Thursday, January 15, 2015

"Ahhh Miss, Where's the 25 Cents?"



Since we don't have an AC, mosquitoes continue to assult me, so I decided to buy a mosquitero (mosquito net).


I bought it yesterday. It's in yellow and good for one person.

Cost: PHP 159.75

I gave the cashier PHP 200

Change: PHP 40.25


BUT she gave me PHP 40.00! The horror! I then said, "Ahhhh Miss, where's my 25 cents?" Yup, inenglish ko talaga si ate! hahaha!


Call me cheap, tihik, kuripot.... 25 cents is 25 cents, and I would get my 25 cents no matter what they think. No lifestyle inflation here.
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10 comments:

  1. JillsabsJanuary 15, 2015 at 3:58 PM

    Ako kahit 5 or 10 cents hinihingi ko. Hello, pera pa rin yon!

    Welcome home!!!!

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    1. Maria AbellanosaJanuary 18, 2015 at 2:54 PM

      Ai, 5 times or so hapit na TY akong 25 cents. Pangayu.on jd nako! bahala na! LOL

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  2. graceJanuary 15, 2015 at 5:26 PM

    Wow, nandito ka na pala. Welcome home ms pinas!
    Kalma ka lang, baka magkaron ka ng wrinkles nyan.
    Dito nga sa manila, 7.50 lang ang minimum fare, laging 8pesos kinukuha. nakakainis sa inaaraw araw na lang hinihingi ko yung sukli 50 cents, nanawa na rin ako. subukan mong bigyan ng 10cents at 5 cents ang driver, itatapon lang sa harapan mo un. kaya ang pisi ng pacencia kailangan mong habaan na lang.
    Unlike sa abroad siguro disiplinado at maayos ang sistema dun.
    Just sharing some personal experience.
    Welcome home again!

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    1. Maria AbellanosaJanuary 18, 2015 at 2:55 PM

      Thanks Grace! Philippines is my home, no matter what. Kalma naman ako. Na shock lang. heheh!

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2015 at 3:15 PM

    Hahaha... true 25cents coin is still money. Panagsa gani kay Candy ang isukli... hehehe... lami kaayo ingnan na, "Miss, dili man candy ang gibayad nako sa imo nganong suklian man ko nimo ug candy." or "Miss, sa sunod candy na lang akong ibayad nimo kay suklian man diay ko nimo ug candy." Hahaha..Pero usahay, sugot na lang pud. Hehehe

    Ching

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    1. Maria AbellanosaJanuary 18, 2015 at 2:57 PM

      Hey Ching,

      Mao jd! Ingong ako kuya gud nga naka basa siya somewhere na Henry Sy na late one time coz gipangita nia iyang 25 cents. Mura daw ko si Henry Sy na 25 cents matter. Char! Comparable nako ni Henry Sy. LOL

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  4. rachJanuary 17, 2015 at 3:06 AM

    Hahaha! I want to know the reaction of the cashier when you asked for it.

    Lakas makadeadma ng mga tao dito pag ganyan... Isipin mo sa dami na pwede nilang deadmahin sa pagbigay ng 25 cents, nakabuo na sila ng isang pamasahe pauwi or maybe pambili ng banana Q.

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    1. Maria AbellanosaJanuary 18, 2015 at 3:02 PM

      Hey Rach, ok lang naman sila. Hindi naman umangal. I was thinking na it is my right to ask for my money. heheh! I told my friend about the 25 cents story and mahihiya daw siya if I do it kasama siya. Bigyan nalang daw niya ako ng 25 cents. People doesn't understant that it's not about giving me 25 cents, it's about my rights. How can Philippine improve if we don't make small changes, diba? Not giving the 25 cents by the cashiers feels like corruption to me in a small scale.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2015 at 9:01 AM

    Welcome Home sis :D - Anne

    Ganyan din experience ko, sa Cherry Mobile counter example 499, pag nagbayad ka ng 500 wala ng pisong babalik :| onli in da pilipins

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    1. Maria AbellanosaJanuary 18, 2015 at 3:03 PM

      Hey Anne,

      Thanks!

      Dapit hingi.in mo!! Rights mo yan. A thousand pesos cannot be 1,000 if walang piso, diba?

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