A woman criticized the poor quality of the garlic paste sold by the Ceballos Agroindustrial Company in the city of Santiago de Cuba this Friday: "It looks like they made a tank with a small portion."
Adis Otero Barrios expressed her frustration on Facebook, noting that the company sells the product for 120 pesos at the agricultural fairs in the Sueño neighborhood.
"Another deception for the public," said the woman from Santiago. "The garlic stayed in Ciego de Ávila, and it's not natural at all; it's a paste that doesn't smell like garlic, and I haven't found the flavor," she criticized.
"Where is the quality control of the Agroindustrial Ceballos Company, which allows these products to fail to meet the slogan 'Genuine Natural Freshness' and be sold without quality?" Otero questioned with evident indignation.
Additionally, he issued a direct criticism: “Who do we blame, the blockade?” suggesting that the real culprit behind the poor quality of the product is the regime, which is incapable of ensuring basic goods meet even minimal standards.
“Check yourselves, because we Cubans are lacking respect for one another,” he emphasized, while also warning: “Friends, don’t buy it because you will lose your money,” he concluded.
Although the complaint was made recently, the issue regarding the quality of the garlic paste produced by the brand Ceballos is not new in Santiago de Cuba.
In June, Antonio Sarmiento del Castillo warned in the Facebook group "Compra y venta Revolico. Santiago de Cuba" that this product was a scam.
"When he opened it, its contents were just water with flour and salt, not even something that could resemble the taste of garlic," the man pointed out, also criticizing the high price of the product, which cost 190 pesos.
"I am making this post to warn other unsuspecting consumers like myself from falling for this deception and scam," stated Sarmiento del Castillo, who also mentioned that he purchased the pasta at the agricultural fairs held on Saturdays in Sueño neighborhood.
After the Cuban regime announced a reduction in the weight and price of the bread sold to the population through the basic food basket, social media has been flooded with images of people criticizing the measure.
Several profiles on Facebook reported that the bread did not meet the stipulated weight of 60 grams, and they also shared images of the standardized bread, which barely exceeded the size of an eye drop bottle.
A resident of the province of Sancti Spíritus reported in July the poor quality of a yogurt purchased at a fair, which was intended for a child, prompting the Cuban to criticize the regime, asking: "Do you think that’s suitable for a child?"
Michel Alayon explained on Facebook that, during a fair in Sancti Spíritus, he bought a yogurt which he described as tasting like "crap with bread flour."
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