Cebu Store Review: AudioNet vs. Junrex Cellphones and Accessories

AudioNet sells cellphones and cellphone accessories. I get my Globe load there often because it's the most convenient for me. But their customer service is just horrible. I've actually stopped going there and started going to their competitor across the mall - Junrex Cellphones and Accessories.

The people in Junrex are certainly a lot nicer. Although both stores don't accept Ayala Mall's EGC - that means Electronic Gift Certificate, I think Junrex pulls it off a lot better by being nicer overall.

Cebu Store Review: Executive Optical (EO)

Executive Optical is a known eye wear store that supposedly carries all the famous brands in terms of sun glasses and eye glasses. I've had a couple of experiences though that are rather disturbing and disappointing

• Issue #1 - If you have something you'd like exchanged, forget about it! They are also not that competent so you have to know what you're buying. If you're not knowledgeable about eye-wear, you better get someone who is or otherwise you may get scr*wed. Anyway here's what happened to me.
• Bought my boyfriend Oakley shades there. He's a sucker for Oakley shades and apparently so am I. Went there looking for brown canteen and so they get me the item I want put it in a box and off I go. However, after I gave it to my boyfriend - he notices that the shades were not brown but rust (Now call me stupid, but how was I supposed to tell the difference?). I tried to return the shades - before 7 days. I claimed that they gave me the wrong item. The box was labelled brown but the item inside was confirmed as rust. They confirmed it as well. Anyway, I was told they could do nothing about it. Boohoo for me
• Issue #2 - Boyfriend's old square wire shades broke just a few months back and he tried to get the warranty from Executive Optical. The warranty was just about to end. Executive Optical told him they'd call but they never did.

The people at G-Force are much nicer. They were the ones who told us that there was a 1-year warranty to begin with. Now that's customer service. I've sworn off Executive Optical already. Good thing G-Force opened in Ayala Center too. Now I can just buy Oakley stuff there.

Cebu Store Review: Charles and Keith

I absolutely adore Charles and Keith. Whenever I pass by that shoe store I just drool over all the great designs and amazingly gorgeous high heels. They are just to die for!

And to die for is just probably the right phrase for it given that I haven't bought a pair that doesn't hurt. Don't get me wrong, I'm such a cheapskate I probably only have a couple or so pairs of Charles and Keith and they are so beautiful BUT they hurt so bad.

There's something about the way the shoe was made that just hurts near the toe area. Or maybe my foot is just wide? Don't just take my word for it though, I've asked around and many have given me feedback that their Charles and Keith pretty shoes also hurt. But all agree to how beautiful they are.

Hey Charles and Keith people! Your shoes are so beautiful but my feet disagree because of the pain. Hope they try to fix it. At some point, I need to be able to wear the shoes to appreciate them.

Cebu Store Review: Manel's Shoes

I've been to Ayala numerous times over the last few days, hunting for decent office shoes. It's come to my attention that Manel's has been having a sale for like forever. Are they going bankrupt? Or is it just a wily promotion to bloat prices and then give everyone half off?

It's kind of difficult to keep having 50% off on all items all the time right? Anyway, haven't gone in the store yet, as the last time I was there about a month ago, there wasn't any new stock. But maybe there's some now