They continue to build Oxxo and Kiosko at a light speed. They flood the market and they cannot survive. I live in a small town and there are OXXO"s and KIOSKO at every 500 meters.
Gorge - 6 years ago
We have a great Mom&Pop store right across the street that has just about everything basic. That just means I don’t have to crank up the car for three weeks or so to hit the La Comer mega market outside of town.
Richard - 6 years ago
I wish there was an option for "Both" because I shop at neither one exclusively
Constance Brereton - 6 years ago
MOM AND POP IS FAMILY-----FOR A SMILE AND GOOD FRIENDSHIP FEELING" M AND P" I LOVE---I REMEMBER WHEN MY BOYS AND I WERE LIVING WITH THE CHICHIMECAS YEARS AGO AND WALKED HOURS OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THEN BUSSED TO SAN FELIPE TO GO SHOPPING--POTATOES AND TOMATOES-A BIG BAG OF FRESH BOLEOS-- WE WOMEN AND CHILDREN SAT THE REST OF THE DAY ON A STREET CORNER NEAR THE CENTRAL JARDIN WATCHING THE MEN TALK AND SMOKE ---IT WAS WITH MY FRIENDS THERE THAT DAY, I AS AN AMERICAN, LEARNED TO SIT IN SILENCE QUIET AND WAITING- MOM AND POP I LOVE
OXXO IS BUSINESS
Philip - 6 years ago
I prefer mom/pop stores but they need to develop a new strategy with their goods and inventory. The Oxxo type stores have a much better selection and they are better organized. Many of the mom/pop outlets have a very poor appearance. They need improvement or the Oxxo’s of Mexico are going to put many of them out of business.
Michele Pakulak - 6 years ago
Oxxo has become the Tim Hortons of Canada almost one every kilometre radius. Yes I do go for the andatti coffee and a cold beverage but I prefer to support the local tiendas. They are what makes Mexico., feel like we are in Mexico and not in a cosmopolitan big city like the new La Comer made me feel like I was shopping in Vancouver. I'd rather support the entrepreneur proprietors and local fruit tiendas..
Robbie Purner - 6 years ago
Long live small stores!
Lynn - 6 years ago
I never buy anything at the larger grocery that I can get at the very convinent “mom and pop” store on my Callejón. I love the convenience of a small store right on my street and the knowledge that I am helping to support my neighbor’s family. The little store is an anchor in our neighborhood. The money spent stays in our town and does not get sent of to a large company in the city. The small stores are also much more charming and since I live in a town that very existence is based on history and charm, it would not benifit our town to become too commercialized.
Gregg - 6 years ago
I used to go to the larger stores because the selection is better, but after getting to know my neighborhood owners, their kids and grandkids, I always go there to support the family. They are always so kind and make sure that they have the things I am usually looking for. It's fun to talk about the things going on in Mexico and practice my Spanish. I love it.
Tarra Sabin - 6 years ago
I do 90-95% of my shopping locally, in the small stores in the town where I live or at our town's weekly Tianguis. These stores and stalls are owned and operated by my neighbors. I'd much rather spend what little I have to help my neighbors support their own families than to put it in the pockets of the big chain supermarkets. Those same people often will go out of their way to obtain something I'm looking for that they may not normally carry, just as a favor to me. The produce is also fresher, often picked that very morning from another neighbor's small truck farm or garden. Ironically, most of what I get ends up being cheaper than the prices at the big chain supermarkets, and I only have to walk a block or two to get it. The only things I buy outside of my small town are essential items I can't get anywhere else. In addition, I like being greeted by name, with a friendly smile, when I walk into neighborhood stores, instead of the deadpan expression on the checkers' faces at the supermarkets, just like up north of the Border.
Allan Prout - 6 years ago
I buy as much as possible from the little store on my street. I don’t care if I can get it cheaper at Walmart or any other store, I I want to support the little stores and businesses in my neighbourhood .....
They continue to build Oxxo and Kiosko at a light speed. They flood the market and they cannot survive. I live in a small town and there are OXXO"s and KIOSKO at every 500 meters.
We have a great Mom&Pop store right across the street that has just about everything basic. That just means I don’t have to crank up the car for three weeks or so to hit the La Comer mega market outside of town.
I wish there was an option for "Both" because I shop at neither one exclusively
MOM AND POP IS FAMILY-----FOR A SMILE AND GOOD FRIENDSHIP FEELING" M AND P" I LOVE---I REMEMBER WHEN MY BOYS AND I WERE LIVING WITH THE CHICHIMECAS YEARS AGO AND WALKED HOURS OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THEN BUSSED TO SAN FELIPE TO GO SHOPPING--POTATOES AND TOMATOES-A BIG BAG OF FRESH BOLEOS-- WE WOMEN AND CHILDREN SAT THE REST OF THE DAY ON A STREET CORNER NEAR THE CENTRAL JARDIN WATCHING THE MEN TALK AND SMOKE ---IT WAS WITH MY FRIENDS THERE THAT DAY, I AS AN AMERICAN, LEARNED TO SIT IN SILENCE QUIET AND WAITING- MOM AND POP I LOVE
OXXO IS BUSINESS
I prefer mom/pop stores but they need to develop a new strategy with their goods and inventory. The Oxxo type stores have a much better selection and they are better organized. Many of the mom/pop outlets have a very poor appearance. They need improvement or the Oxxo’s of Mexico are going to put many of them out of business.
Oxxo has become the Tim Hortons of Canada almost one every kilometre radius. Yes I do go for the andatti coffee and a cold beverage but I prefer to support the local tiendas. They are what makes Mexico., feel like we are in Mexico and not in a cosmopolitan big city like the new La Comer made me feel like I was shopping in Vancouver. I'd rather support the entrepreneur proprietors and local fruit tiendas..
Long live small stores!
I never buy anything at the larger grocery that I can get at the very convinent “mom and pop” store on my Callejón. I love the convenience of a small store right on my street and the knowledge that I am helping to support my neighbor’s family. The little store is an anchor in our neighborhood. The money spent stays in our town and does not get sent of to a large company in the city. The small stores are also much more charming and since I live in a town that very existence is based on history and charm, it would not benifit our town to become too commercialized.
I used to go to the larger stores because the selection is better, but after getting to know my neighborhood owners, their kids and grandkids, I always go there to support the family. They are always so kind and make sure that they have the things I am usually looking for. It's fun to talk about the things going on in Mexico and practice my Spanish. I love it.
I do 90-95% of my shopping locally, in the small stores in the town where I live or at our town's weekly Tianguis. These stores and stalls are owned and operated by my neighbors. I'd much rather spend what little I have to help my neighbors support their own families than to put it in the pockets of the big chain supermarkets. Those same people often will go out of their way to obtain something I'm looking for that they may not normally carry, just as a favor to me. The produce is also fresher, often picked that very morning from another neighbor's small truck farm or garden. Ironically, most of what I get ends up being cheaper than the prices at the big chain supermarkets, and I only have to walk a block or two to get it. The only things I buy outside of my small town are essential items I can't get anywhere else. In addition, I like being greeted by name, with a friendly smile, when I walk into neighborhood stores, instead of the deadpan expression on the checkers' faces at the supermarkets, just like up north of the Border.
I buy as much as possible from the little store on my street. I don’t care if I can get it cheaper at Walmart or any other store, I I want to support the little stores and businesses in my neighbourhood .....