There are quite a few hardware stores in Puerto Armuelles, and one of my favorites is Casa Cheong. They are located just to the left of Romero’s Supermarket on Avenida San José. Here you can find most of the supplies needed to complete your home improvement projects.
One of the things I love the most about Casa Cheong is that customers are always greeted with a big smile by the helpful ladies who work at the counter, Mari and Lacie. Most hardware stores in Panama are set up with a counter in the front where you tell the salesperson what you are looking for and they go retrieve it in the back area. If Mr. Cheong’s son is behind the counter, he speaks fluent English. 其他员工说一点，并渴望提供帮助,,en,如果您无法用西班牙语解释您想要购买什么,,en,我发现有三个方案可以帮助你理解,,en, - 在手机上拉出你要找的照片,,en, - 在手机上使用Google翻译应用,,en, - 要求他们和他们一起去柜台后面的仓库找自己,,en,工作人员非常友好,,en,我会去Casa Cheong的所有事情,,en,从窗纱材料到螺丝,,en,如果他们没有您需要的东西,,en,他们很乐意为您订购，它通常会在几天内在Puerto,,en,如果您购买需要卡车运输的大件物品，他们还可以在城里免费送货,,en. When you are unable to explain in Spanish what you want to purchase, there are three options I’ve found for getting your point across. 1 – Pull up a photo of what you are looking for on your cell phone. 2 – Use the Google Translate App on your cell phone. 3 – Ask to go with them to the warehouse behind the counter and look for yourself. The staff are super friendly!
I go to Casa Cheong’s for just about everything, from window screen material to screws. If they don’t have what you need on hand, they are happy to order it for you and it will usually be in Puerto in a few days. They also offer free delivery in town if you purchase large items that require a truck to transport. 它们也带有相当多的建筑材料,,en,像水泥块,,en,沙子和砾石,,en,和木材,,en,父亲张,,en,儿子阿德里安,,en,Cheong是老板和他的儿子,,en,阿德里安,,en,经常在商店帮忙,,en,阿德里安实际上是巴拿马的执照律师，但他告诉我他发现职业压力过大,,en,所以他放弃了这个职业，与他的父亲在“无压力”的铁道上工作,,en,我明白了,,en,开了,,en,星期一 - 星期六上午8点至下午6点,,en,周日上午9点 - ,,en,你可以联系他们,,en, like cement blocks, sand and gravel, and lumber.
Father Cheong & son Adrian
Mr. Cheong is the owner and his son, Adrian, is often in the store helping. Adrian is actually a licensed attorney in Panama but he told me that he found that occupation to be too stressful, so he gave up the profession to work with his dad at the “stress-free” ferreteria. I get that!
Casa Cheong is open:
Monday – Satrurday from 8am – 6pm
Sunday 9am – 12 noon.
You can reach them at 770-7496
