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Forums > Living in Kunming > buying earplugs

beizhan...checked Watson this evening. They didn't have any.

Tonyaod - thanks for the offer

I think I may have found the answer - taobao.

I've never used it before. Guess now I have reason to start.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > buying earplugs

I've been to many stores in Kunming looking for earplugs (not the kind you listen to music with, but the kind you use to block out noise).
It seems that the concept of earplugs simply doesn't exist in China.

Pharmacy - no luck
Wal-Mart - no luck
Carrefour - no luck

Anyone have any more ideas for this desperate boy who wants to sleep at night without people yelling in the street and waking him up at 4 am?

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Forums > Living in Kunming > any Chinese equivalent of PayPal?

Hedgepig: Thanks for the link. Could you tell me exactly what about it leaves you unimpressed?

Ouyang: Until now, I didn't know PayPal China existed (guess I didn't do my research). However, if what Hedgepig says is true (it only being penetrated by credit cards), then it must leave out a large portion of the Chinese population.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > any Chinese equivalent of PayPal?

I'm looking for a website/online service that would let people pay me for services rendered through the interweb (as opposed to cash in person).
In my home country, we have PayPal.

Is there anything like it in China? Ideally, something widespread?
I notice a lot of Chinese websites let people buy things with their UnionPay bank cards.
Is there a way for individuals like me to get paid this way too?
If the website is only in Chinese, no problem.
Thanks

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They do salads, burgers, and pasta dishes, but the true stars of the menu are the breakfasts, which are served all day.

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Recently experienced both very early morning departure and very late night arrival at Changshui. Was worried about making the connection to and from the airport, but both turned out well.

First, the departure. It was 7:30 am. I arranged a taxi to pick me up at 5:00. That he did. Cost: 100 yuan.

The departure was scheduled for 12:30 am, was delayed, and didn't get in until 2:30 am. I was sure I'd have to find a black cab, and wasn't even sure if I would find that. Instead, I was delighted to discover that the Airport Express Bus was still running! For 25 yuan it took me to the train station, where I then caught a cab for the short ride the rest of the way home. I was very impressed by this late night bus. I'd thought the buses only ran till around 11 pm-midnight. I don't know if this is a regular occurrence or not. Maybe, knowing my flight was delayed and there would be hundreds of passengers looking for a ride home, the airport dispatched an extra bus. If so, kudos to whoever was responsible!