[NSR] Walmart in central america

Discussion in 'Costa Rica' started by MoRado, Mar 21, 2006.

  1. MoRado

    MoRado New Member

    Feb 6, 2004
    San José. Costa Rica
    Club:
    Deportivo Saprissa
    Nat'l Team:
    Costa Rica
    Well, Walmart bought "supermercados unidos" from CR and some other supermarkets in centroamerica..... Is this going to be good for us? who knows...


    I just remember the southpark episode when they had their own walmart....

    Nos americanizan [agringan] hermanos!
     
  2. Titan 7

    Titan 7 Member

    Feb 17, 2003
    Tres Rios, CR
    I hope they´ll have all the stuff Wal Mart in US has.
     
  3. MoRado

    MoRado New Member

    Feb 6, 2004
    San José. Costa Rica
    Club:
    Deportivo Saprissa
    Nat'l Team:
    Costa Rica
    yes and at the same prizes.....
     
  4. Goathemala

    Goathemala Member

    Sep 25, 2004
    Monterey,California
    Club:
    CD Zacapa
    Nat'l Team:
    Guatemala
    Claro que va ser bueno para los que tienen dinero pero la mayoria de la gente en nuestros paises no tienen y esto afectara a los que tienen sus negocios. No se puede competir con una compania internacional.
     
  5. MoRado

    MoRado New Member

    Feb 6, 2004
    San José. Costa Rica
    Club:
    Deportivo Saprissa
    Nat'l Team:
    Costa Rica
    walmart es mas fuerte q toda cetroamerica :(
     
  6. edcalvi

    edcalvi Moderator
    Staff Member

    Olimpia
    Guatemala
    May 1, 2005
    US
    Hahahaha it's possible, but this could create more jobs where it's needed. I wonder what would be the starting salary for a walmart in Guatemala and the rest of central america?? they would probably vary. :rolleyes:
     
  7. MoRado

    MoRado New Member

    Feb 6, 2004
    San José. Costa Rica
    Club:
    Deportivo Saprissa
    Nat'l Team:
    Costa Rica

    actually that was not a joke, walmart is stronger than the whole CA!

    I guess thay are gonna pay around $300 for the easiest job, the minimun salary in CR is 125.000 colones, that is like $250-270, 40 hours
    Do you know what it is in guateland?
     
  8. edcalvi

    edcalvi Moderator
    Staff Member

    Olimpia
    Guatemala
    May 1, 2005
    US
    Very low, it's like 1135 Quetzales a month or roughly $150. $260 for 40 hours a week in CR??? In the US the minimum wage is around $7 and for 40 hours a week that would equal $280 a week.
     
  9. edcalvi

    edcalvi Moderator
    Staff Member

    Olimpia
    Guatemala
    May 1, 2005
    US
    Where I live places like McDonald's pay almost $7 or around $6.75.
     
  10. MoRado

    MoRado New Member

    Feb 6, 2004
    San José. Costa Rica
    Club:
    Deportivo Saprissa
    Nat'l Team:
    Costa Rica

    no, i meant per month!, 40 hour per week, like $275 per month
     
  11. MoRado

    MoRado New Member

    Feb 6, 2004
    San José. Costa Rica
    Club:
    Deportivo Saprissa
    Nat'l Team:
    Costa Rica
    I worked 4 months in Idaho getting $6 per hour, plus tips, sometimes I made more cash in tips than in my salary
    But it does depend in the state you are
     
  12. MoRado

    MoRado New Member

    Feb 6, 2004
    San José. Costa Rica
    Club:
    Deportivo Saprissa
    Nat'l Team:
    Costa Rica
    what st are you at?
     
  13. edcalvi

    edcalvi Moderator
    Staff Member

    Olimpia
    Guatemala
    May 1, 2005
    US
    Oh I see. :rolleyes:




    Tennessee. ;)
     
  14. devilman

    devilman Member

    Dec 26, 2004
    Houston,Tx.
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Same prices ??? only the upper middle class will go....
     
  15. MoRado

    MoRado New Member

    Feb 6, 2004
    San José. Costa Rica
    Club:
    Deportivo Saprissa
    Nat'l Team:
    Costa Rica
    Walmart in the US has better prizes then the CR'n supermarkets in most of the items
     
  16. chadu

    chadu Member

    Apr 23, 2006
    people that thinks that walmart will bring benefits to people in central america are stupids...
    come on open your eyes... walmart sucks
     
  17. Crazy_Yank

    Crazy_Yank Member

    Jan 8, 2001
    Matamoros, Mexico
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    God damn, $275 a month? When I was a waiter I made more than that in one night.
     
  18. edcalvi

    edcalvi Moderator
    Staff Member

    Olimpia
    Guatemala
    May 1, 2005
    US
    It's $150 in Guatemala. It's the minimum wage, there's people that make more. :rolleyes:
     
  19. MoRado

    MoRado New Member

    Feb 6, 2004
    San José. Costa Rica
    Club:
    Deportivo Saprissa
    Nat'l Team:
    Costa Rica
    I couldn't live a week with 150 :(....
     
  20. Crazy_Yank

    Crazy_Yank Member

    Jan 8, 2001
    Matamoros, Mexico
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    :rolleyes: I realize that there are rich people down there. Not everyone is making $150 a month.
     
  21. devilman

    devilman Member

    Dec 26, 2004
    Houston,Tx.
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Sum people arn't as fortunate as you , sum people have been living on this much for years and do as best they can .
    My ex-wife used to work for BMG records as a music promoter in Panama she had an office in a building right on the beach w/an ocean view 10 years ago and was making $600 a month ,wich was alot and still is in C. America.

    i doubt Wal-mart will be a success in this region therre are many more stores that sell che3aper stuff . i hope wal-mart fails in this area it will copete directly with the locally owned busineses . and create more de-facto slaverly conditions
     
  22. Man Ray

    Man Ray New Member

    Jun 29, 2005
    Costa Rica / Suisse
    Just remember that the cost of living is different in every country. 150$ in Guatemala is not 150$ in the US. Here in Switzerland the minimum salary is more than 2500$ a month, which means you live a pretty modest life, I mean it's not possible to compare that with most countries.
     

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