Same thing for Pappaterra in Sosua. Great location, was a well needed new Ferreteria with appliances, some automotive/motorcycle parts various supplies - but it has turned into another Chinese junk store, stocking the cheapest of cheap and not it's added groceries. But the biggest drawback is the lazy, unhelpful (and unknowledgeable) staff, staring at their cell phones for the latest Tik Tok video, and I'm guessing, wanting to become unemployed.
Had and old (8 year) GE breaker fail. Bought a 20 AMP GE style breaker for 150 pesos. These should cost around $18 US for a reliable breaker, not $2.80, so you know how crappy it is. So you ask yourself will these cheap breakers even trip to save a larger problem in an overload?
Result:
The Chinese breaker lasted all of 2 hours before failing. Drove to a real electric supply and found a real GE to replace it and it's working fine. Cost 900 pesos
