<p>hey guys!! i am an international student. I wonder whether there are any websites whre we can look for the prices of bicycles, breads, pencils and so on? it is because i have trouble packing up. if the things sold there are not expensive, then i do not need to pack so much to the states. Thank you in advance.</p>
<p>A new bike will cost $149 or less at Fred Meyer, KMart, Target, WalMart, Costco.
Other stuff, can be had rather cheaply at Goodwill, south Seattle. Monday pricing is 100cents per pound of stuff. </p>
<p>If you know where to shop and how to shop, a person a live rather inexpensively off of someone who has lived expensively. The difference between a used pencil and a new pencil is whether it has been sharpened. For clothing, one wash.</p>
<p>If you are thinking about bringing a bike to Seattle from Indonesia, then I think you will find stuff in the US rather cheap. If you are buying a new bike in USA, then you will find things are rather expensive.</p>
<p>thank you LongPrime. Hmm, do you have any website where i can check the prices of stuff? then i could compare the prices between those in the states and my home country’s.</p>
<p>USA runs on a capitalist economic model. Competition rules. Prices go up and prices go down. If you and your family is wealthy enough to afford more than the allowed baggage allowance, then you need not worry about the pricing of US goods and services. If you need to worry about pricing of goods, then the second-hand stores offer a good value but pricing is dependent on demand and condition. Example, DS bought a new ice cream maker for $50; Wife bought the same unit yesterday, used once, still in box for $10, and if I would make that purchase, I would have paid $7.50. </p>
<p>Currently, most retail clothing and office supply stores are having back-to-school sales. </p>
<p>Exactly what items you are looking at?</p>
<p>stationery, shower, facial cream, clothes, camera, shoes</p>
<p>Let me say that the prices for the general categories that you listed depends on the brand and quality level. If your normal quality of life in Indonesia is at the very high end of the scale, you will find USA products fairly inexpensive and average. If your life is on the lower end, you will find USA products fairly expensive and luxurious. </p>
<p>If you bring to the US mundane stuff as toothpaste and facial cream, why even leave Indonesia? There are fine universities there that will get the basics covered. Enjoy your week in Seattle prior to classes to explore your options. </p>
<p>bring comfortable walking shoes and shoes that can tolerate dampness are the only two things that I can think of. Maybe someone else can help you in determining what needs are cheaper there than here. USA uses toilet paper rather than water. Toilet paper is getting more expensive.</p>