May 31, 2014
The bus picked us up from the hotel at 10:30 am. We arrived in Serravalle shopping outlet at noon time. Medyo malayo din.
Know thy location
Our credit cards were primed and ready to fight.
Pick up time daw 6 pm. Ooo lots of time to pile up on credit card bills!
Versace was the first battle front.
Dito palang 30 minutes ubos na. Dito palang, kaskas na agad ang credit card ko.
Musyalo lalami utang ko, gamit kledit kald.
Hirap bumili ng damit pag malaki ang bewang.
Time out muna. We went to Burger King as per daughter’s request but she ordered pizza naman.
I went for caesar salad, in Burger King.
For dessert, no GROM in Serravalle, but there’s delicious Gelati too.
I went to Bruno Magli looking for shoes but I didn’t like what they have.
I bought this envelope pouch for my abubut. I forgot naman to use my discount coupon, sayang 20% pa naman. It’s Euro 19, sayang din yung discount na 3.80. pambili rin yun ng gelato.
I couldn’t resist buying plates from Villeroy & Boch because they’re discounted.
I bought a box of 6-dinner plates and a box of6- soup/salad bowls. I hope they reach Manila in one piece, otherwise, mosaic tiles ang uwi.
credit card utang
Some of our colleagues got stuck in Furla. I haven’t entered a Furla store anywhere else.
Prada is beside Versace.
Our rich and friendly Asian neighbors were panic buying in Prada.
Who bought a Prada? Oh, my son pala, he bought a navy blue wallet.
I bought a white Versace dress, yung pambuntis.
Tax Free Refund 12.5%
Salvatore Ferragamo
I like this sandals pa naman but it’s so big on me, size 9. This is the only stock they have.
Anak #2 bought a necktie for himself.
I bought a casual knitted blouse from Stefanel. P15,000 sa SM Aura yun, dito I paid P3,600.
I brought this to the fitting room. I like it sana pero my back could be seen, makikita lahat ng taba ko.
Teka, why is my receipt Euro 164? I thought my blouse is only P3,600. Oh my God what else did I buy? I don’t remember. Oh my God, I don’t remember. Kwasong…
When Oyen and I were in Shanghai two years ago, there were lots of walking agents offering branded bags (fake), Baluchi Palada. Baluchi Palada.
(Gucci, Prada)
it was only 2:30 pm and some of our colleagues were done shopping na daw. Ano?
We’re not even half-way. They went to Prada, Furla, etc. Ang bilis nila. Eto yung mga supot nila, dami.
We didn’t want to leave at 3 pm, ano ba yun, sayang naman ang byahe ang layo.
We received a message that we’re leaving at 3:30 pm, wala na kaming nagawa. Upo upo na lang. Sabina bought a big Samsonite made in Europe for less than 400 Euro. Fifty thousand pesos daw yun sa atin. Eto pati ako nakumbinsi. Kailangan naman talaga namin ng new maleta. I bought one that’s a little bit smaller.
Here’s the bus.
Going back to the hotel was faster, just an hour.
We passed by this family buying a Louis Vuitton wallet from a sidewalk vendor. They looked like their whole family is involved in a serious decision making process.
