LIFESTYLE
| September 7, 2018
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| (Image Source; Honestbee Philippines/Brand Magazine) |
I
remembered that I've published an article last year about Honestbee though I
never understood how it works except that it is designed to help Filipinos fulfill
their own grocery shopping list using their smartphone. Months later, I finally
understood what the mobile app is all about thanks to an article I've read on
the Philippine Daily Inquirer's lifestyle section and all I can say that how it
works is best to any grocery shopper's advantage.
It's
been about a year or two since Honestbee arrived in our local shores with the
purpose of aiding and helping Filipino consumers who don't have enough time to
buy groceries due to their busy schedules and hectic itinerary. Initially
available in Metro Manila in partnership with Robinsons Supermarket, Honestbee
has literally offered its services to as far as those in Southern Luzon more
particularly in Lipa City. In fact, throughout the summer, I've already seen an
Honestbee booth and there are a few times that I've surprisingly saw its
official mascot roaming across the entrance of Robinsons Supermarket Lipa.
Anyway,
from what I've learned so far, Honestbee is a premium concierge service that is
at par with those being offered in condominiums and various residential developments
in the Metro but it is very easy and simple to use. All you need to do is to download
and install the mobile app on your smartphone, sign up for an account, make
your grocery list and let Honestbee do the rest though there is an extra fee you
need to conjure up whenever you use the service. Now, how will Honestbee do your
grocery shopping considering that it is not an online shopping portal?
Well,
Honestbee has its own line of personal shoppers who will do the shopping for
you plus delivery boys where they will deliver what you have bought straight to
your home. The best thing about it is that you can monitor the status of both
the shopper and the delivery boy whenever you want to check if they can do it
in time or not. Heck, you can even use Honestbee to order what you want to eat within
the comforts of your own home and what is offered is straight from the
service's authorized partner restaurants.
