16/09/2026
JUST A LITTLE MESSAGE FROM A NEW BUSINESS OWNER 💧❤️
As a young business owner, I would like to share a little perspective about our first month in business.
A&B Water Refilling Station has been operating for a little over one month, and we are still very new not only to the water-refilling industry, but also to Lancaster New City itself. We’ve only been here for almost three months, so we are still getting to know the community, learning our customers, understanding the area, and figuring things out as we grow.
Like any new business, we’re learning every day improving our processes, listening to our customers, learning from our mistakes, and continuously finding ways to do better.
Recently, we received comments and a private message regarding our pricing, suggesting that our price may be too low or that we may be pricing lower simply to attract customers.
I completely understand that businesses have different pricing strategies, and I respect that. However, our pricing is simply our own business decision.WHEN WE STARTED A&B HERE, WE BASED OUR PRICING ON WHAT WE WERE USED TO FROM WHERE WE CAME FROM. The price we’re offering here is normal for us.
But we also understand that every area is different, and every business has its own way of setting prices. We were actually surprised when some people told us:
“Ang mura naman ng water niyo.”
“Too cheap!”
“I’m used to paying ₱35–₱40.”
And honestly, we were surprised too! 😂
If we had known beforehand that those were the prices people were accustomed to here, maybe we would’ve thought about it differently. 😂
But at the same time, we don’t believe that a new business has to automatically follow the prices that are already ESTABLISHED IN AN AREA.
We’re simply trying to find a price that works for our business and our customers. We’re not saying our price is better than anyone else’s. We’re not saying other stations are charging too much and we’re definitely not trying to tell anyone how they should run their business. We’re just doing what we believe works for A&B. ❤️
There are plenty of customers. There is room for everyone.
If your customers love your service, they’ll stay.
If our customers love ours, they’ll stay.
That’s business.
and before anything else, we make sure our station is clean.
Our equipment is properly maintained.
Our gallons are properly cleaned and sanitized.
We take our water quality seriously.
We do our monthly water testing.
We make sure we’re doing what we’re supposed to do.
Because for us, cleanliness isn’t something we do only because customers are watching. It’s something we prioritize because we’re serving water that people and their families are going to drink.
WE MAY BE NEW, BUT WE ARE NOT CARELESS.
We may have an affordable price, but we’re not compromising cleanliness or quality just to save a few pesos.
Our customers come back because of the whole service the water, the cleanliness, the delivery, and how we treat them.
Maybe ₱35–₱40 is normal here.
Maybe it’s not.
You sell yours at your price.
We sell ours at ours.
Customers are free to choose.
IF I ONLY KNEW WATER HERE WAS ₱35–₱40, I WOULD’VE STARTED AT ₱40 TOO! 😂😂😂
Kidding aside, we’re grateful for every single customer supporting this new little business of ours. We’re young, we’re new, we’re learning but we’re serious about providing clean water and good service.
A&B WATER REFILLING STATION 💧
We don’t need to be the cheapest. We just need to be worth coming back to. ❤️
THANK YOU ❤️
