All it took was my gf and I to go back to the same mall week after week and every week without fail, we would always contribute to the economy both big and small ways. Yesterday, it was in a big way.
She arrived earlier to get her facial done at Clarins while I came slightly later to get my brows trimmed at Shu Uemura. Amount spent - RM178 which is quite good considering she came out with a starter kit, a lotus oil serum of some kind, a free facial (pays to be a regular customer with thousand of points), RM20 for an eyebrow trim (usually RM30 but am a regular customer so again, pays to be loyal).
Then it was off to Charles & Keith where she bought a pair of shoes. She was extremely decisive on this purchase. Amount spent - RM 129.
On the same floor, we went over to British India to get my white tank top to replace an old piece. Tempted to browse through the store but the pricing does not quite justify my ROI even if I were to wear it to sleep.... Anyway, amount spent - RM89.
Inbetween, I had to hopped over to HSBC to do some banking while gf was at Bimba and Lola.
Bimba and Lola is a Spanish brand founded by two sisters. They have a great Spring Summer collection from shoes to clothes and bags and what caught our eyes were the gladiator 4-inch shoes. The straps are made of suede and gf tried to them and swore that they were more comfortable than they looked. Price was over RM65o, not a necessity at the moment and probably not very versatile unless we are young Hollywood starlets. The other shoes, from ballerina flats to wedges start from RM195 and made from the softest leather in the most amazing colour palette.
I was very interested in two items; one was a gold plated ring resembling a vine and the other was a a small envelope bag in light beige and olive. The ring cost RM105 while the mini bag cost RM160. Currently they are running a promotion with the mall cardmembers offering 10% discount on any purchase.
I contemplated and decided to give it a pass as they were not necessities. Regrets? none.
Off we went gallivanting and stopped at Marks & Spencer. Gf tried many outfits but bought one very nice striped tee with puff sleeves. Got the same one actually. Amount spent - RM59.
It was close to 3pm by then so off we went to have lunch. Which kinda ended up much like a little adventure but that is for another time.
The next stop we made was all the way to the old wing to look for a handbag at Liz Claiborne. GF looked at a few and finally decided on a patent handbag with many compartments for your mobile, wallet, keys, etc. Very chic too.
Now this was what happened next. While chatting with the sales person, she mentioned that there was a promotion going on whereby purchases above RM250 will receive 20% off retail price and for every multiple of RM250, the discount increases by 10%.
So we did our calculations and that is when the mayhem started. Things at Liz Claiborne started to look different, somewhat more attractive ;)
So we went on a shopping spree at the store. We picked up so many things... A patent black bag , a funky fuchsia and a purple coloured namecard holder each and a black wraparound top. The total came up to RM750 so we eventually only paid about RM450 for all those stuff. After that, we kind of lost count of how much we have spent in total.
We were tired after an entire day of shopping, calculating and trying on stuff and it was a sign
that it was probably enough for a day.
In light of the current situation, being frugal is essential. So instead on splurging on full retail price on whatever you have your eye on, always remember that there is a bargain lurking somewhere. And always remember to ask whether they have any credit card promotions going on because somehow these retail assistants are not very keen on sharing information.
It was truly a pretty damn good day ...
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