The delivery man

An interesting concept, the delivery man. Shops and supermarkets here do not have their own delivery service, but either they or you contact the man with the ute. When I bought my large TV yesterday, I had to complete the purchase and leave the shop, then find the man who has a stall outside and arrange the transport with him. it's an instant service - he quoted me 150 pesos (about $12) and then loaded the TV, DVD, stereo, saucepan set and 4 pillows, I hopped in the front and off we went. I thought he might have had trouble manoevring the 46" TV up to the 2nd floor, but no, he just slung it over his shoulders as though it weighed nothing and walked right up. I had to move it later, as without blinds yet I didn't want it in full view. (Although it's a security building and you need a key to get in the gates, you just never know.) And it certainly didn't weigh nothing when I tried to slide it along.

I'm only about a 5min drive from the shop so the round trip took him no more than 20 minutes. It's cheap by our standards, I usually pay in Aus between $40 and $70, more if there is more than 1 item  or it's large or heavyand/or it has to go up stairs. But in Mexico that's good wages and all cash. Probably a good business for a man with a ute.
Just wanted to give you the heads up in case you're thinking of coming here and setting up a business....