Comments on: Wal-Mart – Costa Rica Monopoly Going Green

By: Just a dude

Just a dude — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:10:53 +0000

Walmart = BAD!
Money is power & I do try my best to spend it at small businesses and with people who do good things that have a positive effect on the community. But I will admit I've shopped there a few times when in a pinch for the lowest price & convenience of not having to wait for online shipping. At least watch this eye-opening documentary about the real big Walmart picture and inform yourselves.

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hftb_DVuelo

By: Parritaman

Parritaman — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:50:39 +0000

All the visitors from Canada and the US will quickly discover that Wal-Marts in Costa Rica are not the same as in North America. In Costa Rica the shoppers look and act normal, as in North America many customers look like overweight Red Necks, Hill Billies, or as if they worked in a circus. I am glad that Wal-Mart is into Costa Rica in a big way, as the employment created is a blessing for the Tico people. The last time I was in a Wal-Mart I seen a husband put a case of beer into his wifes cart and she suckered him, leaving him laying on the floor with the case of beer sitting on top of him. I go to Wal-Mart for the entertainment, not the good prices.

By: John Newton

John Newton — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:05:29 +0000

I am a Gringo who will be living in Costa Rica full time within the next few months, as I’ve already purchased a home there. Love or hate the operation, but every country needs Wal/Mart, not just to create employment, but to also eliminate the companies who rip off the public, such as furniture retailers etc.
Example: The local Tico builder wants many thousands of dollar to build me a small swimming pool, I’ll just go to Wal/Mart at get a $400. pool that is 15 feet wide and 4 feet deep. God bless Wal/Mart.

By: John Kohne

John Kohne — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:30:08 +0000

The only green that Wal-Mart is concerned about is the green in their pockets. They will go into a community and run all the mom and pop stores out of business and then they’re the only game in town . People should look at what they do in other places and picture them in your town .The mom and pop stores that gave you credit when you were short won’t be there. If you don’t have cash forget Wal-Mart.

By: Farewell Costa Rica - Splette's Travel Blog

Farewell Costa Rica - Splette's Travel Blog — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:56:48 +0000

[...] that you can find in the U.S. also exists in Costa Rica. Even Applebees, Outback Steakhouse and Walmart can be found here. Credit cards are accepted in many places. In supermarkets baggers (aka [...]

By: R. Quesada

R. Quesada — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:39:35 +0000

Don’t kid yourselves. Walmart will hire and fire just as fast as they do here in USA they talk a great package, but, they overwork people, don’t hire enough for a full crew., They sell meat in the USA, that is so tainted . You can smell the meat section, before you reach it, and that is in more than one store. Sure they have good prices, for CHEAP quality products, that’s no bargin!! We all like a bargain, but not a the TICO”S expense. Be frugal, shop carefully and you will find better prices and better quality elseware.

By: pete

pete — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:33:54 +0000

give locations of stores

By: anna deschamps

anna deschamps — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:43:53 +0000

iam so happy that we are finally going to have a walmart anda supermarket of a superwalmart way to go costa rica pura vida ;that the way costa rica has become just like the usa and other parts of the world thanks anna deschamps hughes

By: Waggoner41

Waggoner41 — Fri, 20 May 2011 01:33:04 +0000

Wal Mart has finally come out of the closet in re-naming their Hiper Mas stores Wal Mart.

I for one am not impressed by Wal Mart and never have been since our says in California. Many of the products they were selling in the States were made in China and of extremely poor quality. The “furniture” is made up of plastic and particle board, the clothing seemed to be factory seconds and the cookware was extremely thin and cheap.

In Ciudad Colon we have two major grocers, Pali and Super Mora. I find that the prices are competetive between the two for the items we buy at retail and our food shopping is dome primarily at the ferias and road side stands which are much cheaper than either of them.

I don’t see Wal Mart as a particularly good thing for Costa Rica.

By: Tony D.

Tony D. — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:34:19 +0000

Well for quiet a while the Walmart Corporation owned several supermarkets chains here in Costa Rica: Hipermas, Pali, MaxiBodega and MasxMenos. Until recently (last couple of weeks) they announced the opening of the Walmart supermarkets which is going to be pretty much the same as the Hipermas we already have. Anyway, Walmarts huge success is because the hire local products in that way they can always offer low prices. That’s what makes us wonder how alike will be the Walmarts in CR to the ones in the US, that’s yet to be discover but don’t get your hopes up, because down here people rather to buy clothes at levis, nike or other well know brands than at the Hipermas, the cds selection is extremely poor. Things we can look forward is maybe furniture, appliances and some other stuff for the home but the food I believe is not going to be wow since again there’s not much selection in that either anywhere in the country unless they are planning to import from the US. So let’s see what happens.