Bingology - The Blog of Aaron 'BingoBoingo' Rogier

For the curious here are prices associated with furnishing and maintaining Casa Boingo, the closest thing to a current TMSR embassy on the Rio de la Plata. Many of the items featured here can be seen in the photo tour. For the record in July 1 USD has been 31 pesos give or take half a peso depending on whether you are buying or selling.

Furnishings:

• 30 Liter Hot Water Heater, vitirfied steel tank: 5550 pesos¹
• Sofa Cama: 14394 pesos
• Refrigerator Panavox: 4395 pesos
• "Eames" Style chairs: 1950 pesos for 3²
• Electric Kettle: 610 pesos
• Television: 7990 pesos
• TV Wall mount: 933 pesos
• Antenna: 448 pesos
• Broom: 177 pesos
• Shower Curtain: 345 pesos
• Shower Curtain Liner: 135 pesos
• Shower Curtain Rod: 296 pesos
• Pan: 630 pesos
• Pot: 685 pesos
• Harry: 600 pesos
• 10 liter bucket: 95 pesos

Utilities:

• Electricity: 2117 pesos for 208 kw/h, seperate 1347 peso one time connection fee
• Internet: 1347 pesos monthly with 1054 peso one time connection fee
• Building Common Expenses: 1757 pesos³

Select Consumables:

• Condoms: 286 pesos for a 12 pack
• Toilet paper: 74 pesos for 4 50 meter rolls, 86 pesos for 4 50 meter rolls with a smaller roll stuck in the middle
• Melamine Sponge: 65 pesos
• Morcillon: 220 pesos/kg⁴
• Mortadella: 290 pesos/kg
• Tuna, frozen (Origen Vietnam): 378 pesos/kg
• Sandwich Bread: 131 pesos/loaf
• Peanut Butter: 148 pesos/jar, 225 grams
• Dulce de Leche: 85 pesos/tub, 500 grams
• Dish Detergent: 58 pesos/bottle, 300 ml
• A deeper grocery exploration may happen in the near future

Items yet to be acquired:

• Second sleepable surface for non-intimate guests
• Actual kitchen knife, This limits of using a box cutter in the kitchen are making themselves apparent
• Whiteboard, The search continues

Under consideration:

• Rice Cooker - Simplifies prepping cheap calories
• Bread knife - In the event baking is solved
• More oxygen generators

1. Installation and hoses came to another 1200 pesos. [↩]
2. The hostel has several of these and their survival in that environment was the sales pitch. [↩]
3. Was advertised as 2500 pesos monthly, came with a detailed statement of what the building spent [↩]
4. Not to be confused with Morcilla, Mocillon is a peppery cold cut that appears to be the love child of head cheese and morcilla [↩]

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