Chinos

A.k.a.: stores owned by Chinese people. Political correctness is not really a concern of Spanish people. So, these chinos are similar to convenience/liquor stores, and dollar stores. Basically, you can find all the random shit you could ever want or need at a chino, conveniently located at every corner. Mostly, we stopped by chinos to grab some ron y fanta (rum and Fanta--which is the most popular form of carbonated beverage in Spain), or vino on our way to botellón. On the other hand, there are the chinos, such as the one located right next to my apartment building, that are like dollar stores. Like I said, you can find just about anything in this store. Clothes, shoes, underwear, costumes, hats, gloves, jewelery, makeup, school/office/craft supplies, toys, shampoo, suitcases, bags, alarm clocks, ceramic figurines of any animal or Catholic symbol. . the list goes on. As you can imagine, this chino next to my apartment came in very handy for basically anything I ever needed to buy. Here is a list of some items I bought there during my time in Granada:

• nail polish
• notebook
• markers
• glitter
• ski hat
• sunglasses
• metallic leggings
• giant sequin bow headband
• strapless sticky gel bra thing
• travel shampoo bottle
• tennis shoes
• pink alarm clock
• ribbon