Comments on: Discounts on Basic Commodities

By: Maracon A. Donasco

Maracon A. Donasco — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:22:14 +0000

Bumili po ako ng infant milk sa Gaisano tapos wala daw po yun discount sa kanila.. Pero nka lagay dun sa booklet ko ng infant formulas may discount.. Bakit ganun?

By: DLM

DLM — Mon, 29 May 2017 07:55:47 +0000

In reply to Odette Goze. @Odette Goze, Dog food is a commodity of a dog and not the Senior Citizen. The discount is purposed to be consumed by the Senior Citizen itself. There is a ruling on "No Double Discounts" which means that the consumer can only choose one discount - either the promo discount or the senior citizen discount.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 03:25:28 +0000

Hi Po..maraming involve dito they won’t grant ung VAT exception sa PWD including SM. Malalaking companies po eto, even mercury. Pwede ba tung isiwalat sa TV? kasi wala naman pakialam gobyerno dito.

By: richard

richard — Mon, 09 May 2016 00:04:47 +0000

Ask KO lang po pag sa supermarket po ba
Pwedi I avail ang senior discounts kahit wala ang booklet? I.D LNG ng senior ang dala.

Salamat po

By: Emma Millie

Emma Millie — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 04:19:02 +0000

As per Section 3: “…special five percent (5%) discounts of the regular retail price on all basic necessities and prime commodities.”

Eh bakit po “basic necessities” lang ang may discount at wala ang “prime commodities”???

Ginamit ko po sa Puregold Valenzuela at SM Center Valenzuela, basic necessities lang po ang may discount.

By: Verlin Remonde

Verlin Remonde — Sun, 24 May 2015 18:49:30 +0000

We bought enfagrow for my son whose pwd, the cashier in Robinsons supermarket karangalan told us that they don’t give discount for enfagrow bacause it’s an expensive item daw, I show her the list for the discountabe basic commodities and infant formula was included I that list. Pero they still insisted that its not included daw..

In Mercury drug Robinson metro east nman the cashier told me that they won’t give us discount next time, my son’s disability daw should be rotten not his sickness!! My son have cerebral palsy ano pang disability ang kailangan nla? It’s written nman in card that he have neurological disability..

We don’t usually use his card because of this kind of things, we don’t want to make a screen but establishment like supermarkets, hospitals and drugstores should follow the pwd law, karapatan nla yun. And btw some small hospitals in Pasig City is not aware of this law, Senior Citizen discount lng daw ang alam nla. I told them that’s not our problem anymore it’s either give us discount or we’ll file complaint sa City Hall..

By: Ana Zablan

Ana Zablan — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 20:30:06 +0000

KFC Aegis declined my son’s PWD.

I bought Mash Potato for my 3 year old son who is not with me because I just came from work.

The order is Take Out, but they require that my son should be present before I can avail the discount.

Based on the statement above, I can avail as an authorized representative. But they declined it, they said it’s only available for delivery.

Please let me know what should be the ruling for this.

Thanks

By: Odette Goze

Odette Goze — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 09:09:27 +0000

Shopwise Commonwealth does not give 5% discount to all items purchased that are listed in the Basic/Prime Commodities booklet. I bought this Marby two loaves in one pack and their excuse is that it was a promo and it’s not programmed in their computer, but I buy the same bread from Puregold Holy Spirit Drive and Puregold allows 5% discount. They also don’t give discount to dog foods which Puregold includes in the allowed commodities that are given 5% discount. Shopwise management will give a lot of excuses not to give discounts. Shopwise also don’t allow customers to be given 5% while at the cashier. They’ll tell the customers to go to Customer Service Desk to get the 5% discount. Note, this is the usual practice of Shopwise, they’ll waste the customer’s time; maybe hoping that the customer who are in a hurry won’t pursue getting the discount. I hope you will call the attention of the Management of Shopwise. They are not abiding by the laws protecting the Persons with Disabilities.

By: judy alcantara

judy alcantara — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:27:48 +0000

In reply to Leo Lasaga. @Leo Lasaga, i take it sir, you presented to mercury drug your PWD ID and purchase booklet.because if so,they have no reason not to give us discount. i had similar experience with SOUTHDRUG-IMUS, they said they havent applied for them to give PWDs discount.well it's not our problem.there is a law. i wrote/reported this to our mayor on such refusal and did not go back to southdrug-imus. the only problem i have with MERCURY DRUG is, i cannot buy substitute medicine of my hypertension maintenance if my prescribed (brand)med is out of stock, considering the generic name is written on my prescription. because also by law, doctors are required to put the generic name of the brand medicine. how will the doctors know if said drug is out of stock on such time a purchase is made?duh

By: judy alcantara

judy alcantara — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:27:48 +0000