Honestbee is an online concierge and delivery service that started in Singapore in 2015. They're all over Asia now, with services running in 8 major cities. They recently launched in Manila and they currently deliver groceries or food orders straight to your home. Laundry delivery will be launched soon!

If you want to try it out for the first time, you can sign up using my link below to get 500 discount on your first purchase of groceries. The discount applies as long as you reach a minimum of 2000 worth of groceries. Credit card is not required, you can select Cash on delivery as the payment method!

Here's the link: https://honestbee.ph/r/ANAP4150

You can also click on the image below.

If  you want to know more about my first grocery shopping stint with Honestbee, then click on the link below:

http://carurachan.blogspot.com/2017/07/lazy-grocery-shopping-with-honestbee.html

If you clicked on this blog post, you're probably just interested in the discount, and if that's the case just scroll down to the bottom of the post to get the link to sign up. But before you do, let me share my experience shopping with the Honestbee service for the first time.

So it's currently monsoon season in Manila, and it's raining almost every day. I absolutely hate going outside when it's raining. But sometimes you have to. We have to buy food and groceries so we can just stay home and cook food and survive for a week before having to go out again. But what if you don't need to go out and buy groceries yourself? What if you can get someone else to do it while you're just sitting at home and watching Kdrama (I'm watching Pinnochio right now and I'm in love with Lee Jong Suk)? Well now you can (depending on your location of course) wahaha

Honestbee is Asia's leading online concierge and delivery service. They've been around since 2015 and launched in Singapore. They're now available in 8 cities including Manila. In Layman's terms. The Honestbee service can get your groceries (and even food) delivered right at your house.

So I've heard of "personal shopper" services before similar to Honestbee but I never tried one before. When I tried this out, it was simple and was pretty straight forward. Here's how to do it:

1. Sign up to Honestbee using this link  https://honestbee.ph/r/ANAP4150

2. Search for the items on the Honestbee app/site like you would on Lazada and add items to your cart.

3. Fill your cart and select check out. The site will ask you for your phone number and preferred delivery time. The phone number is required so that the shopper can confirm if you want any substitute for out of stock items. And if the delivery slots are already full, you might need to wait until the next day to get your groceries.

4. Payment method can be via credit/debit card or cash on delivery. The 500 promo coupon will only work when your cart total is equal to or greater than the required amount. Then click on place order.

5. Once you place the order, it's just a matter of waiting for your groceries to show up at your doorstep. :)

My order took roughly 3 hours from the time I checked out until I received it.

The delivery guy was soaking coz it was raining crazy hard when I tried this. The Rainy season is the perfect season to use this service!

Oh another interesting thing that wasn't mentioned anywhere. YOU GET FREE HONESTBEE ECOBAGS!!

The price of the items may vary a little bit by 1 peso from the usual price at the mall but to have to skip the lines, and skip the effort of looking for the items at the grocery yourself is well worth the price bump. My total bill was around 1600 and with the discount, I still paid for 1100. Remember that you still have to pay P99 for the concierge fee but since that's technically the same price as a one-way Uber to the mall then we're good.

So that's my first try of Honestbee and to be honest it was pretty good. It was convenient, simple and easy. Definitely recommend you to try it. But don't just take my word for it. Try it out for yourself with a P500 discount. Click on my referral link below and sign up! :D

https://honestbee.ph/r/ANAP4150

To get more info on the service, you can visit their site: https://honestbee.ph/en/about-us
Logo of Honestbee from Press Kit: https://honestbee.ph/en/press

On July 30, Plato Wraps will celebrate their 15th Year Anniversary by giving one free order of Chunky Chicken for every purchase of a Chunky Chicken!

Buy 1 Get 1 Chunky Chicken Promo is available at all Plato Wraps stalls nationwide on July 30, 2016 only.

This is another day you definitely have to mark your calendars for!

Shakey's has another treat for all SuperCard holders in the Philippines.

Enjoy 40% OFF on all Chicken 'N' Mojos packs every Monday beginning July 25 until August 22! Available in Shakey's branches nationwide.

This promo is exclusive to SuperCard holders. For dine-in transactions only. #LetsShakeys

Mark your calendars! Travel Madness Expo will be held at SMX Convention Center Halls 1 – 4 from July 8 until 10!

Entrance Fee: P50

Sponsors include: 

BPI

Smart Communications

Enchanted Kingdom

Hong Kong Tourism Board

Philippine Airlines

Sofitel

Have you tried Enervon? Do you want to share energy from Enervon with a friend?
Want to get a Free Enervon Happy Pack for yourself?
Just visit http://www.enervon.com.ph/fb and sign up!

Enervon's promo is very nice. You have a choice of getting the free Enervon Happy Pack for a friend or for yourself. And since I wanted to try Enervon, after using Conzace, I got a sample for myself. :P

I signed up around June 15 and got the Happy Pack almost 2 weeks later.

Got my free sample from Enervon!! :D Perfect timing!! I need energy since I'm still kinda sick for the past few days. #enervon #freebie

A photo posted by Carla (@carurachan1) on Jun 29, 2016 at 8:52pm PDT

If you sign up, you or your friend can get 8 tablets of Enervon in the Happy Pack!

Got 8 pieces of Enervon in the Happy Pack. :) #freebie #enervon

A photo posted by Carla (@carurachan1) on Jun 29, 2016 at 8:56pm PDT

For this week's Food Adventure, we tried out the different flavored chicken wings at Wing Stop in Glorietta 2, Makati.

Wing Stop has an ongoing promo called Flavor Invasion, you get to try a free chicken wing with a different flavor aside from the flavors that you will order. :D

We went to Wing Stop bearing coupons too. We used 2 different coupons from the Belle de Jour Power Planner. One for free Texas Style Fries and another for free Onion Rings.

The place was pretty empty save for 5 other people when we got there. It was spacious and well lit too. We settled in at a cool looking booth on the right side of the resto.

I ordered 5 pieces of wings in Honey Garlic flavor and a Free wing with Mild Buffalo flavor. With this order, I used the coupon for the free onion rings. Then I ordered 5 pieces of Garlic Parmesan wings with 1 free wing with Louisiana Rub flavor. Then used the coupon for the free fries.

Free Onion Rings and Texas Style Fries

Honey Garlic P195 for 5 pcs Battered Fried Wings

Garlic Parmesan P195 for 5 pcs Battered Fried Wings

Obligatory Groufie with the food. :D

Another obligatory Groufie with the food. :D

Wing Stop knows that eating wings is done better with your hands instead of with utensils. They provide plastic gloves so you won't need to wash your hands!

The food here is pretty good. The free sides, onion rings and fries, were quickly prepared and crispy and tasty. The chicken was cooked well and the flavors were pretty good. I loved the Honey Garlic flavor. But my least favorite was the Mild Buffalo one. Eughh It was too sour and neither of us liked it.

The service isn't bad but could be improved. They missed the second order by switching the flavors of the free wing and the actual order, so I had to take it back to the counter. Another thing that could be improved is their soap dispenser. When I tried to wash my hands the soap sprayed all over the place and went in my eyes. AAAAHHH

Overall, Wing Stop is a pretty good place to grab dinner and hangout. It's a sports bar mostly, since they are playing football and basketball channels on the TVs. Not really my thing but hey, if you like sports you might enjoy hanging out here. 

After eating til we're full, we still couldn't finish all the food we ordered so we still had take out for the next day. :D

Wing Stop
LG/F Glorietta 2, Palm Dr
Ayala Center, Makati
(02) 958-4656

Visited: June 25, 2016
Explorers: Ana Carla Pagulayan, Duane Carlo Pagulayan

Get a FREE 18-inch Yellow Cab pizza of your choice and have it delivered right at your doorstep. Just PayLite a minimum single-receipt purchase of P25,000 using ANY Citi Card from March 3 to June 30, 2016.

Choose from three flavors:

New York's Finest
NY Classic
#4 Cheese

Here's how to qualify and redeem your FREE pizza:

Avail of Citi PayLite at any accredited merchant for a single-receipt purchase of P25,000 from March 3 to June 30, 2016.
Remember to keep your charge slip! You will surrender your charge slip upon delivery of the pizza.
Have your FREE pizza delivered starting March 15, 2016!

Log-in to your Citibank Online account and get your Citi PayLite Redemption ID.
Call the Yellow Cab pizza delivery hotline:
Metro Manila, other parts of Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao: 789-9999
Baguio: (074) 442-9999
Cavite: (046) 416-9999
Laguna: (049) 502-9999
Cebu: (032) 254-1111
Make sure to have these information on hand when you call:
Yellow Cab 18-inch pizza of your choice: New York’s Finest, NY Classic, or #4 Cheese
Citi PayLite Redemption ID
Charge slip details (last 4 digits of the Citi Card, IPP Sale/Installment tag, transaction date, approval code "APRCODE", transaction amount, "Customer Copy" tag)
After validation, you can already advice the hotline officer your delivery details.

Show your Citi Card and surrender the valid original customer copy of the charge slip to the Yellow Cab delivery Rider and enjoy your free pizza!

For the full info page visit Citibank's site below:
https://www.citibank.com.ph/gcb/promos/free-pizza/index.htm

I got to try this out just today! :D

I ordered thru the hotline, gave my APR code and Redemption ID. Chose the pizza flavor, New York's Finest. Then an hour later my pizza arrived at my doorstep. The rider just took the copy of my charge slip and that's it! Free Pizza!!

3 days to go before the last day of the promo, but redemption is still until August 31, 2016.

Want to get a free Cheeseburger from McDonald's? Here's how.

Download and install the MCDO PH App.

 Sign up and Add code CHEESEBURGER

That's it! You get a free coupon for a cheeseburger that you can redeem via Mcdelivery. No other purchase required. ;)

Promo runs until June 8.

Use your BPI Express Credit, Debit or Prepaid card and enjoy a complimentary Starbucks handcrafted beverage for a minimum spend of P3,000.

Promo runs from March 18 to June 18, 2016. Redemption until August 18, 2016.

The promo is open to participating BPI Credit, Debit (BPI, BPI Family Bank and BPI Direct) and Prepaid cardholders.
Promo period is from March 18 to June 18, 2016.

To qualify, cardholder should use any of the QUALIFIED BPI Credit, Debit or Prepaid card within the promo period for a minimum single receipt transaction P3,000 at any merchant or USD65 for Cirrus transactions. The following transactions types are qualified to earn Starbucks Discount eCoupon(s):

Credit Cards

Straight (Local & International)

Auto Charge

Installment (S.I.P.)

Online / Internet

Cash Advance - ATM (Local & International)

Mail & Telephone Orders

Cash Advance - Over the Counter

Other card not present transactions

Debit Cards

Express Payment System (E.P.S.)

Cirrus (International ATM withdrawal)

Prepaid Cards

Straight (Local & International)
Online / Internet

Cardholder will receive Starbucks Discount eCoupon (worth P150) for a minimum single receipt of P3,000 at any merchant or USD65 for Cirrus transactions. The Starbucks Discount eCoupon(s) may ONLY be applied to Starbucks handcrafted beverages and add-ons.


Before you go to the nearest store to buy something worth P3,000, you have to register first!
To receive the Starbucks Discount eCoupon(s), cardholder must register through SMS, e-mail or both  using the following format from March 18 to July 18, 2016:

Gourmet Society PH now has Vouchers!

Okay, what does that mean? Well, it means you can get more discounts!
More discounts is always good. *nod *nod
Aside from providing foodies 20% off their bill at over 200 restaurants in Metro Manila, Gourmet Society Members can also avail of exclusive treats via the Gourmet Voucher feature, which can easily be accessed in the Gourmet App.

Check out the images below to see how it works:

What kind of vouchers are we talking about here? Well here's a list of vouchers that you can get on the app:

Gumbo P500 OFF Voucher
Early Bird Breakfast Club Free Bacon Jam Dish worth P245
Mrs. Fields Buy 3 Take 3 Cookies
Burgoo Free Uncle Sam’s Burger worth P425
Ganso Shabuway Free Gyoza worth P228

Have you tried Gourmet Society yet? If not check out this Blog post to know more about Gourmet Society: http://carurachan.blogspot.com/2016/04/gourmet-society-ph-loyalty-card-for.html

Want to get a free tin of ice cream from Yellow Cab? Here's how.

First you have to have a smartphone. An android or an iPhone will do.
Next you have to go to the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store and look for the Yellow Cab App.

I already have it installed in this screenshot.
Install the app. Tap on the 9 dots on the top left and then tap sign up.

Once you are signed up just tap on the coupons button and click on the coupon for the free ice cream!

That's it! Just present the app to the cashier when you order. And you also need to make sure that your order reaches the minimum of P500 pesos for you to get the free ice cream. ^_^

The first time I claimed a free ice cream from Yellow Cab was when I was at NAIA 3 en route to Kota Kinabalu. We got the Green Pistachio Ice cream and it was sooo goood!! Also, don't forget to ask for a feedback code from the branch manager so you can leave them feedback. After leaving feedback, you'll get another voucher that you can use on your next visit! :)

Aww yeah!!! Got a free serving of ice cream using the @yellowcabpizza app!!! ^_^ #freebie #yellowcab #icecream

A photo posted by Carla (@carurachan1) on Apr 14, 2016 at 7:03pm PDT

Another thing to note, make sure that the branch manager of the Yellow Cab you're claiming this freebie from has their code. It's a unique code that each manager has to enter to confirm that the ice cream is from that branch. When my friend and I tried to claim this freebie from the Yellow Cab near our office, the manager didn't have her code. I'm guessing she's a newly hired manager that's why she doesn't know what her code is. Anyway, she gave us 20% off the total bill instead of a free ice cream Which was even better!!

Hope you get your free ice cream soon! ^_^

Want to win a box of 3 Original Glazed® Krispy Kreme doughnuts? All you have to do is download and install the SM Supermalls App.

Just search "SM Supermalls" in the Play Store or App Store. Once installed you'll get a digital scratch card on the app. All you have to do is access the app daily and hope to win! There will be 100 winners daily! Promo runs from April 30 to June 28, 2016.

Why should you download the app aside from the free Krispy Kreme? Because the SM Supermalls mobile app is your ultimate shopping mall companion!

It has a whole lot if features that can take your malling to the bext level!
You can sign up to unlock exclusive offers and to download coupons for your next purchase.
You can check out the feed every day  for a fresh serving of the latest store offerings, discounts and promos, services as well as the latest movies and events at all SM Supermalls.
The app also has a Mall Directory provides a complete list of establishments in SM Supermalls while the Mall Map shows the exact location of all shops, restaurants and mall facilities.
Plan a movie date using the movie schedule feature, which allows you to reserve seats and buy tickets through the app.
Build your profile page, save your parking spot, turn on location services to never miss a deal alert and keep your SM Supermalls app updated for more exciting features!
SM Supermalls mobile app--Everything is here

In Partnership with Gourmet Society Philippines, I'm giving away 1 Gourmet Society Card worth 1999 Pesos! All you have to do is join the raffle through the Rafflecopter widget below.

Promo runs until May 3, 11:59 PM.
3 Winners will be selected at random by Rafflecopter.
Announcement of winner will be on May 4
This is the first giveaway for 1 of 3 Gourmet Society Philippines cards.

Want to know more about Gourmet Society? Check out my blog post: http://carurachan.blogspot.com/2016/04/gourmet-society-ph-loyalty-card-for.html


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