We had a go round about this some time ago and I got hacked pretty bad because of my thoughts on this one. So here we go again.
At the risk of being chopped up and fried, I'm sayin YEAH to having a store with a good selection of decent items and and a decent price. So it happens to be WalMart, I don't care. The local people deserve a better selection and a better price. Sorry but Super Ley and Coppel and the few other clothing and general merchandise stores, just don't cut it. Crappy selection, poor quality and many times high prices. Have you ever checked prices at Coppel? They are ripping the people off badly with realtively easy credit and monster prices. Numeros and their two family owned sister stores seems to buy whatever they can get cheap, all from CHINA, so don't bother bashing Wally on that one in this instance. I love the way they arrange the products on the shelves too. You will find ALL aerosol products together, insecticide, air fresheners, etc. You know you usually cannot buy dishwashing detergent for a dishwasher in Penasco? I could go on.
Some say it will really hurt the small local stores, but I think very little. They will be buyng stuff at Walmart to resell. They exist in the neighborhoods for convenience, most folk here don' t have a car ya know. It's llike the US was 100 years ago, lots of little neighborhod stores within walking distance of housing. I won't cry if Coppel and Super Ley go away personally.
I've been in Wal Mart stores in Hermosillo, Mexicali, and Nogales. Clean, good selection and good prices. My Mexican friends deserve that.
So, hate WalMart all you want and shop in the US before you come down to avoid Walmart because you already know you won't find what you want here at the price you want to pay. But is that OK for the Mexican people and the rest of us residents? I buy almost 100% of what I need here in Penasco.
Blast away !!
Clipity clop, clilpity clop, neeeeiigh.
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