The most exciting local news for shoppers is the opening of a COSTCO store in Los Cabos, plus two other large Supermarkets, CCC and SORIANA. These stores bring a much need dimension to grocery and general merchandise shopping in our burgeoning area.


COSTCO - On the main highway about two miles out of Cabo San Lucas. It's like walking into the Twilight Zone. . . suddenly you are transported back home to your local Costco, with exactly the same layout, the same lighting, the same big baskets and merchandise that you see in the States. It's only after you've wandered the aisles a bit that you notice some other products that you might not find back home -- masa flour, dried hibiscus flowers (for that favorite Mexican tea Jimaica) and the large bags of jalapenos and dried pasilla chiles. There's one other special offering that I wish they had at our local stores -- in the bread department there's a bin where you can buy a dozen Mexican bolillos (French rolls) for 70 cents. If you only want to buy 6, it's still 70 cents, so we usually share the bag with friends. The rolls are great for sandwiches.

Most of the clothing is geared toward the beach type life in Cabo and the book department has both Spanish and English books. On the shelves you'll find a lot of Mexican brands of the same items you find at your home Costco. One other extra, sometimes there are people in the parking lot who will wash your car while you shop.

CCC and SORIANA - These two WalMart-like chains are competitors in Mexico and they have both opened gigantic stores on the Highway that leads to Todo Santos just outside of Cabo San Lucas. The competition is so fierce that they are forcing the prices everywhere in Cabo to be lowered. The most important thing is that these stores have the much needed refrigeration that has been lacking in most other groceries in Los Cabos. The vegetables and fruit are all very fresh, and the deli departments are extensive, especially in CCC. Both stores carry a wide variety of items including, clothing, prescription drugs, household products and magazines. Soriana goes even father, offering tires and hardware items. You can have your photos processed, and at Soriana you can leave the kids to play in a game arcade while you shop.

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