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The economic crisis affecting Venezuela has pushed people living there to become inventive, and find new ways to pay for everyday necessities.
Critical shortages of food and medicine, and a quadruple-digit inflation rate have forced many Venezuelans to sell off their possessions to hold off starvation.
Juan Carlos Lamas has more from Caracas.
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A secondhand clothing store in Caracas is the backdrop for one of the dramas currently playing out in the Venezuelan capital.
Its owner Victor Correa explains people come here to sell their clothes to survive.
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"Some of the people who come to my store tell me their priority is to sell their clothes and have enough money to buy their lunch or to pay for their next day's transportation, but most of them just want some money to buy medicine."
Victor Correa says about two hundred people come to his store each week to sell their clothes.
Many of his customers like Felix Sotillo have already sold off more valuable possessions and family heirlooms.
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"I have sold my car, my bicycle, most of my clothes and even my children's toys. It's a shame but we need money if we want to eat"
People buying and selling their clothes here say they simply cannot make ends meet given skyrocketing prices. The IMF is predicting Venezuela's inflation rate will hit 13 thousand percent this year.Wages have lagged way behind and most people cannot afford the few goods for sale at stores.
Economist Leonardo Vera explains Selling their clothes or buying secondhand ones, is just one way Venezuelans have adapted to living with hyperinflation
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"87 per cent of Venezuelan families are now living in poverty. Just 4 years ago it was 48 percent. This shows how quadruple-digit inflation has destroyed the lives of people living in Venezuela. This is a crisis never before seen in Latin America."
President Nicolas Maduro blames the economic free fall on a right-wing conspiracy and US economic sanctions. The opposition says it's due to poor planning and mismanagement by the current government.No matter who is to blame for the economic crisis, Venezuelans are determined to find enough money to put food on their tables, even if that means letting go of most of their possessions. Juan Carlos Lamas Caracas