Hola a todos, espero que su día haya ido increible. Por aqui seguimos con dias bastante lluviosos, sin embargo el mercado es imprescindible. Decidimos el domingo pasado visitar una tienda que también encontramos en Venezuela, su nombre es Makro y se caracteriza por vender al mayor, es decír, puedes llevar la cantidad que desees y además encuentras productos tamaño grande, extragrande y pequeño por si buscas algo más personal. Definitivamente esta tienda me hizo recordar mucho a mi pais puesto que con mis padres, la visitabamos a menudo y al saber que aqui también la encuentro, pensamos en lanzarnos la aventura a ver si salen algunas ofertas.
Hello everyone, I hope your day went amazing. Here we continue with quite rainy days, however the market is a must. We decided last Sunday to visit a store that we also found in Venezuela, its name is Makro and is characterized by selling wholesale, that is to say, you can take the amount you want and also find products large, extra large and small size if you are looking for something more personal. Definitely this store reminded me a lot of my country since with my parents, we visited it often and knowing that here I also find it, we thought of launching the adventure to see if there are some offers.
Apenas llegamos nos dimos cuenta que fuera del lugar, encontramos algunos precios de productos en oferta. Sin embargo, teniamos que entrar para ver que tantas cosas podiamos llevar. No pensabamos llevar tanto, pero al final, encontramos tantos productos en oferta que valieron la pena su compra. Obviamente si me preguntan, hay productos que no considero sea bueno comprarlos aqui tales como carnes o la parte de charcuteria puesto que encuentras marcas buenas un poco más costosas que en un supermercado común y corriente o algunas marcas no conocidas economicas con un precio bajo pero que por su apariencia pensamos que no da una buena impresión.
As soon as we arrived we noticed that outside the place, we found some bargain prices. However, we had to go inside to see how much we could take. We didn't plan to bring that much, but in the end, we found so many products on sale that they were worth the purchase. Obviously if you ask me, there are products that I don't consider good to buy here such as meats or the deli part since you find good brands a little more expensive than in a regular supermarket or some inexpensive non known brands with a low price but because of their appearance we think they don't give a good impression.
Fuera del lugar, también encontramos un lugar para cargar los telefonos por si a caso nos quedamos sin bateria. No era nuestro caso pero es bueno saber que esto está disponible aquí. Este Makro queda ubicado en Poblado. Nosotros tomamos el metro y llegamos en un abrir y cerrar de ojos. Así que llegamos, tomamos un carrito de compras y empezamos la aventura de hacer las compras en tamaño grande para no tener que visitar otro supermercado cada 5 días. La idea era ahorrar dinero aprovechando ofertas al por mayor.
Off site, we also found a place to charge our phones in case we ran out of battery. It was not our case but it is good to know that this is available here. This Makro is located in Poblado. We took the metro and arrived in no time. So we arrived, grabbed a shopping cart and started the adventure of shopping in a large size so we wouldn't have to visit another supermarket every 5 days. The idea was to save money by taking advantage of bulk offers.
Sentia que los pasillos era interminables, hay un monton de productos de diferentes marcas. Incluso Makro tiene su propia marca llamada Aro la cual es buena en detergentes, productos de limpieza, lava platos y así. Te ahorras mucho comprando estas cosas allí. Otro de los productos que tenian buen precio eran huevos, frutas, leche y pan. Nosotros somos 4 personas en casa, asi que pensamos que lo mejor era comprar six pack o tal vez cosas de 3 litros o más.
It felt like the aisles were endless, there are a lot of different brands of products. Even Makro has their own brand called Aro which is good in detergents, cleaning products, dishwashers and so on. You save a lot buying these things there. Other products that were good value were eggs, fruits, milk and bread. We are 4 people at home, so we thought it was best to buy six packs or maybe 3 liters or more.
Lo que no sabía o tal vez no recordaba es que consigues algunos electrodomesticos o vajillas, utensilios de cocina y así. Nosotros aprovechamos de comprar algunos utensilios que hacian falta en casa que son de buena calidad aunque no estaban tan economicos. Sin embargo, fue otras de las cosas que valio la pena la compra. Habian cositas muy hermosas para aquellas personas dedicados a la pasteleria definitivamente consigues productos muy buenos aquí. Yo quería llevarlo todo.
What I didn't know or maybe I didn't remember is that you can get some appliances or tableware, kitchen utensils and so on. We took the opportunity to buy some utensils that were needed at home that are of good quality although they were not so economical. However, it was another thing that was worth the purchase. There were some very nice things for those people dedicated to baking and you can definitely get some very good products here. I wanted to take it all.
Terminamos de escoger todos los productos y llegamos con un carrito grande. La cajera nos explicó que el descuento sale al final. Así que tomamos todo con calma, dejamos que ella hiciera su trabajo mientras ibamos chequeando precios por si alguna cosa era mas costoso podiamos dejarlo. Hay mucha gente comprando al por mayor, en cantidades exageradas y es porque supongo que tienen negocio de comida y les sirve comprar así para tener siempre mercancia de colchon. La fila para pagar es rápida, es una cosa buena y no tienes que esperar mucho tiempo, ellos hacen su trabajo y ya saben hacerlo todo rápidodo para que los clientes no tengan que esperar mucho.
We finished picking out all the products and arrived with a large cart. The cashier explained that the discount comes at the end. So we took it all in stride, let her do her job while we checked prices and if something was more expensive we could leave it. There are a lot of people buying in bulk, in exaggerated quantities and it is because I guess they have a food business and it helps them to buy like this to always have a cushion of merchandise. The line to pay is fast, it's a good thing and you don't have to wait long, they do their job and they already know how to do everything fast so customers don't have to wait long.
Conseguimos buenos precios en algunos productos como lo mencioné anteriormente, tal vez podamos hacer estas compras al por mayor cada 2 meses. Creo que es una buena opción de ahorro y de gastos llamados "gastos hormiga". Estuvimos felices con nuestra compra y desde allí nos fuimos a casa directo a preparar almuerzo con algunas de las cosas que habiamos comprando. Excelente opción de compra al por mayor en Medellín. Esto fué todo por hoy, saludos.
We get good prices on some products as I mentioned before, maybe we can make these bulk purchases every 2 months. I think it's a good option for savings and expenses called "hormiga expenses". We were happy with our purchase and from there we went straight home to prepare lunch with some of the things we had bought. Excellent option for wholesale shopping in Medellin. That was all for today, greetings.