Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa Message Board - Buen Fin!!! Great Shopping!!

Buen Fin occurs once a year-a government sponsored Sale Weekend. This year it is November 16 through 19.

If you need anything at all, it's a great time to spend money. Last year we spent thousands of dollars on the appliances for our home. This year, furniture, finally. No more plastic chairs!!!

We fell for 4 chairs at the great little store across from immigration in July. They were still there Saturday and when we asked about Buen Fin, they offered us the discount then. We now have 4 real chairs!!!!

It's not just the national chains that are involved. We went out today to our two favorite furniture stores, both custom made. Both said they will definitely have discounts of at least 10% for the sale, if you use cash. We selected what we will order and will pay for them this weekend. We can easily wait while they are made.

We need tires, at Montano today we priced them, asked about Buen Fin, and they offered us 10% today. We'll have tires this weekend too.

We also need a faucet fixture, a new water pump and other items. The list keeps growing. We did our faucet looking today, Grupo Azteca has a minimum discount of 10%. Last year El Quijote gave 30%, so we'll probably purchase the more expensive fixture from them.

Soriana has an online coupon worth 500p off of any item over 3500p. If you need something that's a deal.

So, if you need anything, this is the time. Don't forget to use the local retailers-the quality of the products are mind boggling along with the prices!!

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Gracias for the information, I think but I am not sure chain stores like Home Depot in Uruapan observe Buen Fin a bit later in December?

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As far as we have seen through the years, it's just these 4 days. However the discounts make travel for deals more than worth it.

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We like Buen Fin.

Last year we picked out the Refrigerator we wanted on the Coppel Web site and waited for Buen Fin. On the Friday morning of Buen Fin, the price had gone down 5,000 pesos. So we went down to the store and ordered it. Also free Delivery. Refrigerator came in about 2 or 3 days.

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“It's not just the national chains that are involved. We went out today to our two favorite furniture stores, both custom made. Both said they will definitely have discounts of at least 10% for the sale, if you use cash. We selected what we will order and will pay for them this weekend. We can easily wait while they are made.”

Isn’t 10%-15% a common discount for cash purchases?

Where do you buy your furniture? I would like to get a simple wooden desk with a chair. I would need a wood that would stand up well to the salt air of beachfront. I prefer some shelves rather than drawers.

I’ll be arriving this Friday evening and I’ll be having a 3:30 AM wake up on Friday to get my flight. So it would probably be Saturday afternoon or Sunday by the time I am adjusted to go shopping.

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We've had friends bust us today for not knowing the name of our favorite custom furniture place.

Go south on the main highway. On the north side of the road, past Trak Auto you'll see the big HELVEK sign that marks Grupo Azteca. It's a block or two before Teocintle. It's immediately next door to Grupo Azteca. We LOVE their work, they will do custom anything.

Do check out the great woodworkers across the canal from Soriana. They do very nice work, are willing to work with your measurements and desires and are embarrassingly cheap. Our entire first floor is furnished by them and we are extremely happy.

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I wasn`t aware Buen Fin was government sponsored, as you say. Are you sure? Which government?

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I wasn`t aware Buen Fin was government sponsored, as you say. Are you sure? Which government?

Yes, it is an initiative by business leaders in association with the government that began during the last years of the Calderón administration. It started off slow but has gained momentum through the years. Its obvious purpose being to stimulate the economy before the holiday season. But it has an important secondary and uniquely Mexican function as well: to increase the cash flow in businesses so that they have money to pay the aguinaldos of their employees. Now you know. B-)

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Informed responses are always appreciated, gracias, although it remains unclear what "in association with government" means. Tax breaks to participating companies, for example? I`d think that any government (presumably Federal....?) "sponsorship" would be ID`d that way, to gain credit/votes -- i.e. showing the PRI logo in the corner of a TV ad. Pure speculation on my part.

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Informed responses are always appreciated, gracias, although it remains unclear what "in association with government" means. Tax breaks to participating companies, for example? I`d think that any government (presumably Federal....?) "sponsorship" would be ID`d that way, to gain credit/votes -- i.e. showing the PRI logo in the corner of a TV ad. Pure speculation on my part.

You need to follow the news then you do not need to speculate! Here is a govt press release today (with google translate):
"Anuncian “Buen Fin” en Guerrero del 16 al 19 de noviembre; se busca que ganen los consumidores: SEFODECO.

•Profeco instalará en el estado 21 módulos de orientación ante cualquier duda que tengan los consumidores.

Chilpancingo, Gro., 13 de noviembre de 2018.- Empresarios, autoridades federales y estatales anunciaron que Guerrero se sumará a las actividades del denominado “Buen Fin” a realizarse del 16 al 19 de noviembre, cuyo objetivo es fomentar el comercio y fortalecer a las empresas locales.

En conferencia de prensa conjunta en las instalaciones de Coparmex Chilpancingo, el secretario de Fomento y Desarrollo Económico, Álvaro Burgos Barrera, celebró que este exitoso programa se lleve a cabo una vez más en el país a iniciativa del gobierno federal a través de la Secretaría de Economía, donde se busca que ganen tanto los consumidores como el sector productivo.

Los empresarios ganarán al incrementar sus ventas en estos días y los consumidores al adquirir productos y servicios de primera necesidad a precios más bajos.

Ofreció a la Profeco el apoyo del gobierno del estado para que este evento salga de la mejor manera y se cumpla el objetivo “que es ganar -ganar”.

En su turno, el delegado de la Secretaría de Economía, Fernando Meléndez Cortés, subrayó que este programa se realiza en coordinación con el sector empresarial que tiene como finalidad el ofrecer a la ciudadanía productos con descuentos y ofertas.

En su intervención, el delegado de Profeco en Guerrero, Saúl Montúfar Mendoza, informó que se instalarán a nivel nacional 177 módulos de atención al consumidor, de los cuales se destinarán a Guerrero 21.

Estos serán instalados en los principales centros comerciales, plazas, tiendas, corredores comerciales más importantes del estado, además personal de la dependencia realizará guardias para conciliar quejas y denuncias para apoyar en la defensa de la economía familiar durante la edición del Buen Fin.

Dijo que en la entidad se están realizando monitoreo de precios para poder realizar un comparativo y descubrir si hay publicidad engañosa u ofertas que no sean reales.
También agregó que los consumidores podrán solicitar al proveedor que muestre el precio anterior en cualquier artículo, con el fin de comprobar que se esté haciendo el descuento real y recomendó a la población que adquiera sólo los productos que necesite.

El presidente de la Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana (Coparmex) en Chilpancingo, Joel Moreno Temelo, señaló que habrá ventajas tanto para empresarios y consumidores, con lo que se fortalecerá la economía local, “el Buen Fin tiene que beneficiar a todos”.

En la conferencia de prensa también estuvieron el dirigente de la CMIC en Guerrero, Manuel Antonio Rojas Cerros, el presidente de la Cámara Nacional de Comercio (Canaco) en Iguala, Antonio Pires Pineda y el director del INGE, Bernardo Campos Zubillaga.

They announce "good end" in Guerrero from 16 to 19 November; it is sought to win consumers: Sefodeco.

• Profeco will install in the state 21 guidance modules to any doubt that consumers have.

Chilpancingo, gro., November 13, 2018.- Entrepreneurs, federal and state authorities announced that Guerrero will join the activities of the so-called "good end" to be held from 16 to 19 November , whose aim is to promote trade and strengthen local businesses.

At The Joint Press Conference in the facilities of coparmex chilpancingo, the secretary for economic development and development, Álvaro Burgos Barrera, celebrated that this successful programme will be held once again in the country at the initiative of the federal government through the secretariat of Economy, where it is sought to win both consumers and the productive sector.

Entrepreneurs will earn by increasing their sales these days and consumers by acquiring products and services of first need at lower prices.

Offered the profeco the support of the government of the state for this event to come out in the best way and meet the goal "what is to win-win".

In his turn, the delegate of the economy Secretariat, Fernando Melendez Cortés, stressed that this programme is carried out in coordination with the business sector that aims to offer citizenship products with discounts and offers.

In his intervention, the delegate of profeco in Guerrero, Saul Montúfar Mendoza, reported that 177 consumer care modules will be installed at the national level, of which they will be allocated to Guerrero 21.

These will be installed in the main shopping centers, places, shops, most important commercial runners of the state, plus staff of the unit will perform guards to reconcile complaints and complaints to support in the defense of the family economy during the good end edition.

He said that the entity is conducting price monitoring to be able to make a comparison and discover whether there is misleading advertising or offers that are not real.
It also added that consumers may request the supplier to show the previous price in any article, in order to check that the real discount is being made and recommended to the population that it acquires only the products it needs.

The President of the employer Confederation of the Mexican Republic (Coparmex) in chilpancingo, Joel Moreno me, noted that there will be advantages for both entrepreneurs and consumers, which will strengthen the local economy, "the good end has to benefit all".

At The Press Conference there were also the leader of the cmic in Guerrero, Manuel Antonio Rojas Hills, the president of the National Chamber of commerce (Kanak) in iguala, Antonio Pires Pineda and the director of Inge, Bernardo Campos Zubillaga.

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Well, O.K., fair enough. But please note the press release carries the same date as my post. In fact, I do read several Spanish language newspapers daily. I confess, mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa, that reveiwing government press releases is not a priority ítem. All power to those for whom it is.

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In Arizona, Mexicans always used to cross the border to shop during Black Friday, the day following US Thanksgiving. The stores in Tucson and Phoenix were absolutely packed with shoppers from Sonora and Sinaloa (you could see all the cars' license plates in the parking lots).

After Mexico started Buen Fin, there were a lot less Mexican shoppers, so we believed it was an attempt by Mexico to keep the Mexican money inside the country because Buen Fin occurred one week prior. A good marketing technique, at least in northern Mexico.

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