SHOPPING for CLOTHES | COST OF LIVING IN AMERICAN SAMOA
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2020
- Wondering what it costs to live in AMERICAN SAMOA?
Another in our series of COST OF LIVING videos, we're bringing you around the island of Tutuila, to show you a variety of places to shop for clothes, as well as other basic needs. While this is not an exhaustive list of shopping locations, it's a realistic look at what you can find on-island and how much you can expect to spend.
For more videos like this, make sure to check our other cost-of-living videos:
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As always, thank you for watching. We wouldn't be here, making these videos, if it wasn't for you. We love reading your comments and we try our best to respond to them all.
Tofa Soifua!
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I arrived on the island on a Coast Guard flight 2 weeks ago and got out of quarantine just 2 days ago. I am completely new here. All your videos have been so helpful in getting to know the island!
Welcome! You're one of the lucky few that have been able to travel here during the pandemic. Be sure to say hi if you see us around!
AmSamFam I just now realized I moved in right down the street from you all when I saw Hadley at the front door of my neighbors. I told her I recognized her and that she’s famous!
I think you guy's doing a great job about letting the world know about our culture Samoa thank you .
My Mom worked for StarKist, loved all of it, I would love to come back, Samoans have the most beautiful culture, I went to Happy Valley and South Pacific Academy but loved Happy Valley, Lava lavas!
THANKS SO MUCH ! This is the kind of thing I personally need to know. The attraction videos are great, especially for those people who plan to come to American Samoa for a week, but I am thinking of becoming a long term resident, so this is perfect for me.
Tai lava! Glad we could help.
New subscriber here! Great job with the videos you guys! What I love about your family is the Respect you show towards Samoan culture and your honest attempt to understand the cultural norms and traditions and to Not offend the local people. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Too often, Palagi people come to American Samoa either from the cruise ships or by plane, walk around our Homeland and Feel ENTITLED to do whatever they like such as picking fruits off of trees on Family Lands without any Forethought or Consideration for families who own the lands, etc. It is truly Disrespectful and annoying. But your family is such Good ambassadors and seem like Awesome folks. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and especially Respecting our Culture. Blessings😊
Thank you for saying that ❤️ I know we’re not perfect, but we really do try to be respectful of the culture and traditions.
Life in the island is very peaceful. I love our peaceful island Samoa.
Love how caring and loving the energy you guys give thru ur videos!🙌🙏🏼 ALOHA🌈
You don't have to wear puletasi or local made clothes if you're not comfortable. Just wear what you want. Just saying. Anyways great video ❤
We don’t mind. In fact, we really enjoy taking part in that aspect of the culture.
I concur.
My mom sewed most of my clothes, that was a missed or hit ordeals . Best one was sports athletic day shorts. I didn't even get to try it until I was ready to run. My right leg went in , the left leg went nowhere . I fell flat on my face . The left leg was sown shut. Ahhhh mom. I love her still. I came last on all my races. Oh well ...ran Moms Alofas.
Chill
Hi fam, the correct Samoan name for those shirts are alo'a. Aloha is the Hawaiians name , but I'm not sure if that is what Am Samoan people call it too. I'm fairly new to your CZcams channel but I thoroughly enjoy watching every video so far. I'm trying to watch as much as I can when I have free time after work. I like that blue and purple looking dress Melinda. Do they have an online store as well? Alofa atu
Tribal tat look awesome on your arms but hope you get sleeve before your return to the states 🤣🤣 ... keep it coming.
My husband is Palagi & he wants to move to my home land where my parents and ancestors are from
Yeah how's the lifestyle in Samoa what can you do where can you go
Wow! Ie faitaga is very cheap there. Thank you 👍🏽.
I happened on your channel and have watched most of them now and I really love it! You guys have a lot of guts moving out of the States and moving to an island. It is a beautiful island, thank you for all your videos. Have you done a channel on the difference between American Samoa and Western Samoa?
No, we haven’t. We would like to, but we’ve been waiting until the borders open, so we can show both islands. Thanks for watching!
We love Tanoa. Most of the patterns are called elei which comes from the patterns you see in siapo. They also use the motifs from the tatau.
Wow, love your video’s guys. Very informative! Keep up the great work. Awesome aiga. 👏
I love Am Sam Fam Tuesdays and I especially enjoy videos like this!! It just makes me feel like I’m back home :) Thank you for the video. I miss Shoe Tree lol. Your hair looks beautiful braided like that. Alofas to you all from Las Vegas ❤️
Nice selection of clothing and good prices!
Great Shopping Tour n great Prices. Thank You..
Hey Fam! Just discovered you yesterday. I am loving getting to know your island via your channel. I have lived on St. John USVI, and fell in love with the snorkeling. How is the snorkeling on this side of the world :) ( you may have addressed this in previous video and i haven't found it yet. ) THANK YOU for letting us explore with you all.
Awww love to see yous are loving our beautiful island, the kids tho🤣. I haven’t been home for ages. Alofas frm Seattle Nei💕
Brilliant!!
I love your videos...lovely family. Real good insight. Thanks for posting.
Wow great videos guys !!!!
Great video!! We are going to visit next year. My husband is from iliili. It will be my first time as we as our kids. I've been trying to find prices and things around the island as well as the culture aspects. I'm from Hawaii....so I have the island feel in me. I just wanted to get a good idea of what American samoa is like and your videos have been awesome!! Keep them coming !
Thank you AmSamFam great video😍❤️❤️
Thank you!
Love your channel!!! Can you do a video showing the street food there? Thank you.
Love your shopping videos the best so thank you.
Thanks, Maree!
So interesting, would love the adventure.
Awesome guys 🤙
I love your videos🥰
Nice and informative
Omg I love you guys and if I see y’all imma scream lmao! Keep up the great work AmSam Fam ❤️
JUST FYI WE WERE THE TRUCK FULL OF SUBSCRIBERS THAT PASSED YOU GUYS IN FAGAALU
Ok. So i askedfor vids like this b4 i knew you already postmany of them. Thanks for these vids. I wish my wifen i could live in a place like this. We are both seniors and i think we could get along wonderfully there. Gos bless you all n the people of American Samoa
I always love my beautiful Samoa❤❤❤ thank you for sharing this video with us! Alofa atu
Love the content & truly appreciate your informative videos. Considering making the move & starting a small business, would love to know what your work experience is like on the island! Much alofas ♥️
If you could message us on FB or Instagram, we’d be happy to chat about our work experiences.
Daily Store in Nuuuli has some nice stuff!
I’m a big fan of you guys it suck I not watch your video more often.
Thank you for sharing, where r guys from, what brings you to American Samoa?
Fa'afetai lava Nate & Melinda. We always enjoy watching your videos, they're very informative and loaded with a lot of good information if you're planning of visiting AMSAM. Fa'amanuia atu le Atua ia te oulua male fanau, manuia fo'i le vaiaso...Tofa Soifua, mai O'side, Ca.
Tai lava! We try. It’s good to hear that we’re on the right track. Thanks for the comment! 🤙
My favorite place to shop for clothes is called Niu2You. It's a thrift store, but I find nice things every time I shop there. I'd also add that Samoans are very laid back and casual. Tshirts and shorts are worn off work by many.
Do not bring any heels or dress shoes if you move here. You'll never wear them. Flip flops or sandals for men and women is the norm (even in the courtroom flip flops are ok!).
That’s so true!
Hi, just newly subscribed like minutes ago and I am glad to see this beautiful island. Just curious to know how much are the Scott's slippers there?
I seem to remember that they were around $35, but I may be off a bit. Thanks for the sub and the comment!
Does Amazon deliver there? Love your videos by the way! Hubby looks super fit too. Was he an athlete back in the mainland?
Thanks! He did some sports back in high school. He’s just always been pretty health conscious and tries to take good. Are of himself ❤️ A great example for all of us!
Also my friend TJ Drabell owned the Golf Course and breadfruit!!! SEEMOI the best candies!
I would live in the thrift stores there, I love thrift shopping
Talofa to you both and your beautiful family. Thanks so much for all your beautiful videos. Happy you enjoyed your staying in Samoa. Tofa Soifua. From Waikiki-Honolulu, Hawaii. Aloha and Talofa.♥️💖💝💕🥰🌹🌷🌻🌼🌸🌺🌈🤙👍
i live in samoa e and my sister are big fans and hopefully we see you round
Wow! Where is that Manu’a store at? Last time I was there the only Manu’a store was in Pago. Savers Samoa? What the heck! I’ve only left the island for 6 yrs 😂😂
Good to see Forsgren has expanded their variety of products and space of having a 2nd floor. Back in 2010 when we lived there they only had 1st floor level. In Hawaii where we live now they have 2 locations one in Pearlridge and another at Ward ( Ohana Hale Market Place) we love to shop here because of the quality and pricing, if you are lucky you might run into Cindy and Aaron Forsgren at one of these locations. We was wondering if Koko Bean Cafe is still there at Laufou next to Blue Sky? We loved having lunch at this place when we use to live there. Thank you for your videos. Stay safe and God Bless your ohana from Hawaii Aloha!
Yes, I’m actually eating breakfast at Koko Bean as I type this 😄
@@AmSamFam nice...that place is the best!
KT Mart has a nice stuff too
i enjoy your channel. Is there ever a shortage of fruit or local veges? Do they have farmers markets there? What are the locals eating and do you use taro, breadfruit regularly? I would love to live in the tropics. thank you
Some shortages occur due to shipping delays or storms, but not often. There is a marketplace for local farmers to sell produce.
O&O, Fashion Boat, Nia Marie.
The tribal tattoo looks tight man.
I miss America Samoa that we’re I was born.
My favorite places to shop on island is amazon, wallmart, and aafes online =D
Should support the locals.. just saying
@@richienomura425 I do. But most local shops here don't have DC/Marvel brands ect. Nobody sells hunting equiptment, arrows, speargun shafts ect. and steak here is a joke. but I do get my ie lavalava and ie faikaga's here and grab a bar-b-que every so often....
Have you guys bumped into or know this one family the husband is samoan and the wife is white and they have i think three kids they moved to A. Samoa from Texas they too have a youtube channel as well..you guys have alot of similarities and I love watching both of you guys...ONE LOVE all the way from LAS VEGAS!!
I believe you’re referring to JAMily TV, right? They’re about 70 miles away in Samoa, while we’re in American Samoa. As such, we actually haven’t met them in person yet. We’ve communicated with them a fair amount and are looking forward to collaborating with them when the boarders open between the two Samoas!
Oh ok, cool that would be so nice to see yall together and compare each others new journey between you guys! Keep up the great videos
Dang that ie fai kaga and Tanoa button up shirt and ur lava with flower patern looks great u should start a business u got close to 4000 subs and I know all of them don't live on the island so they can't get that type of island wear I think they love to order from u and u put ur cost to it and shipping kind of amazon deal thing just a thought but any ways love the content keep them coming
Thank you! Nate and I were just talking about this idea last night. You’re right that a very large percentage of our viewers are off-island and express gratitude for sharing their home with them through our videos. We’d love to share even more of the island with them too ❤️ Thanks for the idea and encouragement.
@@AmSamFam at the same time ur helping the store so it's a win win situation
Maybe u get a discount making big orders
To sew a Samoan puletasi here in the mainland is more expensive then to have it handmade from the island.
What about home or apt rentals? Availability, cost? Cost of furniture etc. Thanks for the videos.
We’re working on a video about this now.
Yes, I am wondering about the same thing. Cost of rentals, cost of furniture, appliances, bikes, work opportunities etc. We are hoping to move there soon. And THANK YOU for your response!
What? No HomeGoods! I’m not moving! Lol
I think it’s pretty cool that you decided live there. My mom is from Aoa, but I was born and raised in CA. Was fortunate to visit a few times because of my job. However, I do not think I could live there. Mostly because of how strong religion is there and how many of the “laws” are religious based. Being that I do not practice religion or believe in any deities, I probably would not fit in too well.
The part that religion plays in daily life here cannot be overstated. Hopefully you’ll come back and visit every so often, at least. Faafetai!
AmSamFam yeah, I’ll definitely visit again if given the opportunity. Just not on a Sunday. Lol. Keep up the vids! Thanks🤙🏾
I expected the Tutuila stores to be more American based. Me and my expectations hahaha.
No tax on anything you buy here on island. The price on the tag is the price you pay.
We love that!
Loving the elevator music.
Im forced to wonder, watching these videos, about some of the basic questions like:
Is trash a big problem. Waste disposal(bathroom flushed) and recycling etc. I have to believe these are things that would be of concern to all citizens of A.S.
Sort of like going into a pre-Walmart department store like Woolworths or Ben Franklin's. The prices aren't too far off from Walmart..
I buy my lava lavas in the Caribbean. And I'm sure you'll understand, they don't have the Samoan patterns.
Haha, yeah, I imagine they don’t.
@@AmSamFam I always look though
I was woundering if the store has a website where we can order from? I love the Samoan ie lava lava that's for $3.50. please let me know..thanks
I don’t believe they do. Sorry.
Manua's just started online ordering. I'll see if I can find you a link. Lavalavas (or sarongs) are worn by men and women, and they're such a great way to cover up and show some colorful style. I love em.
Read the sign in the background 3:32 haha
Good eye for detail. We actually reached out to management and received special permission to film there.
Hello, what is the status on tourism restrictions for American Samoa. I was really hoping to visit in October.
Sorry, I don’t think that’s going to happen. Our borders have been closed since March and there’s talk that they’ll stay that way until after the new year. Another year would be great though. October is a great tome of the year for a visit- before the Tradewinds die down and a good chance you’ll see humpback whales on their migration south.
Which school do your kids go to?
Is Happy World still open? We lived in American Samoa from 2013-15.
It sure is. We would have liked to feature them in this video, but they weren’t interested. They are another great option as a mid-price-range clothing store.
“Wasn’t part of the accepted dress” - how is it not acceptable? A puletasi is literally a long skirt and top.
3:07 Is this a common greeting in American Samoa?
Not sure if you’re joking, but the honest answer is... YES!!! Eyebrow raises might just be the most regularly used form of communication in the Samoan Islands. You have to pick it up pretty quick to get by here. 😂
Looks like the low cost of clothing makes up for the high cost of groceries.
That’s the thing with this place, it balances itself out well.
I may have missed it but what jobs do you have?
Nate works in banking and Melinda is a writer... And a CZcamsr. 😁
No offense, just some constructive criticism, sometimes your music is a bit on the loud side, and sometimes it makes it kind of difficult to understand what you're saying.
No offense taken. We’re always trying to improve our videos. I like my music loud, but I can see how that could be distracting. Thanks for the critique.
Do you guys enjoy Samoan
Definitely!
What is the one thing you miss most from America? Food wise?
Certain types of fresh produce, like berries, peaches, nectarines, spinach... These are rarely found here and when they are, they’ve been air freighted, so they’re very expensive. Also, really good pizza. We have good pizza on-island, but it’s been awhile since we’ve had really good, brick oven NY style pizza... Okay, I need to stop. 🤤😂
4 Seasons/Weather in Am. Samoa "Sunny Rainy Hurricane & Palolo"🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🥰✌✌✌✌
This made me lol. 😂 Thanks, Larry!
Palolo 😂😂😂
👍🇺🇲🇦🇸
I know you guys have a hard time pronouncing certain Samoan words but hey good job for trying tho lol.
I hear that too. My daughter can't say Samoan words to save her life. 😆😄
I do like your content but have some constructive criticism. Put some time into working on your video skills. Your pans and zooms are way too fast and your calm shots are very shaky. I get sea sick watching. Less is more.
Thanks for the feedback!