Impulsive buyer ka ba? Kung oo, for sure makakapag-shopping ka nang malala at Japan Home Center!…read moreKung hindi naman, ngayon mo na malalaman kung anong feeling maging impulsive buyer teh! Hahaha! Parang imposibleng wala kang mabili sa Japan Home Center eh. Yung mga borloloy na hindi mo mabibili sa department stores eh makikita mo dito. Take note: super affordable! Yung mga kakikayan na binebenta pasok na pasok sa budget and usually less than P100 lang sila. Hindi mo mamamalayang nakaka-mahigit isang libo ka na pala kakaisip na "Ayy ang mura!" tapos nakarami ka na girl. OR BAKA SA AKIN LANG NANGYAYARI TO HAHAHA Japan Home Center yung kaya kong tambayan nang ilang oras kakaikot lang sa loob tapos nag-eenjoy na akong titigan yung mga kaartehang binebenta nila. Usually kikay pero useful kaya bagay sa tulad kong mapagmaarte....pero wala masyadong pambili! Char!

How can anyone go wrong with Japan Home Center? It's inexpensive, practical, and the Japanese came…read moreup with it. It is like a 99 cents store but instead everything costs 88 Pesos or less. And they sell everything you'll need in the house from cookware to silverware. They have those authentic Japanese bowls used in restaurants to serve ramen or sukiyaki. They also sell candies and chocolates from Japan. My favorite are their school supplies. A whole pack of colored gel pens, folders of all shapes and sizes, and notebooks with cute anime characters and silly quotes are some of the things i check out when i visit Japan Home Center. Some of the really practical things to buy from here also include tissue paper (because it is sold by bulk), laundry detergent, and cleaning supplies. Their products come in big packs so, if youre looking to fill up a house with stuff you'll need, you can try buying from Japan Home Center and getting everything you need without spending a fortune.

AMBIENCE & LOCATION: They have already transferred to a new…read morelocation just nearby. Old spot was near the escalators of Food Choices Glorietta 4 and new spot is just across. One prominent improvement is bigger space. Customers and even staffers can now move around more freely. This is a go-to store for kitchen items. What I found most interesting was the Malagos Chocolate placed near the tills because they have 72% Dark Chocolate!

Even if I don't bake or cook as often as I want to, Gourdo's is still my happy place. It has a lot…read moreof lovely kitchen and home items. I love the Wilton items they have for baking -- from the chocolate molds to the silicone holders. My favorite items are their huge charger plates. I love that the chrager plates are in bold colors and look really nice for dinner parties or for holiday set ups. All their kitchen items -- from the knives to the garlic presses are all high quality and would hold up well even in an industrial kitchen. Whether you use it for your own kitchen or give the items as gifts to newly-weds, you'll find that their selection is amazing and often within a decent budget. A little tip: Christmas is an amazing time to shop at Gourdo's they have a lot of ceramic items that fit the theme -- snowmen cookie jars, Santa plates, salt and pepper elves and more.

JC Construction Supply has been in business since the 1960s, and has built a name for itself as one…read moreof the most reliable source of hardware and construction materials in the Binondo area. It is now run by Ms. Carolina Chan, the wife of the late Mr. Johnny Chan, founder and owner of the store. 2JC Construction Supply, located in Mayhaligue St., is a second branch run by their daughter, Janette. There are many construction and hardware businesses in the area, but their longevity and expansion is proof that they have a pool of loyal and new customers who are satisfied with the quality of both the products and services they offer. Divisoria businesses live because of loyalty or "suki" and their suki know that the store owners and management is very easy to do business with. Try them for your construction needs!

Deeco is the electrician's dream. Both professionals and students flock here to buy all sorts of…read moreelectrical components, from all sorts of resistors and capacitors, switches and boards to wires of all shapes and sizes. They naturally also have a wide variety of tools, from any kind of screwdriver imaginable to crimpers for all their wires. This branch in particular, compared to the bigger Quiapo branch, also sells electronics like televisions and audio components. While I would only recommend this to those who mnow what they are doing, it is one of those things that if you need this store, you know you need it very badly.

I used to hate it every time my mom would drag me to Ace Hardware. I'd complain that the store had…read morenothing for me. Sometimes, I'd hang around the magazine stand in the store. But then, I pitied my mom and eventually had to familiarize myself with what this store had to offer. This Ace Hardware is pretty complete. They have almost everything you need to run a house. In this shop, you'll find knobs, tubes, lights, paint, mats and kitchen stuff. Oh, they also have these seeds you can buy so you can grow a garden. Because I recently got a little cat, I've been going around looking for food and other items it needs. Today, when I went to Ace Hardware, I was so happy because they had the sand I need to put in the cat's litter box. Yes, they also have items for dogs. Don't forget to whip out your SM Advantage cards when paying so you can earn points. And also check this shop out when you're in the area. They have sales and things really cost cheaper. They also have items on bargain almost every month.

Ace Hardware is one useful store. It's a handyman's paradise, filled with tools, building…read morematerials, electrical supplies, lawn and gardening materials and the like. When I was younger and my dad would visit the store, I would just walk around the aisles in a clueless, bored to death haze. Now that I'm older, I actually enjoy perusing the shelves, figuring out which is what, asking the sales attendants questions about the products and even buying a few stuff for myself. Welcome to the adult world, indeed!

If you're the type who takes DIY and product personalizing to a higher level, or you just want to…read moreexplore the business of making couple shirts, mugs, button pins, then head to Odeon Mall. That's an insider tip from someone who makes a business of making customized shirts and corporate giveaways. Odeon Mall looks like an old, abandoned building in Recto. It's where merchants go to buy office supplies and equipment. I like coming here with my brother and driver because of all the interesting things we see here, at cheap costs. The place is filled with stores selling different kinds of paper and stationery products and machines. We bought our first equipment here for our t-shirt business. Before going there, we knew nothing about operating the machines and getting the right materials, but the sales people trained us for an hour after we purchased the product. We also bring our items there if it ever malfunctions or if it needs cleaning.

Clean and organized store with a well-structured system, friendly customer service, and…read morehigh-quality boxes with a wide variety of options to choose from. Shout out to Maricel for her exce customer service skill and Aldrin for going extra mile folding the bulky boxes to make it easiet for me to carry. As a new customer, the entire process was smooth and hassle-free. Highly recommend!

If you're already planning your Christmas shopping, looking for attractive packaging for the cakes…read moreyou're selling, or have a cat you're hoping is going to make it big on YouTube, you're going to need a lot of boxes. It's too much of a hassle to go to plenty of stores looking for different shapes and sizes so it's better in the long run to just go to the source and cut out the middle man. The one stop shop for food related boxes in Manila is RM Box Center. RM is in the middle of Sta. Mesa so the traffic is a bit bad going to and from. Don't worry as it'll be worth your while. RM stocks practically every kind of boxes and food packaging you'll need. They have boxes for cakes, cupcakes, muffins, and pastries of any size, whether it's something as small as a macaron or as big as a whole loaf of bread. They even have pizza boxes! If for some reason they don't have a box with the specifications you need, you can have them make one for you!

Trips to the grocery are one of the trips I enjoy, especially when you need to buy something…read moreimportant (yay!) or something you forgot to buy (eeeek). Shopwise is like a neighbourhood version of Rustan's because it's much closer to where I live and it closes at 11pm. It offers practically everything you need from bread to bedspread. They're also an electronics section inside the establishment, so it's pretty much a one-stop shop for people who value their time. Lines on the check-out counters could get long at a given hour of the day, so make sure you plan your grocery shopping accordingly. After a grueling shopping session, you can always sit back and eat at their local bakery or step out and sample Bacolod Chicken House at the other side of the road, or take a sip of milk tea at ZenTea.

As far as groceries go, I wouldn't really shop here at shopwise unless there wasn't any other…read moregrocery to go to. I'd much prefer Landmark, and after that, Rustan's, and if we're being really desperate here, SM - but if for some off chance I can't get to any of them, then Shopwise would be my very last option. However, there is ONE reason I go to Shopwise, and that's for their ensaymada. They have this special ensaymada that they sell in the grocery that I really love. It's really sweet and soft and buttery, and topped with the perfect butter/cream/cheese concoction. It's been awhile since I had some, but I believe a pack of 6 is around P70! Not bad, eh?