mindless ramblings

If you spend any time at all in Richmond, you’ll end up seeing engrish quite a bit. This particular one is quite interesting. The first line is a good indication of what lies ahead: The low price sold. The list of items are mostly understandable. Dust catcher is a literal translation of the chinese words for a vacuum cleaner, while I think vacuum bottle is a thermos flask. Further down is where it all goes to hell.

Firstly, set up the light for $5? What the hell is set up the light? Do we pay you $5 to install a light for us? Where do we get the light from? Next up is the bread baker. This might seem ok, until you realize it could be a couple of things. A bread machine, toaster or perhaps a proper oven! At $8 though, I think it’s probably a toaster, or maybe a toaster oven.

The last line is the best: Buy and send the tableware. What tableware? Buy and send it to where? Do we call you and buy it (the tableware) and you send it to our house? What the hell is tableware anyway? Cutlery, plates, table linen… the mystery continues.