Russian Life Under Sanctions: How Much for Branded Sneakers? Go Shopping with Different Russia

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  • @jim7946
    @jim7946 Рік тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @tabuhurt1593
    @tabuhurt1593 9 місяців тому +1

    I was showing my nephew a DIFFERENT RUSSIA and found this vlog. I can’t believe I missed this shopping trip.❤

  • @evpalfy-mt7lb
    @evpalfy-mt7lb Рік тому +4

    Alex has such a sweet smile

  • @mary_s.8766
    @mary_s.8766 Рік тому +9

    I was surprised to see the shoes cost about the same as they do in Arkansas, USA. Yet, the salaries in Russia are generally lower.

    • @ImForwardlook
      @ImForwardlook Рік тому +5

      Multiply those prices by 10 and you get a realistic comparison

    • @menya00045
      @menya00045 Рік тому

      you can't really compare like that.. read ImForwardlook post..

  • @ladym6738
    @ladym6738 Рік тому +4

    Shopping is shopping. True words girl. Enjoy.

  • @juleyray1975
    @juleyray1975 Рік тому +6

    It's surprising how expensive those sports clothing items are. It's also amazing how quickly we are arriving at another winter season. Ofl the items that Valeria showed, I like the cap she was wearing the most of all. I like wearing caps also, but mine aren't that cute !

    • @menya00045
      @menya00045 Рік тому

      Sports clothing is always expensive wherever you go.. the only shop i know that is reasonably cheap is French Decathlon.😅

  • @sandyscats4
    @sandyscats4 Рік тому +3

    Alex looks very happy with the soft fuzzy material ❤❤

  • @lisajenkins9775
    @lisajenkins9775 Рік тому +7

    I didn’t think Alex was gonna let go of that very soft jacket, you should have gotten Valeria then he would be hugging you all the time!!! Nice video today. I think our shoe prices are about the same as yours. For some top brands which no one I know can afford here are $200 -500 that just crazy I would never pay that amount. Take care stay warm ! Love Lisa and David Give Sheffield a big hug and a kiss from me🥰💕💕💕💕💕

  • @marymarysmarket3508
    @marymarysmarket3508 Рік тому +3

    Always such good music...☦️

  • @noahlala4248
    @noahlala4248 Рік тому +5

    Your shopping center looks lovely and thank you for showing us round your sporting goods stores, I hope Alex found a pare of trainers😊😊

  • @garrettthompson8314
    @garrettthompson8314 Рік тому +1

    Thank's for your Videos
    I enjoy watching them

  • @mary_s.8766
    @mary_s.8766 Рік тому +4

    Love those display tents. They would be perfect for Barbie dolls.

  • @tamelaschandel1528
    @tamelaschandel1528 Рік тому +2

    It’s always nice to see you out and about.

  • @janeburton2557
    @janeburton2557 Рік тому +1

    Hi Valeria & Alex - Just catching up on my UTube favourite channels videos. It’s always fun and interesting to see your shopping experiences. Everything is expensive over here right now including food - retail - and housing. Take care and Hi from 🇨🇦 Canada.

  • @deathbychocolate584
    @deathbychocolate584 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for taking us along. ❤

  • @ms.felonystrutter2472
    @ms.felonystrutter2472 8 місяців тому

    I always dreamed of visiting, especially Moscow. I am for3ver fan of the CSKA Red Army Hockey club

  • @jsmythib
    @jsmythib Рік тому +6

    Prices seem about the same in my area of connecticut usa. Different brands, same or similar items. You have better selections locally than I do. Thankyou for the insight. Best wishes.

    • @JeffreyS536
      @JeffreyS536 Рік тому +5

      @jsmythib: Prices the same means you are paying alot less in comparison to U.S. salaries to Russias.

    • @eqntdhjn
      @eqntdhjn Рік тому +6

      But your net salary is about $2500 per month, and average salary in Russia is about $400.

    • @jsmythib
      @jsmythib Рік тому

      Salary? hehe How quaint a notion. You are in any case, correct. We have seemingly unlimited dollars. Its interesting that prices are only now reaching a parity.@@eqntdhjn

    • @takoto2610
      @takoto2610 Рік тому +1

      ​@@eqntdhjnWhat are you talking about? In Moscow average salary is at least $1300. In whole Russia average salary in August was 69439RUB, that's $750.

  • @Grammy_Indyof2
    @Grammy_Indyof2 Рік тому +2

    I think Alexis is in love with that jacket!!!. He loves the fuzzy ones

  • @iftikharhusain6286
    @iftikharhusain6286 Рік тому +1

    Interesting

  • @ms.felonystrutter2472
    @ms.felonystrutter2472 8 місяців тому

    Over here in USA some sneakers ..like Air Jordan's are $250 and higher

  • @Gabaja21
    @Gabaja21 Рік тому +8

    Love Alex’s attachment to that fleece jacket. Very surprised that prices are comparable to the UK but surprised there are so many ‘western’ brand names still available there. Guessing it’s sanctions for the smaller firms but the capitalist corporations get free rein 🤷🏼‍♀️

    • @HansLansi
      @HansLansi Рік тому

      There are no sanctions for sportswear. If individual companies left the russian market, it was their decision. The same applies if some companies continue to have a presence in Russia.

    • @Gabaja21
      @Gabaja21 Рік тому

      @@HansLansi Cool. Thanks for the info 👍🏽

  • @kenmoats3654
    @kenmoats3654 Рік тому +2

    Great video

  • @mary_s.8766
    @mary_s.8766 Рік тому +2

    Those skates are at really great prices. Skates are expensive n the USA.

  • @CatsOfMarrakech
    @CatsOfMarrakech Рік тому +2

    6:30. Those combination fork knife spoon is amazing! We have trouble to find sneakers here in Morocco due to men's size 46 is not for sale. So only option is to buy in other country if we go or mail order! Also name brand sneakers are double price of Europe

  • @katherineafzal2315
    @katherineafzal2315 Рік тому

    It looked like you have nice selections for shoes. The price are very similar to what we pay here in the US, which I was surprised. The brand Columbia is a good brand. Their shoes/ boots are nice. I like their fleece jackets.

  • @TTLVID
    @TTLVID Рік тому +3

    I tried to find uk prices for the things you looked at but a lot of them aren't available in the UK, the first boot Alex picked up is around the equivalent of 20 usd in the UK, I think most puma trainers would be around 40-50 usd in the UK. the orange fleece is equivalent to 35 usd in the UK. our coffee from a vending machine would be about 2 dollars equivalent in UK. so some things are cheaper and some more expensive. we have loads of strange sayings in England and when somethings are better and some are worse and they balance themselves out we'd say that it was swings and roundabouts. which is a bit of an odd saying really!

    • @gwynethbennellick427
      @gwynethbennellick427 Рік тому +1

      The full saying was "What you win on the roundabouts you lose on the swings" so, over time that got shirtened to "swings and roundabouts "!

  • @jillipepper5353
    @jillipepper5353 Рік тому +4

    So what sneakers did he get? I liked the first brown ones. 🙋🏼‍♀️

  • @jojobeans64
    @jojobeans64 Рік тому +1

    last time got 8inch steal toe boots was wall Mart about $60.00 cheep ones, but go as high $300.00.I say shoes are way over pierced.

  • @sharonmaresh
    @sharonmaresh Рік тому +11

    Thank you for showing us your shopping experience. The prices are actually better than where I live in Minnesota for a lot of the items.

    • @JeffreyS536
      @JeffreyS536 Рік тому +9

      @sharonmaresh: I'm a Minnesotan and prices are irrelevant in comparison to income thus your income and economy dwarfs the average Russian by alot. Cheaper does not equal ability to purchase. Sanctions are actually working but because the average Russian is Stoic, they will suffer it without change sadly.

    • @ImForwardlook
      @ImForwardlook Рік тому +3

      If you'd make 300 bucks per month your opinion might be different.

    • @takoto2610
      @takoto2610 Рік тому

      ​@@ImForwardlookAverage salary in Moscow is something like $1300 - $1500, after taxes and social contributions.

    • @ImForwardlook
      @ImForwardlook Рік тому +1

      @@takoto2610 I am not talking about Moscow, the rest of Russia is a different game.

    • @takoto2610
      @takoto2610 Рік тому

      @@ImForwardlook Average salary in August 2023 in whole Russia is 69.439 rubles, that's $750, not $300.
      If average salary in Russia was so low, there wouldn't be any shopping mall or store opened.

  • @all.day.day-dreamer
    @all.day.day-dreamer Рік тому +2

    I am glad she is using relatable American music for her UA-cam channel. It makes the videos easier to watch. Hope she keeps the music service she is paying for,

  • @ann3856
    @ann3856 Рік тому +1

    I know the blue small gas container. I use the big one for a one plate gas stove. Do you have socks for very cold conditions? I bought Mohair socks. It's very thick at the bottom and warm.

  • @frankscarborough1428
    @frankscarborough1428 Рік тому +1

    Thanks enjoyed

  • @rosemarymoore5217
    @rosemarymoore5217 Рік тому +5

    In Ohio USA prices are a bit higher especially on socks $3.00 for 2 pairs is a good price

  • @JJ-sv1ov
    @JJ-sv1ov Рік тому +1

    Nice video

  • @larrybarrett5810
    @larrybarrett5810 Рік тому +1

    Good Day !

  • @charlottethien3749
    @charlottethien3749 Рік тому +4

    Valeria and Alex , Thank you for showing us your shops at the mall . I noticed you said Columbia , that is a sporting goods brand sold at sporting goods stores or online ., here in the USA. Good quality , not cheap prices ! Sporting goods are not cheap and last well !
    If you ever visit the USA, let us know . Would be fun to meet up ❣️

    • @dougbrowning82
      @dougbrowning82 Рік тому +1

      Columbia Sportswear is based near Portland, Oregon, and is famous for ads with former board chair, Gert Boyle sending people to inhospitable environments to test the company's products. Besides Columbia, their brands include Sorel, Mountain Hardware, and Prana.

  • @lesclark2407
    @lesclark2407 Рік тому +6

    Alex doesn't like spending money, good man!!

  • @susanangelo7737
    @susanangelo7737 Рік тому +2

    I thought Alex was getting emotionally attached to the gray, furry jacket.

  • @pamellahenry4050
    @pamellahenry4050 Рік тому +3

    I think your prices are comparable to ours here in Kansas

    • @karineb5980
      @karineb5980 Рік тому +2

      Sauf que le salaire n'est pas équivalent....😢

  • @tabuhurt1593
    @tabuhurt1593 Рік тому +1

    Hi. 🤗!

  • @larrybarrett5810
    @larrybarrett5810 Рік тому +3

    I thought there was sanctions on , in that store does not look it

  • @jamesohara4295
    @jamesohara4295 Рік тому +2

    Tents for Teddy's :)

  • @1wolfpup
    @1wolfpup Рік тому +1

    It's fun going shopping with you. 😊 God bless!

  • @67NewEngland
    @67NewEngland Рік тому +10

    - Valerie, you should do a video on how you learned English and how you continue to improve on your English. Also, it would be interesting if you gave us one or two new Russian words in some of your videos.

  • @Bev-Anne
    @Bev-Anne Рік тому +1

    What time of day did you go and on what day of the week? There is no people in the store?

    • @differentrussia.
      @differentrussia.  Рік тому +2

      November 10. There were people. Not many. but some people were in the shop. I tried not to film them

  • @Sayitlikitiz101
    @Sayitlikitiz101 Рік тому +1

    I don't know if it's local taste or not, but the footwear looks like older models. It has an early to mid-2010s look to it. Also, you can probably save $15-20 by buying them online. I know Amazon doesn't do business in Russia, but there must be another such retailer by now. I recently watched a video about the income of the average Russian, and these prices seem to be inaccessible to large swathes of the public. This is disheartening on all accounts, the folly of ego!

  • @jasatx2024
    @jasatx2024 Рік тому

    Prices are pretty comparable to the prices here in the US. I do not see much difference. Now what I find interesting is most of those items are made in China not in the US, I thought you got them for way less.

  • @gwynethbennellick427
    @gwynethbennellick427 Рік тому

    Similar to UK prices, but think.our wages and pensions are higher than in Russia.

  • @HurricaneWeasel
    @HurricaneWeasel Рік тому +1

    Prices for shoes are not very different here.

  • @LindaArmbruster-b5i
    @LindaArmbruster-b5i Рік тому +3

    Your husband is so cute

  • @JeanStAubin-nl9uo
    @JeanStAubin-nl9uo Рік тому +1

    Are the clothing items in those stores made in China just like ours are? Thank you. ❤

  • @larrybarrett5810
    @larrybarrett5810 Рік тому +2

    Northland , American

  • @esthervonepp8908
    @esthervonepp8908 Рік тому +2

    Canadian prices will be almost 2x more than your prices on all items. The tents would be closer to 4x more

  • @epixgaming8938
    @epixgaming8938 Рік тому +2

    Ooph, those shoes are unaffordable for russians with an average wage 😨

    • @takoto2610
      @takoto2610 Рік тому

      Then why they are sold there?

  • @ms.felonystrutter2472
    @ms.felonystrutter2472 8 місяців тому

    I am soooo sorry ...very upswtcans angry that my ignorant barbaeic country does this to the wonderful, beautiful people of Russia. I wonder why our country, our peoole are not sanctioned. It is nit my fault, but PLEASE know many people in USA/Canada are WITH YOU....Sheffy and the beautiful people of Russia.

  • @yvonnesheehan9079
    @yvonnesheehan9079 Рік тому +5

    What is the average salary in Moscow/Russia ? Your prices are similar to Ireland but I imagine your average salary is less than us (€14.85 per hour /$16) 🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪

    • @annasawyer9433
      @annasawyer9433 Рік тому +1

      about $500 per month

    • @takoto2610
      @takoto2610 Рік тому +1

      In Moscow average salary is at least $1200. In whole Russia average salary in August was 69439RUB, that's $750.

    • @ImForwardlook
      @ImForwardlook Рік тому

      @@takoto2610 Utter bullshit. Many store clerks make around 200 bucks per month.

    • @takoto2610
      @takoto2610 Рік тому

      @@ImForwardlook The lowerest paid advertised job I saw was 63k rubles, that's Vkusno & Tochka. I literally haven't seen any other job ad lower than that.

  • @donaldbest7621
    @donaldbest7621 Рік тому +2

    What is the average income there in Russia, more or less?

    • @annasawyer9433
      @annasawyer9433 Рік тому +2

      about $500 per month in Moscow other places is less

    • @donaldbest7621
      @donaldbest7621 Рік тому

      @@annasawyer9433 thanks for the reply!

    • @takoto2610
      @takoto2610 Рік тому

      ​@@annasawyer9433what are you talking about? In Moscow average salary is at least $1300. In whole Russia average salary in August was 69439RUB, that's $750.

  • @frankintx699
    @frankintx699 Рік тому +1

    ❤❤

  • @belindadeveaux841
    @belindadeveaux841 Рік тому +3

    Prices are very high in Canada right now. We’re being taxed to death.

  • @linda9918
    @linda9918 Рік тому +1

    Wow that was a big store with a lot of big prices. I am glad to live in Florida as it gets 50F and we are in a deep freeze 🥶 😂😂. Tomorrow will be 75F I’m still wearing flip flops 🩴 😂😂!

  • @goolunukhan8265
    @goolunukhan8265 20 днів тому

    Dont you have russian brands ?

  • @marcobolo2513
    @marcobolo2513 Рік тому

    I’m guessing most of those shoes made in China?

  • @georgetinant9486
    @georgetinant9486 Рік тому +1

    Your prices are much better than in Alberta , Canada . Good to see your both having a good life in Russia considering the situation . Stay Safe Always , God Bless you both !!!

  • @linoastronomo4472
    @linoastronomo4472 Рік тому

    I like VALERIE, the way she speak, soft-spoken, aside from that, I like her beauty,👍🌹❤️..why Russian woman are mostly beautiful and sexy?

  • @yellowboot6629
    @yellowboot6629 Рік тому +1

    Thanks 🇷🇺

  • @butterflyj1967
    @butterflyj1967 Рік тому +1

    Aaw Alex treat yourself to a furry sweater 😁

  • @benedictegaspard5867
    @benedictegaspard5867 Рік тому +2

    Take it from a French elegant person Termit you did show : horrible ! No.

  • @TheresaPowers
    @TheresaPowers Рік тому +2

    Valeria, have any American businesses reopened in Russia?

  • @lauriesherlock4841
    @lauriesherlock4841 Рік тому +1

  • @SteveMikre44
    @SteveMikre44 Рік тому +2

    Sports Master is just as big if not bigger than sporting goods chains in North America...👟🏀⚽️⛸

  • @signal98
    @signal98 Рік тому +1

    ❤❤