3 Tips Budget Shopping Spree
by: R. Vergara
Seek, and You Shall Buy...When in the Philippines... see for yourself.
You already have your list at hand, and the money in your pocket. The next question will be where you should buy all these gifts. It’s a discouraging feeling to have planned ahead on what you should buy, only to find out that these things can’t be found in your favorite mall, and it’s similarly disheartening to realize that you’re running short of your budget and you aren’t even halfway to your list.
Buying in bulk compels you to think thrift, and being able to spare a reasonable amount after your shopping stint should be your goal. Of course, the quality of your gifts must never be compromised. Thus, the trick you have to muster is to know where to buy which and what.
I got here three suggestions that might be of help if you’re still in the process of contemplating your steps.
1. Go Divisoria. For a wise buyer, this is heaven. I tell you, one of my wishes once I become a billionaire is to buy the whole 168 Mall in Divisoria. Why? It practically has everything you need at a cost surprisingly lower than all its mall counterparts. Going out of 168, you’ll find more malls, like New Divisoria Mall and stalls. Even the streets have their own wares. My wife was able to buy inexpensive curtains along the street, and it’s really a nice pick.
2. Go Dapitan. The good thing about the stores in Dapitan St., is that they are less crowded, and yet still teeming with wares, especially household items and decors. There, you’ll find good yet cheap furnishings for your office or home. If you want an early, homey Christmas spirit, then Dapitan is the place to be.
3. Go Laguna. Forgive my bias to my home province, but I know Laguna has many things to offer, and it’s just about two hours away from Manila. Take a bus going to Sta. Cruz (or better, your own wheels if you have many things to purchase) and make the provincial capital your starting point to the different towns and their native products: jusi and piña cloth of Lumban, footwear of Liliw, woodcraft and paper mache products of Paete, and woven mats of Luisiana. Going home, you may take a side trip to Los Baños for some buko pie, both fresh and frozen for easy storage, and to Calamba for potted plants that are more adaptable to Manila’s climate compared to the blooms of Tagaytay. All these, you can get for fair, factory price!
Seek, and You Shall Buy...When in the Philippines... see for yourself.
You already have your list at hand, and the money in your pocket. The next question will be where you should buy all these gifts. It’s a discouraging feeling to have planned ahead on what you should buy, only to find out that these things can’t be found in your favorite mall, and it’s similarly disheartening to realize that you’re running short of your budget and you aren’t even halfway to your list.
Buying in bulk compels you to think thrift, and being able to spare a reasonable amount after your shopping stint should be your goal. Of course, the quality of your gifts must never be compromised. Thus, the trick you have to muster is to know where to buy which and what.
I got here three suggestions that might be of help if you’re still in the process of contemplating your steps.
1. Go Divisoria. For a wise buyer, this is heaven. I tell you, one of my wishes once I become a billionaire is to buy the whole 168 Mall in Divisoria. Why? It practically has everything you need at a cost surprisingly lower than all its mall counterparts. Going out of 168, you’ll find more malls, like New Divisoria Mall and stalls. Even the streets have their own wares. My wife was able to buy inexpensive curtains along the street, and it’s really a nice pick.
2. Go Dapitan. The good thing about the stores in Dapitan St., is that they are less crowded, and yet still teeming with wares, especially household items and decors. There, you’ll find good yet cheap furnishings for your office or home. If you want an early, homey Christmas spirit, then Dapitan is the place to be.
3. Go Laguna. Forgive my bias to my home province, but I know Laguna has many things to offer, and it’s just about two hours away from Manila. Take a bus going to Sta. Cruz (or better, your own wheels if you have many things to purchase) and make the provincial capital your starting point to the different towns and their native products: jusi and piña cloth of Lumban, footwear of Liliw, woodcraft and paper mache products of Paete, and woven mats of Luisiana. Going home, you may take a side trip to Los Baños for some buko pie, both fresh and frozen for easy storage, and to Calamba for potted plants that are more adaptable to Manila’s climate compared to the blooms of Tagaytay. All these, you can get for fair, factory price!
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