Souvenir Prices

Anna HowardSt. Stephens High School

WeShare Project 2011

Spain and France

Getting Started ~ My Question

How do the prices of souvenirs differ among the cities and

countries I am visiting?

Places to compare: Spain and FranceIn Spain, compare between Madrid and Barcelona.

Control Variable: I will only be comparing the prices of POSTCARDS and T-SHIRTS in order to stay consistent in what is being compared.

Research Prior to Departure

After researching on various websites about the economies in Spain and France, I expect to find cheaper souvenirs in Spain.

Spain is currently undergoing some financial instability and difficulties. Therefore, the value of the Euro is weaker compared to other countries that are thriving and surviving much better than Spain.

France is considered to be a major economic power of the world and the value of the Euro is much stronger.

WHY???

Works Cited

• http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0858212.html

• http://www.madrid-guide-spain.com/madrid-souvenirs.html

• http://www.parisescapes.com/paris_souvenirs.html

DATA

- - - - - Madrid Price Results - - - - -

Store #1: SOL Souvenirs

Postcards: 1 = .20€ or 4 = .50€Shirts: average of store = 11.95€

Store #4: Objetos de Arte

Postcards: 1 = .15€ or 2 = .25€Shirts: average of store = 10.80€

Store #3: Souvenirs

Postcards: 1 = .20€ or 4 = .50€Shirts: 1 = 8.95€ or 2 = 17€

Store #2: Regalo y Souvenirs

Postcards: 1 = .20€ or 4 = .50€Shirts: 1 = 12€ or 2 = 20€

Store #5: Souvenirs de España

Postcards: 1 = .40€ Shirts: average of store = 8.95€

Madrid Continued…

Average cost of 1 postcard in Madrid = 0.23€Average cost of 1 t-shirt in Madrid = 10.53€

Store #1

Store #2

Store #3

Store #4

Store #5

€ - € 0.05 € 0.10 € 0.15 € 0.20 € 0.25 € 0.30 € 0.35 € 0.40 € 0.45

Postcards

Store #1

Store #2

Store #3

Store #4

Store #5

€ - € 2.00 € 4.00 € 6.00 € 8.00

€ 10.00 € 12.00 € 14.00

T-Shirts

- - - - - Barcelona Price Results - - - - -

Store #1: Emporío Souvenirs

Postcards: 1 = .25€Shirts: average of store = 19.75€

Store #4: La Catedral

Postcards: 1 = .50€ Shirts: average of store = 15.30€

Store #3: Cemusa

Postcards: 1 = .40€ or 5 = 1.50€Shirts: average of store = 12.00€

Store #2: Lavanguardia

Postcards: 1 = .50€ Shirts: average of store = 9.50€

Store #5: Arte Sania Souvenirs

Postcards: 1 = .50€ Shirts: average of store = 10.20€

Barcelona Continued…

Average cost of 1 postcard in Barcelona = 0.43€ Average cost of 1 t-shirt in Barcelona = 13.35€

Store #1

Store #2

Store #3

Store #4

Store #5

€ -

€ 0.10

€ 0.20

€ 0.30

€ 0.40

€ 0.50

€ 0.60

Postcards

Store #1

Store #2

Store #3

Store #4

Store #5

€ -

€ 5.00

€ 10.00

€ 15.00

€ 20.00

€ 25.00 T-Shirts

- - - - - Paris Price Results - - - - -

Store #1: La Capsule

Postcards: 1 = .20€ or 12 = 2.00€Shirts: 1 = 10.00€ or 2 = 18€

Store #4: Etoile 2 Paris

Postcards: 1 = .20€ or 10 = 1.50€Shirts: 1 = 12.00€

Store #3: Paris Souvenirs

Postcards: 1 = .50€ or 10 = 4.00€Shirts: 1 = 11.00€ or 2 = 20.00€

Store #2: C.B.M. Souvenirs

Postcards: 1 = .20€ or 12 = 2.00€Shirts: 1 = 9.00€ or 2 = 18.00€

Store #5: Zizifel

Postcards: 1 = .50€ or 3 = 1.00€Shirts: 1 = 9.00€ or 2 = 16.00€

Paris Continued…

Store #1

Store #2

Store #3

Store #4

Store #5

€ - € 0.10 € 0.20 € 0.30 € 0.40 € 0.50 € 0.60

Postcards

Store #1

Store #2

Store #3

Store #4

Store #5

€ - € 2.00 € 4.00 € 6.00 € 8.00

€ 10.00 € 12.00 € 14.00

T-Shirts

Average cost of 1 postcard in Paris = 0.32€ Average cost of 1 t-shirt in Paris = 10.20€

Comparison Graphs

Madrid Barcelona Paris € -

€ 0.05 € 0.10 € 0.15 € 0.20 € 0.25 € 0.30 € 0.35 € 0.40 € 0.45 € 0.50

Average Price of 1 Postcard

Comparison Graphs

Madrid Barcelona Paris € -

€ 2.00

€ 4.00

€ 6.00

€ 8.00

€ 10.00

€ 12.00

€ 14.00

€ 16.00

Average Price of 1 T-Shirt

Results

• Based upon the data collected and the graphs, Barcelona has the highest souvenir prices among the three cities.

• Second and third place differ between Madrid and Paris with Madrid having more expensive t-shirts, but cheaper postcards than Paris.

My ReactionThe results from my research and observations

were actually the opposite of what I expected to find. Due to the fact that Spain’s economy is more unstable than France’s, I was looking to find cheaper souvenirs in Spain. In reality, I found the cheaper souvenirs to be located in the Paris stores.

~ Let’s just say that my family souvenirs all came from France!

Other Traveler’s Reactions

• To look further into my question, I asked a few travelers, also on the trip, to discover their reactions to the costs of souvenirs found among the different cities.

• When asked the following two questions;(1) Where did you find cheaper souvenirs?(2) Was this what you expected coming into the

trip?…these were the responses I received:

Sarah K.

1. France2. “I took French all through high school and

based on what I knew about France, I thought things in France would be more expensive. I definitely expected the cheaper souvenirs to be in Spain and was surprised when they were not.”

(1) Where did you find cheaper souvenirs?(2) Was this what you expected coming into the trip?

Olivia B. 1. France 2. “I seriously thought Spain would be

cheaper. I’d just heard from other people to expect France to be more expensive. I guess they were wrong.”

(1) Where did you find cheaper souvenirs?(2) Was this what you expected coming into the trip?

Daniel A.

1. France2. “Nope. I heard Spain was going to be

cheaper.”

(1) Where did you find cheaper souvenirs?(2) Was this what you expected coming into the trip?

Tate W.

1. France2. “I kind of thought so. France has so

many tourists that I figured they would have some pretty cheap souvenirs.”

(1) Where did you find cheaper souvenirs?(2) Was this what you expected coming into the trip?