Aripo — Local services in Oaxaca

This store seems like a museum from the outside and that’s very keen marketing. They also have a terrific selection of the finest Mexican folk art for decent prices, but keep in mind that you should never ever ask them to ship anything. When I first arrived. I asked whether they could ship because I have a serious injury. I am disabled and cannot lift. The manager or whatever his title was at the front and I discussed it briefly and I asked him about the shipping and stated “ it can’t be much maybe 20 or $30?” and he nodded his head yes. Because I trusted him, I went ahead and paid for $150 worth of product, and left it there to be shipped Without so much as a receipt. He told me that he was going to message me on Monday with the shipping. I was nervous about that, but I wanted to trust him because he seemed nice and so did the employees. Well, come Monday, he told me that 10 pounds worth of product cost $174 to ship and that I had to wire it in pesos. At that point, I asked for a refund because that doubled the price of my purchase and $177 was about four times what my local post office said it should cost . He was clearly Taking me for at least an extra hundred dollars. He refused to give me a refund, even though they still had the product. Do NOT TRuST them when it comes...

Honestly, one of the best places to buy quality alebrijes. We went to San Martin Tilcajete and, while a beautiful place, demand vs. Production has caused the prices for nice pieces to skyrocket! We went to probably 4 different workshops there and the prices were insane. We found cheaper alebrijes in oaxaca de juarez but the quality was less than desirable. We went back to Aripo 3 times before deciding it was absolutely the best option. Beautiful pieces for about half the price of anywhere else! Among the many deals available there my favorite was a 6"tall bee that cost 350MX. Similar bees elsewhere were WELL...

Several reviewers point out that they've gone to the store and it's been closed. We walked by around 1:00 p.m. and the door was closed but then someone came out and said come back in 20 minutes. We did and I then asked the security guard what their hours are and here they are even though it's unclear if they follow them. Monday through Friday 9:30 - 6:00. Saturday and Sunday 10:00 - 5:00. As for a rating, I'm just beginning to compare prices with other shops so I cannot say anything about the pricing. And as people note, there are definitely a lot of folks working and watching the visitors to each of the...