Comments on: Retorno, Por Favor?

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:42:54 +0000

You’ve been tagged.

http://heatherinparadise.com/2007/11/17/ive-been-tagged/

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:14:40 +0000

Michael and I had to return a portable grill to the Wal-mart in CANCUN in the first week of our living here. The box was TAPED shut and when we got all the way home, we discovered this was probably because half the parts to assemble the grill were missing.

We had to go ALL the way back to Cancun and argue with their Returns Nazi, but in the end, we got a grill with all the guts.

Now I would NEVER make a rookie mistake like buying something from Mexican Wal-mart and not checking for all parts BEFORE leaving the store.

By: Libby

Libby — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:45:17 +0000

Good point, Gerry. When I was living in Chicago, I wouldn’t have been caught dead in a Walmart! But this last Christmas season, I had the “opportunity” to make a return at a Walmart in suburban Chicago. In my opinion, the process couldn’t have been more different. After waiting in a very long line, the very disinterested clerk gave me a cash refund without a receipt. I think I could have brought in a live goat, and she would have given me money for it!

By: Gerry Clay

Gerry Clay — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:20:24 +0000

Are you kidding me? What’s so special about that? Remember this is Wal-mart you’re talking about. Have you been to a Wal-mart around here lately? The language may be different, but the attitude doesn’t change on either side of the border.

This is why I only go to Target.

All in all, it’s still amusing to laugh at other peoples misfortune.

By: sherry

sherry — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:41:16 +0000

Oh this made me laugh out loud. I can picture this perfectly and am sure I have had almost the identical scene a time or two. For those living in gringo-land… this must just seem absurd, but for those of us who have chosen to live south of the border, this is daily life. You really have to find your sense of humor if you want to live in another culture. We have just traded certain (U.S.)challenges for new ones. Thanks for this story, so funny and typical.