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00:00:00The economic situation is unsustainable. One earns 1 million. Let the guy defending the
00:00:03government tell me how to live with 1 million. The guy must be Ignacio,
00:00:07I suppose, no? He's a little more
00:00:10merchants, let's see, regarding what than the guy defending the government. Let's categorize him. He's the economist. Of course, of course,
00:00:13Ignacio, we defend you. You're a little more than the guy defending the government. How do you
00:00:17explain that to the lady who tells you that? No, look, what we have
00:00:21to work on here is wages. The thing is that wages are not an arbitrary measure that suddenly
00:00:25a politician comes and tells you that from now on the minimum vital and mobile wage will be, for
00:00:29example, 5 million, because there won't be a single company that can pay you, or there are very
00:00:32few that can pay you that salary. Wages depend on
00:00:35productivity. Productivity depends on investment.
00:00:39It depends on Argentina not being a fiscal hell and having legal
00:00:42certainty. You know, a retiree
00:00:45400 something thousand, almost reaching
00:00:48500 thousand, isn't enough, because when you discount PAMI, it doesn't even reach
00:00:525000 pesos. But listen, Tamara, what you're
00:00:54saying, you know what happens? You're trying to present that as
00:00:58if it were something.
00:01:07are clients, that is, my neighbors from
00:01:40the market than buying clothes, of course. I mean, if there's any money, it's for buying
00:01:44merchandise to resell in food, yes. This,
00:01:47yes, and coming, it's a very busy
00:01:50day, many people who didn't have to take their
00:01:53children to school, Teacher's Day, so also
00:01:56this, uh, they come here and you'll see in the hall.
00:02:00I see there's a different movement than usual, but it has to do with this, the weekend,
00:02:03families who are with their kids
00:02:07who are not tied to school entry or exit, and
00:02:10a different price, we already know that, affordable for the
00:02:14pocket, different from the greengrocer on the
00:02:17corner, so people come here because it's worth it. Here
00:02:21we have a price tour to see,
00:02:24uh, fruits and vegetables, from oranges for juice,
00:02:283 kg for 3000, until, well,
00:02:32grapefruit also, 3 kg for 3000. These are the numbers that appear.
00:02:35The banana that, well, that
00:02:58bags you, yes, who
00:03:02came with the family alone, where is, where is mom and dad,
00:03:05no, I came with my mom, where is your mom, let's see, here
00:03:09she is
00:03:09cash or buying. Let's see, she came with the whole family, as I
00:03:13was telling you, today they didn't go to school, so
00:03:15the whole
00:03:32graduated from UBA, very good, from people Juan, uh, look, there are people, there are people, there's a lot of movement today,
00:03:34today there's a lot of movement, but you always see and it's 11
00:03:38they take advantage of the offers that have to do with
00:03:41look, look at the usual offers, uh,
00:03:44it was to take 2 kg. If we look generally at all the
00:03:48stalls, the offers are for 3 kg, almost hitting the
00:03:51wholesaler's mark, that is, people choose in quantity.
00:03:55Look at the offers, 3 kg of
00:03:58mandarins, of
00:04:05in parallel, because you are in the market where there are many people and in
00:04:09parallel we are seeing Jessie that there is no one, Jessie, I mean clothes
00:04:13not to mention, if you have any money on the 11th, you spend it on
00:04:17food.
00:04:21Friday and generally people take advantage of Fridays as, for
00:04:24example, where Juan is or even Avellaneda, places that
00:04:27tend to fill up because
00:04:50many months, so it seems to me that it's
00:05:07closed. What sells the most, do you know what sells the most in
00:05:12has normal office hours, from 8 to 4, whatever, not
00:05:55goodness.
00:05:57More or less, no? Also, what happened? Why more
00:06:00or less? What happened? What is it that perhaps, how long
00:06:03ago did
00:06:13But people come and buy what they need, nothing more. Do you feel
00:06:16that since the assumption of Milei, you feel that sales have dropped?
00:06:20I mean, I convey what you are mentioning, yes,
00:06:21100%.
00:06:27For example, how many sales did you have, more or less? You haven't opened the cash register yet. You haven't
00:06:31opened the cash register yet, have you? You can't
00:06:34ask her, you can ask her how long it's been since she saw those
00:06:37buses that used to come with people from the interior to buy, who would buy
00:06:41bags of clothes.
00:06:47greets you, I have a question for you, how long has it been since you saw those buses coming with a lot of
00:06:51people from the interior who would take bags and bags of
00:06:57the provinces? 2024.
00:07:00A long time, a long time. How long? I've been working here for a short time
00:07:04anyway, but you always dedicated yourself to this. I've been working here for three months and I still haven't seen it, you never saw it, and
00:07:07I still haven't seen it. Clear, but sometime.
00:07:11does this apply to the business of selling clothes and so on, or is this the first
00:07:14time? No,
00:07:18yes, I always worked in stores, so you're
00:07:22able to answer what I'm asking you. How long has it been, more or less, since
00:07:26you've seen that people no longer buy that amount of clothes to
00:07:29sell in the
00:07:31provinces?
00:07:33It's been a long time, as I told you, I've only been here
00:08:27see, uh, here, hello, I'm a
00:08:30retiree, I don't take loans, I don't rent, yes,
00:08:33I pay for services, I'm not eating. In the future, if they don't increase
00:08:36it, uh, I'm going to fall, I'm going to fall into the void, everything is increasing, where do they want
00:08:40to go? Last month I got 395,
00:08:43I managed to pay for services and barely ate, uh,
00:08:46Argentina is a country that got used to misery, yes,
00:08:50all miserable, uh, the thing is that it's difficult to say, because it's something that
00:08:54the current government inherited, but I don't see any will for it to change, because it's
00:08:58cultural, guys, I say this, yes, it's
00:09:01cultural. If you consider that if you consider, if in your
00:09:04eyes you consider that this is the same, this shirt, I just
00:09:08saw, but if the merchants are surviving?
00:09:11a culture of misery, of informality, of the
00:09:25mud, of the street, of dirt, of not having
00:09:28gogas, of the pizza tests are getting worse and worse and they are more
00:09:32stupid. That's the culture. In Argentina it's a country in decomposition.
00:09:36I don't want to get involved in anyone's business,
00:09:38guys, but you know why? It
00:09:41was wrong for buses to go to buy in these places,
00:09:45because it's all contraband and fake. No, no, no,
00:09:49no. In Avellaneda, the buses went as he said, I
00:09:53don't want to talk about that because I'm not going to get into business because there were tons of
00:09:56manufacturers and there was no brand. A lot of
00:09:58manufacturing, yes, from industry. Let's see, it's true what Ernesto says, that there was surely
00:10:02brand counterfeiting, it's true, Ernesto, but also
00:10:05there was also another type of
00:10:09clothing that came to buy that.
00:10:13also clothing stores in the interior and they sold well and today they are all
00:10:19these places? Sports
00:10:23clothes, yes.
00:11:03Let's go again, let's go to the central market, tell me in the central market, the central
00:11:06market, all the fruits and vegetables that are not imported and
00:11:10that come from the farmers who surround the greater, La
00:11:13Plata and all that, tell me in what situations that
00:11:16vegetable is made, we normalize misery,
00:11:19we normalize backwardness, we normalize slave labor,
00:11:23informality. I'm going to blame this government because this has been going on for many
00:11:27years, but it didn't get worse, it got worse with this
00:11:30central government, they give tickets, let's see.
00:11:33No.
00:11:36But in the central market, people don't use cash today. In the central market, you transfer and
00:11:40that, uh, something is formalized, I don't know where, but something will
00:11:43have to be justified. If it's not by QR, no, eh, be careful, a transfer
00:11:46is one thing, when you pay it's another thing. Sorry, the
00:11:50central market today doesn't accept cash. Today you always go to buy fish, you go
00:11:54to the market.
00:11:57The Chinese who go to buy, the Chinese who go to buy at the central market transfer, and the
00:12:01minimum you buy of fish is five million. Transfer, but they
00:12:05have to give you a ticket, it has nothing to do with it. Obviously,
00:12:07but
00:12:10where does that money go? At one point a family of four has
00:12:13an average, let's celebrate the shantytown culture,
00:12:16let's celebrate it, let's celebrate it, let's say how good the music, the
00:12:20music made with two
00:12:20little drums.
00:12:25It's all the same, guys, it's all the same. This is coming, there are
00:12:28entire trucks passing at this moment with textiles from Bolivia to
00:12:32Argentina, everyone knows it.
00:12:35Stuffed animals that are like this, with stuffed animals that are like this, no, but this is true what I'm
00:12:39saying, everyone knows it, all my friends from the 11th know it, all my friends from Avellaneda
00:12:43know it, they know where they come from, let me finish talking, they know where the cans are,
00:12:47they know where all the cans are, all the fake containers that are at customs
00:13:33uh, well, there are violations everywhere.
00:13:35That's the answer, that's the answer, that's the answer of the progressives in
00:13:39Argentina and the liberals who tell you to open everything.
00:13:42Perfect, who are you opening to? I seriously ask
00:13:45you, do you know how clothes are made in China? Do you know
00:13:49how the countries that China outsourced to,
00:13:52countries that are totally broke, that have. 6, 7,
00:13:568, 10 year olds working in Vietnam, Bangladesh, no, does anyone
00:14:18clothing store, yes, women's clothing, but they sell a bit of everything,
00:14:22but especially women's clothing.
00:15:14Mercedes, Mercedes is one of the merchants, with how long have you been working here? 3 years.
00:15:183 years, good, one of the first. How are sales going?
00:15:21And sales are normal, we would say,
00:15:25given the economy. If you put a lot of effort and are continuously
00:15:28in the business, paying attention to what the client wants and all
00:15:32that, you can maintain it. That is, I calculate that you have
00:15:36to be much more on top of it than before. Paying attention to people's
00:15:39needs, because today not everyone can afford a piece
00:15:43of clothing, so to treat yourself, you have to bring good articles,
00:15:47fashionable and economical things. About the
00:15:50prices, did you have to remarket anything recently? No, very
00:15:54well. No, the only thing we sometimes do is promos. So, for example, if several
00:15:57people come, I give them a discount,
00:16:01uh, the clothes, for example, you have t-shirts for 12,000 that you can
00:16:04pay up to 8 pesos or 6000 if there are several
00:16:08people. So, I have them from 2000 pesos there on the hanger and the most expensive
00:16:11would be the ones for 40, which are premium line, they have a different fit,
00:16:15another quality, so people themselves see it, we have for all
00:16:19prices. Yes, because here the debate started, of course, with Shein, with
00:16:22Temu, you have super competitive prices with those
00:16:26platforms. Of course, yes, how do you achieve those prices, can
00:16:29I ask
00:16:32you?
00:16:35Yes, obviously, I am an expert. La
00:16:37Salada. I have direct contacts because I have my
00:16:41family factory and some
00:16:45La Salada who contact me and pass me, clear, it's like I have
00:16:49factory price, we would say, practically.
00:16:52So the same people who don't sell, they come from all over the place,
00:16:55clear, yes, on weekends they come from,
00:16:59uh, no, the merchandise is national.
00:17:02They come to buy from Uruguay, from
00:17:04Chile. They came on the weekend, she's telling you. In what physical
00:17:08place, clear. Physical, most
00:17:12are small businesses, let's say, what physical
00:17:15place in Argentine territory is
00:17:18it located?
00:17:21And in several places, in several places.
00:17:39online? Do you get online orders? Online is very
00:17:43good, do you have many orders?
00:17:46No, not online, but I have old clients who trust me,
00:17:49they ask me for certain items, and yes, sometimes
00:17:59because of
00:18:01that,
00:18:06WhatsApp. How to say,
00:18:08uh,
00:18:11a lot of guarantee for the customer via WhatsApp because they talk directly
00:18:41with cash or do they transfer, madam, with
00:18:44Bitcoin, with
00:18:46do they transfer? I charge, not Bitcoin,
00:18:50not that
00:18:51modern either.
00:19:14so be careful,
00:19:17no, I also collect cash. I have the point of sale that is
00:19:20directly with Arca, so I am a registered
00:19:23taxpayer.
00:20:07What does it say here? But you are showing me, yes, of course, I am showing you how much your
00:20:11pants cost.
00:20:1440, 40, but listen, you are, of course, it has to be the same fabric,
00:20:18Ernesto, you have to understand about clothes, I can't show you
00:20:21linen, I can't show you linen with
00:20:24dedicate yourself to something else. This is a denim palazzo. That's a denim palazzo.
00:20:28How much does it cost? Uh, 26,000 pesos. And how much does this one cost?
00:20:32Well, go cry to the church a pulled pork sandwich
00:20:35in Avellaneda and one with the sales, it's
00:20:48seller something. I want to ask the seller something, can
00:20:52I? I'm going to ask you the same question I just asked another
00:20:56seller who was there. When they let me ask, there you go. I'm
00:20:59asking you the same question I asked the other seller, how long has it been since you saw those
00:21:03buses coming with a lot of people who came from the interior and
00:21:07took bags of clothes to sell them either
00:21:10in showrooms or in stores in the interior and so on? How long has it been since you saw that
00:21:14huge movement that happened every
00:21:16month?
00:21:18Of course, but the thing is that you are talking about two different things. You have to see that movement in a place that is much more
00:21:22wholesale than in La Salada in Flores, you see that. Here on
00:21:26weekends, yes, buses come, but they come from Uruguay, from Chile,
00:21:30that is, many people come to buy from us, but it is the
00:21:33wholesale customer who wants tranquility, they come with their
00:21:36carts, with their children, that is, that tranquility is given with
00:21:39sweetness, yes, they can come, yes, buses come, but not so many people
00:21:43come, and that gives a lot of security, a lot of guarantee to older people. There are many older people who
00:21:47sometimes the salary is not enough and they come and buy and resell, but they can
00:21:51only do it here in La Dulce, walking calmly,
00:21:54slowly, they leave their purses, their bags, we take care of
00:21:57everything here. The client comes, sits down, they have sugar to
00:22:01sit on, that is, it's very comfortable.
00:22:04I have changing rooms, even with
00:22:07a fan, I have the changing rooms, women need to try them on, at least.
00:22:10You
00:23:00degradation for 50 years, and there's a cultural blackout that has
00:23:03caused us to normalize these horrors, that a person comes and tells you
00:23:07how good this shirt is, it's not good, brother.
00:23:28platforms and the cheapest possible, you know why? Because
00:23:31I think sometimes you want to
00:23:34buy brands from here and they are very expensive, but very
00:23:38expensive. I mean, the other day I'm talking about the last
00:23:41shirt they gave me a shirt in
00:23:44March and I'm going to change it because I didn't like
00:23:48the color. And it was a brand that also isn't a good
00:23:52brand, but not a big deal. 170
00:23:55thousand pesos.
00:23:57It's crazy, it's not that it's expensive, it's crazy, you understand? How many
00:24:01euros is that? It's crazy and take it to Europe. 170 thousand pesos will be
00:24:05over 100€, a good shirt costs 100€. No, but you have no idea
00:24:09how much a good shirt costs.
00:24:12Good, from a good brand, the brand with the H
00:24:15costs that. Well, listen, well, but it's a good brand, you're not going
00:24:18to compare it with the one here, oh well, you're not going to compare it with the one here. That same
00:24:22shirt in Spain, in
00:24:47Sofi. Look, I also have sweet potato. Yes,
00:24:50look, I like
00:24:52small potatoes.
00:24:54Small potatoes have a different flavor, yes, it's true, yes,
00:24:57all that type of cooking that is done with
00:25:01special potatoes is quite expensive. Very cheap and
00:25:04radishes. Pesos a
00:25:08yes, very delicious radish. I don't find any taste
00:25:11in it. Yes, it's good, there are
00:25:13a lot.
00:25:18There are a lot of people. How do you eat a radish in Argentina? Red on the outside, white
00:25:22on the inside. There are a lot. There
00:25:25are a lot of people, radish, you came today. We had to finish the week
00:25:28like this. What happened? Ecuador,
00:25:431500 per kilo. Yes, uh, well, the
00:25:46green one. 2,500 for
00:25:49green onions, nice for cooking. Butter lettuce
00:25:521500 per kilo, arugula 3 for
00:26:19but they're also delicious, sautéed, au gratin,
00:26:23baked. Lead pumpkin, uh, lead
00:26:26pumpkin, there is for for typical
00:26:29dishes like and all that it comes for making
00:26:33stuffings.
00:26:35I'm looking for the big pumpkin, kabocha. I saw
00:26:38it around, so.
00:26:42You can even put pasta in there. Here are the pumpkins.
00:26:46Look, the pumpkin, they sent it to the back.
00:26:49Here we have two types. Here we have, they are loading. Here
00:26:52we have two types of pumpkin, I'm missing the
00:26:54prices. If I see it around, we'll ask
00:26:58people here about the
00:27:01stuffed pumpkin. Yes, you have
00:27:03it.
00:27:06There I have the prices, the kilo is 1 peso.
00:27:09Marote, the kilo, there it is, perfect, good. 1 peso per kilo of
00:27:13kabocha, there it goes, and the zucchini, 2 kg for
00:27:162000. Let's go. Cassava also, fried, we already
00:27:19recommend it. Oh, I love cassava. How nice, fried cassava. What
00:27:23an indicator of development Brazil is, cassava. What an indicator of
00:27:26development fried cassava is. You know, at the World Bank they ask you,
00:27:30do you eat fried cassava?
00:27:37an impressive indicator of development, fried cassava, purple onion
00:27:40is a bit more expensive, but you know it doesn't bloat as much as
00:27:44other onions, the common one.
00:27:47That's it, let's not look anymore, let's not look anymore at
00:27:50Europe, why do we want to join the OECD, Europe?
00:27:53If we like all things that are South American, we want to be
00:27:57South American, well, let's be South American, let's eat carbohydrates. We are
00:28:01South Americans.
00:28:02Let's not have gas, let's not have
00:28:06water, everything beautiful.
00:28:16this, it's cut and I've
00:28:19never eaten it like
00:28:22this. like kiwi,
00:28:47little time left, soon, how much are
00:28:50Jesse's dresses, something a little more, because in Shane and
00:28:54in Tenhua carnesto, it doesn't stop showing me they are cheap, half the
00:28:57price, they are half the price there, I just saw the palazzo in gin
00:29:15together with her brother, run, here is your name,
00:29:19how is Emilio, Emilio, well Emilio is here arranging everything,
00:29:23organizing everything to continue selling, obviously, how are sales going
00:29:26and it's picking up, September always starts to change everything from one moment to
00:29:30another, but August was
00:29:42very competitive prices
00:29:47look, we have t-shirts 2000 pesos
00:29:493000 pesos the
00:29:51pants
00:29:55this one, how much is this one 35, this one comes stamped
00:29:59here like this and then you have it
00:30:02embroidered, this is embroidered here and embroidered
00:30:32we will never get out, we naturalize that there is fake clothes everywhere, that there is
00:30:36undeclared work, that taxes are not paid, that we import clothes from China that are made by
00:30:40children, taxes, this, but who told you that the merchants we are
00:30:43seeing do not pay taxes? He is not talking about that, he is generalizing a lot and on the
00:30:47other side, a lot of merchants are watching us who are having a hard time, who are selling very little for
00:30:53time to hit the merchant, eh it seems to me that because he said before that we are in
00:30:57a miserable moment, the Argentine is surviving