| 28/12/2020 – 16:33 (GMT-4)
A new e-commerce virtual store in MLC has opened in the city of Caimito, in Artemisa, under the name Mercocaribe.
The ENZONA platform describes it as “a new service for the population” that will be added to the 5356 services it offers.
The store has a wide range of products that can be purchased in the combos version, and its offer differs significantly from what it offers is criticized by TuEnvio, from variety to prices.
Ciego Montero soft drinks, vegetables, beans, yogurt, meat and ice cream have appeared on networks priced over $ 100.00, provoking the revolt of Cubans who do not understand how they can continue to open this type of service in this currency when most of its citizens do not they have it and are at a disadvantage.
A user identified on Twitter with his @YandyPDCuba account was one of those who showed his indignation, comparing the work he went through every day to get “syrup for his children’s snacks”, while yogurt and drinks appeared in this store manufacturing soft drinks. national, which has not been on the markets for a long time, but in USD.
Another user expressed his astonishment, claiming that “he did not know that these products and that coin exist in Caimito”, alluding to the seemingly insane work that this store was in that territory.
“And those prices?” Where is the phone to report excessive and abusive prices, is food and drink, gentlemen, not electrical appliances! “, Said another user, outraged by the high cost of Mercocaribe offers.
Another user identified as Yansell Peral joked that the only thing missing was depositing in USD.
All this continues to contradict what Cuban Economy Minister Alejandro Gil said when he said this. these stores in MLC would not supply at all with the other stores in CUC / CUP.
The shops in CUC were practically allowed to supply with some difficulties some basic products, such as oil, chicken and detergent.
“Sales in MLC have had very positive results from an economic point of view, there are times when we have a lot of goods and there are times when we have been a little exhausted, but overall we have maintained a significant supply despite the pandemic throughout. period and which manifested itself through sales. From this currency you can buy the other products sold in CUC “, said Kenier Aguiar Ramos, director of the Espirituan division of Tiendas Caribe in an interview with the newspaper Escambray.
Despite these statements, they reported several MLC stores, as well as their colleagues from CUC and CUP absence conditions repeated throughout the country.
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