SIGNAL BOOSTS: Furniture Shopping and Sari-Sari

Got a new story for the not-a-contest for y'all, as well as an 'almost in.'

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First up is Rat Smacker's Furniture Shopping. Y'all know that one of the stories that launched this whole contest involved a mare working in a retail store (for a third-party employer, but the point's the same).

And who doesn't want to go to a store with salesponies instead of salespeople? Even if they're pushy.

Not to mention, who doesn't love IKEA?

It's a delightful story with a twist I didn't expect.

TFurniture Shopping

• MLP: FiM
• Comedy
• Random
• Slice of Life

James needs a new sofa for his living room. Fortunately, there's an IKEA just on the other side of town.

• Human
• OC

Rat Smacker · 5.9k words  ·  120  3 · 1.2k views

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Second up, we've got CortezDude's Sari-Sari.

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This one is kinda the reverse of the other—it's a human operating a sari-sari shop in Ponyville.

ESari-Sari

• MLP: FiM
• Slice of Life

A Filipino Man living in Ponyville, Equestria and his life in there whilst owning a Sari-Sari Store.

• Human
• OC
• Self Insert

CortezDude · 3.4k words  ·  11  2 · 115 views

One of the things that I particularly like about this story is that it involves a culture other than the typical Western/American stories we generally see, and I'd like to see more of those. I know I've got readers in other parts of the world.

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[CortezDude]

Hey, thanks for reviewing my story, Admiral! Think you can do the Buenas Pilipinas one?

[Georg]

Darnit, now I need to finish Home and Love Garden Supplies.

[Odd_Sarge]

The not-a-contest keeps giving!

[KMCA]

huh. I always thought it was just Sari. Not Sari-sari.
Here I am learning things just from a title.

[CortezDude]

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The word "Sari-Sari" means "variety" in Tagalog, the language of the Philippines and it's common to see those small stores in our country.