is representative of their character.  Every once in a while we will drop in to say hi if they are not busy.  They like football.

SKIL Belt Sander – 900w – Model 7640

Un par de años atrás encontramos Ferretería del Norte en las Páginas Amarilllas buscando papel de lija.

Entonces compramos una lijadora de banda cuando rehicimos nuestros pisos.  Compramos también varias latas enormes de removedor, lana de acero, cajas de tornillos y herramientas a través de los años. 

Ferr Class – Bazar, Ferretería, etc.

Hardware – Kitchen – Electrical – Cleaning articles – Ironworks – Fasteners

Recently we discovered Ferr Class while we were walking down Calle Pacheco de Melo.

He has a mix of cooking and kitchen equipment, tools and hardware and cleaning supplies.

Ferr Class also has some Bahco wrenches and sockets , some cast iron products, steel frying pans, glass jars and glasses that are all manufactured in Argentina.

Clay bowls – 15 cm – Made in Argentina – Oven safe – $36

We bought some clay bowls and a level that are all made in Argentina.

It is a pretty neat store, the owner is pretty nice, and he has it all!

 

Caminábamos por Pacheco de Melo hace unos dias y descubrimos a Ferr Class.

Gourmet Shop

Gourmet Shop – The Attention You Deserve

One of the guys at Gourmet- Shop speaks English.  He is in a rock band too.

Teapot – Made in Uruguay – 1 liter – $80 – Tetera – Industria Uruguaya

We were in there a couple of weeks ago and we bought a few things – a tea pot that is of Uruguayan origin, an oven mitt made in Argentina and a laminated bamboo chopping block made in China.

They gave us a discount on the oven mitt and the chopping block and the teapot was already on sale.

They have a lot of nice merchandise in their store and we are planning on returning when it is time for us to look for a new stainless steel pot.

En Gourmet Shop uno de los muchachos habla inglés.  El también forma parte de una banda de rock.

Cuchillos de Acero al Carbono y Ferretería Fullone

The knife in the middle is well worn from years of use – El cuchillo del medio está más gastado por años de uso.

We love cooking and we are always improving our kitchen with more functional equipment and utensils.

We enjoy using quality knives and when we need to carve meat, like most carniceros in Buenos Aires, we prefer carbon steel knives.

We like the knives that are made in Argentina utilizing Swedish Eskilstuna blades.

We bought our small 4″ knife at Ferretería Fullone on Avenida San Juan for $129 a couple of months ago.

He made sure to explain that the knife was not stainless and we said that that was what we were looking for.

Some other customers joined in the conversation and it was agreed all around that carbon steel gets sharper.

We are planning on buying some more knives from Sr. Fullone in the future as he carries the knives in all the sizes from 4″ to 14″.

Ferretería Fullone – Hours – Monday to Friday 9am to 1 pm and 4 pm to 8 pm – Saturdays 9am to 2 pm

Nos encanta cocinar y siempre estamos mejorando nuestra cocina con equipo y utensilios más prácticos. 

Nos gusta usar cuchillos de calidad y cuando preparamos carne, como la mayoría de los viejos carniceros en Buenos Aires, preferimos los cuchillos de acero al carbono. 

Herrajes Libertad

Restored and unrestored bronze door handles Comparación de picaporte de bronce restaurado

Over the years we have had quite a bit of work done by Herrajes Libertad. 

We have had them fix and shine up our bronze teapot, fix and shine our lamp, restore quite a few door handles and copy bronze pieces that were missing from antique furniture. 

Having the door handles restored made a big difference when we refinished our doors. 

The guys that work there are knowledgeable about their craft and can transmit the idea to the shop and they thoroughly know the trade which has made dealing with them a pleasant experience. 

They like football and good food too. 

On the left a replicated handle from an original on the right – A la izquierda replica de la manija de la derecha

Nos hicieron una importante cantidad de trabajos en Herrajes Libertad en los pasados años. 

Nos arreglaron y limpiaron nuestra tetera de bronce, nos arreglaron y lustraron nuestra lámpara, restauraron una cantidad de picaportes y copiaron piezas de bronce perdidas de muebles antiguos. 

Bazar Gastronómico Rosali

We discovered most of the stores that we post walking around different parts of Buenos Aires.  The city is huge and prices can vary greatly from area to area and store to store.

Bazar Gastronómico de Sr. Carlos N. Ygon – Gastronomy Store “Rosali”

We discovered Sr. Carlos Ygon´s store while we were walking around San Cristóbal  a while ago.

He is a pleasant person that we look forward seeing on our next visit.  He has competitive prices as well.

We have bought a couple of toasters and a bread pan there.  We have given the toasters as gifts.  We just bought another  toaster for $70.  The toaster is useful for not only making toast but you can use it on the oven or you can put a hot kettle or pot on it.  It is enameled so you can wash it and it will not rust.  The toaster measures 27 cm by 27 cm and is made in Argentina and the brand is Ericó.

Ericó brand enameled toaster –

La mayoría de los negocios que publicamos aquí los fuimos descubriendo caminando en diferentes partes de Buenos Aires.  La cuidad es enorme y los precios pueden variar tanto de vecindario en vecindario así como de tienda en tienda.

Fruit and Veggie Prices – Precios Verdulería

This week Ayacucho had better prices and selection – Esta semana Ayacucho tubo buenas selección y mejores precios

This week we compared prices at our regular Frutería y Verdulería Ayacucho with Carrefour and Disco.

The differences in prices were impressive.

The biggest price gap was mushrooms where the price at Ayacucho was $60.00/kg versus Disco’s price of $154.95/kg.

A big surprise was that prices in the government supermarket “basket” are very often more expensive than small sellers; for example tomatoes at Ayacucho cost $14.00/kg whereas the government implemented price at Carrefour and Disco was $29.99/kg.

Fresh fruit and vegetables are available all year round in Buenos Aires – Todo el año frutas y verduras frescos

Esta semana comparamos los precios de nuestra habitual Frutería y Verdulería Ayacucho con Carrefour y Disco. 

Fiambrería Martes – Deli Tuesdays

Bacon ‘Argentina’ style – Panceta ahumada estilo argentino

Carrefour offers their best prices of the week on deli products on Tuesdays.  The promotion includes cold cut meats, cheeses, rotisserie  chicken and pre-made salads.  They call it, “Fiambrería y Rotisería Martes.”

Carrefour issues a coupon on Tuesdays for 30% of the value you spend on deli products.  You can spend your coupon on anything in the store on your next visit.  The coupon is valid for two weeks.

Cut your own bacon and save a lot – corte su panceta ahumada y ahorre mucho dinero

 

Save even more money: cut your bacon yourself.  The regular price of sliced bacon versus the regular price of a chunk of bacon is $179.20 AR/kg versus $125.50 AR/kg.  On Tuesdays you can save an additional 30% which brings your savings to more than 50 percent.  In other words: on Tuesdays get twice as much bacon at Carrefour!

Shop at the deli at Carrefour on Tuesdays and save – Comprar los martes y ahorrar en Carrefour rotisería y fiambrería

Los Martes, fiambrería y rotisería ofrece los mejores precios en Carrefour.  La promoción incluye fiambres, quesos, pollos al spiedo y ensaladas.

Ese dia Carrefour, en caja,  le entrega un cupón “cheque” por el 30% de lo gastado. En su próxima visita puede usar este coupón en cualquier compra.  El coupón estará vigente por 2 semanas. 

Ahorrar más dinero: cortar uno mismo su panceta.  El precio de la panceta en fetas es de $179.20 el kilo, comparado con $125.50 el kilo por de pedazo entero.  Así los martes en panceta ahumada se puede hacer un ahorro del 30% más al cortarla uno mismo se ahorra un total 50% del precio original. En otras palabras comprar el double de panceta ahumada en Carrefour en martes.

Lácteos Lunes – Dairy Mondays

Dairy product comparisons – Comparación de productos lácteos

Carrefour has the best prices for refrigerated dairy products on Mondays.  They call it, “Lacteos Lunes.”

A “Lácteos Lunes” coupon – Un cheque de “Lácteos Lunes”

Carrefour issues a coupon on Mondays for 30% of the value you spend on refrigerated dairy.  You can spend your coupon on anything in the store on your next visit.  The coupon is valid for two weeks.   Carrefour has competitive prices on refrigerated dairy on a day to day basis versus the other supermarkets.

Disco has a promotion on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays where if you buy 4 Sancor products you only need to pay for 3.  This promotion is quite competitive although you have to buy 4 items to get the 25% discount.  Disco’s prices are the highest out of the “Big 3” supermarkets so the savings are about 14% on Sancor products compared to Carrefour’s regular prices.

Coto doe not offer any promotion specifically related to refrigerated dairy that we are aware of at this time.  On a day to day basis their prices are midway between Carrefour and Disco.

Los Lunes, Carrefour, tiene los mejores precios para los productos lácteos refrigerados.  Lo llaman “Lácteos Lunes”.

Phone Cards – Tarjetas de Teléfono

Talk more – Hablá más

Sometimes it is convenient to use a phone card to call abroad from Argentina.

Over the years we have tried most of the phone cards available and have found that the “llamada directa INTERNACIONAL” card has provided a good value for the money.

The card provides fewer minutes than years past due to inflation but is relative to the exchange rate.

By our calculations it costs about $0.02 US per minute to call North America.  You can use the card multiple times as well and you do not get penalized.

The best rates are to the USA and Canada; France and Mexico’s rates are higher, and Costa Rica has the highest rate that we have encountered.

Our card collection – Nuestra colección de tarjetas

A veces es conveniente usar una tarjeta de teléfono para llamar al exterior desde la Argentina.