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OXXO patriotic or predatory

pacificobob - 3-15-2021 at 03:35 PM

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexicolife/patriotic-or-predator...

Don Pisto - 3-15-2021 at 04:09 PM

jot me down as huge fan!:P

apple - 3-15-2021 at 04:16 PM

More of the former than the latter for sure. They provide essential services for many Mexicans, but they are too big and too powerful now. Also, the food they sell is mostly really, really bad for you.

pacificobob - 3-15-2021 at 06:56 PM

quite right apple. i doubt there is any food that could be called part of a good diet. id rather buy beer from beer stores.

del mar - 3-15-2021 at 07:03 PM

Quote: Originally posted by pacificobob  
quite right apple. i doubt there is any food that could be called part of a good diet. id rather buy beer from beer stores.


milk,eggs,fruit,bread, tortilla's,canned goods,some have fresh meat cases........wtf do you folks expect from a convenience store?:?:

medium Cool - 3-15-2021 at 07:30 PM

it's obvoiusly the 7 eleven of baja, good for am coffee and pm beer, don't hate

AKgringo - 3-15-2021 at 07:41 PM

Quote: Originally posted by del mar  
Quote: Originally posted by pacificobob  
quite right apple. i doubt there is any food that could be called part of a good diet. id rather buy beer from beer stores.


milk,eggs,fruit,bread, tortilla's,canned goods,some have fresh meat cases........wtf do you folks expect from a convenience store?:?:


Ice cream!

BajaNomad - 3-15-2021 at 07:46 PM

Quote: Originally posted by medium Cool  
it's obvoiusly the 7 eleven of baja, good for am coffee and pm beer, don't hate


def good morning coffee...

willardguy - 3-15-2021 at 08:10 PM

Quote: Originally posted by pacificobob  
quite right apple. i doubt there is any food that could be called part of a good diet. id rather buy beer from beer stores.


lol...don't forget to return the bottles to the agencia!

Maderita - 3-15-2021 at 10:38 PM

Attention:
Now there is beer on the planet Mars. The new OXXO # 19,557.

JC43 - 3-17-2021 at 04:41 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BajaNomad  
Quote: Originally posted by medium Cool  
it's obvoiusly the 7 eleven of baja, good for am coffee and pm beer, don't hate


def good morning coffee...


Every OXXO every 7th Eleven in Mexico is a franchise owned mostly by Mexicans. The one has good coffee - the next one has bad coffee. But that does not even depends on the owner. The coffee is made by employees.

geoffff - 3-17-2021 at 06:51 PM

Ok, stupid question here -- How do you pronounce Oxxo? "o-ho"? or "ox-o"? I've always wondered, and Wikipedia isn't helpful here.

geoffff - 3-17-2021 at 06:55 PM

And I remember when San Felipe had a "7 Lleven" store.


JC43 - 3-17-2021 at 08:33 PM

Quote: Originally posted by geoffff  
Ok, stupid question here -- How do you pronounce Oxxo? "o-ho"? or "ox-o"? I've always wondered, and Wikipedia isn't helpful here.


Well, In general I think there is no stupid question -- there are only stupid answers. >>> not this one I hope. "o-ho" sounds Mexican. Although cerveza dos XX is pronounced not like a "h" in the middle more like "akiss"
and yes I like beer! "ox-o" ? If anything like that maybe like it is written: O XX O

AKgringo - 3-17-2021 at 08:52 PM

With my damaged ears, it comes across as "oak-so"

geoffff - 3-17-2021 at 09:09 PM

That's great, thanks! The guy in that video speaks slowly enough that I can understand him!

David K - 3-18-2021 at 07:56 AM

XXOO or OXXO means Hugs and Kisses, right?? LOL

"Oaks-So" is what I hear which makes me happy because that's the way I have been saying it. HA!

bajaric - 3-18-2021 at 08:48 AM

Never knew that. I guess always pronounced it wrong; Ox Oh like the beast of burden. oaks - so is slightly different.

An old joke is that they built a OXXO inside of an OXXO

AKgringo - 3-18-2021 at 09:06 AM

Quote: Originally posted by bajaric  
Never knew that. I guess always pronounced it wrong; Ox Oh like the beast of burden. oaks - so is slightly different.

An old joke is that they built a OXXO inside of an OXXO


It is more than a joke! https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g150787-i177-k8581486-...

Municipio de Comundú

Don Jorge - 3-18-2021 at 01:26 PM

voted last year to not allow Oxxo markets in the area.
https://elcentinelabcs.com/dan-reves-a-oxxo-en-comondu-negar...

There is probably a back room story as to why and how this was accomplished.
My friends in the area are happy they were able to put the Oxxo ban to law, especially the ones with Six Mercado franchises. If they are happy, me too.

willardguy - 3-18-2021 at 05:57 PM

Quote: Originally posted by lencho  
Quote: Originally posted by Don Jorge  
There is probably a back room story as to why and how this was accomplished.

Or maybe the real backroom story is why it hasn't happened in more towns.

Oxxos are super convenient materially, but the (negative) social impact on the local community is obvious and it seems to me that any authorities actually looking out for their communities' interests would/should be concerned.

The fact that there isn't more resistance, now that seems su$piciou$.


and why would that be?:?: and who are these "authorities" you speak of?

[Edited on 3-19-2021 by willardguy]

Don Jorge - 3-19-2021 at 08:00 AM

Quote: Originally posted by lencho  
Quote: Originally posted by Don Jorge  
There is probably a back room story as to why and how this was accomplished.

Or maybe the real backroom story is why it hasn't happened in more towns.

Oxxos are super convenient materially, but the (negative) social impact on the local community is obvious and it seems to me that any authorities actually looking out for their communities' interests would/should be concerned.

The fact that there isn't more resistance, now that seems su$piciou$.

Never underestimate the power of "Ni Modo" .