Wal Mart Argentina

I ran to the Wal Mart today, they have a new store relatively close (4-5 miles away) as a test the water experience. I had seen all these ads up around for "precios más bajos"...would they really have the lowest prices?

So I went, and my verdict: probably not going back. They don't have the lowest prices by far, and I found the same customer service as in the states. Meaning not good. I asked at the counter how you could find a particular CD, if they had it in stock or not, because the CDs weren't organized alphabetically. The counter lady referred me to the aisle guy. So I went and asked the aisle guy. He referred me to the counter lady. OK, we're getting nowhere fast, no CD purchase. Aside from high prices, there were a lot of items missing on shelves...makes things hard to buy. So the only things I bought that were more economical than other stores: sweet potatoes, spaghetti and sugar. I spent 10 pesos. About 3 dollars.

So I was a little disappointed, yes. The redeeming part came when I was walking out of the store, and an older Argentine man (60s) approached me on his bike, and asked me a question out of the blue (which normally isn't par for the course for Argentines) "hey kid, they got low prices?" he asked. "No" I responded, "they sure don't."