Living in Cebu

In early 2006 I will be moving to Cebu, Philippines with the entire family.

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Replacing the Kitchen Mixer

Some things can be really cheap here. I guess they are able to use components and parts that would not be approved back home.

The kitchen mixer was leaking and loose. It was obviously a very poor quality tap. When the wife’s brother estimated the cost of 500 Pesos for a replacement mixer we decided to replace it without contacting the owner.

He actually spent 800 pesos on what seems like a sturdy enough unit. Better than what we had anyway. It was still not up to the standard of mixers you buy back home.

Early this year I was in the hardware back home buying a new mixer for the shower we were renovating. They are a similar price to Kitchen sink mixers and we replaced that a few years before.

The cost of the cheapest unit back home was around $100. You could spend more than $1000 if you wanted to. I settled on a model that was recommended to my by my plumber. It cost about $275.

In the Philippines you can buy a cheap mixer for around 250 pesos ($5) and apparently the unit we just replaced sells for about 400 pesos ($8). We spent double that 800 pesos ($15).

So the cheapest unit in the Philippines is $5 and the cheapest I found back home was around $100. The may well be cheaper mixers available back home but not at the store I was at and it seemed to carry a good product range.

I spent $15 replacing the mixer on the kitchen sink here and seem to remember paying around $275 back home.

There really is no comparison in quality. The unit here is flimsy and obviously cheaply made compared to what I purchased back home. The Philippines unit defiantly will not last anywhere near as long but how many $15 units can I buy for $275…

Posted: Wednesday 30th August 2006, 6:52 AM

Learn To Speck Cebuano

If you are planning no living in Cebu then its a good idea to learn the language and I have found a great teacher here in Cebu. He can also assist you online and is available to translate any documents.

If you plan to live in Cebu then why not learn to speak the language and earn to Speak Cebuano - Translation service also available