SUMMATION: Quaint, local grocery even though it is a large facility in a mall. Has friendly, efficient service and assistance. Well-stocked, local and international products, intermediate in size, but lacking a few items.
NAME: Supermercado Selectos, Añasco
CHAIN: Supermacado Selectos, slectospr.com
MY RATING: Very, Very Good (4.6/5)
SIZE: Larger than a colmado, but smaller than larger supermarkets.
TITLE: "Large but Local" [Yelp, my review #465 [1], submitted 5 February 2016]
TELEPHONE: (787) 826-1626
MANAGER: Well managed store. In the beginning, he greeted us every time we went in the store.
LOCALITY: PR 2, Km. 143.3, Centro Comercial Multiplaza, Barrio Caracoles,
Añasco, Puerto Rico 00610
LATITUDE, LONGITUDE: 18°17'50.34"N, 67°9'30.84"W
DIFFICULTY LOCATING: easy
DIRECTIONS: From the south, do a U-turn at the main traffic light in Añasco and take the first right into shopping mall. From the north, go through the light and do the same. Do not turn at the traffic light. The entrance off the light is always jammed up.
PARKING: paved mall lot usually with open parking spaces close by
OCCASION: Have a cheaper brand of Worcestershire sauce, sweet balsamic salad dressing, frozen flounder filets, and artesian lettuces, which other local stores lack.
LAYOUT: As one enters the store, there is a cafeteria on the left and a bakery on the right. Checkout lines are straight ahead. Shelves and aisles are to the right of the checkout.
AIR CONDITIONED: yes
HOURS OF OPERATION: 5 am-11 pm every day
CELEBRITIES: We are the only gringos we have ever seen there. Also, they had a 7 foot employee, for a while, who was quite a shock in the land of the short.
PROBLEMS:
(I) Security lights are too dim when power goes off.
(II) They are often out of Sprite Zero
(III) Pueblo has a few items they lack
RECOMMENDATIONS:
CUSTOMER:
Drive by front of the store. Usually 1 or 2 parking spaces there.
MANAGER/OWNER:
You are doing a good job.
COMPARISONS: Only nearby grocery stores are Pueblo in the Mayagüez Town Center Mall and Selectos at Añasco Commercial Center Mall. The Añasco Selectos is more pleasant, has more local products, and most prices are cheaper. The Selectos in downtown Mayagüez is mostly local stuff and not as good.
REVIEWS: rated Very, Very Good, 4.46, 50 reviews (IVUSpots); Very, Very Good, 4.67/5, 3 reviews (Google); Terrible, 1/5, 1 review (FaceBook)
HISTORY: We have been shopping there occasionally since 2006.
FOOTNOTES:
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