VALUE-FOR -MONEY HOT CHOCOLATE: Pan De Manila, C-5, Pasig City

On my way to Katipunan last Friday to pick up my children from school,  I decided to take a short stop at at gasoline station on  C-5, the side of  Pasig City.  At the same site was an outlet  of Pan de Manila.

I decided to try a piece of pesto pan de sal with cheese, which I decided to pair with a cup of hot chocolate.  I was told by the lady behind the counter that they only serve  3-in-one chocolate  in  sachets. I agreed to try it.  The chocolate powder was readily mixed in hot water in a  disposable cup. I did not expect  much until I took a sip.

The chocolate what evidently strong but not overpowering.  It had the right sweetness buffered by some creaminess from the milk that went with the mix.  Compared to my usual hot chocolate that I order from this ubiquitous US-based fastfood company that serves some of the better breakfast meals,  the hot chocolate from Pan de Manila  was thicker and heavier. At the price of just  Ps 25 per cup-- that is value-for-money.   Give it a try.

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VALUE-FOR-MONEY: Fish Oil Capsules at S&R ALABANG

I bought a bottle of Nature  Made 1200mg Fish Oil bottle of 200s online last month.   It was delivered to my house and I gladly paid in cash.  I knew that similar fish oil capsules sell for at least Ps 6.00 at the drugstore.  I thought I got a great deal from that online shop, until I went to S&R in Alabang today.

This  morning, after I  got the supplies and groceries  in my list  for the long weekend, I was  heading for the check out counter, when I noticed one of the gondolas  along  the shop's  center aisle.  It was an entire selection of food supplements and I saw  rows  upon rows  of Nature Made 1200mg Fish Oil bottles. I looked at the price on the shelf:  Ps 1,149.00.


I was ready to wheel by with my shopping cart when I realized that the price referred to not one but TWO bottles of Nature Made.  That translated to  just Ps 2.87 per capsule.   I snapped a photo of the price tag and the bottles.

I am still consuming the bottle of Nature Made 1200mg Fish Oil capsules  that I bought online.   In two weeks, I will be back definitely at S&R Alabang  to buy these value-for-money fish oil capsules.

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VALUE-FOR-MONEY Herbal Tea: Family Mart

I have been weaning myself away  from coffee so my preference nowadays has  shifted to herbal tea. Yesterday morning, after a viewing appointment in Salcedo Village, Makati,  I decided to get  my first cup  of  tea for the day.

I parked along Carlos Palanca St. in Legaspi Village and   headed for  the Family Mart branch. I asked the cashier for green tea and I was directed to the shelf where  I picked the Camomile variant  from Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.

When I  went back to the cashier, I was pleasantly surprised to be charged Ps 19.75 only. I was given a paper cup  with a lid  that was marked "UCC," to fill with hot water from the dispenser at the side of the counter.  I thought I was going to be charged for the water and that  cup, but no,  they were for free.

I walked out of the store glad   that I got my steaming cup of herbal tea for less than the  minimum street parking fee  in Makati.

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