Piso and Beyond! - How To Succeed in Your Sari-Sari Store

How to Succeed in Your Sari-sari Store
There are quite a number of articles out there on how to put up a Sari-sari store, but I haven't
found one yet that actually contains practical and applicable know-hows on how to manage
the business itself.

I've been a customer, a “taga-bantay” (seller) and now, an owner myself. I've seen our store
close, re-open, close and then re-open again, just to see it close again!
But don't worry, I was not in-charged yet during all those closing times of the store. There
are a lot of factors that can make or break the business especially since a Sari-sari store
requires discipline, attention and focus.

Allow me to share with you the most practical tips that can help you become successful in
running a Sari-sari store so you won't find yourself having trouble taking this kind of
business.

It's not yours
Most owners would want to put up a sari-sari store for various reasons. Most often than not
though, it's about taking some nice profit while providing the daily needs of the family. Way
wrong reason I say. Why? Because in a matter of months, a once full-blooming store will
eventually start thinning and run dry because the capital has evaporated already!

There must be discipline involved! This is the best, yet the hardest strategy that can save the
business and make it prosper. You should consider the store as if it's not yours. Simply put,
if you want noodles, softdrinks or a biscuit, buy them with your own money!
Don't take a noodle or any of them for FREE! Pay what is due to the store so that there is no
loss in your capital.
Consuming goods will eventually shrink the business, no matter how huge your initial capital
is. I've seen it a number of times already! My niece and nephews would grind out every
snack they could, we'd even have our lunch for free, courtesy of canned goods from the
store. The result -- the store's capital shrunk little by little 'til we're left with little display in
the shelf, so few we have to close it. Ugh.

One good thing about owning your own sari-sari store is it that gives you convenience of not
having to force yourself on making credits or “utang” on other stores. But for the business to
survive and grow, you must consider that credit as if you owe it to another person and not to
yourself. You should pay that credit you owe to your own sari-sari store!

Apply the Rule of 10
Taking profits from a sari-sari store can make or break the business. So it's important to
have a definite plan on how you want to have your gains inside your pocket. Most owners
would simply keep a fixed amount from the daily sales, say 50 a day, which will they
consider as profit or “tubo”.
The only problem with this method is that during days when your sales are low, you still
either get 50 from the sales or skip saving.

But what if your store managed to sell only 300 for the day? You get 50 and that means
you're getting almost 17% of your total sales for the day! It is critical to remember that you
only gain a mere 1 to 5 peso on each item.
Taking more than what should only be your profit will lead to cutting down your initial
capital instead of making it bigger.
This could be simply solved using a computerized program such as POS (Point-of-Sales),
but putting a computer to work for a small store doesn't practically fit the equation. So what
you should do is to apply the rule of 10. Get the 10% of the total sales for the day as your
profit. Say, for the 300 day sale, you only get 30, instead of a fixed amount. For a sale of
1000, save 100, and so on. This will prevent you from getting money over the limit of what
should only be considered as profit.

Start a Price War
When I was a kid, there's this store in our neighborhood that sells overpriced goods with
uhm, head-scratching, finger-biting incredible price that we ended up calling it “Gintong Ani”
(Golden Harvest).

You see, your customers are not from another planet that does not know the actual price of
each item you sell because, they too, know the market where your supplies come from! So
do not overprice your goods!
Yes, you have to weigh how much you should price each item, especially those consuming
electricity such as softdrinks, but do not overprice!

Now if you happen to be the only store in a remote, isolated area, then kudos for putting up
one! And I couldn't agree more if you sell prices as high as the sample I've mentioned since
1. they simply won't have a choice as of that moment and 2. your transportation expenses
are expensive enough to make your prices expensive too. But if you are in a community with
competitors, then I suggest that you start a price war, but not to the extent of almost having
no profit at all!

Normally, you should pen 2 to 5 pesos for each item that are often sold such as softdrinks,
and 5 to 20 pesos for items that can stay on the shelf for a longer period such as liquors,
canned goods, and soap.
What are the basic items to sell?

The starting capital for a store is around five to twenty thousand pesos, depending on your
budget and the size of your store. Of course, you wouldn't want to put few items on the shelf
of a larger store. I initially cashed out 5 thousand pesos when I decided to re-open our sari-
sari store. It would be better to start with just the basic items, and then expand your
products little by little. Why? Because from the start, you wouldn't know your market, or what
items are to be often bought by your customers.
So what I did is to list down every items that are being asked, then buy those. As for the
basic and initial items, here they are:
1. Cigarette
2. Beverages (Softdrinks, bottled juices, liquors and beers)
3. Toiletries (shampoo, toothpaste, bath soap, dish-washing liquid, bar soap, detergents)
4. Canned Goods
5. Noodles
6. Cooking aids (frying oil, soy sauce, vinegar, powder mixes, ketchup, sugar, salt)
7. Produce (eggs, onions, tomatoes, garlic, fresh bread)
8. Sachet powders (juices, coffee, milk, tea)
9. Snacks or what we refer to as “chichirya”
Snacks are generally divided into 3 groups:

Retailed Snacks - these are the typical “tig-mamiso” or 1 peso-valued snacks
such as Boy Bawang, Sugo, etc. As of writing, 1 pack of these goods costs
around 15 to less than 25 pesos and each pack normally contains 20 pcs. So the
normal profit is only small, ranging from 2 to 5 pesos per pack.
Big Snacks - these are those solo packs we normally get in convenience stores.
Sometimes, these snacks also have smaller packs in retail as mentioned in no. 1.
Examples of these are Snacku, Chippy, Piattos, etc. Prices vary, but you can profit
from 2 to 10 pesos each.
Sweet Goods - these are candies, chocolates, lollipops, milk powders, bubble
gums and mints. It's better to put them on glass or plastic jars with caps to keep
them away from ants.
Take Down Notes
It's important to note items that are being asked by your customers especially when such
items are currently not available in your store.
However, you should first consider the customer's position. If this customer happens to be
in your neighborhood, then there's a possibility that he'd come back to look for that same
product, so you might want to consider adding that product to your shelf.
But if it's a customer-by-chance, it may depend on the product itself. Is this product
seasonal such as candlestick? Or will it be sold in the market based on its marketability and
purpose such as wax or mosquito repellant? If you're unsure, you can still buy these items if
you have extra cash and provided that these items can be put on the shelf for a longer
period without risking its quality.

Always Available
Your Sari-sari store can't be a one-stop-shop, more so when it has just started. But when the
product being asked by your customer is currently unavailable, say “ubos na” (out-of-stock)
and not “wala” (nothing) so that your customers will be brain-washed that the item they
were looking for is just currently out-of-stock but that you actually sell them, even if you
actually don't.
Of course, you should ensure that you buy these items so that the next time they look for
such and turns to your store, they won't be pissed off from hearing the same “ubos na” line.

Preserve Product Quality
In order for you to establish loyalty among your customers and get them as your suki (loyal
and recurring customer), you should safeguard your products' quality as well. You should
monitor your goods (at least once a week) to see if there are any products that should be
discarded from the shelf such as when a “chichirya” lost its crispness.
This will keep you from selling such items to your customers only to see them give it back
to you asking for a refund because of the bad quality of the product you sold. Below are the
basic things you need to consider:
avoid placing products such as noodles and snacks or “chichirya” from direct
sunlight to preserve crispness and good quality
use anti-insect chalk to repel ants, especially near candies and sugar
if you sell tomatoes, keep them refrigerated or immediately remove rotten ones
wipe-off dust from softdrinks bottles with a clean cloth before putting them on
refrigerator to avoid rusting on caps
if you're using stapler or thumbtacks to display noodles and other products in
sachet such as coffee, juice powders or milk, make sure you're not hitting the
seal above the pack. Even a tiny hole caused by thumbtacks will allow air to
penetrate the item, thus making powders to become hard over time. And, ants
will notice this before you do!
Pack that!
If you have time, and a bigger capital, you might want to consider packaging your own
goods. The return on investment when you do the packaging yourself is around 20 to 30%
greater than when you just buy the already packed item such as sugar. What will you need?
Oh, just a small weighing scale (one-time investment) and a pack of plastic that you will use
to re-pack your goods.

The type of plastic will depend on the item you will repack, just be sure to check the quality
of the plastic so it will not spoil the look and quality of your packaging. For small goods
such as garlic and pepper, there are small plastic containers that you can buy. Of course,
since you'll be doing the re-packing, you need to buy products in larger volume, say, 1 sack
of sugar.
Typically, if you buy 1/4 sugar in the market, priced at 11, you only profit around 2 to 3
pesos, depending on your pricing. But if you buy at least a half sack of sugar, you'll learn that
by re-packing on your own, you're only buying that same 1/4 pack of sugar at around 8 to 9
pesos, instead of 11. So selling at the same rate you normally would, that means you will
now earn 5 to 6 pesos per pack!

But that's not all, you can also pack such goods into smaller grams, you just have to do
some math to make sure your making better profits out of it. As for other items such as
garlic and laurel leaves, you just do it by no. of piece/s whereas for pepper and the like, you
either use a smaller scale that measure grams or you do it manually via spoon.

Here are some of the items that can be re-packed:
sugar
salt
pepper (paminta)
garlic (bawang)
tawas
tina
chlorine
atsuete
flour
Stars for Some Seasons
During summer or hot months, you should invest more on buying beverages and beers. It
would be better to not just limit this with softdrinks, rather, include bottled juices such as C2,
Gatorade, Zesto, Yakult and other popular products out there. This is to have a wider range
of selection for your thirsty customers.

On school and rainy season, expect a dip from sales on drinks because of the cold weather.
You can now shift some money on canned goods and noodles since people would have less
interest going into the market and choose to have convenience at their neighbor store. You
may also consider adding items such as candles, match, charcoal and mosquito repellants.

Soaps and most toiletries such as shampoo and toothpaste and cooking aids such as
vinegar and oil are always in demand and does not come in season.

Say “NO!” to Credits, Please!
Credit won't do any good to your business, particularly in a sari-sari store. Whenever an item
is sold, you should be able to replace it the next time you go to the grocery.

However, if many or some of the goods were sold in credit, you will not have enough money
since you were not paid in cash. Hence, you need to bring out extra cash in order to fill in
this void. Otherwise, you will not be able to buy these items.
But what if these are frequently-sold items from your store, such as softdrinks and canned
goods? You will miss the selling opportunity! Credit makes it hard for you and others.

Alas, it's your call. If you're confident enough in the credibility of your borrower, then it's OK.
This will test your customer's loyalty to you, though. At least be hopeful not to have this type
of customer that buys in cash from another store and makes credit with yours. Aw! One way
to avoid these is to actually post a signboard like most store owners do. This is to
emphasize that you need cash to sustain the business and credit won't do any good for you.
Or you may also allow credits, but limit it to a certain amount per person, say a maximum of
P500 credit line each. Again, this is on a case-to-case basis.

Can stacking
In stacking cans and other items, make sure to put older stocks in the upper stack and the
newly bought items are in the lower position of the stack so that they don't stay that long in
the shelf.
This is a common practice even in large supermarkets, where they place the newly delivered
goods in the bottom of the shelf so that the buyers will pick-up the ones from the top of the
stack or shelf.

Put Deposits on Bottles
Many times, a customer will buy softdrinks or a case of beer without bringing empty bottles
as replacement. You need to make sure that you put deposits for these bottles, especially if
you don't personally know the customer. Because small bottles cost 2 pesos each, while
bigger ones cost as much as 5 pesos! You need to put deposit so that the customer will be
eager to give you back the bottle in exchange of claiming his deposit.
But what if the customer only has the exact money to pay for the price of the softdrinks or
beer? This will depend on you. If you personally know the customer, then sell, and just write
down his name on a notebook so as not to forget. But if not, I'd say NOT sell, even if he's
buying a dozen! Because the expense of the bottles will be greater than your profit! This
happens only, of course, when you don't have plastic and straw nor your customer wants it
in there.

Don't Lose Your Customers
Of course, your customers' patronage will help keep your business thrive. So you should
always treat your customers nice. One way is to not let them wait. You see, in our place,
there are times when you have to shout out loud before someone from that store can hear
you. So most of the time, the customer ends up walking out of the store and finding another
one because of the dismay and disgust of shouting before he is served.
If you can't have someone to stay at your store, especially if your store is meters away from
your house, consider installing a doorbell. Doorbells are not that expensive nowadays that
you can actually buy from 99 (wired) to 350 (wireless) pesos only.

Say “Thank You!”
Oh, did I forgot to mention “Thank you”?? Man, you have to say those words, even if you
don't feel saying them at times because of a rude customer.
Always thank a customer for buying, even if that customer is just a kid who barely shouts
“pagbilaaaaaaaaaaaan...!!!!” for a candy.

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207 comments:
Abraham V. Llera April 14, 2014

Awesome. Nowhere but nowhere on the Internet have I seen it laid out like you did this one.
Everything that I could probably ask you have answered. And you write VERY well! I had as much
satisfaction reading your article as I had benefiting from your advice.
Thank you very much. I e-mailed everything to my wife.

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Anonymous November 21, 2014

This is the best summation I've found on Sari sari stores. I very recently funded my
fiancées family in acquiring an existing store in Cebu. I have owned an Asian grocery
store and a Asian restaurant here in the US. Some of my knowledge helped, but the sari
sari concept as you've explained it here will certainly be helpfull. I've already sent a link
to her.
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Cecille Blue May 17, 2014

Sir Jeff lht nmn ng story nyo nakka aliw basahin eh at tlgng nkaka relate ako ,,Amazing
hehehehehe,,,IDOL n kita weehhhhhhhhhhhhh,,Salamat po ulit s mgndng story
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Jeffrey Reyes May 18, 2014
Hi Cecille! Thank you so much ^_^
Syed Basha April 29, 2016

Dear Jeffrey. can u please provide ur mail I'd. like to have some advice from you.
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Jerma Torres May 18, 2014

salamat sa gumawa ng blog nato,.kasisimula ko pa lang magtindahan may idea na ako,.yehey,..
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Your welcome.. Salamat din sa pagbabasa. Cheers! ^_^
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MyRuth1974 June 20, 2014

okey lang po ba magbanto ng puhunan ? o yung starting capital mo lng ang dapat na paikutin?
dapat po ba ipunin ko ang benta sa araw araw at maglaan ng extra cash para sa mga bibilhing
paninda na ubos na? ano po ang tamang pamamalakad ng isang sari sari store?may kalakihan po
ang store ko at nahihirapan po ako mag monitor..thanks po
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Jeffrey Reyes June 20, 2014

Hello ^_^
OK lang naman po na magdagdag ng puhunan lalo na kung mag-expand ka ng store

mo o magdadagdag ng mga produkto na ibebenta. 'Yung benta po sa araw-araw, itabi
nyo lang 'yung 10% to 20% ng benta, bale iyon na po 'yung tubo ninyo na itatabi tapos
'yung matitira, 'yun ang pambibili nyo sa mga panindang nabenta na. Sa ganun naiipon
na 'yung kinikita ng tindahan nyo, napapaikot nyo pa 'yung puhunan.
Salamat din po sa pagbabasa! ^_^
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pano din po pala ang tamang pag iimbentaryo ng mga produkto.....thanks again..
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Depende po sa laki ng tindahan ang pwede nyong gawin na pag-imbentaryo. Kung
maliit pwede na ang araw-araw tuwing bago magsara, kung may kalakihank naman
pwedeng isa o dalawang beses sa isang lingo. Pero meron po kasi mga paninda na
mabilis maubos o mabenta gaya ng sigarilyo, softdrinks, noodles at asukal na baka
kung linguhan ang imbentaryo ninyo ay ubos na pala bago nyo pa naimbentaryo.
Ang isang effective na paraan po ay magkaroon ng "Masterlist" ng lahat ng paninda

ninyo at lagyan nyo ang bawat isa ng "Supply Count" o 'yung dapat na dami ng bilang
(tantyahin lang kung gaano kabilis maubos ang isang produkto sa loob ng ilang araw
para hindi mag-over stock o kapusin). Ibig sabihin pag nag-imbentaryo kayo at mas
mababa na ang aktuwal na bilang ng paninda kesa sa "Supply Count" na nakalagay sa
Master List, kailangan ng bumili ulit ng produktong 'yon.
Salamat Po!

thanks for your advice sir Jeff..im new at this kaya kala ko mali ang ginagawa kong
way para mag expand ang store ko..actually one year na po ako this coming june 25 sa
business na ito after i resigned from my job in the plastic factory..i started with only
20k na puhunan and nakikita ko naman na dumadami ang patronizer ko at nag e
expand ang store..but since may kakumpitensya ako na superstore some of them tend
to walk an extra mile sa mas mababang presyo ..but i am confident now..i always read
and research how to succeed in my business..im looking forward for all your articles
here..thanks again and more power po..God bless us!.

Your welcome ^_^
I'm glad to be of help to people like you. And congrats for leaving the corporate world
to become a full-time entrepreneur!
May I suggest a book? It's a simple and easy to understand book and it's a very light
one, less than 50 pages I think. The book is "Small Store Marketing" written by Chiqui
Escareal-Go and it will only cost you 85Php (from National Bookstore). It will teach you
how to deal with your customers, competitors and further grow your business -- in the
Philippine setting.
Again, thank you for supporting my blog. Cheers! ^_^

Thank you din po and good luck to your sar-sari store! ^_^
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Kian Zaragoza June 29, 2014

Thank you for this very comprehensive article. We just opened our sarisari store last week. We're
in the stage of adjusting. I'm glad I find your article. This will help us in managing the store. More
power to your blog Jeffrey!
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Hi Kian,
Your welcome! I'm glad to be of help to you. Thanks for visiting my blog and goodluck
to your sari-sari store! Cheers! ^_^
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Anonymous July 06, 2014

You gave me lots of knowledge..big THANK YOU sir..:)
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Jeffrey Reyes July 07, 2014

Your welcome! Thanks for reading as well! ^_^
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I am doing the same , paying what i get in my store to avoid bankrupcy :)
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i just want to say thank you because of your article i have gained more information.Good luck and
Godbless!
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Your Welcome ^_^
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thanks for your article marami akong natutunan since meron naman akong store na maliit sa
house kaya lang hindi ko na i manage ng mabuti. im planning to open up again but my problem is
meron na akong bagong dalawang competitor na malapit lang sa amin na mas kumpleto ang
paninda kasi may maraming puhunan. ako im waiting for my puhunan na ipapadala sa asawa ko.
ano kaya pwedeng gawin to win back my previous costumers na lumipat na po sa kanila kasi din
po mas malapit ang kanilang tindahan kay sa amin. or kung mas ok na mag rent nlang ako ng
space na malapit sa isang elementary school kasi sanay din naman akong mag tinda sa skol kasi
yon po ang source of income namin dati noong maliit pa kami hangang nakatapos.
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Hello ^_^
Salamat din po sa pagbabasa at sa comment nyo.
Mas maganda po if you can manage both stores para on weekends at bakasyon meron
pa rin kayo source of income kahit papano dun sa small store nyo sa bahay since ang
school is open lang naman ng weekdays (schooldays) at obviously eh un ang target
customers nyo: mga students at parents. OK lang naman magrent basta po i-compute
nyo muna mabuti kung malaki ang NET PROFIT nyo (meaning, yung tubo sa isang
buwan less ang bayad sa renta). Malaking market ang school lalo kung public school
yan pero isa sa kailangan nyo din i-consider ay mas marami ang competitors sa paligid
at meron ding canteen sa loob ng school.
Regarding naman sa kung papano nyo makukuha ulit mga dating customers nyo, that
may already be a long shot, but not impossible. Remember na kahit mas mdami 'yung
tinda nila, hindi pa rin nila kaya i-offer lahat. Try to look kung ano wala sa kanila like e-
load, then you provide it. Or pwede kayo magbaba ng presyo pero para magawa nyo
yun kailangan nyo bumili in bulk para makamura kayo sa palengke. Pero since concern
nyo is maliit lang ang place at starting capital, pag-isipan nyo po muna mabuti 'yung
possibility ng pag-rent sa school since 'yun ang mas profitable sa case nyo. Good Luck!
^_^
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thank you jeff sa magandang advice nyo may natutunan talaga ako. GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS ....
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thanks for the valuable information. Iam an OFW planning to go home for good. One of my plan to
start a sari sari store. I purchased a house and lot near the vicinity of school. actually not seen the
place yet. My question what are the LGU requirement in sari sari store bussiness.. permits
taxation etc... the place is in Camarines sur.
Thanks po.
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Two Thumbs UP!!!
This is the answer that I was searching for a whole day!
Kudos, Sir!
Godspeed!
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ask ko lng po how much po ba ung ipapatong na price sa mga canned goods, powedered
products, sabon at noodles.tnx po
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Hi, it depends on your location. Kung marami ka ka-kompetensya sa lugar, i-base mo
sa presyo nila o ng mas mababa ng kaunti. Mas ok na 'yung maliit ang tubo pero
mabilis ang ikot ng pera kaysa makabenta ka ng malaking tubo pero di na babalik sa'yo
ang customer mo kasi mahal ang paninda mo.
Normally, para sa canned goods at sabon, 5 peso na tubo is good and reasonable
enough. For powdered products such as 3-in-1 coffee at mga noodles, 2 to 3 pesos per
sachet na tubo OK na since ang kikitain mo naman ay per sachet. OK lang mas malaki
ang tubo sa canned goods at sabon kasi mas matagal ang shelf life or expiration date
nila di tulad ng mga powders at noodles kaya kailangan mabilis mabenta at wag
matulog sa istante.
Remember na kaya uso ang tingi dito sa 'tin sa Pinas ay dahil sa gusto ng tao
makamura, kaya wag naman masyado mahal ang benta pag tingi ^_^
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Anonymous August 01, 2014

hi, Thank you so much sa article mo, very helpful po talaga. I am planning to put up sari sari store
sa harap ng bahay nmin since I need to resign from work to take care of my two sons. I have
hesitation since bagong lipat lang kami dun sa place and I have 2 or 3 competitor. aside from that
the place has something remote (Its actually a subdivision with almost 20 household lang ang
nakatira) Is this going to survive?
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Jeffrey Reyes August 01, 2014

Whew. That's one tough competition Ma'am. ^_^
Assess your would-be competitors in the neighborhood first. Are they selling the
complete items for the basic needs? If YES, then it's no longer advisable to enter this
saturated market. Una, established na sila since nauna po sila sa'yo so in terms of
"kumare" factor, they'll certainly beat you. Pero kung maliit lang naman tindahan nila,
then you can still open a store but start with the basic items to sell first before you
decide to go BIG.
Definitely may bibili pa rin naman sayo lalo na sa una. It's in our nature to check-out
new stores, di ba? Question is will they come back to your store? People will compare
your price, service and availability or completeness of products you sell against your
competitors.
Thanks for reading! ^_^

Thank you so much... It gives me wisdom..
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Galing...kudos sau sir!!! Thank u and Godbless.
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Salamat din po sa pagbabasa ^_^
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Ano po dapat gawin if ever na hiniram mo lng ung pera na magiging capital pra sa sari sari
store..di po ba mahirap un? Every day po ang hulog. Sna matulungan nyo po ako. Thank u very
much po. More Power!
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Naku, trust me, it won't work po. Maliit lang po ang tubo sa sari-sari store at madalas,
mas malaki ang magiging "daily" 'nyo na hulog kaysa "tubo". Kaya ang mangyayari,
unti-unti din liliit ang puhunan 'nyo, hangang sa magsara din o kaya eh mangutang ulit
kayo para may mailagay na paninda, which is NOT a good thing, lumalabas 'yung
inutangan 'nyo ang kumikita sa inyo. Kahit po 100/day lang sa una akala natin maliit
lang yan, lalo na kapag bagong bukas ang tindahan at maraming laman, pero give it a
couple of months at mararamdaman nyo ang 100/day na 'yan. Hopefully hindi po 5-6
'yan. ^_^
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Amazingly informative sir jef, we do have our own plans sir jef, in fact the store is almost done as
of posting. We are planning it to be more on a supplier for the small sarisari store in our area and
the nearby hillside villages since the location of the store is along the highway. We will outsource
our products from delivery trucks or panel, as this is the practice here in the province instead of
getting it from wholesale markets . Now this is my point, how many percent will be our markup
price since we are selling it on a volume basis if not more than one item? Any inputs sir jef
regarding sa know how on how to run a store in this kind of setup. Thank you very much sir! Here
from istanbul. God bless...
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How can we compete against stores from the city and from our lungsod or town? By the way we
are situated almost in the middle of the city and town in a 70 km highway point to point, where
they usually got thier paninda. We thought of these sir since we saw a lot of small stores along
the strecth not mentioning the stores located in the highlands. Would it be better for them to just
dropby with us and shop?
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Hi! Thank you sa tips.. it really help a lot..
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GOOD JOB SIR JEFF!
hahaha! ang ganda ng blog mo at tuwang tuwa aq habang binabasa to..isa dn akng sari2 store
owner for 4 yrs now..at relate na relate aq dhl yan tlg ang gngwa q sa pgma-manage, pgkuha ng
profit at pkipag deal sa customer.
Salmat sa masaya at interesting mong blog..cgrdo mdmi kng nbigyan ng idea lalo na sa mga
ngpaplano mgbukas ng sari2 store.,
more power and God bless
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Salamat po ^_^
More power to your business :)
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Sir jef... plan ko magtayo ng store pero meron ng mga store malapit samin... ngaun ang plan ko
magwholesale na lng ng mga tinda... posssible or pde ba un? and any idea kung magkano
magiging kapital pagwholesale store ang itatayo? thank u...
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Mas maganda po 'yun, mas mahirap nga lang itayo :)
First, you need to have contacts with the suppliers. And you should make them say
"Yes" to go to your store and drop the goods. Otherwise, ikaw mismo ang kailangan
pumunta sa palengke o kung san man sila nagbabagsak ng products. In that case, you
will need a delivery vehicle.
Regarding the capital for whole sale store, it will depend on what items you plan to sell.
If it's grocery type then you need a bigger money to invest around 300K. What you can
try to do is set-up your store like a regular sari-sari store (bigger) then get products in
whole sale. This will allow you to sell your products cheaper. Kasi mas mura ang bili
mo pag whole sale.
Thanks! ^_^
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Thank you! This is one of the best written article about running and managing a Sari-Sari Store
Business including Tips and Techniques!
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Raymond August 24, 2014

Yes, we have also a sari sari store, it's almost 10 years when we started it. so I can say it is
successful, I think this is a good idea, just for those who wants to make a sari sari store.
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Karen Espinosa August 26, 2014

Thanks for providing an almost complete list of sari-sari store items! Thanks din po sa idea kung
paano ang tamang pag-imbentaryo at pamamalakad sa tindahan!!
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Joyce cortez October 09, 2017

Paanu po ba gawin ang pag inbentaryo? Pa share nmn plz

Paanu po ba gawin ang pag inbentaryo? Pa share nmn plz
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Anonymous September 10, 2014

Hi Jeffrey,
I really appreciate that you are writing a blog that is so helpful to those people who are into or still
planning a sari-sari store. My husband just recently opened his sari-sari store but not within our
house area but he rented a commercial building w/ a 3k rent per month. I was the one who gave
the capital to him but he made it clear that he'll be the one to manage the store and I should not
interfere whatever his 'diskarte' is. The mark up he puts in almost all items is around 2 pesos or
less. Even those items that can stay longer in the shelves like soaps, zonrox, diaper etc are
marked up by 2php only. The soft drinks are only marked up around 3 to 10 php (maximum). I am
really worried if the store can survive considering he is renting and that excludes electricity bill
and water bill. Not to count the gasoline expenses of buying those goods. These are the ff:
reasons he gave me of having a very low add on 1. He want to establish a name that he is selling
cheaper goods than the rest of the competitors within that area' so that customers will keep
coming to the store. 2. He can establish or build a relationship with the customers. 3. The lesser
add ons the more sales.
But do you think the sari-sari store he put up will survive? Thanks! - Ann
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Jeffrey Reyes September 11, 2014

Hello Ann,
First, thanks for visiting my blog :)
I'll assume that the place where the store is located has a good amount of foot traffic
(i.e near school, office, market)? Honestly, 3K worth of rental not including the bills you
mentioned will be a tall task for your husband, especially since he decided to put
cheaper cost on his products.
Remember why buying the same item in a mall is more expensive than buying it on a
local market stall? It's because these store owners in malls pay higher dues than those
located in cheaper stalls!
Your husband's reasons are actually good and realistic. Because product movement is
what will keep the business alive. And that can be attained by his decision to keep the
mark-up cost of the goods to a minimum.
Now here's the problem: his competitors can simply duplicate his strategy since "price
war" is one of the most basic things you can do to outlast your competitor. What if his
competitors decided to lower their prices too and yet, his competitors weren't renting
(because their stores are located in front of their house)? If that happens, your husband
can no longer hold onto his strategy. People would simply go to where their money has
more value, (sometimes) regardless of the relationship" established between him and
the store owner. That's one of the problem that your husband may encounter here.
But given proper manning, inventory and good service to his patrons, I'm sure he won't
lose customers. The only question is this: will he be able to profit more than at least
5,000 pesos? Because if the profit is just enough to pay the rental and other utility bills,
then maybe he should consider using the rented space to do another business.
Good luck to you and your husband's store! Cheers ^_^
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Hi Jeffrey,
Thank you for your comments and inputs. I really appreciate them.
About the location, that's another issue since it's not strategic either. The feel of the location is
like you are living in a province so the place has very low foot traffic. The location of the building
is beside a low-mid class subdivision and most of the customers are from the subdivision. And it
was also confirmed that another tenant will be selling sari-sari products in the same commercial
building we are renting. So it adds my worries again. And as for the profit, the lowest gross sales
of the store is 170php:-( and the highest is around 1k + php (though I understand since he just
operated it 2 weeks ago) But my husband is very passionate in his sari-sari store. I know he has
the right attitude of being passionate and positive about it. But yes, I think with proper manning,
real time inventory, good service would help the store to survive.
Again, Thank you very much! and God bless you.

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That is amazing! I am planning to open one soon.
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ellaine September 16, 2014

thanks jef for, effectively sharing ur tips on how to start a sari sari store business here in the
Philippines and how to handle and properly manage the store, including daily management of a
sarisari store,!
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salamat sa sumulat nito at mas may idea na ko ngayon sa return of investment for a sari sari
store na negosyo at kung mga magkano ang kailangan na puhunan para sa ganitong busines.
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thanx po sa listahan ng mga mabentang produkto sa isang sari sari store
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Jeffrey Reyes October 01, 2014

Your welcome :)
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hi sir,
tnx sa blog nyo. dami pong nadagdag sa kaalaman ko regarding sa pagpapatakbo ng tindahan. 3
na po ang tindhan namin that we've started 3 years ago, ung pangatlo kakaopen lang po last
week. nagagalit po ung mga katabi naming tindahan kc bakit daw mas mababa ang mga price
namin, wholesale/retail po ung style ng tindahan namin. anu po ang dapat naming gawin?
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Jeffrey Reyes November 15, 2014

Hello :)
Salamat din po sa pagbabasa ^_^
Dalawa po ang pwede n'yong gawin base sa situation n'yo at ng 3rd store n'yo:
First, hayaan n'yo lang po ang mga competitors n'yo since "it's a business", and as long
as wala naman kayo ginagawa other than offer items in cheaper cost, wala naman
problem 'don. But this might give them the impression na you're into unfair trade
practice nga lang at makaroon kayo ng bad image sa community n'yo.
Second, since you're into wholesale/retail sales, pwede po siguro kausapin n'yo ang
mga katabing tindhan sa area n'yo na kayo na ang mag-supply sa kanila ng mga
produkto kung saan "wholesaler" kayo. Bibigyan n'yo sila ng discount sa presyo. Pero
pag "ordinary customer" ang namimili (meaning 'yung walang tindahan), ibenta n'yo sa
presyong kagaya ng mga katabing tindahan n'yo. Kung suki n'yo ang bibili, mas malaki
ang kita (tubo) at hindi pa mgagalit ang mga katabing tindahan. Kung hindi naman sa
inyo bibili, ok pa rin kasi kayo naman ang supplier ng tindahan na binilhan nila.
Salamat po :)
Anonymous January 08, 2015

HI SIR,
Thanks sa reply. God bless.
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This is the best summation I've found on Sari sari stores. I very recently funded my fiancées
family in acquiring an existing store in Cebu. I have owned an Asian grocery store and a Asian
restaurant here in the US. Some of my knowledge helped, but the sari sari concept as you've
explained it here will certainly be helpfull. I've already sent a link to her.
Bob
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Jeffrey Reyes November 28, 2014

Thanks Bob!
Good luck to your Sari-sari store business ^_^
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I have a question ... is there some fees to pay ...
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Anonymous December 08, 2014

PAng pinaka concern kolang po is yung inventory meron po Kase ako fulltime job
and meron ako isa hanggang 2 na shipting na pagbabantayin. Sa ngayun po i start to 20k capital
ok lang po kada shipting nila inventory. Kaso panu po kapag madami na paninda. Kong dumami
npo ba pwede n ako mglgay ng Pos.. please advise me po specially di talga ako ang mgbbnty ..
pero mpupuntahan ko nmn po anytime
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Very helpful, I happened to include it in my bookmarks. A huge thanks for this. :)
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this really a step by step idea on how to operate and gain profit in a sari-sari store. maraming
salamat.
Tobs
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Thanks s info! Big help lalo na kkastart ko lng ng sari-sari store last month..ask ko lng po, ung
tubo n inipon ko ay un dn po b png balik ko s kapital ko?
Thanks! Beth
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ayisharu February 11, 2015

Very informative!
Will take note of this things in case I plan on having my own sari-sari store soon. hehe.
Btw, do you have some advice or something like this for people who are selling online??
Like people who are into online business (ie RTW).
- http://ayisharu.com
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Athina Yaba February 13, 2015

Your article will help me alot... thankbyou for sharing some important matters... i note it down for
me to read it ...
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jjm February 17, 2015

hi ask ko okay n ba s aling puring puregold kumuha ng pninda? or any advce kng saan ba may
kumpleto pwede mapuntahan pra s supplies ko. ty
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melai February 18, 2015

mas ok po sa palengke nalang ninyo sir lalo pag may wholesale mas makakamura kayo mas
mahal sa mga sm at puregold para sakin.
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maria March 01, 2015

wow. thank you! i really wanted to start a small business. thanks for the info!
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marcarelsitio sitio March 08, 2015

thanks for writing sna meron kng price list ng tinda mag start plng ako ng tindahan namin sna
maging successfull
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Anonymous March 17, 2015

hello po, gusto ko po sana magtayo ng sari sari store pero mangungupahan ako ng mga 5,
000 ang upa. paano po yun makkuha ko po ba yun sa binta ng sari sari store?
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Jeffrey Reyes March 23, 2015

I think 5k is too big for a sari-sari store business' expense over profit. Sari-sari stores
are for own space po talaga since maliit lang ang tubo o kitaan, unless you plan to put
up a grocery store sa uupahan nyo
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Anonymous April 01, 2015

E paano po kung weekly ang bayad ng credit..paano ko po malalaman ang daily tubo ko?tnx po
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jon_pogi April 03, 2015

Saan po ba magandang mamili ng mga paninda bukod po sa mga big grocery stores? Meron po
bang mga middle retailers na nagdedeliver pero factory price lang.
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Hi Jon,
I think you can only get them from either grocery or sa mismong distributor. These
distributors deliver in bulk purchases, but it depends sa lugar ninyo. Try asking 'yung
mga grocery stores sa palengke ninyo about their suppliers. The norm is that they
would only deliver sa mga malalaking stores (mostly public markets).
Yhen M - de los Reyes August 22, 2015

San po b ung location nyo?
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Anonymous May 20, 2015
I LEARNED A LOT READING THIS. THANK MUCH:) - ARLENE
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Carlson Alivio May 21, 2015

Kakabukas ko lang ng sari-sari store dito sa Cebu. May idea po ba kayo paano makaavail ng free
fridge ng coke or pepsi?
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Hi Carlson!
Thanks for reading this article. Yes, just ask the distributor sa lugar ninyo sa Cebu if
they can cater your request. Just remember that if it's a coke fridge, then DO NOT put
Pepsi products or any other sodas other than Coke =) They would usually check if
mabenta ba sa store mo. Good Luck to your sari-sari store ^_^
regine January 31, 2017

I don't know if you still can read this my comment. How thankful I am to God that I've
read ur advices. kakaopen Lang kasi namin ng sarisari store last Jan. 28. kaya salamat
sir Jeff sa magandang advices. it helps a lot. Thankyou and God blessed. dito nalang
ako nag comment.
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Robert Delacruz May 22, 2015

papaano po kung 10 yrs. na ako may sari store at may permit then may nagtayong tindahan sa
tabing bahay ko lang, kailangan ba na kailangan kumuha rin sila ng permit?
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Yes, definitely. ^_^
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werdstyle May 25, 2015

sir tanong ko lang po, balak po kasi namin mag tayo ng sari sari store, dati po meron na sari sari
ung tita ko., ang problema ko po kasi pwesto, balak ko po ung malapit sa lugar namin sa QC,
village po sya, uupa kami don sa dating pinagtayuan ng sari sari namin, ang tanong ko lang po
makukuha ko po ba ung upa nung pwesto sa isang buwan ng hindi ako nalulugi? pano po ba
diskarte dito kapag uupa ka lang ng pwesto? pati sa pagbabayad ng kuryente at iba pa. sana po
mabigyan nyo ko ng mga idea kung pano ko sisimulan. salamt po!
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Do some basic estimation , Sir. Kayo lang ba ang store sa village na 'yon? Gaano kalaki
ang population sa area na posibleng maging suki ninyo? What if may magtayo ng isa
ring tindahan malapit sa inuupahan ninyo at ang tindahan nila ay sa bahay lamang at
wala silang inuupahan? Pwedeng pwede nila babaan ang presyo ng paninda nila kasi
wala silang upang babayaran kumpara sa inyo. Kung price war ang magiging labanan,
malaki ang chance na matalo kayo.
But you can maximize yung pwesto by offering also school supplies, frozen goods, etc.
para mas malaki nag maging kita ninyo. Good Luck! =)
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patricia matchan July 02, 2015

Hi Sir!How much is the recommended mark up percentage for wholesalers. And can you still give
wholesale price even if theyll buy it in tingi tingi. Thank you
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Hi!
Thanks sa magandang blog.
itoy nakapagbigay sakin ng Idea, kc po plano
ko pong mag open ng sari2x store next week. Malaking bagay sakin ng mabasa
ko ito. Uhmm,sir yung sari2x store na ioopen ko e hahaluan ko ng wet goods 2lad ng gulay,manok
isda sapagkat malayo smin lugar ang palengke. Ito po ba ay okay?
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Tsaka po Sir jeff. Uhmm, nag search po kc ako papano po mag CO-DISTRIBUTOR
ng BEVERAGES tulad po ng RED HORSE, SAN MIG, PALESIN, COKE, SPRITE.....
PAPANO PO KAYA, hnd ko po masyado maintindihan yung nasearch ko. Bale sa isang city isa
lng po ang DEALER, TAMA po ba? Sir, help nman po. :) dto po kmi Laspinas, uuwi na kmi ng Leyte
for good. So yan po napagplanohan nmin mag asawa, next week na po yun sir. Wait ko po advice
nyo! Janice here :) salamat po sir.
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Hi Janice,
The current system (that I know of) is that for San Miguel (e.g. Pale Pilsen, Red Horse,
San Mig Light) they only have 1 distributor per area (or per city/municipality). So kung
meron na sa area nyo, you can only apply as a sub-distributor under the main
distributor. The same applies to PEPSI, COKE and Asia Brewery (Cobra, Tanduay Ice).
The only company now that allows multiple dealers on same area is RC Cola. If you
have more questions, just send me an email so I can help you further :)
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Jeffrey Keno Andutan July 16, 2015

kailanan ba bumili ka na kaagad ng paninda kung kakabili mo palang nang isang linggo at
halimbawa meron pa ako natitira mga produkto mga 5 piraso nalang kailanan ba kaagad bumili o
hintayin muna maibalik yun pinamili kasi meron ako tindera kada linggo o alternate day magpabili
tama po ba ganun lagi o nakakalugi yun ng profit need help.
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Jeffrey Keno Andutan July 16, 2015

kumikita naman kaso gusto nya kaagad kahit meron pa bili na kaagad. medyo naiinis na nga ako
eh. kasi sinabi nya sakin kung nahihirapan na ako magsara na daw ako. hindi naman ako
nahihirapan sadyang dami nya pinamimili eh kung ganun lagi sistema nya hindi na ko
makakaipon ng capital at makakabili ng mga paninda. sana meron makabasa nito need ko advise
kasi alam ko naman kumikita ako hindi ko lang maintindihan kapag nag out ako ng pera hindi
naibabalik kaagad tapos dami nya sinasabi wala na ititinda kahit meron pa naman.
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Hello Tukayao :D
Well, first is make sure na trustworthy ang tinder mo :)

If trust is not an issue, then discuss your concern sa kanya, ikaw ang may-ari, so I see
nothing wrong if 'yun ang gusto mo. As for your question, it's actually ideal na mag-
refill na o bumili ng kapalit ng mga nabentang items o paninda before maubos. But
every item has its own *marker* kung kelan ka bibili na dapat. Depende kasi yan sa
kung gaano ba kabilis maubos ang panindang iyon. Example, kung ang itlog ay
mabenta sa tindahan mo, then the ideal would be you have 2 trays. Pag ubos na ang
isa, bili ka na ng isa ulit. :)
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Thanks a lot Sir for sharing your blog, this will help us since we are planning to have a Sari Sari
Store. More Power and God bless you.
- Romeo
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JV August 08, 2015

Hello po,gusto ko po ng sari sari store na negosyo,kaso may kalakihan ang puhunan ,kapag
walang pwesto,sabi kasi ng pinsan ko,umabot sya ng 200k,may bigas na kasam.
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Rosen Rose August 19, 2015

Purchases are separated into goods and services. Then there are goods that cost more because
of the additional service going towards the final product.
Let's take a look at four grocery delivery items that would fall into this category.
grocery convenience
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Dev Soft August 20, 2015

The grocery stores are the busiest on the weekends. If you currently buy your groceries on the
weekends, you may be missing out on a lot of time savings.
On the weekends, you'll have to wait in longer checkout lines, take longer to find a parking spot,
and push your shopping cart in more "traffic"
in the store.
grocery stores
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Yhen M - de los Reyes August 22, 2015

Good day.Ask q lng po sana if ako po ang mag distribute sa bawat sari2 store ilang percentage
po b ang normal n dapat ipatong? Dapat din po b qng mag apply ng mga permits kung wala nman
po akong sariling pwesto aside sa house mismo namin? Ano po b yung best option na pwede qng
mai offer sa clients. Aside sa time consuming s pag pila, energy and transport fee.
meron po b kayong best suggestion to add.
Many thanks po and more power.
God Bless!
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Unknown September 19, 2015
Thanks for the helpful tips, nakakuha ako ng madamimg tips... Salamat im currntly managing my
1 month old sari sari store.. This info. Would definitely helps a lot to me.. Thanks thanks :)
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brixxster September 27, 2015

Good day sir, sir itaning ko lang kung meron bang law na nagpoprohibit na magtayo or simply
attach a sari-sari store sa garage ng nirerentahan naming apartment?
Nagsetup po kc ako ng tindahan sa garahe namin for extra income kaso ng makita ng landlady
namin pinaaalis nya. Ang reason po nya is residential po ang aparment at di daw dapat for
business. Pero madami naman kami nakikitang kapareho namin na nagungupahan at
nagpapatayo ng sari-sari store.
Meron po bang batas na pinagbabawalan ang ganitong setup?
Maraming salamat sir.

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Hi brix,
Honestly, I'm not the authorized person to ask in your situation since it's about
legalities. But from what I know, there are "laws" prohibiting tenants na magtayo ng
commercial establishments (i.e. sari-sari store) sa mga private residences like
subdivisions, apartments and condo units although normally, ang "by-laws" na ito ay
jurisdiction ng property developer/owner. It's like an agreement between the developer
and the tenant/unit owner. So same goes for you and the owner of the apartment.
On my case, hindi allowed ang nangungupahan sa unit ko na magtayo ng store or

make any major changes sa bahay or even my garage and that is clearly stated on our
contract. But then again, this is just based plainly on what I know and from my own
experience as I own a unit on a private community as well. Sana nakatulong somehow.
Salamat rin po sa pagbabasa. Good luck on your business. ^_^
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Jerry Martinez September 30, 2015

with the info. u've shared....... I am now sure I will be successful in this type of business venture....
Thank u so much.....
JD_Marron
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Thanks for reading and good luck to your business as well. :D
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perl October 05, 2015

thanks po sa napakainformative na blog. marami po akong narealized. but then, paano pa po ba
kikita ang tindahan ko since wala nmn po akong work at dito po nanggagaling ang everyday
expense po namin sa bahay. resettlement area po ito, maraming nakatira pero marami ring
kakumpitensya. 6 po silang napakalapit sa bahay ko and now, nasa 200 to 400php lng po ang
benta ko per day. may paraan pa po ba? pls help. thank you.
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Anonymous October 15, 2015

patulong lang po.may sari2 store na po ako.medyo kalakihan po.more dan 2yrs of opearting na
po.gusto ko po sana malaman kung anu dapat gawin kasi minsan po naiiwan ko sa kasama ko
ang sales.hndi po kasi maiwasan na lalabas minsan.anu po kaya dapat kung gawin.tsaka baka
meron po kayong system ng inventory.salamat po
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Diana Isidro October 20, 2015

For follow up...
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Diana Isidro October 20, 2015

Question po. Saan po maiinam mamili ng mga paninda?
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Hi Diana,
Thanks for visiting this post! :)

Depende po sa lugar ang sagot sa tanong ninyo. Ang "safe" na sagot d'yan ay sa mga
"direct distributors" o "pahinante" kayo mamili dahil sa presyong palengke o
supermarket ang kaya nilang ibigay na presyo sa inyo. Isa pa, dahil sa marami ang
panindang bibilhin ninyo, libre na kadalasan ang delivery, kaya mas makakatipid ka
kumpara sa ikaw ang namimili sa palengke or groceries. 'Yun nga lang, kadalasang
may minimum required na dami ang kailangang bilhin o "buk purchases" kung tawagin.
Kung malaki ang tindahan ninyo, may malaking chance din na bigyan nila kayo.
Sana ay nasagot ko ang inyong katanungan.
Salamat ^_^
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Unknown October 22, 2015

Thank you so much for this.now I know on how to manage this..at alam ko nah kung bakit kami
nag say save palagi Nang husband q.at alam nyo Hindi lang kami 10% 20%. Pa kmi kabit sa isang
araw lang.Hindi kac parehu ang kita Nang araw meron mahina,meron din malakas lalo na ung
mga coffees subra at ung mga oil.tuyo..uo mabenta un.
Maraming salamat po sa mga payo nyo dito susundin ko lahat ang mga sinabi nyo dto..
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donnagaga27 October 28, 2015

hello can write an article paano po magsimula ng mini grocery store please, or mananging also a
super market many thanks you.Magaling po kayung magconceptualize.
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Arvie Albino November 05, 2015

hi sir jeff thank you sa mga advised nagkaron na ako ng idea on how to manage the money
properly while you have business ask ko lang po yung profit or tubo sa tindahan pwede ko rin po
iyon idagdag sa puhunan ko or savings nalang yun? thank you so much:)
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Mercedita Nazarro November 10, 2015

Hi Jeffrey,
Appreciated ko ang iyong mga advises. Lalo na ngayon ang ako ay magstart pa lang ng store dito
sa garahe namin. 3 sa mga points mo ang nagagawa ko na. Sarili naming ipon ang pinambili ng
mga goods, nagrerepack din ako at nagbabayad ako kapag may nakuha akong items sa mga
ititinda ko. Frozen goods, gulay at mga kailangan sapagluluto ang tinda ko. Di ako nagtatabi ng
maraming stocks kasi dapat fresh palagi at wala pa akong malaking freezer.
Any additional words of wisdom ay malaking tulong sa amin specially na starting pa lang kami.
More power and God bless.

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queruvhin November 13, 2015

I have a question, okay lang po ba yung 10% na profit pag naipon, is gamitin ulit as additional
capital... Gusto kasi nmn magdagdag ng bigasan kasi sa kilokilo na bigas kokonti lng po ang tubo
unlike sa kaban... Okay lng ba yun?
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Gigi Yoo November 23, 2015

Thsnk you Sir Jeff! Plano namin mag open ng stire dito sa amin. May tanong lang ako since maliit
lang ang puhunan tama ba ung logic na "kahit paisa isa ang lang ang item basta ang importante
meron"? Thank you po ulit!
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sa ganun ako nag-umpisa, pakonti-konti at halos araw-araw akong namimili. pinapasok
ko lahat ng groceries at supermarkets at hinahanap ko ang products na may promo or
free. nagco-compare ako ng prices. yung alam kong wala sa katabing tindahan, yun
ang meron ako at ang price ko mas mababa. di baleng maliit ang kita, kesa mabulok
ang display ko. pag tumagal, makikita mo mo kung alin ang binabalik-balikan, yun ang
dadamihan mo.
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Anonymous December 07, 2015

This is super! Very informative.. Do you know a cheaper POS software can be applied to a Sari-
Sari Store
Rom
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dencio January 09, 2016

Yung pricing wars po di ko gusto i-implement kasi mag ignite lang yun ng samaan ng loob sa
ibang store.may sari-saei store din ang mama ko at ilan sa mga tips mo ay pinapraktis din niya.
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Corsenio Inoferio January 10, 2016
This is so informative. Thank you for this Sir. I have now the idea how to help my mom in her
business. Utang is really the problem actually specially when you have your business near your
relatives. Sad.
More of these please, Thanks.

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Corsenio Inoferio January 10, 2016

I'm just so happy reading of all these. Very well said. Mabuhay ang mga Maliliit na mga Negosyo
na Nagbibigay ng Malaking kaginhawaan para sa mga pamilya. Katulad namin :)
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and learning. More of your blogs.
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Rochelle Pantaleon January 13, 2016

Very informative. Super dami ko pong natutunan. Sakto po kse mago-open pa lang po kme ng
sari-sari store. Thank you so much! God bless you! :-)
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Jeffrey Reyes March 03, 2016

Hi Rochelle,
Thanks for reading as well! Good luck on your business ^_^
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Louren March 02, 2016

Our sari sari store earns 20K during weekends. Really a good way to earn on your vicinity :D Kaya
dekwat ako ng dekwat noong bata pa ako ng mga chichirya..
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Jayson Abat August 11, 2017

Good day Louren pwede mo ba akong tulungan gusto ko rin kasing magkaroon ng mini
store, ang problema ko wala pa akong kakilalang ahente or suppliers sana matulungan
mo ako.Jayson 09085963060
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3Years na po tindahan ko ,kaya lng hangang ngaun medyo nahihirapan pa din ako,,ano po kaya
ang dapat ko gawin,,kailangan ko po ba pag hiwalayin ang mga benta sa bigas,patuka,load at
grocery,,kc po un bigas ko po ay kuhat sulong,,tapos ang sigarilyo ko po nman ay
consignment,,salamat po,,#marjs
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casrhys March 15, 2016

Hi sir naghahanap ako ng mga tips tungkol sa sari sari store meron na kc kaming sari sari store
ok naman yong benta kaya lang kinakailangan namin lumipat kasi tatamaan kami sa road
widening may nakita kami medyo mahal 12k medyo kinakabahan kami baka d namin makaya
yong rent. . ano pa kaya ang pwede gawin para ma improve pa yong benta namin?
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jen April 06, 2016

wow the best business idea for sari sari store your very good and detailed thanks thanks
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Thank you po. Malaking tulong po ito, since ako Na yung nagma-manage ng tindahan namin dahil
na-stroke ang Mama ko. Hindi sya madali, kasi may hinuhulugang Bumbay (300/day). Pero
ngayon, natapos ko Na. Sabi ko nga Kay Mama, imbes Na ipanghulog SA 5-6, sana ipunin Na lang
SA alkansya. Para Hindi nauubos yung puhunan at may savings pa. Pag nagtayo ng tindahan,
dapat matipid din. Si Mama kasi magastos, bawat may mag-alok bibilhin. Disiplina, Sipag at
Tiyaga. Lahat pwedeng umasenso. Huwag din kalimutan magdasal at magpasalamat sa
Panginoon. Thank you & God bless.
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Arni April 22, 2016

hi sir. I will be renting a space na gawin kung sari-sari store. starting may ngbigay na ako ng rent
for may pro end of the month pa ako magstart kasi kailangan ko pang ipagawa lalagyan ng mga
tinda lalo na sa bigasan.ano po ba maipapayo nyo sa akin kasi first time ko po subukan ang
ganito
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Oro Ink May 04, 2016

hello sir jeff, i have the same concern of miss Arni. matagal na tindahan namin sa
bahay. ngayun balak mag rent ng commercial space kasi kinailangan namin umalis sa
bahay. paano po ba namin mapapalakas ang benta and ma sustain ang tumataas na
renta ngayun. and marami competition.
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Oro Ink May 04, 2016

at saka paano po e manage with all the overhead expenses po? first time to rent a commercial
space. salamat po sir jeff.
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Lester Amoncio May 19, 2016

A very informative read especially for people looking to get into this kind of business. It is indeed
very scary to start any business including sari sari store, and by reading this makes us feel
confident that everyone can succeed. I'm an OFW for almost 3 years now and I'm also looking for
businesses I could start together with my wife. We are looking at Pisonet+Sari sari store in one
space. I got an idea on how much we could earn in the pisonet business but I have no idea how
much can we earn monthly in a sari sari store. I hope someone can at least tell me how much we
should expect monthly in a sari sari store. Thank you and will wait for a response. God Bless :)
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Hi Lester,
That would clearly depend on the size of your store. A small one would average about
2,000 to 5,000 pesos per month while a mini-grocery type would give you an average of
5,000 to as high as 20,000 per month. Cheers! ^_^
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Anonymous June 01, 2016

hi sir jeff,i have sari sari store since october 2015, ok naman po sya,kaso ung competitor ko halos
katabi ko lng,sobrang bagsak presyo at matagal n syang tindahan dito s lugar namin halos lahat
ng taga dito s kanya bumibili ang customer ko halos mga tga ibang lugar kya nga thank God
nkkbenta p din ako,pano ko kya mawiwin ang trust ng taga dito smin bgo lng kmi dito sa luagr,tnx
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Have you tried buying in wholesale or bulks? This way, mas mababa ang magiging
puhunan mo - so mas mababa mo rin maibebenta. As for the TRUST, it will take time
since established na sa area ang nauna, and probably hawak nya talaga ang emotional
edge kumbaga, dahil nauna sya, and that's reality. Lalo na kung nakakautang sa kanya
ang mga customers nya. So what you can do is focus on having the products na wala
sa kanya or services such as e-loading, or offer in bulk/discounts. Hope that helps a
little. Good luck! ^_^

hi sir jeff tnk u s reply,ok lng ba n halos lahat ng items ko e nkacompute ko sa 20% na
tubo per item.ano b ang tamang percentage lang ng pagkuha ng tubo mo for per item?
tnx.
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Annichka June 19, 2016

Hi. Pede malaman kung ok ba na magrent ako ng space for carinderia and sari sari store in one.
Ang location malapit sa robinson supermarket at palengke. May carinderia na ako pero ang liit ng
kita ko di ko pa nauubos ang 4 na putahe per day na is one kg each. Marami din ako
kakumpetensya 7 na carinderia and ilang sarisari store. Ang rent for space is 5500 plus elec and
water. Don't you think kya ba na maglagay ako sari sari sa carinderia and ilang school supplies sa
place ko?
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Subtain ali June 26, 2016

one thing to add guys
try to put vegis and fruits together with your sari sari store, you guys will have extra good earnings
for sure
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Maraming salamat po sa inyo po na gumawa po nito. Malaking tulong po ito akin na first timer na
mgoopen ng sari sari store. Malakijg tulong po ito sa akin sana madami pa po kayo maipost at
matulong na mga tao na gaya ko po. Na my guide. Salamat po manginoon sa biyayang ibinigay
nyo po sa akin at sa pamilya ko po. At sa lahat ng biyayang naibigay maraming salamat po. At sa
mga biyayang darating pa po.Amen patnubayan nyo po kaming lahat. Salamat din po dto sa ng
gawa nito maraming salamat po. GOD BLESS US ALL.
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Maraming salamat din po sa pagbabasa at pagbahagi ng inyong saloobin. ^_^
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Sir jeff good morning...plan ko po mag start ng grocery store..paano po ba mag umpisa?how can
i get the salesman para mga drop sa store at offer sa akin ang product nila...d ko kasi
maintindhan...habang nagpapaayos ako ng store dumadaan lang nag salesman sa harap ng
store...d sila natigil at nag ask about with out knowing....
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Hi,
You really need na hanapin ang mga ahente sa una. Kung malaki na ang store mo at
nasa magandang location, sila naman mismo ang lalapit. Pero kung nagsisimula ka
palang, kailangan mo talagang hanapin sila. You can try na magpunta sa inyong
palengke at kunin ang contact sa mga kakilala mong may pwesto o kaya naman ay
abangan sila pag nag-papa-order o nagbababa ng mga produkto nila. Tandaan mo lang
na wholesale o maramihan ang usapan kung gusto mong sa ahente kumuha dahil may
required quota o volume para ka mabigyan ng discounts.
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Ronald Egtos August 02, 2016

hello po,
tanong ko lng po,i hve sari sari store beside of my familys house,since maliit ung bahay
namin,nagpagawa po ako nang maliit na space sa gilid nang bahay,at may dalawaang unit po ako
nang peso net....ngayun po pinuntahan po ko nang zone leader at sabi nya mag fill up po ako
naang form detail na commercial buliding house po ung bahay nang paarents ko,sa kadahilanan
ung sari sari store nakabukod sa bahay,at my 2 units po akong peso net...so i argue to them,na
how come naging commercial building un?eh napakaliit laang nang tindahan ko po..at 2 units
lang pesonet ko..kita ko nga nang isang araw di umabot nang 2k....kasama nang kita nang
pesonet..ngayun po tanong ko..ano po ba ang tawag sa amin,commercial or residential house?
sana po mabigyan nyo po ako nang linaw...salamat
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g2 August 13, 2016

hi ang dami ko pongnbsa na ede kong mging idea.ask ko nman ko nagtayo po ako ng sari sari
store sa gilid ng bhay namin kaso bago po ako magtayo meron na pong retail/wholesaler sa
kabilang kanto.although nsa kanto po ako medyo nangangapa ako sa costumer dko po alam
kong paaano ko mahhikayat ang mga costumer na hindi ako llbas na nanunulot na costumer.pls
help po.
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Hi po, bago lng po ung sari sari store ko may 2 sari sari store po sa kabilang eskinita. Tapos may
nagtanong samin kung may permit daw po ba ung sari sari store ang sabi ko meron barangay
permit. Dapat daw po may business permit din galing sa municipyo eh nasa 5thousand lng po
ung puhanan ng tindahan ko. Ask ko lng po kung kailangan pa po ba ng business permit galing sa
municipyo or okay na po ung barangay permit lng? Eh nagbabalak din po ako mag lagay ng
pisonet kahit 4 units lang (profit sharing po un) sa akin lang ung pwesto sa kanila ung mga pc at
internet.
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Hazel Bocato September 11, 2016

Nice info.Sir Jeff. :) very helpful. Keep it up Sir. More power.
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Micko Eugenio September 13, 2016

Thanks for the tips and tricks on how to manage a Sari-sari store especially that i'm planning to
put one sooner before the year ends. You enlightened me of the priorities and concepts in having
a successful business.
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Jeffrey Reyes December 28, 2016

Hi Micko,
Thanks as well for visiting my blog! Good luck to your future plans!
Cheers!
Regards,
Jeff
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RANIL ABUG October 03, 2016

sir totoo bang ang sarisari store daw ay hindi magandang negosyo?
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Hi Ranil,
Depende sa kung sino ang nag-sabi sa iyo.
Nagbebenta,
Jeff
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Juny October 14, 2016

Hi sir Jeff Good Day!
sir need ko po advice nyo, 3 mos pa po tong sari-sari store ko. nakakabenta ako 4k to 8K a day,
ngayon gusto namin ng misis ko na magresign kami at magfocus nalang dito sa sari-sari store
namin.. pls advice kong ok po yong desisyon namin na mag resign at mag fucos at palakihin pa
yong store namin? tnx Juny.
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Hi Juny,
I wish my answer would still be valid considering it's 2 months late. For me, the ideal
time to resign is when your store's income = your salary. Kung ang NETO ng kinikita ng
tindahan nyo ay singlaki na nang sahod nyong dalawa, why not? Pero kung hindi pa,
huwag muna. BAKIT? Saan nyo kukunin ang pang-araw-araw na gastusin? Sa kita ng
tindahan? :P
Best,
Jeff
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Hi sir Jeff,
Thanks for sharing your ideas..it's really helpful! Ask ko lang po if ok lang magput up ng sari-sari
store na iba yung mag manage. kasi i'm still working here in manila tapos yung balak ko sa
province ako magput up ng sarisari store...thanks po.
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Hi,
Honestly, this kind of plan is bound to fail 90% of the time. Who will manage the store?
Will you pay him/her? Is he trustworthy? Kung family member ang mag-manage at
wala din alam sa business, most likely little by little malulugi ang business. But of
course, there's still a probability na mag-succeed pa rin ang plano nyo. But that
depends on a lot of factors. So aral mabuti sa plan before marching on!
Best,
Jeff
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Marco December 10, 2016

Hi Sir Jeff, thank you for your help. Magkano po ba ang mark up sa groceries and school supplies
kung nag-rerent ng P150 a day sa tindahan and electricity bill-ilaw and fan lang, wala pong fridge
kasi wala kaming tindang drinks.
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Alam nyo ba, nag-umpisa lang kami sa 2 ream ng bond paper para sa school supplies store
namin kasi wala kaming puhunan. Tuwing umuuwi ang husband ko weekly, ibinibili ko ng de-lata
at iba pang kailangan namin sa bahay ang pera, tapos dini-display ko sa terrace namin na
nakalagay lang sa plastic organizer. Di namin naco-consume lahat yun kaya yung natitira, naka-
dsplay lang. Nung una wala talagang bumibili, masaya na ako pag umabot ng 50 pesos benta.
tuwing pupunta ako sa palengke, sinusulit ko ang pamasahe, nagda-dagdag ako ng pencils,
ballpens at notebooks. Nung minsang uwi ng husband ko, kumuha ako ng loadwallet ng globe.
Medyo napansin na ang tindahan namin dahil sa load kaya nagdagdag ako ng candies and
biscuits. December na yun kaya pagpunta ko sa Divisoria, naghanap ako ng mabebenta. Nakabili
ako ng pogs at tex na mabenta sa mga bata, pati mga candies na di nila nakikita sa katabi
naming tindahan. Sa Divisoria kasi, doble hanggang triple tubo kaya kahit nasa Bulacan pa ako,
pumupunta ako dun kahit 1000 lang pera ko. Kumuha na rin ako ng loadwallet ng smart at sun,
ang pera galing pa rin sa inuuwing pangastos ng asawa ko. Todo tipid kami para dumami ang
paninda. Pati school supplies namin, dumami na. Ngayon, 1 year mahigit na kami at padami nang
padami na ang paninda namin. Nasulot na namin ang ibang suki ng kapitbahay at nagsara na
yung tindahan sa tapat namin. Mas mababa ang presyo namin sa kanila at yung ibang paninda
namin namin, wala sa kanila. Kinausap pa ako nung isang customer namin na di na raw sya sa
palengke bumibili kasi pareho naman ng presyo ko. Ginawa naming wholesome ang tindahan
namin, walang sigarilyo at alak, puro pambata, pang-school at mga basic needs lang. 5
organizers na ang display ko at marami pang nakasabit. Nakakatuwa na medyo ok na tindahan
namin at malakas din ang load kasi, halos kami lang naglo-load dito na mura ang charge. Ang
secret, low price at kailangan friendly ka sa customer, bata o matanda. Hanggang ngayon, yung
dapat na panggastos namin, yun pa rin ang pinambibili ko ng paninda plus yung benta araw-araw.
May processed foods na rin kami ngayon at softdrinks kaya wala na akong problema sa pagkain.
Sa susunod, dadagdagan na namin ng bigas at yung school supplies, sasabayan na namin ng
computer printing, xerox at scanning jobs. Bitter na nga sa amin yung katabing tindahan na puro
alak, sigarilyo at tinapay na lang ang tinda.
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Alam nyo ba, nag-umpisa lang kami sa 2 ream ng bond paper para sa school supplies store
namin kasi wala kaming puhunan. Tuwing umuuwi ang husband ko weekly, ibinibili ko ng de-lata
at iba pang kailangan namin sa bahay ang pera, tapos dini-display ko sa terrace namin na
nakalagay lang sa plastic organizer. Di namin naco-consume lahat yun kaya yung natitira, naka-
dsplay lang. Nung una wala talagang bumibili, masaya na ako pag umabot ng 50 pesos benta.
tuwing pupunta ako sa palengke, sinusulit ko ang pamasahe, nagda-dagdag ako ng pencils,
ballpens at notebooks. Nung minsang uwi ng husband ko, kumuha ako ng loadwallet ng globe.
Medyo napansin na ang tindahan namin dahil sa load kaya nagdagdag ako ng candies and
biscuits. December na yun kaya pagpunta ko sa Divisoria, naghanap ako ng mabebenta. Nakabili
ako ng pogs at tex na mabenta sa mga bata, pati mga candies na di nila nakikita sa katabi
naming tindahan. Sa Divisoria kasi, doble hanggang triple tubo kaya kahit nasa Bulacan pa ako,
pumupunta ako dun kahit 1000 lang pera ko. Kumuha na rin ako ng loadwallet ng smart at sun,
ang pera galing pa rin sa inuuwing pangastos ng asawa ko. Todo tipid kami para dumami ang
paninda. Pati school supplies namin, dumami na. Ngayon, 1 year mahigit na kami at padami nang
padami na ang paninda namin. Nasulot na namin ang ibang suki ng kapitbahay at nagsara na
yung tindahan sa tapat namin. Mas mababa ang presyo namin sa kanila at yung ibang paninda
namin namin, wala sa kanila. Kinausap pa ako nung isang customer namin na di na raw sya sa
palengke bumibili kasi pareho naman ng presyo ko. Ginawa naming wholesome ang tindahan
namin, walang sigarilyo at alak, puro pambata, pang-school at mga basic needs lang. 5
organizers na ang display ko at marami pang nakasabit. Nakakatuwa na medyo ok na tindahan
namin at malakas din ang load kasi, halos kami lang naglo-load dito na mura ang charge. Ang
secret, low price at kailangan friendly ka sa customer, bata o matanda. Hanggang ngayon, yung
dapat na panggastos namin, yun pa rin ang pinambibili ko ng paninda plus yung benta araw-araw.
May processed foods na rin kami ngayon at softdrinks kaya wala na akong problema sa pagkain.
Sa susunod, dadagdagan na namin ng bigas at yung school supplies, sasabayan na namin ng
computer printing, xerox at scanning jobs. Bitter na nga sa amin yung katabing tindahan na puro
alak, sigarilyo at tinapay na lang ang tinda. Na-realize ko na pwede palang mag-business kahit
walang puhunang malaki, ang pinuhunan ko eh yung panggastos namin.
Gusto ko lang i-share ang experience ko and hopefully magbigay ng idea and inspiration sa iba.
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Jeffrey Reyes February 20, 2017

Thank you for sharing your story!
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Ay sorry, nadoble pala ang message ko.
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ingrid January 22, 2017

Hi sir jeff thank u for sharing your ideas on how to put up a.sari sari store its such a big help
talaga pra sa akin na wlang ideas sa micro business.By the way I'm an ofw at plano.po naming ng
mister ko nag mag convenience store sa place namin.Any ideas po kung paano e start ang
convenience store since wla nman po tlaga akong idea sa pag nenegosyo kasi po simula pa lang
trabaho lang ako ng trabaho...thank u po sir jeff and hope u can help me
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Hello Sir Jeff, Isa akong OFW at nagplaplano na rin mag-retire soon. Nakabili ako ng lote sa
province katabi ng National High School pero walang malapit na mga Kabahayan. Plan ko
magtayo doon ng isang mini-grocery, primarily to cater the needs of the students. Kung sakali ay
ako pa lang ang unang magtatayo doon ng mini-mart at wala pa competitor. Pwede makahingi ng
recommendation kung ano mga possible products na maganda ibenta para sa mga high school
students. Salamat
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Hello!
I hope you still find the reply useful (late na kasi). Anyway, focus on the needs of your
market: school supplies. Pwede din mag-add ng printing and photocopy services, plus
quick foods and merienda (same concept with 7/11 and Ministop.
Goodluck sa business nyo.
Regards,
Jeff
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Anonymous February 13, 2017
Very encouraging ang blog na ito sir jeff esp for those employed mother like me..im planning to
put up a grocery po kasi this year. Im about to use may separation pay in a bank knce i resign
somewhere in june or july.magstart na rin kz magschool ung baby ko this coming school opening
and i find hard working at the same time need also to supervise my kids..sa negosyo ikaw na ang
amo nasa kamay mo pa nakasalalay ang asenso..all details in ur blog is 100% noted..thank u so
much for this very helpful tips.more blogs pleassseee.
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Hello,
Salamat din sa pagbabasa. ^_^
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Your blog is very helpful and salamat ng madami. Pano naman po ang market pag sa bigas na?
TIA
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Hi po.. im a mini store owner.. nasa condo type po kami naktira floor by floor.. relocation po kasi
ito . Well 3yrs na po ang store ko at naka survive po ako kahit na wlang cigarette at alak which is
dto un ang hanap. Dahil nga po by floor kami sa isang helera 10 units.. dis year may
nakakumpetensya po ako 2 nasa dulo at katabi ko , isa sa harapan malapit sa hagdanan..
advantage po nung isa malapit sa daanan at ung isa sa helera namin 2 ang pamilya nya at tropa o
kachismisan nya lahat ng tao dto. Ako po kasi ndi lumalabas ng bahay at nabuburo lang sa loob
ng tindhan. Nagiging mahirap sakin naun dahil halos nahahati na po ang tao. Nabasa ko mga
advice nyo at nakatulong po. Naun susubukan ko po ang toys,candies o pang akit sa mga bata at
to lower my price.. any suggestions pa po or encouragement para mag push pa kong lumaban
haha feeling ko po kasi nagiging optional na lang ako. Wla po kong lending or 5'6 sa sahod at
suporta ni ina lang ako umaasa.
Thank you po Godbless and more power po..
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Hi
mag 2years na ko sa pag sari sari store.. Ung una okey nmn pero habang tumatagal parang wala
bumabalik kasi sa twing mamalengke ako nag aabuno pa ko. . Paano b ung tamang pag
innventoy ? D kasi ako nakafocus kaya minsan pinababantay ko lang sa mga pinsan ko o sa mga
kapatid ko kaya d ko nalalaman if may tinutubo ba ko ..pahelp nmn kung paano ung tama gawin
salamat
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Hubert Dene Vernon March 14, 2017

Hi ? :) thank you sa blog na to.
Balak ko tlaga mag tindahan para sa mama ko, nag rresearch nga ako para makakuha ako ng
idea kng paano mag sisimula, ngaun merun na kng idea :D thank you so much :) di kami
mahihirapan kasi same naman kami ng asawa ko, na cashier at selling assistant ang trabaho
namin :) more greet to customer para araw araw syang bumalik oh bumili sa tindahan mo :) and
most important, kaibiganin natin ang customer :)
Thank you again bro ^^
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Joe Mulong March 19, 2017

Where will you source your capital?
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Legal Zensense April 01, 2017

Interesting and important information. It is really beneficial for us. Thanks
Herbal Incense
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Super Strong Incense April 01, 2017

This is wonderful. I am not quite much with the internet, but I believe that what I just read is some
good material. Thanks for writing such wonderful article. God bless.
Herbal Incense
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Hi po sir Jeff! Fresh grad po ako and i have a plan to put up a sari sari store. Mga 30 to 40
thousand po ang balak kung starting capital, sir pa advice lang po do i need to buy a pos machine
considering the amount of starting capital. And for the beverages na kailangan palamigin san po
kukunin ang pambili ng ref.?
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John Oliver Rico April 25, 2017
Hello.. i have a question sir.. i'm planning to foot up ah mini grocery store.. starting is 50k then i
will take products to the salesman(ahente).then 20k sa mga drinks The space rent is 4k a
month..location is near in bus terminal near in school.. and it is in town but not in the center. Also
populated then ung area.. in your ecperience . How much per month will you gross.kinakabahan
ako kasi baka hindi mahabol ang expenses.. and any body could give me a list of basic good ma
dapat e tinda sa mini grocery store..thank you po.. its a bit risk but hopefully magimg okay. 1st
time ko kasi mg busines ng mimi grocery store.
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Hi Rico,
Apologies for the late response. Here's my personal take on managing your expenses:
Simply total your expected expenses for the month and divide it to the number of days
that your store is open, say:
4,000 / 30 = 133.33
So this means you need to save at least 135 pesos every day from the store sales so
you won't mind the expenses such as rent every month. Just monitor if this 135/day
won't hurt the store operational cashflow. Meaning, your store should at least generate
a NET Income of 200 pesos per day (MINIMUM).
*NET Income = tubo (hindi kasama puhunan.)
Cheers!
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Anonymous May 23, 2017

Nice blog.. thanks for sharing��
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Thanks a lot....
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thank you so much for your advice i will apply it in our newly open store in palengke. god bless!
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Goodday! Salamat s magagandang advice dito., gusto ko lang po magtanong kung pano po
makakaiwas sa mga nagpapa 5'6? Maeron din po akong store kaya lang meron din po akong
binabayaran na utang bukod sa upa., dapat po ba akong magdagdag pa ng ibebenta para
masuporthan ko yung mga bayarin ko? Ineed your help po.. salamat po sa response
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Goodpm po.. plano npo namin mag sarisari store ng partner ko.. pero kailngn po nmin mkhanap
ng mgndang pwesto.. nsa mgknong rent lng po kaya ang swak para po maging mgnda ang
kkalabasan ng kita nmin? Help me po.. ung pag upa po ng space, mgkno po maadvice nio sir?
Salamat po..
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Incenseand Chemicals June 19, 2017

Very Impressive and helpful blog. I appreciate your efforts and hard work. Keep on sharing
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Alvin Pecson June 20, 2017

boss sir . salamat sa info napakaganda
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Anna Igano June 22, 2017

Good day, dati na akong may sari-sari store kaya lang kaylangan ko na isara dahil wala na akong
pampa-ikot, napunta lang sa 5/6 lahat ng puhunan ko (sila ang kumita :'( ) next month plano ko
ulit buksan ang tindahan ko, kaya lang kung dati na wala akong kakumpitensya..ngayon meron
na, katapat ng ng bahay namin..and i heard na nagpapautang at sobrang baba ng presyo nya..
Nttakot ako n bka hnd aq mabilan kc nagpapautang sya.. Dahil ako hanggat maari ayoko
magpautang sana.. Ano kayang strategy ang magandang gawin para bumalik sakin yung mga
customers ko dati.. (Knowing na mahilig sa utang ang mga kapit bahay ko)... Thanks po and
Godbless.. :-)
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Raniella Repelar July 02, 2017

Hi Anna, sari2x store lang yung sakin dati, muntik na kaming magsara nun
kakapautang, at hindi na namin nakukumpleto yung laman ng store dahil kulang sa
capital, nasa utangan na lahat, kaya advice ko sayo wag ka talaga magpapautang, yung
katapat mo na tindahan? Eventually baka magsara din kasi kakapautang niya, unless
marami xa pampuhunan, kung ako sayo i-same muh lang yung presyo katulad sa
kakumpitensiya mung tindahan pero never kang magpapautang, make sure din na
meron ka nung mga wala sa ibang tindahan...
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Raniella Repelar July 02, 2017

hi sir jeff,
Thank you very much sa super duper informative na blog moh, ang dami kong natutunan. Ang
concern ko lang kasi ay papalaki na ng papalaki ang upa namin dito sa nirerentahan naming
tindahan, yearly nagtataas yung may-ari ng P500, nag-umpisa kami 2013, P6500 upa,ngayon
2017 8k na, kumikita kami ng 25k to 35k daily, gross puh ba tawag dun? Yung kasama ung
puhunan at profit? Nung inupahan namin itong tindahan may kasamang isang unit na residential
sa likod, dun na kami natutulog at the same time naging parang stock room siya, ngayon
kinukuha na ng may-ari kasi titira na daw anak niya, so wala puh kaming choice kundi umupa ng
bahay na malapit sa tindahan w/c is 4k/mo. naman, sa tingin ninyo kakayanin pa po ba namin
ang another 4k na expenses sa kinikita namin sa tindahan? Kung kumikita po kmi ng 30k daily,
meaning may 3k net income poh kmi daily? Tama puh ba? Pero di ba poh dun sa 3k net income,
dun poh ibabawas lht ng bills? Rent 11k, meralco 9500, water bill 500, internet 2k at food 20k
monthly. So kailangan ko pong magtabi ng 1500/daily for bills? Thank you poh sa pagsagot,
hihintayin ko po kahit matagal, salamat in advance poh sir.
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Chay nelson July 11, 2017

Raniella.. For me you can still survive ang laki p din ng net income mo per month kung
may net income k n 3k a day..kc di nmn apektado ang puhunan mo.
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Jayson Abat August 11, 2017

Good day Raniella pwede mo ba akong tulungan gusto ko rin kasing magkaroon ng
mini store, ang problema ko wala pa akong kakilalang ahente or suppliers sana
matulungan mo ako.Jayson 09085963060
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Flip Jork July 08, 2017
Most knitters work from home, allowing them to work flexible hours."
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Unknown August 20, 2017

Pwede naba yung 10k sa sari sari store?
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Ariz Coco August 20, 2017

Gusto ko mag simula ng sari sari store the problem is di ko pa alam kung pano magsisismula
since mangungupahan pa ang pepwestuhan namin. 10k pa lang ung capital pwede na ba yun ?
and mas makakamura ka po ba sa puregold if ever dun bibili ngmga paninda mo? balak ko na
kasi talaga pumasok sa business kasi mag aaral ako. And btw thanks sa maraming advice.
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Pwd na yan..peo wag ka mamimili sa puregold mahal lalo n ung mga bisquite nila.

Pwd na yan..peo wag ka mamimili sa puregold mahal lalo n ung mga bisquite nila.
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Louise August 21, 2017

Hello! I stumbled upon this blog while I was looking for sari-sari store reviews since my mom & I
are planning to put one at home. We live in a subdivision far from markets & other sari-sari stores.
Kami mismo naka-experience na kinailangan namin bumili ng asin o mantika pero wala kami
mabilhan kasi ang layo pa. We're confident na hindi lang kami naka-experience nito kaya balak
namin mag tayo. But of course, before doing so, research muna.
From the other wesbites that I checked, this is by far easy to understand & straight to points. It
gives you basic yet informative idea of the sari-sari store business. For that... Thank you!
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janice August 22, 2017

ok lang o ba na yung puhunan ko ay galing sa microfinance..salamat po marami akong natutunan
sa article nyo..
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Mikai Montalbo September 04, 2017

Thank you po sa article, madaming points na puwedeng iapply at very practical din :)
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rodman91 September 04, 2017

Salamat sa blog na eto nagkaroon ako ng idea before i put a sari sari store.
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Eliseo V Gonzales CEO President September 11, 2017

I finance small store in a business partnership 60/40 email [email protected]
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troccy September 22, 2017

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Hy po masaya po akng nabasa q itong blog nyo.my tanong lng po aq 5years n itong sarisari store
q but naghihirap padin aq my hinuhulugan kc aqng lending araw araw.ask q lng kailangan ba ung
benta q sa eload ihiwalay q?
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Hi Joyce!
Salamat din sa pagbabasa! ^_^
Iwasan ang lending as much as possible dahil dun lang mapupunta ang tubo mo sa
laki ng interest. Yes, mas maganda kung ihiwalay mo ang para sa e-load business mo
para masiguro mo rin na hindi mo nagagamit ang para sa tindahan o vice versa.
Good Luck!
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emerlina gallardo October 31, 2017

Hi Jeffrey!
I find your blog so amusing and very timely.I'm a teacher and given the chance wish to be out
from my career. My passion is in business....hopefully before the year ends i intend to put up a
sira-sira store(inverted of sari-sari).Since i cant leave my work yet so it will be opened only when
im out from work and close again when going to work.I need additional income and putting up a
store is the answer no matter how little amount it may be. I am very much inspired to open
because my neighbor who sells charges at a higher rate.Naaawa ako sa mga tingi lang ma
afford.Hirap na nga pahihirapin mo pa.Nakakainis kasi OFW yong asawa wala pang upa bakit
masyado mataas ang tubo.Kaya gusto kong i challenge sya.Your blog is amazingly helpful you
are an angel sent by God to us who aspires to put up our own.Godbless you more!
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What are the basic items to sell?

Snacks are generally divided into 3 groups:

Abraham V. Llera April 14, 2014

Thank you very much. I e-mailed everything to my wife.

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OK lang naman po na magdagdag ng puhunan lalo na kung mag-expand ka ng store

Salamat din po sa pagbabasa! ^_^

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Ang isang effective na paraan po ay magkaroon ng "Masterlist" ng lahat ng paninda

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Again, thank you for supporting my blog. Cheers! ^_^

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More power to your business :)

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First, thanks for visiting my blog :)

Good luck to you and your husband's store! Cheers ^_^