Monday, June 29, 2015

A trip to the hardware store. . .

Is not something that most folks think of for their trip to Costa Rica. Then again, where can you buy an instant-hot-water-on-demand shower head?

Yep, right here in Costa Rica. After coffee and Lizano sauce (a zesty, worceister sauce that the Ticos put on everything), the shower heads (and kitchen faucet heads) are the second-most popluar thing for touristst to take back home.

The shower heads come in 110- and 220-volt pieces and we always recommend that folks buy a couple of extra filaments for when the pieces inevitably burn out back in North America.

It's a great piece to have for a hunting/fishing cabin up north, and is only topped by machete sales (believe that or not).

2 comments:

Mike said...

Holy crap, that's brilliant. How much do they go for?

lu-mar said...

It is pretty slick, eh? You can get them at any hardware store, and they come in 110 or 220 volts (same as back in the States). The price ranges from 10,000 to 40,000 (that's colones; so around $20.00 to $80.00).