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| When can we start shopping? Lawrie and his sister. |
We have a fabulous new grocery store on Isla - Chedraui! For those of you who do not live on Isla, you probably can't understand the excitement amongst the 'gringo' community. When Canadian friends come to visit, they are amused by the many conversations that start with, "I found fresh milk at Costco, or Paul Newman's Salad Dressing at Plaza Las Americas, or English Muffins at Sam's Club." As ex-pats, our life revolves around finding stuff that we want, crave, or need.
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| Helpful Chedraui staff |
So now, on the island, there is a fresh fish section, a fresh produce section, pet food, salad dressings, turkey dressing, clothes, household items, and a bakery that is larger than the main floor of our house. Oh man, there goes the diet! The new store will cut down on the number of times we go to Cancun for groceries; however, there are still some very important items that they don't stock, such as Fancy Feast cat food for my two spoiled cats.
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| Staff welcoming first customers |
The official opening was scheduled for Wednesday morning, but we heard via the island grapevine that a 'soft opening' would be held on Tuesday at 1:20 p.m., so a number of us stood in line outside the door to be the 'first' customers. Much to the amusement of the locals, Lo-Lo Lorena found a way to squirm past the crowd and be the first person up the escalators. Lawrie and I loaded up on good stuff, including six boxes of Twinning's Darjeeling Tea - my favourite. (Okay, maybe we bought a few bakery items as well!) Hasta pronto, Lynda and Lawrie
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| One of these, and one of those, and a chocolate "Raton" |
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