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30 steps to a Private, Sandy Beach.
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Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Sleeps: 4
Type: Cottage
Pets allowed: No
Internet: Yes
A South facing 800+ square foot Cape Cod style 2 level home (1st and 2nd floors, no basement) with lots of windows, sliders, & decks. The Little Neck comfortably accommodates up to 5 people and is about 30 steps to the beach. Our private bay beach has relatively warm water, gentle waves, and no riptides to worry about.
Great place for kids. Explore the adjacent Cape Cod National Seashore, listen to the birds sing, walk to Great Island at low tide, swim or kayak there at high tide, collect shells, swim, relax, at night - watch the moon over the water, listen to the waves.
Common laundry.
New for 2017: 2 Kayaks! One easy to use 2- person sit-on-top ocean kayak + one 1-person sit-on-top ocean kayak are included in the rental.
Layout: 1st floor: Rear bedroom with queen bed. Front bedroom with 2 twin beds. 1st floor front open den with futon sofa. Small HDTV with DVD. Full bathroom. Outdoor shower. Front deck. Back deck.
2nd floor: Open layout kitchen/living/dining area with full water view. Futon sofa convertible. Large HD TV with DVD and Netflix, and broadband wireless internet. Fully equipped kitchen. Full bathroom (shower, no tub). Front deck with gas grill, table, chairs, and full view of the water.
Our Sea Shells' private sandy beach is a calm and clean bay beach. It is similar to Mayo, but private, quiet and closer to Great Island. A 25 minute walk along the beach brings you to Wellfleet Pier. There you'll find restaurants, picnic tables for the take-out window (burgers, fried clams, ice cream), boat rentals and boat excursions. Walking down the beach in the other direction brings you to the Chequessett Yacht & Country Club where sailing lessons are offered. Continuing on this beautiful walk, you reach the mouth of the Herring River where it's possible to watch the sun set over the "Gut," a dramatic spit of sand joining 2 former islands - Great Island and Griffin Island - now part of the Cape Cod National Seashore.
Summer is by the week only, Saturday to Saturday, rates as posted. Flexible start and end dates are available in Spring and Fall. Weekends? YES!. Weekends are available in Spring and Fall. Rates for less than a week stays are by quote only. Please inquire for a quote or to see more photos, get more info, and for up to date availability.
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About:I work in real estate and my wife is a psychologist. We purchased in Wellfleet after having a disastrous rental experience. I won't let this happen to you!
We live in Lexington MA. Our extended family of 13 joins us at the Main House in the Summer.
In Spring, Fall we come here for a week...
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|Jul 30 2017
|Aug 20 2017
|1 Week
|Oct 14 2017
|Oct 17 2017
|2 Nights
|Check In: 3 p.m. Check Out: 10 a.m.
|Deposits: Refundable damage deposit. You can use your credit card to pay at PayPal.
|Payment Options: PayPal, Personal Check
|Other Fees: Weekly rates are as posted. Summer is Saturday to Saturday only. Flexible start and end days are available in Spring and Fall. YES - Weekends are available but only in Spring and Fall and rates are by quote. Please inquire for up to date availability. Changeover cleaning charge is $150. Two ocean kayaks are included.
- 1 Queen Bed
- 2 Twin Beds
- 1 Sofa Bed
- Balcony
- Hardwood Floors
- Kitchenette
- View (Ocean)
- Beach Chairs
- Heating
- Oceanfront
- View (Water)
- Deck
- High Speed Internet
- Outdoor Shower
- Waterfront
- Dock/Boat Slip
- Kayak
- Parking Included
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Alarm Clock
- DVD Player
- Microwave
- TV (Cable/Satellite)
- Blender
- Gas Grill
- Oven
- Toaster
- Ceiling Fan
- Hair Dryer
- Refrigerator (Full)
- Washer/Dryer
- Coffee Maker
- Iron
- Stove
- Beach
- Windsurfing
- Restaurant
(<1 mile)
- Horseback Riding
(1 mile)
- Boating
- Deep Sea Fishing
(<1 mile)
- Tennis
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- Miniature Golf
(1 mile)
- Canoeing
- Fishing
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- Basketball Court
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- Shopping Area
(1 mile)
- Kayaking
- Golf
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- Bicycling
(1 mile)
- Whale Watching
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- Ocean
- Live Entertainment
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- Grocery Store
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- Movie Theater
(5 miles)
- Parasailing
- Park
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- Gym/Fitness Center
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- Surfing
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- Sailing
- Playground
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- Hiking
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- Winery
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Reviews (4)
Reviews for this vacation cottage rental in Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Getaway to write
Joan Coffey-Dietrich
Western Massachusetts
Getaway to write
October 10, 2016
Perfectly adequate for a chance to get some writing done. The cottage is very clean. everything works, and there is a pleasant view of the harbor. The houses are very close together.
skip sneath
Somers, CT
September 19, 2011
It was a perfect cottage for our wedding weekend! The house was charming and yet roomy. I loved the screened in porch and the fact we could walk to Mac's Shack! Highly reccomend this home for a Wellfleet get away.
Great week!
Deborah Benjamin
Kingston, MA
Great week!
August 30, 2011
My family and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Little Neck and can't wait to go back! The cottage was spotlessly clean upon our arrival and it just got better from there. Amazing views, great beach and everything you need right on hand to make your stay an easy and memorable one. The cottage also comes with a kayak which we made good use of, as well. The bay is a nice calm place for beginners like us. We especially enjoyed all that Welllfleet has to offer. Loved it!!
Tola Olubanjo
Lynn, MA
October 31, 2010
Little neck is the well kept secret. My stay was excellent, could not have asked for a better place, the ocean view superb, sun rise and sunset, excellent. Everything is as stated and even more. I felt I was on an island just by myself. Serene peaceful, Littleneck restful, the locals: awesome people. Weather very cooperative. It was like summer time. Well!! the word's out. I hope I still get it for when next I plan to be there. Ample parking, for visitors too.
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BMW 3-Series - AWD or RWD?
Mr_Shiftright CaliforniaPosts: 55,178Wheels that big also affect acceleration and braking. Most people don't realize that.
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str8line Posts: 3I agree about what a waste of money these huge wheels and tires are. There are so many silly people getting worse performance with these monster setups. They must be compensating for something.
That's the "Super Size It" mentality. That's why they make Hummers. I understand a lot of weathly Saudis have these bling-factor trucks. Do they have Mickey D's over there also?
I guess they don't care about braking and fuel mileage!
In the same vein as others get sick over even the thought of AWD, those "Bling Things" they pass off as wheels over 18" are rediculous to me.
After talking with TC Kline of TC Kline Racing I replaced the 225/50-16 tires on my Club Sport with 205/55-16 rubber. When TC used to race the E36/5 he found that the car was faster on the smaller tires.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport / 2014 M235i / 1999 Wrangler / 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2016 i3 REX/2004 X3 2.5i Son's: 2009 328i
It makes great physical sense due to decreased friction. Everything is about balance in the long run.
It reminds me of my 1/4 mile track days where most serious competitors stripped everything except the driver seat out of the car. The front tires resembled bicycle tires.
It makes great physical sense due to decreased friction. Everything is about balance in the long run.
If you put sticky DOT race tires on a ti and you don't increase the roll stiffness there is a very good chance that you will roll the car in any sort of slalom style cornering, especially if the car has a sunroof. I haven't noticed any down side to fitting the smaller tires. I still have more lateral grip than I can use. I may need to return to the stock size when I eventually stick a stroker motor in the thing, but right now I'm good.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport / 2014 M235i / 1999 Wrangler / 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2016 i3 REX/2004 X3 2.5i Son's: 2009 328i
My point is that added cost of the 2 extra drive wheels was worth it in my value proposition.
And that's all that matters. There is no universal "right" answer to what amounts to a subjective value/preference decision.
spiritinthesky Posts: 207I concur with the suggestion that a prudent and thorough evaluation of the pros and cons should be made relative to everything from AWD, Sport Packages, transmission selection.
In the last two weeks, I've taken both of my cars in for their winter "check ups". while at the BMW dealer lounge, I spoke with a gentleman who had sprung for a new BMW M5 last year, now that he had put his last kid through college. He paid $90,000 for a car without so much as a test drive. Now he is cursing the SMG transmission which has had to be repaired and or reprogrammed three times in less than 8,000 miles. He had never driven anything but a manual transmission before, but assumed that BMW's SMG transmission, the only one offered at the time he bought, would be fine. He hates it and, when he saw my 2003 M5 keys being handed back to me, offered to trade me even up. I thought he was joking, but he insisted he wasn't. I declined.
Then, not 5 days later, I'm in for the same service on my 911TT and essentially, the same thing happens. Guy who bought a 911TT Tiptronic is in the service lounge sees my car being brought in to the bay area and starts complaining about the tiptronic transmission that he ostensibly bought so his wife could drive it. I said that that I thought it was a noble thing to do, wanting to be polite. He responded, "like hell" - they were in the process of getting a divorce and was going to have to sell the car. Claimed that the car wasn't the cause of their problems, but it didn't help that he didn't like driving an automatic and she never drove it, period.
As I was joking with the service manager about the guy's predicament, he mentioned that "a lot" of the buyers of the 911 Turbo Tiptronics complain about them after the purchase. Many buy based upon reading a one liner review that says "faster than a manual" and don't even go out for a test drive. Granted, not easy to do, but still a prerequisite, IMO, for buying a $135k car with a transmission you have never experienced. He said a nearly equal number buy the AWD "4" versions of 911's without test driving both and then complain that the "4" doesn't feel as nimble or quick as the RWD "2" they previously drove.
In todays marketplace, there is a BMW 3 series for just about aeverybody. Coupe, sedan, convertible. RWD, AWD. 328 or 335. Sport or standard suspension. Manual or steptronic. It really shouldn't be hard to find the one that is right for you, as long as you are willing to do your homework.
Great story...and wise advice as usual. Perhaps that is why some houses and cars go on the market that do not seem to make any sense. You can't "cram" your way through life with little awareness and acting on pure emotion. Unless you are a Presidential candidate....
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as i said before, tenths of a second either way, when it comes down to testing times on rwd & awd!
as for the rain, no comparing the two, advantage big on awd. :P
i own a rwd car, and trust me much more cautious in it when roads are wet.
better yet, next time it rains take an awd bimmer for a test run so you will understand the advantage of awd.
as usual in the rain, safe & fun driving gentleman.
I agree on the added traction in the rain with my xi. My rwd Lincoln LS was much more dicey in the wet. The Michelin AS tires were not any help.
better yet, next time it rains take an awd bimmer for a test run so you will understand the advantage of awd.
I drive my wife's BMW X3 truck every now and then, and while it handles OK, it is a somewhat less than entertaining drive. Like the xi sedans, the DSC fitted to the X3 is designed to step in early and save the clueless/inept from their ham-handed control inputs. Some people may want or need that safety net, but I'll pass. I will admit that I have a soft spot for the E30 325ix -especially for off-road or winter rallies- but that car was designed at a time when BMW assumed that their customers possessed at least a modicum of driving skills. I have never had a problem driving a RWD briskly car in the rain on the street or on the track, and I simply cannot understand why any competent driver would consider buying an AWD BMW if wet pavement is the most treacherous driving condition they will encounter. If I wanted an AWD performance car I'd be checking out the EVO X, WRX STi, RS4, and C4- depending on my needs and budget.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport / 2014 M235i / 1999 Wrangler / 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2016 i3 REX/2004 X3 2.5i Son's: 2009 328i
I have never had a problem driving a RWD briskly car in the rain on the street or on the track, and I simply cannot understand why any competent driver would consider buying an AWD BMW if wet pavement is the most treacherous driving condition they will encounter.
It's the black ice that'll get you and in the snow, it's really a blast with AWD. Most drivers couldn't even keep up, let alone keep straight vs. trained track drivers, so AWD will help add overall traffic safety, IMO. Not many drivers plan to/have attended a CCA or similar driving program even once, let alone the multiple courses it would take to hone their skills in emergency maneuvers. Perhaps the US licensing program should add these level of driving courses/ class time before they hand out driver's licenses. It's more an ID system than the fact you know how to handle a particular vehicle.
It's a different sport feel/result, it's true, and I understand AWD will never replace RWD sportiness. It's just a different level of performance with the 335xi. It's a great all weather commuter ELLPS, not a pure sport performance sedan. That would have an "M" on it for BMW. The 335xi is no WRC car and wasn't intended to be.
Agree on your choices for performance alternatives completely. In fact, EvoX looks real good (if they loose the wing).
It's the black ice that'll get you and in the snow
Black ice gets everybody. If the coefficient of friction is zero, it doesn't matter how many driven wheels you have. As for the snow, AWD does provide an advantage, but not to the extent that I would give up any of my RWD cars. North Central KY just doesn't get enough bad winter weather- and if/when we do I can just drive the Wrangler or my wife's X3. And anyway, as I mentioned in another topic, I'm more worried about the brain dead morons sharing the road with me. If one of them takes out the Wrangler or the X3 it's no big deal, but I think I'd maim or kill anyone who damaged my Club Sport.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport / 2014 M235i / 1999 Wrangler / 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2016 i3 REX/2004 X3 2.5i Son's: 2009 328i
1) evo goes from 0 to 60 in 4.4 sec. fast, but to ugly for my taste.
2) wrx not as fast, but still ugly.
3) rs4 not much bang for my buck.( $69.000 for a 0 to 60 in 4.8 sec.)
4) c4, out of my league.
imho the 335xi is, very entertaining to drive. and with a few modifications ( say under $3000.) will have no problems competing with the likes of the above. ( except c4 )
what i like most about the 335xi ( besides being able to put down power.) is that its an ALL WEATHER-PLEASER and m3 fast, for an everyday drive sport sedan.
oh yea, i agree everyone should take a skip barber driving class, i did more then once, and found it expensive and well worth it!
so for me there is still no doubt, that the 335xi has a big edge when driving in the rain then the 335i or any other rwd sedan. and as far as the dry road drives, i will be either behind, right there, and yes even in front of the 335i rwd. :shades:
again, as usual for me,
safe & fun driving everyone!
ow, i feel you under estimate the level, of the stock 335xi's sport performance ability. but maybe your right ( i don't beleive so.)
but in the case i couln't change your mind, maybe the boys at ac schnitzer or dinan might be able to explain the xi's ability more clearly then me.
O.K., it's time for me to dust off my old math skills and come up with a formula that everyone can use for deciding between i and xi. Here it is my first cut:
X = (A * - (1-A) * C where
A = % of time you will be driving in inclement weather
B = Your percentage estimate of the improvement of AWD traction over RWD traction in inclement weather
C = Your percentage estimate of the advantage of RWD over AWD in dry/good weather driving enjoyment
If X > 0 (or 100%), get the "x"; if x
For me:
B = 150% - note, I am giving a 50% advantage to AWD in the inclement weather
C = 125% - note, I am "only" penalizing AWD half as much on dry pavement as its advantage above.
X = -83.75% or -0.8375: Get the RWD.
I have not added factors like fuel efficiency or the "peace of mind" that some would claim AWD provides even in good weather, if inclement weather is on the way or a possibility, etc. You can add the other factors and modify the formula.
But, what it does appear to me from reading the posts of others, is that "A" with the exception of some who live north of the border in Canada, is not that big of a number. And those that favor AWD either have a very big estimate of "B" or a very small estimate of "C", or both. Even when I stretch my own evaluations to giving AWD a 2 to 1 advantage over RWD in the inclement weather advantage vs. dry weather disadvantage, I come up with a number far below 0.
P.S. Some x proponents have even suggested that "C" is 100% or less. (i.e. AWD has an advantage over RWD even in dry weather / good conditions). I can't accept that, in a BMW 3 series, adding 200+ lbs, disrupting the nearly perfect 50/50 weight balance, and limiting the suspension stiffness is an advantage in dry weather. But that's why the formula is different for everybody.
Post your own numbers.
just curious of your opinion, on how the boys at infiniti where able to get C to be the other way around?
also how can we say, the same will not be true with the 335?
safe & fun diving!
I haven't driven the Infiniti Gx, but I wasn't that impressed with the 2004 G35 6-speed I drove back in 2004. So it would be my position that they are not starting from the same level of balance, steering and driving dynamics as the 3 series, such that the addition of AWD weight and other effects isn't as relativly penalizing.
And remember, while there is certainly some objectivity to "B" and "C" there is also a significant amount of subjectivity to it. In the car that I am most familiar with, the 911 C4S felt heavier, less nimble and a bit slower off the line to me, having put 17k miles on my 911C2S. But I've heard others describe the C4S as feeling more "planted". How much one values "nimble" and "quick" over "planted" is highly subjective. And that's why your B and C may be much different than mine. Neither is right or wrong, just different.
Habitat1, this is a great way of analyzing the differences. I never looked at it in that way or in quite that detail. You formula is a real good tool. I agree the weighting will be quite different to all. When I ran my numbers I was just negative.
As I am on record, the planted feeling in the 330 xi is very apparent to me vs. the 330i but of course the light feel of the steering in the latter was the gets the nod for nimbleness over the AWD version. Just my take.
Thanks for the insight, as always.
hello h1,
to me it seems like gentlemen like yourself, think there is some kind of BIG significance between the xi & the i.
i just don't see it that way!
you see weight,( infiniti did not ) nimble, as some kind of SIGNIFICANT sedan that is so much more superior then awd.
i don't think so!
i believe if someone lives in arizona, who is a using a 335 xi for a daily driver, is not losing any SIGNIFICANT fun or substancial benifet then the I.
like i posted before, tenths of a second difference either way!
yes, i too also drive a fasst rwd sports car, but to say my 335xi is a lot slower or less fun then a rwd is to me, just not true.
i know the difference between the two.
as usual for me,
fast, safe & fun driving fellers!
to me it seems like gentlemen like yourself, think there is some kind of BIG(sic) significance between the xi & the i.
i just don't see it that way!
Well, you really should take the time to read that R&T article that you linked to earlier; here's a reprise of some relevant comments from that story:
"When was the last time a BMW not only didn't finish in the top two points-wise, but didn't capture our hearts and require us to call it a "scalpel" or "the sportiest of the bunch?" Turning a rear-drive car into an all-wheel-driver can have that effect." (emphasis added)
"Handling is normally a BMW forte. But even with an xDrive awd system biased for rear-drive fun (which can steplessly transfer torque 100 percent to the front or rear axle, depending on wheel slip), this was the most un-BMW-like 3 Series we can remember driving." (emphasis added)
"Drop throttle did little to squelch understeer, and possibly more than any other car in the test the BMW needed corners taken in a slow-in, fast-out manner."
believe if someone lives in arizona(sic), who is a(sic) using a 335 xi for a daily driver, is not losing any SIGNIFICANT fun or substancial(sic) benifet(sic) then the(sic) I.
Anyone who lives in Arizona and actually believes that they NEED AWD should not be allowed to obtain a drivers license.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport / 2014 M235i / 1999 Wrangler / 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2016 i3 REX/2004 X3 2.5i Son's: 2009 328i
cdnpinhead Forest Lakes, AZPosts: 3,839"Anyone who lives in Arizona and actually believes that they NEED AWD should not be allowed to obtain a drivers license."
Yeah, you'd think, but I exist in Arizona and I doubt that you'd believe what goes on around here. About 5% of the people are native or have lived here since they were in high school & the rest are imports, all from a variety of places in the north and/or east with their own driving "styles." Gotta love it.
At least they want to be here, which is a plus. I, on the other hand. . .
kdshapiro Posts: 5,751Anyone who lives in Arizona and actually believes that they NEED AWD should not be allowed to obtain a drivers license.
Ever been to Flagstaff in the winter? :surprise Phoenix is a different story.
Ever been to Flagstaff in the winter?
I've been to Arizona three times, and each visit was an unmitigated disaster. My comment was aimed at those drivers who only have to contend with wet pavement.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport / 2014 M235i / 1999 Wrangler / 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2016 i3 REX/2004 X3 2.5i Son's: 2009 328i
1) i assume you believe there is a big difference.
2) maybe even the tooth fairy & santa claus.
3) hope you where a really good boy, because what you wont find under your tree is a big difference 335i.(no such toy.)
ho ho ho!
and just the way santa would want it,
safe & fun driving!
1) i assume you believe there is a big difference.
It's not just me; most enthusiast magazines(have you ever actually READ that R&T article?) as well as virtually all of my fellow CCA instructors share that belief. But then, what do we know?
2) maybe even the tooth fairy & santa claus.
I believe that's your department.
) hope you where(sic) a really good boy, because what you wont(sic) find under your tree is a big difference(sic) 335i.(no such toy.)
Just how many BMWs have you driven? Can I assume that you have driven RWD and AWD models back to back? On wet pavement? On dry pavement? As for me, after eight BMWs and @1500 miles behind the wheel of a couple of 335i variants, I wouldn't want to find ANY current 3 Series under my tree- with the possible exception of an M3 sedan. I would much prefer a 1st generation M car.
Look, it's clear that you are infatuated with your first BMW, and that's great. The fact that your "baby" wouldn't be the first choice of most other drivers on this board doesn't invalidate your decision- a 335xi obviously matches your needs and abilities to a "T". However, if you hope to persuade the rest of us that your BMW is the latest and greatest 3 Series you will have to produce some clear and convincing evidence that can substantiate your contentions. Until then, with all due respect, I consider our discussion closed.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport / 2014 M235i / 1999 Wrangler / 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2016 i3 REX/2004 X3 2.5i Son's: 2009 328i
not getting it i see.
opinions are different also where i live and drive. (daily & track)
imo for a daily driver out of the 2 the xi wins.
at the track, like i posted a few times, tenths of a second difference.
if you don't beleive me, please ask the same question to your instructors, and then please post what they said.
safe & fun driving!
For the last time , when you can produce facts -not your feelings or opinions- I'll continue the discussion until then, I'm done.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport / 2014 M235i / 1999 Wrangler / 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2016 i3 REX/2004 X3 2.5i Son's: 2009 328i
not getting it i see.
With all due respect, Joe, you are the one that's not getting it.
As I clearly stated, there is a lot of subjectivity on the difference in driving feel between lighter, RWD and heavier AWD. But it's hard to dispute the fact that a RWD 911 GT3 significantly beats a considerably more powerful 911 Turbo (additional 65 hp and 200+ ft lbs of torque) around Nurburgring. The difference between the equally engined 911 C2S and C4S is even greater.
My Porsche dealer sells Audis. Yet he would claim the lighter weight BMW M3 is a far superior, more fun to drive track car than the heavier, very "planted" Audi S4. He also discouraged me from spending another $5,700 to go from a C2S to a C4S for a "slower, less nimble" car. "No doubt, better in the rain - but is that what you are getting a 911 for?" If you want to speak with him first hand, call Hunt Valley Porsche and ask for the sales manager.
The fact that you don't believe there is much of a difference going from RWD to AWD suggest that you made the right decision for you. To a lot of people, however, myself included, an extra 200 lbs of weight is a big deal. Exspecially when it comes along with lower drive train efficiency and fuel economy.
Lastly, consider this. BMW goes through hell and back, putting carbon roofs and yanking out the toys on the M3 CSL just to save 100 lbs over the standard M3. Do you honestly ever think you would see an M3x, let alone an M3 CSLx?? The day you see either of those, is the day the BMW engineers will have made it good enough that they could claim the performance advantages offset the disadvantages. Or merely have caved in to the AWD marketing hype. But for both of our sakes, I hope it's the former.

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Granite Construction on Thursday filed an appeal of the Riverside County Planning Commissionâs rejection of the proposed Liberty Quarry.
County Planning Director Carolyn Syms Luna said the county Board of Supervisors will schedule a public hearing on the appeal. The board will formally receive the commissionâs ruling on Jan. 10, but a hearing wonât take place then, she said.
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Graniteâs appeal was expected following the commissionâs Aug. 31 vote to deny the quarry a surface mining permit and other approvals. The commission finalized its 4-1 vote on Dec. 7, starting the clock on the appeals process.
Planned for a 414-acre site on Temeculaâs southern border, the quarry would feature an open-pit mine at least 135 acres in size and facilities to make asphalt and concrete. Granite wants to use explosives to extract 270 million tons of aggregate â" tiny rocks used for construction â" over 75 years.
Quarry supporters say the project would directly or indirectly support almost 200 jobs and provide a crucial local aggregate source. Granite says the project will not been seen, heard or felt by neighbors and will improve air quality by taking aggregate-hauling diesel trucks off the road.
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In an e-mail, Granite spokeswoman Karie Reuther wrote: âWe hope this leads to being able to hire people and to starting putting more people back to work soon.â
Critics contend that the quarry will worsen air pollution and wreck the environment while clogging freeways with truck traffic. Opponents include the city of Temecula and the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, which maintains the quarry would destroy a sacred site.
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Judging by the commission proceedings, it could take supervisors more than one hearing to consider the appeal. The commission held five hearings this year in Temecula and listened to nearly 52 hours of often-emotional public testimony.
One early decision facing the board will be where to address the appeal. Commissioners met at Temeculaâs Rancho Community Church for the convenience of local parties. Itâs not clear whether the board, which meets in Riverside, will follow suit.
None of the five supervisors, all of whom have taken campaign contributions from Granite as well as quarry foes, have said how theyâll vote on the appeal.
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The companion metabolic diseases, diabetes and obesity, are rapidly becoming the major health concern of western societies. The failure to accurately sense and respond to cellular metabolic status is a key factor in the pathogenesis of both diseases. We have shown that the protein kinase PAS kinase (PASK) is a sensor of cellular metabolic state that might play a role in obesity and diabetes. One of the most dramatic effects of PASK loss is protection from the highly deleterious ectopic lipid accumulation in liver typically observed in wild-type mice. The goal of this grant is to determine the role of PASK in regulating hepatic lipid metabolism in response to cellular metabolic state. This will be accomplished through the following specific aims: I. We will determine how PASK is regulated by both cellular and hormonal cues related to metabolic state. II. We will determine the mechanisms whereby PASK regulates hepatic lipid metabolism, focusing on regulation of SREBP-1, initially using a cultured cell model. III. We will determine whether PASK acts directly in the adult liver to affect transcription, lipid metabolism and glucose homeostasis using four new models of altered PASK expression.
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PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT)
F4Q13 Earnings Call
October 31, 2013 12:00 PM ET
John Heffner – VP and CFO
Jose Luis Laparte – President and CEO
Dave King – Roth Capital Partners
David Strasser – Janey Capital Markets
Ronald Bookbinder – Benchmark
Good day and welcome to PriceSmart, Incorporated's Earnings Release Conference Call for Fourth Quarter and Full Year of Fiscal Year 2013, the 3 and 12-month periods ending on August 31, 2013.
All participants are currently in a listen-only mode. After the remarks from Jose Luis Laparte, PriceSmart's President and Chief Executive Officer; and John Heffner, PriceSmart's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, you will be given an opportunity to ask questions as time permits. (Operator Instructions).
As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded on Thursday October 31, 2013. A digital replay of this call will be available through November 30, 2013 by dialing 888-203-1112 for domestic callers or 719-457-0820 for international callers. The passcode is 5817132.
I would now like to turn the conference over to John Heffner. Please go ahead, sir.
John Heffner
Thank you and welcome to our Q4 and full-year 2013 earnings call. I hope you will find this to be a useful forum to review the information that we provided in our earnings press release and 10-K filing which we released yesterday, October 30, 2013. You can find both the filing as well as the earnings press release on our website, www.pricesmart.com.
Please note that statements made during this call may contain forward-looking statements concerning the Company's anticipated future plans, revenues, and related matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements containing the words expect, believe, will, may, should, estimate and similar expressions.
These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including the risks detailed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2013. We assume no obligation and expressly disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the occurrence of events or circumstances which may arise after the date of this call.
Now, I will turn this over to Jose Luis Laparte, PriceSmart's President and Chief Executive Officer.
Jose Luis Laparte
Good morning everyone and thank you for joining us in our conference call for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 results.
I would like to start with an update on warehouse sales for the fourth quarter. We ended the quarter with sales of $558 million resulting in a 13.9% sales growth versus the fourth quarter of last year. Comparable warehouse sales growth for the quarter was 9.3%.
During the quarter, the Latin America segment had sales growth of 17.1% which included the addition of the two Cali Columbia locations, which opened on Q1 and Q3. The Caribbean segment had sales growth in the quarter of 7.5%. There was no change in the number of clubs in the Caribbean.
We saw a small positive growth in the single club island market and a stronger growth in our larger Trinidad market.
In terms of merchandize categories for the quarter, we saw comp increases in the low double-digits for the areas of food, fresh and other business, which includes food service and bakery. Our non-foods area had low single digit comp growth.
Membership income for the quarter was $9 million, an increase of 24% over last year. We finished the quarter and the fiscal year with 1,950,000 active accounts, representing an increase of 13.5 over last year.
The increase in the annual fee in most markets, which took effect in June 2012, along with the platinum membership introducing Costa Rica in November 2012, contributed 10.7% to the increased membership income of the fourth quarter.
The membership renewal rate for the year was 85%. And although it is lower than the 88% from last year, as we explained our last call, we have now cycled through a full 12 months of renewals and the increased membership fees. It is likely that the increase did result in some members not renewing their membership which negatively impacted the renewal of these last 12 months.
Going forward, we will see what impact these members who are now renewing, have already been exposed to the higher fees.
I would like now to spend a few minutes with some of the highlights for the fiscal year 2013 that we ended on August 31, 2013.
Sales for the year totaled $2.2 billion, representing a 12% growth in total sales and 9% in comparable sales. Average sales per club were $74 million compared to $68.9 million the year before. The accomplishment of sales has been possible with a combination of high quality and exciting merchandize.
During the year, our focus therefore was in place to reduce the out-of-stocks of important merchandize as our imports represent both a higher percentage of sales and also differentiation in our country.
Given the long latency has been a point of focus for the buying team to losing sales due to out-of-stock. Annual replenishment system has been put in place, which has helped in the buying team to reduce the out-of-stock and also to better manage the level of inventory needed in the club to optimize our sale.
Our platinum membership program is nearing the first year anniversary of this introduction in Costa Rica. We're pleased with the good acceptance of this program and it now represents 6% of our member base in the country. We have no immediate plans to roll this out to other countries but we may do so in the future.
Now, fiscal year 2014 has started and we have been busy with plans for this new-year, not only with the holiday season but also with the new club openings.
On October 18, 2013, just two weeks ago, we opened our sixth warehouse club in Costa Rica, located in the area of (inaudible). We had a great opening weekend and our members in Costa Rica were excited to see PriceSmart expanding in that market. This new warehouse club is larger than the other clubs we have in Costa Rica, with additional selling policy spaces, additional other stock capacity and an expanded food service area and bakery.
It also has a coupled-parking garage with 350 spaces which will make things convenient for our members. And the initial results of this new club are encouraging and although it will take some sales from our existing Supporter location, we believe it is the right thing to do, not only to allow Supporter to continue growing but also to capture more sales from members that couldn't visit our club as often as they might have due to the physical capacity limitations at Supporter club and parking lot.
In addition, we expect to attract sales from new members signing up in this new club, since its closer to their home or business. The planned reduction in sales in our Supporter club will nose out, have an impact in our comparable sales going forward.
We anticipate this could be as much as 1% depending on the number of members that shop, the new club versus the old Supporter club. Congratulations to our Costa Rica team for their, this great accomplishment on the opening.
We're making progress also in the construction of our third Honduran club in Southern Tegucigalpa. According to our plans, we will be opening these clubs in spring 2014.
Regarding Columbia, since I know it is a question that I always get at the Q&A session at the call, I would like to share with you. We continue to pursue site opportunities in the other major cities that do not currently have a price market including Bogotá. But we're not yet ready to make an announcement on any particular acquisition or deals.
We are pleased with the results of the cities in Barranquilla, where we just celebrated our second year anniversary in August 2013 and Cali, where our first club in the South also celebrated the third year anniversary two weeks ago, growth in sales in that market and the increase in sign-up, are good indication of the acceptance of our concept.
An additional comment in Columbia, we've got the (inaudible), we started our new service only for Bogotá at this point that allows the members in that city to buy merchandize that we have in our club through an online web page. And they can get it delivered to their homes in Bogotá by using the service of our third party delivery company that has been working with us on this program.
So, far the results are also encouraging. And we see this as a good opportunity to start serving the community of some existing members that leaded Bogotá, who have signed up with us during their visit to either Barranquilla or Cali. In addition, a new member can also sign up for this web page and start shopping with us.
Deliver of all these goods to the homes of our members are within 24 to 48 hours of the orders being placed since we sell the merchants into seldom merchandize available in our club. We think it's a good way not only to serve our Bogotá members but also to introduce our sales to the Bogotá community.
The last comment I have is related to our holiday season. In my recent visits to the club during September and October I have been able to see a lot of our new and exciting merchandize that we have for more than 1 million membership accounts. And the clubs are ready for what we expect to be at busy holiday season.
All our teams at the solution centers, warehouse club and in the offices in San Diego, Miami and in the countries where we operate did a good job preparing for the holidays. And I would like to thank them for that and also for the results of the fourth quarter and fiscal year that we finished in August 2013.
Thank again for joining us today. And before we take your questions, let me turn things back to John Heffner, for a few additional comments about the financial results.
John Heffner
Thank you, Jose Luis. You all have the numbers from our release in filing yesterday so I will not go over them in great detail. And Jose Luis has already addressed net warehouse sales and membership.
I would like to highlight a few other items in our financial results specific to the fourth quarter and the fiscal year just completed.
Warehouse gross profit margin as a percent of net warehouse sales were 15.1%, a reduction of 25 basis points from Q4 of fiscal year 2012. Warehouse gross profit margins were up 69 basis points from the third quarter.
Contributing to the sequential lines in gross profit margin percent were increased vendor rebates including volume related rebates and promotional income which we apply as a reduction to cost of sales as well as some reduced per year cost of distribution. For the full year, warehouse gross profit margins of 14.8% were 10 basis points below fiscal year 2012.
Warehouse club operations expenses for the quarter were 8.9% of sales, a 39-basis point improvement in Q4 of last year despite having two additional warehouse clubs in operation in the current quarter compared to Q4 of last year. The company experienced good operating expense leverage relative to sales in nearly all categories of spending.
For the full year, warehouse club operations expense decreased 31 basis points to 8.7% of sales.
General and administrative expenses that is the expenses associated with the company's corporate and U.S. buying functions were 2.2% of net warehouse sales in Q4 of fiscal year 2013 compared to 2.1% in Q4 last year.
Operating income in the quarter were $33 million or 5.8% of sales for the full year operating income of $128 million or 5.7% of sales.
The revaluation of monetary assets and liabilities which we report as currency gain or loss, had little impact on the quarter's results and a positive $95,000. Last year's Q4 had a positive $250,000. For the full year the company recorded a net currency loss of $954,000 compared to a loss of $525,000 in fiscal year 2012.
As reported in our earnings release, net income for the quarter was $20.8 million or $0.69 per share compared to $0.58 per share in the year ago quarter. The company ended the year with $121.9 million in consolidated cash and cash equivalents, up $30 million from the end of fiscal year 2012.
The growth in cash resulted from the company generating $130.6 million in operating cash during the fiscal year, investing $71.8 million in the acquisition of land, fixtures, equipment and warehouse club construction and improvements and using $21.8 million in financing activities most notably the payment of to $0.30 dividends during the year totaling $18.1 million.
With that, Jose Luis and I would be happy to take your questions. Operator?
Question-and-Answer Session
(Operator Instructions). And we will hear first from Dave King with Roth Capital Partners.
John Heffner
Dave, good morning.
Dave King – Roth Capital Partners
I guess, first off, I appreciate the color Jose Luis on the store growth outlook for Columbia. I guess just a follow-up to that, a little more color there. I was curious as to maybe we can get an update in terms of how you're thinking about that, your willingness to look at larger formats, is that still the case?
To what extent are you looking at maybe leasing stores versus buying. And then sort of a longer-term question, to what extent are you evaluating any new markets beyond Columbia, other Latin American countries etcetera?
Jose Luis Laparte
First of all thank you, Dave for the question. And definitely in Columbia and I wouldn't say that we are necessarily looking at expanding our format. I think the format that we have which is either the one that we just opened in treasuries in Costa Rica is probably kind of that will grow in format which is only 500 meters bigger than our regular, I guess warehouse clubs.
So that's pretty much the format that we believe is our vehicle of growth for the upcoming years not only in Columbia but anywhere where we do business now. So that would be kind of our format going forward. It's possible if only the land allows us to put that.
As we have in terms of leasing or buying as we reflected before in our reports, we do have a preference of buying but we definitely we are considering when – if needed we will consider leasing land or leasing opportunities in terms of growth. So, we're not necessarily saying we wouldn't be considering our lease opportunity.
Obviously, as I mentioned in past calls date, we're basically looking at the bigger cities obviously the Tres Rios, Bucaramanga, different sized cities in Columbia that have the opportunity to have a PriceSmart, we definitely are pursuing that all of those site opportunities in those markets.
At this point, I can't say anything as far as our new market per say now. We're really busy with our opportunities definitely in Central America, which is – and the Caribbean. And obviously Columbia keeps us busy at this point with the opportunities for expansion.
Dave King – Roth Capital Partners
Okay, that helps. Then maybe just a follow-up to that then. To what extent are you – I mean, are you seeing more opportunities out there, or is it still kind of the same existing opportunities you see in Columbia in terms of what's out there?
And then to what extent are you allocating more people, if at all, to the real estate acquisition side, just to help us get some comfort in terms of how to think about the store growth opportunity going forward.
Jose Luis Laparte
Yes, Dave. In terms of resources, we believe we have the amount of resources as far as our real estate resources. I don't think it is a matter of resources. It is more as we have said in the past the availability of land, good land and land with the right zoning. And obviously getting the permits in these big cities is more of a challenge.
So, obviously we pursue all the angles and we're pursuing hard as much as we can on all the opportunities. But definitely, I wouldn't say it's a matter of resources.
I don't know if the conditions have changed. Probably, I don't think it's harder than it was before when we started doing business, it's probably equal in terms of the conditions, it hasn't been harder. It's challenging but I wouldn't describe it as being much more difficult.
Dave King – Roth Capital Partners
Okay. That helps. And then separate question, in terms of kind of thinking about margins and abilities to pass good margins back into price to drive volume. Warehouse club gross margin of 15.1% of AORs came in higher than the long-term target range that you guys are at. But at the same time I think operating margin was more towards the midpoint.
I guess my question is somewhat theoretical in the sense that how do you think about those two versus each other, which is kind of the priority in terms of how you think about the ability to drive it back in the price with one higher than range, one being already kind of within the range? Thanks.
John Heffner
Dave, yes, I think as we've talked before I think our EBIT margin is or operating profit margin is more operative I guess approach. Because to the degree that we can leverage our operating expenses with more volume and that becomes a smaller percentage of sales that allows us to reduce our gross margin percent and maintain our operating margin percent in that sort of mid-five range.
On a sequential basis our gross margins did to go up from 14.4 in Q3 and 15.1. In the short term we benefited from increased vendor rebates and promotional income as well as lower per unit distribution costs. On a year-over-year basis margins decreased 25 basis points and I think the year-over-year comparison is more consistent with our business model.
Dave King – Roth Capital Partners
Okay. That helps. Thanks guys.
Jose Luis Laparte
Thank you Dave.
(Operator Instructions). Moving on to David Strasser with Janey Capital Markets.
David Strasser – Janey Capital Markets
Thank you very much. A quick question. In Barranquilla, as you finish your second year, did you have a fairly significant comp in that market, does it – and by, does it – is there clearly opportunity for more stores in that market?
Jose Luis Laparte
Well, we don't I disclose comps, I guess per unit basis. But I can tell you that we are pleased, David with the results at Barranquilla. After two years I think that there are a lot of learnings. And obviously every day we keep learning more about the Barranquilla that Columbia market. And definitely we are pleased with the results.
And again although we don't disclose specific growth, we're happy with what we're getting right now with particularly with renewals with members really enjoying the PriceSmart experience.
David Strasser – Janey Capital Markets
Fair enough. That's where I was going with it anyway, but thank you. So when you look at other markets, like the Costa Rico one, a couple of questions about that. I mean, how much cannibalization do you think would be acceptable, do you think it's going to be when you opened that?
And as you look, I mean, having been down there and seeing Panama and Costa Rica, it does seem like at some point you run up against just parking lot problems and where cannibalization might probably is a good thing. And in some of these bigger markets of yours, do you think there's a lot more opportunities for more fill in markets in, say, Costa Rica or Panama?
Jose Luis Laparte
Yes. Well, the opening of Brazil, this kind of the answer that we have to that question. We were suffering definitely at that. There are couple of locations that I've described during my script, we definitely were suffering with members, finding space to park especially over the weekends, sometimes holidays and weekends was a little hard.
So, the Brazil's club gives us the opportunity to take some of those sales, make the existing club, the existing or old club more friendly club for the members, more accessible. And in addition obviously it shows us that there is still opportunity for members that we were not necessarily attracting.
These specifically talking about Costa Rica and this club in Tres Rios, Cartago. It is Brazil, as we call it internally. But it's not only approaching that region but also the, I feel it's very close which is Cartago. And we definitely – I think we gained both.
We give a break to the existing Supporter club by taking some kind of a license, which we believe long term is the right thing to do, even though it's going to hurt our comps at this point. But long-term we believe it is the right thing to do to keep growing in a market like as you described, have still good opportunities.
Panama is in probably similar conditions in some of the parking lot situations. And we're basically studying all the opportunities in the cities where we are currently making business. We have a lot of history. We know a lot of the operatives that our members are coming from. So that helps us when we design or decide to go to a new club, we know how much of the sales work or we think we know how much of the sales will move from one club to the other one.
And usually we kind of hit very close to what our numbers show now. So, we – even though we are cannibalizing the clubs we know at the very beginning of the opening, how much we are going to hit the knob because we have a lot of data that allows us to do that.
So, it's a combination of yes, helping the old club be more efficient and handle more volume. And in addition to create new clubs that will take care of new members and will help us grow our membership base in those countries. And obviously I think, David, that would be the case soon in Honduras. Now, we are opening our second in the (inaudible), there would be a similar effect now. And we're doing good business in the existing Tres Rios location. This one will not only move some of that business but will continue, this is located in growth area in the city zone.
So, we look at that also when we build our new club where is the city growing in that direction. And things that we put in place considerations for this new warehouses now, David.
David Strasser – Janey Capital Markets
Yes. One more follow-up, like what about like, we're trying to look at our models. We are trying to figure what cannibalization is. Is it hundreds of basis points, many hundreds of basis points. Like how could, can you help us at all think about sort of quantitatively from a modeling standpoint how to think about a club like that? How many clubs does it actually hit?
I'm not even going to attempt to use this to say that sound, the cities because you do it much better than I do and I would just butcher them. But I'm just trying to think about it from the point of view of just trying to help like from a modeling standpoint.
Jose Luis Laparte
Yeah, well, specifically the one that we just opened we think it's going to probably be as much as a 1% impact to our total comp. So that's kind of the effect of that one. We'll have to see in the next couple of months as I guess at new members or all members decide exactly where you think that they would be shopping. But at this point, at least, we believe with our internal calculations that it can probably be as much as a 1% of our total comp growth.
David Strasser – Janey Capital Markets
Thank you very much.
Jose Luis Laparte
No, problem. Thank you, David.
Now we'll hear from Ronald Bookbinder with Benchmark.
Ronald Bookbinder – Benchmark
Congratulations on another strong quarter. I was wondering about the online effort for Bogotá. Why is it only for Bogotá and not all of Columbia?
Jose Luis Laparte
The main reason for starting in only right now with Bogotá is, we want to understand the fact, we want to be right. I know that – first of all we have a lot of members from Bogotá visiting. I guess, they could probably go to Barranquilla, Cartagena on occasion or on weekends. And they kind of experience the PriceSmart experience of shopping with us.
So, we have a good base of members from Bogotá. I know that we have learned it's in a limit of necessarily for expanding towards this place. Now it's just a matter of I guess walking before running, but that's just a case.
Ronald Bookbinder – Benchmark
Is this your first large online effort?
Jose Luis Laparte
On that type of, we have been doing online business in other ways but more with the merchandize that we ship from the U.S. basically. And obviously the lead time is more two to three weeks at the best because obviously we ship. Once a member orders it goes to our distribution center in Miami and get to the country. So it is a longer lead time.
We also have a different program in El Salvador that we use for it's called Amigo Familia Y Amigos, friends and family. And basically that program is for some people that want to shop for their relatives in El Salvador. Now people in the U.S. that can shop for their relatives in El Salvador. And that's been in place for probably almost more than one year or close to two years.
So, we have different approaches when it comes to online business. This one in particular is kind of new and unique for given the size of the Bogotá filling, given the size that we didn't have presence there. But there was a good ability.
And reality is, we – this came up because we knew how much business we were getting in Barranquilla in particular with members that were shopping from Bogotá. And they were using this delivery service company that we have in the club. So that gave us the indication of these opportunities that was there because, all these members were doing it, without the online facility that were just going to Barranquilla shopping. And they will send it to the addresses in Bogotá.
So, it came as an idea to make it easier for those members to have access to our merchandize. And that merchandize we have on hand at the club, so as I mentioned in my script, it is at 24 to at the most 48-hour deliver to the destination. And the member paid for, they get the same prices that they get at the club except for the delivery fee that is very refundable.
So, it's a good opportunity and again it's not only now limited to Bogotá but nothing stops that as we improve it and as we make sure we're ready to probably launch it in other cities.
Ronald Bookbinder – Benchmark
And you could launch it sort of system-wide throughout Central America and the Caribbean?
Jose Luis Laparte
Yes, pretty much. We haven't gone in that way but yes. Once we have these days the ability through our systems, yeah, there are nothing the stuff that's ongoing. I think the key is finding a good delivery company because we're not handling our delivery, we just lead to a third party. And they are the ones doing it.
So, from our side, we would probably need to do it and that's the reason which is going to be that hard. And at the end of the day, finding a good delivery company that can guarantee us that we can provide a good service at a reasonable in terms of delivery. But yeah, it has definitely a scale to grow if we want to do it in other cities in Central America or the Caribbean.
Ronald Bookbinder – Benchmark
And are these sales incorporated in the store comps?
Jose Luis Laparte
Yes, those sales are hard to cover. They go to one of our clubs in Columbia.
John Heffner
Clearly there are, it's coming through Cali so that's not in the comps right now. But they are sales. They will be, they're in the club sale in one of our clubs.
Jose Luis Laparte
Yeah. The club actually third in those sales is Cali, one of our Cali locations is the ones that are being, those needing the merchandizing I'm telling it.
Ronald Bookbinder – Benchmark
Okay, great. Thanks very much.
Jose Luis Laparte
Thank you.
And right now, there is no additional questions in the queue. I will give one final reminder. (Operator Instructions). And with no further questions, I'll turn the call back over to Mr. Heffner for closing remarks.
John Heffner
Well, thank you Jake. And thank you all for participating with us today. This ends the call. Thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen, this does conclude your conference for today. Thank you for your participation. Thank you for calling.
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The location sells this restaurant as you dine over looking the beach. We were hesitant at first as it does look quite touristy. But actually the food was great. It has a great vibe and I love the white decor. I would definitely go back.
My girlfriend and me went to this "restaurant" today. We ordered a breakfast. She took the "Italian breakfast" and I the "Continental Breakfast". Menu only in Italian..but okay...the waitress translated in broken english...the first which came was the fresh made orange juice. This was really good. But the breakfast itself was horrible. The Italian breakfast (9EUR) was 4 half of...
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Right on the sea front with fantastic decoration and very modern and nice music. We had dinner and breakfast and both were a good experience for the ambience and food. Nothing great but the overall was good.
We went there for breakfast based on another recommendation that said it had American breakfasts (since I can't eat bread and I was looking for a place that served eggs). First we sat down, and waited and waited. One of the servers came to us and said in Spanish "one minute", then five minutes passed, and when she walked passed...
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After that the waiter tell us that we got into "the most relaxing place in the island", they start with this massive sunset "aperitivo" with music all over the place!!! The worst choise ever!!!
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