sari-sari store

Sari-sari store is a mini grocery store of Filipinos. From its name sari-sari which means assorted, it clearly implies that it is a store selling assorted stuff.

This store sells retail portion of any items. You can buy here a single canned good, a pouch of instant noodles, a piece of egg, a pouch of potato chips, as long as they sell it on retail you can buy it there.

Sari-sari store sells a wide range of options. From dry goods to wet goods, to electrical materials to pastry, to sweets to beauty products, toiletries. school supplies and so on. The possibilities are endless as long as it can be sold in retail.

You can also ask for an item and pay it later on. Crediting is open in sari-sari store. No need to sign a contract. Just list of your creditted items is a fine proof. Be true to your promise to pay your accumulated credit on the promised date. However, you can still ask for extension.

Filipinos easily trust other people like the culture in sari-sari store but once the trust is broken you can never bring it back. Thus, you can never ask for a credit again.

Filipinos are hospitable people. Evenif the store is still close or already closed you can still knock, disturb the owner and buy your goods. Sari-sari store is not just a homebase business but it also showcases Filipino culture