I grew up in a family who believes that grocery shopping is
a family activity. My parents always
involve us in decision-making as to what kinds of food and non-food items to
buy apart from their own grocery list.
We usually do grocery shopping once a month. We do believe in bulk purchases to save time
and gasoline in going to and from the grocery.
I also remember how my college friends loved to spend overnights at our
house because they said our pantry is always full, haha. They have the freedom to just get whatever
they want from the pantry, and since during that time I don’t know how to cook,
they are the masters of the kitchen, lol.
My college friends. We just had a get-together recently after so many years, we're not yet complete though
Kib had his first experience of grocery shopping before he
was a year old. He really enjoyed riding
at the pushcart that sometimes he’s so cozy that he falls asleep, lol. My son also enjoyed riding at the kiddie
puscharts (the one that looked like a car). I know that until now he wants to
get in the pushcart because he asks me to whenever we go grocery shopping, but I can no longer carry him to put him in the pushcart, ahahaha. Instead,
he is the one pushing the cart already, but I still need to remind him every
now and then that he must be careful in pushing it or else he might cause an
accident.
Baby Kib enjoying the pushcart ride in the grocery
Shhh.....Kib is dozing off inside the pushcart
When he was about 4 years old, he already knows what he
likes to eat, so he is already part of the decision-making on what to buy at
the grocery, primarily cookies, crackers, and his favorite drink. Sometimes I let him experience getting the food
he wants from the racks. Indeed, grocery
shopping is a bonding activity for us.
Last Friday, November 14th, I was invited to a Procter and Gamble (P&G)
event in SM Angono. Few months back, I had already seen that SM Angono was being contstructed.
I didn’t know that it was their grand opening day then. Blessing in disguise that I decided to
commute going to the event or else I will have a hard time getting a parking
space. You can see the excitement of the
people about the opening of the shopping mall because the mall was jampacked! Literally, it was a sea of people inside the
new mall! Each stores had their own gimmicks so imagine the noise!
Look! A sea of people inside SM Angono!
The hosts together with Ms. Ruffa Gutierrez. She herself confessed that she does her grocery shopping once a month to save time and money.
Kib with the hosts of the event
Going back to the event, Procter and Gamble (P&G)
launched their latest campaign entitled ‘Wag Kang Titingi-tingi, Buy BIG’ in
partnership with SM. This campaign aims
to educate consumers on the benefits of buying bigger-sized household
products. P&G products included in
this campaign are Ariel, Tide, Downy, and Joy.
To kick off the campaign, a ‘Buy 1, Get 1 at 25% discount’ will be
offered on bags of Ariel and Tide which will be available in all SM SaveMore,
SM Supermarket, and SM Hypermart branches nationwide starting from November 21
until supplies last. To help consumers
make the most of buying big packs, Ariel and Downy bags now come with scoops to
help them control their consumption.
Look how much you'll save when you buy big bags!
