Electronics & Appliances City Hardware in Sibulan

Are you talking about Triumph Hardware???

 

I was in there last week, better and cheaper than City-hardware and yes more parking spaces. Bought some swimming pool tiles 30 x 30 cm 62 pesos each.

 

try this:
https://goo.gl/maps/iG5yVRh8Zk9BpvPk9

 

City Hardware is a great store for the likes of Tiles and many other things, but in most things they are well overpriced, here are some very recent examples of this; heavy duty 2mm SS Kitchen sink CH P12K on line P3K, simple Faucet or Tap whatever you call them, again is SS on line P179, CH P499 these items are exactly the same just different packaging, here is a link to one company I deal with on line through Shoppee;

Best Stainless Steel 304 Kitchen Bathroom Faucet Single Faucet Tap COD | Shopee Philippines

The above company Go2 hardware are great for Plumbing and it is quality stuff, door hinges in SS are a fraction of the price in any of the stores here.

Now I do understand these big stores have big overheads their AC units for example are massive, and in both CH stores the doors remain open all day, also they seem to pay for a lot of staff, there seems to be hundreds milling around but not exactly when you need them, usually they are around the rest rooms, I just refuse to pay their high profit margins of 2/300% above the on line prices.

 

My take on buying online vs locally is that yes, I would prefer to support the local economy and buy at local shops, but unless it's for buying an item that is expected to need regular servicing I don't want to overpay by much.
And then yes, for many items you can find much better deals online (or pay a similar price for better quality). Obviously for heavy/bulky products the online ordering route is mostly a no go, because of excessive shipping costs.