Rebajas

This morning was rough. I decided against going out last night in favor of getting extra sleep (this week and next week are very early mornings) and watched "Hospital Central" with mi madre. I went to bed between 11:30 and 12, which is still a little later than I hoped. I woke up this morning to the sound of church bells. I was pretty sure I heard 9, which sucked, because class starts at 9 and it takes at least a half hour to get to the Universidad by bus. I checked my clock and it was, in fact, 8:55. Not sure if I forgot to turn the alarm on, or if I shut it off in the middle of the night, but regardless, I was going to be late. I got there around 9:35. (At least I was well rested?) I haven't had to wake up this early this consistently since high school. I forgot how terrible it is.

Moving on...

In America, we have "sales". These occur randomly, whenever the CEOs of a store decide to run a promotion. Our biggest sales take place at the end of the seasons, specifically winter and summer, and discounts are usually between 15% and 40% off. Which is pretty decent.

But SPAIN knows how to do sales.

This time of year, just about every store in the area (country?) is in the middle of "rebajas". Rebajas are just like sales, except WAY BETTER. Discounts are more commonly 50% to 70% off. If Forever 21 had a sale like this, they would literally be giving stuff away for pennies; however, most of these stores are a little more expensive than Forever 21 so I didn't find anything for 50 cents. But I did find a great pair of boots for 17 euro, which is about $23. My plan was to spread out my shopping over the time I was here, but that's just silly when everything is half price now. I actually didn't spend as much as I thought I would, so maybe that means I can actually bring souvenirs home for family and friends :)