Brian Dalziel Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 20 hours ago, Zeb said: What is the name of this new store? El Barco seems to be referred to as a location. Here is the info. taken from my cash register receipt: Panchos Deli Market Aldama #37 376-766-0452 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 11 minutes ago, Brian Dalziel said: Here is the info. taken from my cash register receipt: Panchos Deli Market Aldama #37 376-766-0452 Is he taking credit cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floradude Posted December 21, 2017 Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 Don't you think if there were parking available in the rear that El Barco would have found a way to take advantage of that parking? I am hopeful that Pancho will be able to establish an alternative to Superlake, Not necessarily. Opening a new business takes a lot of money. I doubt if Pancho is very rich. Expansions often have to wait for adequate cash revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpsca Posted December 21, 2017 Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 Stopped at Pancho's new store yesterday. He said his hours are every day 8am to 8pm. He had brie cheese on special. The good stuff, some from France and will cut the size you need. All types were around 300 pesos per kilo. He mentioned that next week he will start carrying fresh fruit and more veggies. I had no trouble parking and his prices for everything I bought were very reasonable. Bought several cans of diced tomatoes at 19 pesos - that's $1 us per can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCman Posted December 22, 2017 Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 My problem with the new store is not parking as I can walk. The problem is the lack o& product on the shelves. I only went to Superlake for those items iI couldn’t find else where. Pancho is not solving my problem. Sorry, but I can’t see him lasting on l8mited choices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Berca Posted December 22, 2017 Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 So, if Pancho doesn't carry what you need, he probably won't last long? Why not wait until his place is fully stocked and operating optimally before starting with the negativity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Greenwood Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Cooking for a dinner party or ten last week I arrived at Panchos with an extensive list. Missing a few items I finished my shopping at Superlake. Noticing a significant difference between a couple of items I checked further...shopping at Panchos had saved me between 200–300 pesos, not bad for one visit ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 I was there yesterday , was not impressed , the parking is not good the steps high . , did not have what I was looking for so it is back to SL for me.. I do not care about the prices because I only buy what I cannot find anywhere else and I am not about to shop in two places to find 4 or 5 items.. The place is cramped and shopping there is very clostrophobic. Good luck to him hopefully he will be successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Berca Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Was just in SuperLake this morning watching them markup packets of brown gravy from 44 to 59 pesos. Good to know some here do not care about prices. Wish I could afford to be one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Al Berca said: Was just in SuperLake this morning watching them markup packets of brown gravy from 44 to 59 pesos. Good to know some here do not care about prices. Wish I could afford to be one of them. By packets of brown gravy do you mean the envelop of spiced thickener you add to pan drippings to make gravy? Because even 44 pesos is a lot for that, never mind 59 pesos. I go to SL about four times a year when I MUST have my quarterly box of spoon size Shredded Wheat, and I plan for the splurge. When I made my winter visit they did not have it in stock, so maybe next time I will try Pancho’s Deli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Well Al Berca , I do not buy anything to make beown gravy, actually I do not make brown gravy or do not buy any enveloppe to make anything so that takes care of the price increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakes Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 I really wonder what all the bitching is about. If you are American your dollar goes pretty darn far here in Mexico. I am a Canadian so my dollar doesn't go so far. I wonder if you were back in the U.S. or Canada would you be bitching so much or just accept that this is what you have to pay and if you don't want to pay then don't buy it. I really get fed up hearing all this crap that goes on here about the cost of living. You are so lucky to be in a warm climate, with nice people , close to Guadalajara that has great concerts, opera , shopping. So please understand where the pesos is and when Superlake or now Poncho's buy from the U.S. it costs them a lot. So if you don't want it don't buy it , but please stop bitching. Jackie Sandler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Jackie.....do you realize that some of the folks who moved here are living on their Social Security checks, on amounts which would be considered well below the "poverty level" back where they came from, and that the reason they are "bitching" is because they are living so close to the bone here that any price increase is painful? If you consider that, perhaps you'll understand that they are just letting off some steam since they have little control over their economic lives, and maybe you'll not feel the need to "bitch" about their "bitching". However, there are also some who are financially secure that complain about anything and everything, and probably always have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcelonaman Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 9 hours ago, Al Berca said: Was just in SuperLake this morning watching them markup packets of brown gravy from 44 to 59 pesos. Good to know some here do not care about prices. Wish I could afford to be one of them. A 30 odd percent rise is not acceptable or justifiable in anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Unless it was priced incorrectly to begin with... This is a small store and they do not buy in the same quantities as, say Walmart or the Mega etc. etc. Therefore, they pay more for the imported product to begin with... then there's the 16% import tax and then the transportation to get it here. Then finally, the calculation for mark up . If you want or need it then you'll pay for it. If you don't want it or need it then you won't. I'm grateful that the option even exists because my returning suitcase (twice a year) used to be full of things that I couldn't find in Mexico. Each to his/her own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 And you have the rate of exchange... And maybe the gravy whatever was on a deal.. Etc. The prices now seem to be all over the place.. Everything g is going up and some items are going up a lot for whatever reason.. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sue Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 10 hours ago, Ferret said: Unless it was priced incorrectly to begin with... This is a small store and they do not buy in the same quantities as, say Walmart or the Mega etc. etc. Therefore, they pay more for the imported product to begin with... then there's the 16% import tax and then the transportation to get it here. Then finally, the calculation for mark up . If you want or need it then you'll pay for it. If you don't want it or need it then you won't. I'm grateful that the option even exists because my returning suitcase (twice a year) used to be full of things that I couldn't find in Mexico. Each to his/her own. Ferret we pay 35% tax on items brought in from the States as well as transportation costs The 16% is only on items here in Mexico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 I think it's even more complicated than that. It depends on what you're importing, how much of something you're importing and the country of origin etc. etc. My point was that there are costs involved that the average consumer is unaware of therefore you can't compare the price of something NOB and expect it to cost the same here. Whatever I buy in SuperLake is cheaper than a round trip ticket to Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 The only action against that is one not shopping there and two go to a store carry that item so you can buy it tthere.. I buy very few things in SL and I do not shop for proce thre when it is the pnly place I can get what I want. Pancho new store is packed but very small and he did not have what I was looking for so for me the choice is simple, do without it ot pay the price. If one day I cannot afford it I will not buy it. In Chiapas we do not have a SL so I do without it. and I do without. We can find things there we cannot find here so I change what I cook when I go there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigd Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 I can not believe that three pages have been spent talking about a guy who for the last 20 years has made a fortune selling out of date expired US made products to gringos. Has anyone checked the expiration dates on the products he is selling now? An I have watched (not bought) him do this for a long long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 37 minutes ago, bigd said: I can not believe that three pages have been spent talking about a guy who for the last 20 years has made a fortune selling out of date expired US made products to gringos. Has anyone checked the expiration dates on the products he is selling now? An I have watched (not bought) him do this for a long long time. Suggest you consult Sr. Google about expiration dates: "The dates solely indicate freshness, and are used by manufacturers to convey when the product is at its peak. That means the food does not expire in the sense of becoming inedible. For un-refrigerated foods, there may be no difference in taste or quality, and expired foods won't necessarily make people sick." From a CNN report so no need to accuse Fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 I appreciate the fact that Superlake has these expensive imported items. And the few imported items that I buy at Superlake are almost always newer than the Best if consumed by date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newjersey expat Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 1 hour ago, pappysmarket said: Suggest you consult Sr. Google about expiration dates: "The dates solely indicate freshness, and are used by manufacturers to convey when the product is at its peak. That means the food does not expire in the sense of becoming inedible. For un-refrigerated foods, there may be no difference in taste or quality, and expired foods won't necessarily make people sick." From a CNN report so no need to accuse Fox. My experience has been different. Expired yogurt, cheeses etc . Very often do go bad. Especially milk. I will never buy cheese wrapped at SL. Invariably green begins to appear. One reason may not be the expiration date but the refrigeration which is lowered at night. Ever buy ice cream that has been refrozen there. I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Newjersey expat said: My experience has been different. Expired yogurt, cheeses etc . Very often do go bad. Especially milk. I will never buy cheese wrapped at SL. Invariably green begins to appear. One reason may not be the expiration date but the refrigeration which is lowered at night. Ever buy ice cream that has been refrozen there. I have. Yeah, been there done that and never bought anything refrigerated from SL. Thought we were talking non-perishables. Mexican retailers seldom if ever remove anything refrigerated from the shelves, including SL, Walmart, etc. It's our responsibility to check those dates. Most of what Pancho sold that was "expired" were non-perishables. Edit: I rarely buy milk but if I do I buy the ultra pasteurized stuff that doesn't need refrigeration until opened. All other dairy products including cheese, half and half, ice cream, yogurt we buy at Costco and have never had a problem. I realize Costco is a ways away but with the shopping service you have up there it's totally possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 There is more than one place to buy milk product so SKIP SL if their products are not fresh.. No need to go to Costco or order from them. We do not shop there and get fresh products locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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