We woke in the wee hour of the morning today because of a familiar sound in the kitchen. We heard dripping and splashing sound like rain…I was right…one of the kitchen’s water pipe broke again. Since hubby was not here now to repair it, we just immediately turn off the main valve. The water pressure in our area is so strong that it can broke pipelines. We are not the only household who experience the same problem.
Anyway, I just told the owner of the house to check on it today and maybe we will replace all the faucets with Moen kitchen faucets.
Whenever I visit the grocery store, I always check if Purefood's Luncheon Meat is already in stock. But unfortunately, it's out of stock until now. I don't know why. Among the local brands Purefood's Luncheon Meat (not the Chinese style) has been the favorite at home. I've been trying to find out he story behind it's being MIA (hehe), but alas, I can't find one. So for the mean time, I'm buying Argentina ham as an alternative. Argentina Ham has the taste and texture I want. Lesser difference from Purefood's. But I still hope that Purefood's luncheon meat will come back soon :D
Summer is over in the Philippines but in some parts of the world, it’s just starting. And I bet, resorts and beaches are jam-packed. In the Philippines, public pools are always jam-pack during summer so resorts and pool owners see to it that their pool filters are properly working for health and safety reasons of course. No one would love to dive in a pool with dark and cloudy water. Public pools are prone to this so much so that it needs good filtration systems. Anyway, talking about summer, I missed going to the beach last summer because I just gave birth. I had no beach or pool experience this year. I hope next year, my kids and I will be able to enjoy summer.
My sister has stopped searching for diet pills that work because she said she’ll just go natural. Meaning, she’ll start working out and discipline herself on her eating habits. Since she got married she continues to gain weight. She tried taking ballerina before but only to cause her suffer from side effects so she stopped. I told her that losing weight takes time and needs discipline. She told me that she’ll start doing morning walks and crunches, and she’ll cut down on calories and carbs. I hope to see result in a few months, lol!
I did my grocery shopping last Friday at SM supermarket. I was not able to buy the little girl's shampoo and our toothpaste since I forgot that Colgate-Palmolive products are no longer carried by all SM supermarkets. So I had to go to another grocery store to buy them. Do you wonder why SM does not carry these products anymore? Read this:
BIZ BUZZ : We’ve got it all ... almost
By the Staff Philippine Daily Inquirer
Posted date: June 09, 2009
DON’T go looking for Colgate toothpaste in SM Supermarkets. Don’t go shopping there for Palmolive soap or shampoo either, because chances are, you won’t find any. That’s because the SM group and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturer Colgate-Palmolive recently got into a tussle over billing issues, according to our sources.
According to the Colgate-Palmolive camp, the disagreement came about after SM insisted on a payment period beyond what is normal for FMCG items (a longer period would have positive and negative implications for either party, since “time is money”).
The SM camp, meanwhile, says the terms are static, and that a new Colgate-Palmolive manager who is “unaccustomed to the way business has always been done” has been pushing for better terms (that are clearly not better for SM).
Thus, Colgate-Palmolive’s products and merchandisers are no longer a fixture in SM Supermarket premises, prompting a high-stakes stand off between the two corporate giants.
Both firms rely on each other for a significant amount of their revenues. SM—the country’s biggest supermarket chain—is easily Colgate-Palmolive’s largest vendor. Colgate-Palmolive products, meanwhile, are some of the best-selling products of the chain, with daily sales estimated in the millions of pesos.
Yesterday, several SM Supermarkets showed thinning stocks of Colgate toothpaste, while Palmolive bath products were “out of stock,” according to the staff.
Neither side seems keen on prolonging the agony, however, and a source from the SM group said that they are “looking forward to resolving any differences.”
It's been a year already and it seems that until now, they haven't settled their differences yet. So if you want to buy Colgate and Palmolive products, you might want to check out Robinson's supermarkets or other grocery stores.
