From our Bureau of Socialist Parasitism with some assistance from our Bureau of Weaponized Yo-Yo Marketing
No doubt about it, Castro, Inc. has a fever, and the only prescription is more online dollar stores! Better yet, these online stores place advertisements in the diaspora websites that report news from Cuba and constantly rail against the island’s dictatorship. Yes! Let’s reach those diaspora Cubans who can feed and clothe their families from abroad and at the same time increase our profits!
Only an evil genius could come up with such a racket. Honestly, this is way too fiendish for non-sociopathic minds. To top it off, it’s impossible to assign blame to anyone but the Cubans who buy stuff from these Castro, Inc. online stores. This is Cuban Yo-Yo culture on steroids.
Below is copy from one such advertisement on the website CiberCuba. The prices for some products are comparable to U.S. prices, but some are ridiculously marked up. For instance, a 450 gram jar of Nutella, which costs $3.99 on Amazon costs $8.55 On CasaLindaCuba; and an 11 cubic ft upright freezer listed for $530 on Amazon costs $1935 on that same website.
Finding information on delivery fees is impossible without actually placing an order. And you can be sure that Castro, Inc. charges extra to the purchaser for delivery. The same is true for any other hidden fees, which are surely tacked on. Those who receive goods from their relatives in the diaspora pay nothing. The entire cost is borne by diaspora Cubans.
Take a look HERE, be dismayed and disgusted. Sales pitch below:
If you are a fan of Italian culinary culture, CasaLindaCuba is an excellent option for you to enjoy a wide variety of “Made in Italy” foods.
In this online store you will find thousands of items ranging from food to personal care and household products, hardware, footwear, school supplies, perfumes and much more.
One aspect that stands out about CasaLindaCuba is the wide range of products they offer. The store is very clear that its priority is to satisfy its customers, which is why its catalog includes around 4,000 products, and it aims to reach 5,000 and 6,000 in 2024.
CasaLindaCuba also offers payment facilities, anyone with a Visa, MasterCard and Union Pay credit or debit card can make purchases on the page, and although the prices are in USD, the currency of your account does not matter because each bank will apply the rate. current conversion.
Once the order has been placed, you can follow the status of your order through the same website and you will receive all updates by email.
People in Cuba who receive the purchase will not have to pay any extra amount when the order arrives, and delivery times vary according to location, but in the case of the capital the estimated time is three to five business days.
This racket is inevitable, not least because it works so well–and the worse things get in Cuba, the better it works. There’s no point criticizing Castro, Inc. for exploiting the “diaspora,” since it exploits anyone and anything it can to its own benefit. Besides, it’s like taking candy from a baby. Thus, weaponized parasitism.