Hey sugar salon has just launched the new give aways to their loyal and up coming customers♥ check out the mechanic below:

"Like love, some things in life are indeed sweeter the second time around and Hey Sugar, the most trusted, all natural and organic waxing destination across the Philippines, is up to spread this sweet, (and smooth) love once again with the return of Sweetest Thing Promo.

If iPhone 6 units were given away last year, Hey Sugar sweetens it up now with the newest iPhone 7 up for grabs. Anyone can definitely get a chance to win by simply heading onto any Hey Sugar salon nationwide starting from June 8 to September 30, 2017, avail of the exceptional signature services and for a minimum single receipt of Php 500, one gets to have one raffle entry. Three very lucky winners will be taking home the very sought-after prize.

It's going to be the best time to get that smooth and hair-free skin with the Sweetest Thing 2 Promo. Watch out for more updates and exciting promos and giveaways from Hey Sugar! "

To get more details about the promo, visit www.heysugar.com.ph. 

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Get A chance to win an Iphone 7 only @ Hey Sugar Salon

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Last April 1, 2017 I was invited to experience a relaxing and pampering Saturday ♥. It was a good experience so today my post is about how I spent my April fools day. I was fortunate enough to experience a day of pampering thanks to Engineer Emilie Ronquillo the owner of Stairway Cafe as well as E&W Salon and spa. 

Stairway Cafe and Salon

Stairway Cafe & Salon offers different beverages and Food. I was able taste some of the food they offer. Check them out below!

So what's so good about this cafe? They offer sumptuous food and  mouth watering beverages all affordable prices! Staff are very friendly too :) 

After eating some delicious food, we then visited E&W salon & spa located in Centennial Road. It is a heaven's place for any woman! A combination of salon and spa where you can get yourself pampered from head to toe and a place where you can buy trendy and fashionable clothes all in one place ♥

My experience 

The first venue we went to was the stairway cafe. The ambiance of the place is very warm and staff are very friendly.  The place itself is very comfy since seats are made to feel you very comfortable. Pillows are everywhere! and no need to ask for the password for wi-fi its already plastered on every corner. They offered different types of food as you can see on the top with all the pictures. One of the things I like about stairway cafe is the tea they offer. I like tea and they have different variants :) Food they offer are very affordable and they are not "tipid" Its a very a good place to be with friends and family.

E&W Salon and spa pampered us from head to toe :) I got the foot spa with manicure and pedicure package and I got my hair colored! It was are really nice and their service is very customer oriented. The staff are very friendly too. I love the result of my hair! They also offer the  facial massage and  body massage. I would love to try them one day♥

It was a relaxing Saturday for me :) I had so much fun! Staff were just friendly and  very accommodating. 

Pampering Day with co- bloggers

The house of OOTD offers affordable clothes and apparels. They have a lot trendy and fashionable clothes. I could not help buying at least one dress :) ( I will try to add my OOTD once I wear it I promise!) If you're in the area try to check out their clothes.

 

How it all began 

Engineer Emilie Ronquillo has started from a very humble beginning. A woman who grew up from nothing to a successful business woman thanks to her precious and loving mother who worked hard selling her famous "suman sa lihiya and sumang matamis" to let her children finished their studies. 

Ms. Emilie Ronquillo started venturing to business and was successful in establishing her first salon E&W salon. Later she was able to expand it and made it into salon and spa.Being successful on her first business she saw another opportunity to expand, and established another salon this time with the help of her children's idea the simple salon that she planned to open became the stairway cafe and salon we know today.  

As a successful business woman she is, she has not forgotten where she came and doesn't forget to give back to the community by giving job opportunities for within their ministry and community and by doing a feeding program to lesser family somewhere in Cavite.

Bloggers with Ms. Emilie

Staff with Ms. emilie and her dear mother

I admire how she was able to make a name of herself from nothing. Her dedication and love to her family is immeasurable. Despite being a successful woman that she is, she never forgets and make sure she can help what ever way she can. I sure hope you become successful in everything you do since you deserve whatever you have now.  

If you're anywhere near kawit Cavite do not forget to visit stairway cafe and drop by  E &W salon and spa  & house of ootd♥ 

You can also check out current event 
♥EASTER EGG-HUNTING AT E & W and House of OOTD
https://www.facebook.com/events/1819851418268739/
♥EASTER EGG-HUNTING AT STAIRWAY CAFÉ AND SALON
https://www.facebook.com/events/429250127408543/

♥SEARCH FOR THE HOUSE OF OOTD CANDIDATE 
https://www.facebook.com/pg/enwootd/photos/?tab=album&album_id=500654933658640

E & W Salon and Café and House of OOTD 

https://www.facebook.com/enwootd

Stairway Café and Salon: 

https://www.facebook.com/StairwayCafeAndSalon

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A relaxing and pampering Saturday thanks to Stairway Cafe and E&W Salon&Spa

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Hey guys! I have been very busy for these past few weeks so I would like to say sorry for not updating often on my blog. Anyhow today I am in a good mood to do a review on one of the services I have recently came across. Goods.ph one of fast rising online shopping in the Philippines.  Please be reminded that I am going to talk about my experience on their service. For more details about the company you can check out their website here

It has been said that when it comes to online shopping Philippines is one of the Asian countries who have enjoyed the benefits of its convenience. Since I work at home I often find myself replacing some of my computer accessories every now and then. My mouse is probably the one I often break so I somewhat need to replace it at least every 1 to 2 months. Since I don't use it on special things I always go for the cheapest one. (I am stingy!) I was planning to buy it on the weekend but then I recently found out about goods.ph. Since I am not new into buying online, I've said to myself why not try buying from them? So today's post is all about how I was able to order successfully from their online shop. 

 

First thing you'll see on the application

What did you order?

Since I'll be needing another mouse I ordered one! :)  I was able to check some of the products they sell and one of the things that I like about goods.ph is that there are a lot of options you can choose from. They are cheap too! After searching for different mouse from different vendors I was able to finally find the one that I think suitable for me based on color and of course the price. :) 

How easy it is to order? 

It was very easy.  Here are the steps on ordering from goods.ph

step 1

Download the application form and register for an account.

Step 2 

Place your order and have them checked out. Make sure that you have filled out the shipping address. 

Step 3

Choose the payment method. If you have chosen paypal or credit or debit card you will then be transferred to another page so you can fill in the necessary information.  

Payment complete :) 

Step 4 

Wait for the confirmation via Email and then wait for your order to arrive!

That's it I have placed my order. Very easy right ? A few minutes after ordering the item, customer service was nice enough to call me for the confirmation. It was nice to know that they do care about their customer!

What are the method of payments you can use?

There are different payment options:

♥Cash on delivery

♥Paypal

♥Visa/ Credit Card

♥Bank Deposit

Do they offer shipping for free?

Yes! goods.ph offers free shipping within metro manila ( except for appliances) The best part is that NO minimum amount. In my case I had to pay for it since I live outside the metro. 

What do you like about goods.ph?

♥ I like that it has its own apps that you can easily download 

♥ Prices compare to other competitors are cheaper

♥I was able to order in a matter of minutes

♥ Confirmation was sent via email

♥ Customer service called me as well to confirm of my order ♥

♥Different payment options are available 

♥Very informative! It keeps me updated via email.

I am still waiting for my item to arrive :) I will give you an update when it does! But for now I'm quite satisfied on the seamless online shopping  experience I got from goods.ph

Update: I ordered it on Feb 28 2017 got my item on march 3 2017. I wasn't expecting it to arrive fast. I am very satisfied :)

  

How would you rate your experience? 4 /5 (thanks to the customer service! and fast shipment) 

Would you order again? I would love to order again :)

Website:https://www.goods.ph/

FB:https://www.facebook.com/Goods.ph/

Twitter: @Goods_PH

IG: @goods_ph

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Review: Goods.ph - Online shopping in the Philippines

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Let's be realistic, buying products from overseas is one of the most excruciatingly painful and difficult thing to do (well at least to me). Many of us are very skeptical in buying products overseas. One of the main reasons is the inconvenience of having to go through our  customs. Have you ever tried buying products abroad through online shops? If you have, then you must have went through at least at one point in your buying experience  what I call "welcome to customs from hell"  

Customs are notorious for holding your parcel or package. They can hold it for various reasons...I remember  mine got held because the seller was using Chinese letters for his name (duuhhh he is Chinese for crying out loud) So I had to travel all the way to their main office which took about 1-2 hours, then after arriving I had to wait for 2 hours to be called and then another 30 minutes since they needed to inspect my parcel and all those documents proving that I genuinely bought from a genuine shop. I ended up paying twice the price of the total value of the product I bought.  The funny thing was I never really minded paying the tax I believe it is the duty of every citizen to do that BUT The whole experience was exhausting enough to made me not want to buy from any international online shop. I wasted a lot of my time, I had to take a half day off from work so meaning I was loosing money and the worst part was that I had to experience one of the BEST ( I am being sarcastic here) Customer service.  So I said to my self to never ever buy anything overseas unless I have some friends or relatives who I can ask the favor to send it along with their balik bayan boxes.  

 So what is the point of my post? Well I would to take back what I said about not buying products overseas :)... I found a very very good way to do my international shopping specially in the US without having to go through the same experience ever again. Uskoop made me change my mind.

Uskoop is an e-concierge dedicated for  consumers who are into buying from Global international merchants  such as amazon. It lets you choose what you want to buy from hundreds of merchants worldwide and offers a unique experience in your international shopping  spree. It is  a One-stop shopping-and-shipping service on one site. As you can see from their site there are 3 easy steps in buying:

1. SEARCH  for products you want to buy from Top Global Merchants on world wide web

2. COPY URL from the above step  and paste it on  Uskoop search space. On clicking the search icon, the product’s full landed price ( i.e. all local and international shipping costs, handling fees, all duties and taxes ) will be displayed.

3. CHECKOUT  and have the product delivered to your home at a single fixed price

 Not convinced yet? Check out what they offer for us:

♠Prices are all-inclusive and Uskoop PH will take care of shipping, customs & taxes with insurance

♠Delivers to your doorstep anywhere in the PH via air 10-15 business days

♠No need to worry about credit card acceptance outside your home country

♠No need to pay US Sales Tax

♠No need to use a US shipping Address

♠Single checkout from different US online stores

♠Multiple Payment Options ( check out they're payment option here )

♠Uskoop PH takes care of everything.
♠You only have to tell what you want to buy and Uskoop PH will take care of everything from buying to shipping to your address to customer service and post-sale support

NO hassle NO inconvenience best of all it will be a seamless and smooth international shopping experience for us. Yay!

Are they open for any online shop worldwide?

As of now they only cater top global merchants in the US. You can check out the  sites they cater on their homepage. They however stated that they are planning to expand in the near future. So let's wait and see :) 

Are there any prohibited items?

Yes, they have listed it on their site to know more about it you can click here

Since I now have the opportunity to once again buy products overseas, here are the top five products I would love to buy using Uskoop :) 

♥Nike Zoom Kobe Icon♥

Christmas is around the corner! So what is  the best  gift for some one who is a basketball and shoes enthusiast? Shoes of course!  Nike Zoom Kobe Icon has this unique style. I tried checking if this mode is available within the country but I have not seen anyone selling these shoes. My partner would love to have this pair! This can be bought from nike website.

♠ Urva Usi ♠

I still haven't found a local shop that offers this. Urva ursi is  type of supplement that is good for people who have urinary tract infection. It has been recognized as a type of drug for urinary antiseptic. Since it is not available in the Philippines, I would love to order this using Uskoop, I believe this will help my partner tremendously since he suffers urinary tract infection every now and then. 

♦ Black and Decker Drill/ Driver ♦

Not a lot of vendors sell this type of driller within the country. Since we like to do some DIY ourselves, I want to have this cordless driller.  This will help me and my partner in our day to day fixing of our day to day problems in our little house. I for one would love to try using this for making DIY stuff!

♣ Canon EOS rebel T6i DSLR ♣

Every blogger would probably have  a dslr  camera  as one their must have :) I am no exception! 

DSLR camera is a must have if you are  into blogging or in some sort of the same field. I want this so I can capture the best photos for my blogging. This baby here is giving me the telepathic message of "I want  you to have me!!" har har har Kidding aside I am also planning to learn basic photography sooner or later so this is definitely something I would want to buy. 

♠ B-Air Pet dryer ♠ 

Every pet owner would love to have this type of dryer for their furbabies. Pet dryers tend to be really noisy so pets usually hate it.  B-air is a very versatile pet dryer as it is quite and have interchangeable nozzels. It would definitely be a good addition to my grooming  equipment for my dogs. 

Is it true that Uskoop is cheaper compare other local online shopping site?

 Yes! Aside from the what was mentioned above, Uskoop also offers products that are cheaper compare to local online shopping site. Check out below

Uskoop vs Local online shop

Lazada online price

Uskoop price

As seen above , the price of a Canon EOS DSLR in lazada is higher compare to Uskoop. Not only that if you will also notice,  For the price of  PHP 49,500 + you get to have additional items including lens memory card and more.. while lazada only offers the dslr and its box with the original items included. So who is cheaper?? I don't even have to answer that :) try to check it out your self!

So there you guys :) Isn't amazing to be able to shop internationally without worrying a thing? I for one was amazed to find out that we now have something like Uskoop. I am excited to do my online shopping here :)

And Since Uskoop is sooo good! It is offering a 10% discount on shipping and handling fee just use this promo code

  

If you want to know more about  Uskoop please visit their website and follow their  social media

Website: https://www.uskoop.com.ph/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USkoopPhilippines/

Instagram:  instagram.com/uskoopph


Did you ever have any horrible online shopping experience like mine? You can share it on the comment box below :) 

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Shop Globally with Uskoop

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I am actually having a hard time choosing the title of this post. I wanted it to be more creative and more eye catching  however I could not find the right words that would fit this post. So I have decided to just be straight forward. So yeah this post is about my horrendous journey in applying for the PLDT Fiber. 

Why did you apply for it?

As a person who is working at home, stable connection is vital. Unstable connection means your work will be affected tremendously. In my case my work belongs to the No work No pay category so imagine if my connection becomes intermittent or when internet connection becomes unavailable... I am basically loosing money. So why? Simple because I wanted to find a good internet provider that will give me a stable connection.

How about your previous internet provider?

In all honesty my  previous internet provider Globe was okay I was with them for over 4 years or so... the main problem I've had was that it becomes very unstable when it rains or when the weather changes. It also slows down the second the weather changes from sunny to rainy.

4 years?! What made you decide to finally switch?

Like I've mentioned I have been so loyal to Globe even though at times I get agitated when the connection becomes unstable or when the connection goes down that I wanted to freaking throw my modem and smash it (you feel me? that's how frustrated I was) Then  One day as I was walking I saw this big tarpaulin on the way back home like literally few blocks away from my subdivision that says powered by "pldt fiber up to 100mbps" and I was like sooo fiber is now available in our area wohooo! 

I know a little about fiber connection since I used to work as a Technical rep from well known call centre company in our country. So I know that it is way better than the typical broadband/dsl we have. I also found out that our Bgy. Hall was also on fiber connection so that made me want to finally switch and say good bye to my old provider. 

It is one of my longest posts but if you're planning to get the PLDT Fiber you may want to read this 

August 10 2016 

I finally decided to apply for PLDT fiber. Since I had no idea where to go or who to contact I've decided to use their online application that was available on their website. I had to fill up an application form so I did. It also asked me to send a valid ID as the requirement which I gladly sent along with my application. After sending it I received and email and a text stating that I would get a call within 24-48 hrs. 

August 12 - 16 2016 

Come 2 days no call or txt for me so I was  really confused as to why I did not get any calls. So I made a follow up on their  page after 2 days of applying and this was their response :

Apparently there was a duplicate name. Even though I've only applied with them once recently..I thought that perhaps they were seeing the application I made from 7 yrs back for a DSL connection. 



after that they've replied back asking for my complete address and I was also asked to provide 2 PLDT telephone numbers. I made an effort to ask my neighbors for the telephone numbers so I could get this settle once and for all. 

After providing the details I asked them when will I get an update or feedback to which they replied that it is still on process and they would get back to me. Since I did not want to sound like a nagging customer I patiently waited for their supposed update. I did not want to jeopardize the on going process of my application.


August 23 2016

The so called call that I was supposed to have never came, no updates nothing so I finally decided to once again make a follow up and message through their FB page at the same time email their customer service.  I got this as a reply:

By this time I was getting furious since after the conversation we've had this was their answer? I mean come on! I was already waiting and have been very patient and this was their reply?! 

I answered by sending them the reference number that was given to me and have told them that I was supposed to get a call but I never did. I did not want to submit another  application since I did not want to get another duplicate and would just delay  my application in the process. 

Since I am starting to get pissed I also sent an email to them stating my dissatisfaction on how they handle my application  3 weeks after sending the application I still did not get the call. To which they have apologized.

By this time I was frantically looking for an agent or a human person I can talk to so I can get my application processed since almost 3 weeks after sending my application I still do not know the status of it. 


August 24 2016

After searching on Fb pages and joining groups to find an agent near my area that I could talk to I finally found some one that handles PLDT DSL/FIBER account. I have told her my situation and she said that the I won't be able to get the call since my requirement is incomplete.

I was supposed to give a valid ID and a proof of billing. However I told her that If you apply through website it would only ask you for the  Valid ID, it never asked me for any proof of billing.

Our conversation went on a little bit further , she had checked that our area is fiber capable so she said that she would get some one to drop by my house so I could fill in a new application and I can send proper requirements.  


August 25 2016

I finally got the call that I was waiting for  3 weeks after my application. The representative apologized and said that there was some problem with my application and so they could not  find it blah blah blah. Since I already applied all I need was to submit a sub certificate to sign, he said he would send it through my email after our conversation. I waited no email came in.  


August 26 2016 

An agent came in our house with the application. I fill out another form, I have also sent the requirements they needed including the proof of billing. I asked them when will I  get a feed back and the agent replied that I should hear from them within a week.  

By this time I  started not to care if my application will be duplicated, I've waited for 3 weeks and my application went nowhere. So I gambled on the fact that that I am now speaking with an agent.

September 6 2016 

After 10 days of waiting I never got any update from the agent that was sent to my house nor the email that I was supposed to get from the sales representative that promised to send the documents after our conversation. I have texted the agent that came to my house and asked how come no update was made. I never got any reply.

I decided to messaged the first person I talked with ( that one that sent the agent to my house) I  got a reply from her.  After exchanging messages as to why her agent did not even update me she finally said I was on manual reservation. 

Manual reservation? I am not really aware what that meant I mean who would? and here was her explanation:

So in my mind this must be some kind of  temporary delay so I said I will get back to her in 3 to 5 days not knowing what was Manual reservation really meant.

September 9 2016 

I made a follow up on my application since It was nearly a month since I applied for the fiber connection.  and this was her response: 

                      

By this time I am totally pissed off  nearly 1 month of my application and I do not really understand what is really going on.. I have applied through website my application went nowhere. I finally got a person to speak with and an agent came to my house but I have no idea what the hell is the status of my application since they seldom make an update


September 12 2016 

I  was so pissed I finally decided to call the PLDT hotline using my land line because I was already agitated with my application  going nowhere for a month so I couldn't careless if my phone bill would go skyrocket. 

The customer representative I spoke with checked my application and she saw that my application was there but upon checking she said that our area isn't Fiber ready. Say Whuuuuuut?? I am really furious since after all the application I did and wasted effort my area is not fiber ready?

I messaged the agent once again for clarification and by this time I am really giving up on having the fiber connection so I said that if its not available I would just go ahead with the DSL connection instead. 

She called and we talked about what the representative told me and clarify what what the representative meant. I also asked her to clarify regarding the manual reservation thing. Based on my understanding Yes our area is fiber capable BUT no slot available.   

The manual reservation meant that since the box where the fiber is connected has no slot . I am on manual reservation which means that if ever some one will disconnect their line ( I mean who would??!) I am next to get it. So it may take months and months before I can avail for it.  

So did I get the PLDT Fiber? NO It took them nearly a month to literally tell me that there is no slot for me. 

I realized that getting a fiber connection is basically impossible unless I would wait for god knows how many months. 

I have decided to just take her offer for the copper dsl connection. Since I am switcher (switching to PLDT from a different provider) I am entitled on their promo of 50% . I said to just go ahead with the DSL application instead. To get the promo I had to submit another requirement a receipt of the latest bill of my then internet service provider. 

September 16 2016

I finally submitted the last requirement through the agent  I told him to update me every now and then but I guess update was never in their vocabulary.. there no update  or follow up.  Because  I did not want to stress my self out pretty much further I gave up on the fiber and the follow ups. I only did one follow up on my DSL application that was on September 22 2016 



October 6 2016 

3 weeks after sending my last requirement with no updates or what so ever the Installer finally came to install my DSL connection which took more or less 30 minutes.  

goodbye globe 2012 -2016

Nearly 2 months of application for PLDT fiber to PLDT DSL. I was really drained. I never knew that applying for PLDT connection would be so hard. The whole process took more or less 2 months. I do not like to rant the whole process was so bad I literally regretted applying for it.

So what really went wrong?

 The call

The call was supposed to come 24-48hrs but it never did. I also missed one call from them during the process because they only called once! 

I was on the verge of answering like literally just one push but it stopped ringing, thinking they would call again I waited but they never called back. I guess  they are only allowed to call customers once a week? 


Customer service

They are not knowledgeable enough to accommodate customers. I was really furious when the customer representative told me that our area is not fiber ready but it turned out that it is however there is no slot available.

PLDT agents 

I think need to be trained on their customer service. The agent that was sent to me did not even have the guts to update me. So I have no way for me to know what was really going on I had to go my way out to call PLDT hotline to get an update.  Agents were some what rude at least in my opinion. 

There was no really explanation on what they mean about manual reservation. So my understanding of manual reservation was something like a temporary of delay. Something that can be fixed in a couple of weeks or so. But I was wrong.  



So if you are applying for PLDT Fiber just make sure that you are ready to get this type of service and have the patience of a saint. Like what the agent told me.. this is the curse of PLDT   


P.S Since I do not own any smart or talk n txt sim card I did not know that you can call pldt hotlines for free. Had I known I would have not wasted money calling from my landline ( which happened to be Globe and  we are located in cavite so it was long distance call) 

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My horrible ordeal in applying for PLDT Fiber

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