Buying Bookshelves

We went out shopping for bookshelves today.  Quite the adventure, but we ended up finding some.  One came in a box and needs to be put together.  The other is Ethiopian-made and is wood, so it was already assembled.  So, without a vehicle, how does one transport large purchases home?  Why, by taxi, of course!

the six of us, 2 book shelves, and the taxi driver - not bad!

~c