S&R Membership Shopping (Thread 5)

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ in bulk kami mamili pag sa S&R para mas sulit. As for milk, di ko maremember if meron sila in bottles. We get our bottled fresh milk sa Robinson's supermarket lang.

[j.adore]

Yes, they have milk like that.

[redhead69]

@bagaholic_chewy mas matipid pag maramihan no? Like box of spam or maramihan na toiletries. It's my first time buying groceries for my own place kasi and I am not sure what to buy pa. Like dalawa lang  kami sa condo unit.

@j.adore wow, that's great. Anong name ng milk if i may ask?

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ sa amin naman, mostly toiletries and household cleaning supplies yung binibili namin in bulk. Like tissue, shampoo, conditioner, kitchen towels, detergent, fabcon, etc, etc. I prefer the big bottles/boxes kasi para hindi palagi bumibili at di nauubusan sa bahay.

[geekgurl]

I always go to S&R to buy dog food and bacon treats, detergent, toiletries, cleaning supplies, supplements, meat & poultry. Pati yung malaking olive oil for cooking & marinating. Hanggang ngayon hindi pa ubos. I guess in a way nakakasave ako kesa patingi tingi. Hate ko din kasi pababalik balik sa groceries ngayon since ang haba ng pila, hirap parking pati sobrang traffic na din ngayon. So i prefer to buy in bulk talaga.

Galing pala kameng S&R BGC last saturday.
Andaming tao. Nagbabanggan na kasi ang lalaki ng push cart.
Since we were hungry, tiis tiis din pumila. Medyo nababagalan din ako sa service nila.
Buti na lang masarap yung clam chowder nila. Pero yung slice pizza malamig yung na iserve.

Anyhoo, is it just me or parang masungit mga staff nila lalo na pagdating sa cashier counter?

[j.adore]

Sorry didn't look before since we get the ones in cartons.

Same here, supplies we get really lasts a while no need to keep buying.

We don't go to BGC anymore.  Shaw na lang and staff are courteous naman.

[shygirlme]

in Alabang hindi naman masusungit staff nila.

[geekgurl]

That will be my last visit in bgc. 
Usually naman sa shaw ako or Alabang.
Baka nakatiyempo lang ako ng masungit.
Gusto ko ibagsak sa kanya yung malaking stuff toy ng Teddy bear. lol!

[juni]

@geekgurl:  Madalas ko din napapansin yan sa S&R BGC, pati officemates ko before e napansin din yan.  Kahit iba-iba kami ng oras pumunta (mapa-opening pa lang ng store, lunch, afternoon or evening) and varied ang crowds (from almost no customers, normal crowd, lunch rush, sale madness) e 9 times out of 10 e masungit yung nakakaharap namin na cashier pag bumibili kami ng food.  Kita mo sa face nila na yamot na yamot sila.  Nakakainis pa kasi ang sungit na nga nila, ang bagal pa nila kumilos.

Ilang beses ko na rin na-experience na magtake-out ng pizza tapos hindi nila nilagyan ng utensils and tissue, or knife lang yung nilagay nila.     

Masungit na nga, mabagal pa, inept—nakakainis na trifecta.  Sabi nga ng officemate ko e baliktad, to think na aside from paying for the items we purchase e nagbabayad din kami ng annual membership fee tapos ganyan kapangit yung treatment ng employees sa customers, samantalang sa ordinary na "masa" supermarket like SM e mas maayos pa yung trato nila.  Hindi naman namin ineexpect na nakangiti sila or sumisigaw ng "At your service" katulad ng mga tao sa SM, pero wag naman sila umasta na nayayamot sila, gawin nila dapat ng maayos yung trabaho nila, hindi yung mabagal and palpak.

[ms.babywipes]

Sa SNR Alabang hindi naman sila masungit. Napaka accommodating nila.

[geekgurl]

yes sis. ok naman sa alabang!

Kahit madami pang tao at mala sardinas na ang ganap sa BGC, walang karapatan magsungit.
Hindi ko rin bet ang parking dito. 

[juni]

Di ko pa natatry bumili sa Alabang branch.  Pero okay naman yung shopping experience ko sa Congressional and Aseana branches.  Sana ayusin nila yung service sa BGC, nakakainis e.  Ang ayos ng pakikitungo mo sa kanila tapos ang pangit ng service nila. 

[mama squeak!]

Iba naman experience ko with the staff at The Fort, never had any problems. Helpful pa nga at all times. Been shopping there since they first opened (Price Smart days pa).

[shygirlme]

it's been months since last ako nag s&r. meron bang pork belly don? planning to go on 30th. don kami mag grocery for media noche.

[mama squeak!]

^sis don't buy your meats at S&R. Madalas may amoy yung meat nila. Meron na nga akong nababasa sa newsfeed ko about their bad experience when they bought meat there. Maski ako na-experience ko rin once. After that stick to Monterey na ako. Okay ang S&R sa ibang products wag lang mga meat nila.

[shygirlme]

^thank you sis. how about salmon?

[j.adore]

A relative consistently buys steak meat from there even during the time that there were problems with customs. Ok naman daw until now.

[hunny_ally]

I always buy meat (chicken, beef, and pork) from snr. My husband prefers their beef kasi grass fed. Never had a problem in the last 2-3 years I've been buying from there (mas madalas pa nga ako magka problema with the ones I buy from shopwise). I just scrutinize the packs. And I avoid the marinated ones.

[mama squeak!]

Tama na sa kin once ko na-experience na panget yung meat nila. Andami ko pa naman binili kasi it was for a party.  Since then I buy pork & chicken at Monterey while our steaks I get direct from Australia.

I've only tried their smoked salmon (Norwegian) and it was okay. Haven't tried their fresh ones though.

Was at S&R yesterday and until now wala pa rin stock ng cream soda. Mukhang hindi popular yung product kaya hanggang ngayon wala pa rin. Got myself extra dumb bell handles and a stability ball which saved me a trip to Makati. Konti din tao yesterday kaya okay umikot.

[lakwatsa]

^awww! mas gusto pa naman namin meat nila compared to SM. pork at beef yun lagi namin buy dun. saan branch daw sila nakabili ng pangit na meat sis?