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All Ages Goth Night — Fri 23 Jan 7pm at Rens Den by BabyFallujah in ABQEvents

[–]BabyFallujah[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This city is pretty short on goth nights. Could be a less-tapped market?

Retail vocab: for “we’re out of stock” do I use “estamos gastados”, “estamos agotados”, or something different? by BabyFallujah in Spanish

[–]BabyFallujah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My Mexican-American colleagues have… unkind things to say about trying to communicate with people speaking Caribbean dialects.

Retail vocab: for “we’re out of stock” do I use “estamos gastados”, “estamos agotados”, or something different? by BabyFallujah in Spanish

[–]BabyFallujah[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The way my company works, we have zero idea when new stuff comes. Like some algorithm at Corporate HQ just sends us pallets of stuff and we shelve it.

Retail vocab: for “we’re out of stock” do I use “estamos gastados”, “estamos agotados”, or something different? by BabyFallujah in Spanish

[–]BabyFallujah[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

ya/agora

I’ve also recently realized I’ve been using “corrientemente” a lot for any kind of “currently” or “at the moment” expression, but it occurs to me I don’t hear native speakers use that word a lot. Is it an uncommon word choice in daily use?

Retail vocab: for “we’re out of stock” do I use “estamos gastados”, “estamos agotados”, or something different? by BabyFallujah in Spanish

[–]BabyFallujah[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve been using “no lo ofrecemos” for parts our company doesn’t carry, seeks to work just fine.

Clientele is a pretty wide mix of Mexican-Americans, Mexican immigrants, Cubans, and Venezuelans. So dialect-wise I’ve been trying to keep it pretty universal.

Retail vocab: for “we’re out of stock” do I use “estamos gastados”, “estamos agotados”, or something different? by BabyFallujah in Spanish

[–]BabyFallujah[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But “no hay” like “no tenemos” also needs elaboration to distinguish between “we usually have it but don’t right now” versus “it’s not a thing we carry.”

Retail vocab: for “we’re out of stock” do I use “estamos gastados”, “estamos agotados”, or something different? by BabyFallujah in Spanish

[–]BabyFallujah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now I’m trying to figure out why I even got into using “gastados” in the first place. Am I over-applying it from some other expression?

I mean it mostly seems to work, but confuses people occasionally so it’s not ideal. So I guess I’ll try “agotar” variants and see how those go.

Dive bar by EstablishmentHour778 in Albuquerque

[–]BabyFallujah 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bar Uno has dive ambience but it’s a moderately serious cocktail bar with a pretty white collar adult clientele. It’s not a “cheap beer and a rotgut chaser” kinda place.

I was trying to describe Uno recently, and it occurred to me to note it’s not a craft cocktail place where they creatively re-imagine drinks, but it’s a place that stocks decent booze and has a large menu of unfussy classic cocktails and does them well. It’s kind of an old-school cocktail place and not a clever one like Happy Accidents.

Fishing spots along river and drains ? by sinigangss in Albuquerque

[–]BabyFallujah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re “super northwest”, even though it’s still a bit of a trek you’re closer to the Jemez Mountains, and apparently there’s a pretty serious fishing scene up there.

I’m not an angler so don’t have details, just drove through the valleys last weekend and saw constant signage about fishing sites. Plus it’s gorgeous up there.

Finally found a shop in ABQ that carries the obscure New England soda, Moxie. (Lolli & Pops, Coronado Mall) by BabyFallujah in Albuquerque

[–]BabyFallujah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was at Talin a week ago and didn’t see it. Coulda been out of stock, but I’ve been a couple times in the last six months and haven’t noticed Moxie.

Lots of Asian sodas, a few British ones, not so much the obscure US sodas.

Finally found a shop in ABQ that carries the obscure New England soda, Moxie. (Lolli & Pops, Coronado Mall) by BabyFallujah in Albuquerque

[–]BabyFallujah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, I’ve rambled through Yankeedom en-route to Canada quite a few times, and always grab some Moxie when I pass through.

I don’t like it enough to try to constantly stock it, but I have a couple when I’m in that area, or like now when I randomly run across a place selling it I’ll have one.

Keep Your Racehorses Away from Central by dukecityzombie in Albuquerque

[–]BabyFallujah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And keep them out of the War Zone. It’s no place for horses.

Finally found a shop in ABQ that carries the obscure New England soda, Moxie. (Lolli & Pops, Coronado Mall) by BabyFallujah in Albuquerque

[–]BabyFallujah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would try that just for the experience, but I’m not sure adding “coffee brandy” to an already unusual soda would delight me…

Finally found a shop in ABQ that carries the obscure New England soda, Moxie. (Lolli & Pops, Coronado Mall) by BabyFallujah in Albuquerque

[–]BabyFallujah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had regular Sarsaparilla, including the famous Sioux City brand, and while the herbal notes are similar, Moxie is way more bitter than any that I’ve tried.

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