How Ready Are You This Coming Black Friday Sale?

The word shopping was revolutionized when it comes to the general assumption of it. I remember back then when you talk about the word shopping it is and always interconnected to women who spend time browsing to clothing and other home essentials in a shopping mall. It was the women who invest and spend the most time in the mall. You can always correlate shopping as getting stuff at a much lower price because of the deals and marked-down. 

Years passed, as long as you have the budget and the means to buy what you need shopping can go down to any member of the family. Alongside it, technology was injected into shopping.  You can find deals and items just by browsing through the web, more so, with just a tap on your mobile phone, shopping sites are available through a mobile application. That is how efficient, reliable and easy you can buy items you need. More likely you can get the idea of what is to expect because shops are all over social media, it is widely promoted! 

What kind of shopper are you?

Are you that kind of impulsive of a buyer or are you like me who mostly based shopping on deals and sale items?  

I am a wise-shopper when it comes to items that we don't normally consume; like food, toiletries, laundry products. For electronics, furniture, and gadgets which I always consider as add-ons when it comes to spending. You don't need to buy a gadget every single month or a piece of furniture every week, a year or two can withstand an updated gadget especially for mobile phones. Electronics such as a television set can last you for 4-5 years tops needed for a replacement or an upgrade. For this year, we are crossing-out to getting a new tv as we just purchased early this year from a Duty-Free summer sale!


Thanksgiving is around the corner and what's next after this gathering? The Black Friday frenzy! 

Black Friday Sale is the biggest and wildest sale ever, to date! It is the nation's largest shopping event. Hundreds and hundreds of stories evolving Black Friday chaos due to unruly scenarios of customers because of the deals they wanted to get. Black Friday sale became chaotic and somehow "deadly" as you can see on the news, hundreds of people flock to shopping stores to hustle items that are on the drop-down sale. Most items they aim for the technology, kitchen wares, branded clothing items, to even the smallest things you can see in the store that you know you can get as low or most like almost free! This is the best time to get items for Christmas presents. 

I used to make a list of stores who releases ads for this event, my favorite stores are Costco, Target, Macy's and Walmart, and ULTA Beauty. 

For many years, it was common for retailers to open at 6:00 a.m., some even opened at midnight, so shoppers do camp out for just to be first in line when the door opens. This is yet the pro-tip on getting ahead of others. When you go online you need to know when is the beginning of the sale of each store. 

I also make it a point that I find time read and research on ways to help me go through this, one resource that I found online is on Slickdeals, they listed out very important details for shoppers' as guide. 

Which Categories Should You Focus on This Black Friday? Which Stores Have the Best Sales?How Big Are the Discounts for a Doorbuster Item?

So, how ready are you this coming Black Friday? Always remember be a wise shopper and enjoy the coming holidays! 

Pond's 50% Off Big Beauty Sale + Glam Bath Soap Mini Haul

Yesterday was the start of Pond's Big Beauty Sale. It will run until the fourth of September or until supply lasts. After office work yesterday me and my daughter went to SM City Olongapo to check the sale on Watsons branch. Around 6pm last night some Pond's items that was on the list of sale run out of stocks already. 

Night creams were a hit leaving the counter already empty, though there's a sales personnel assisting the customers who were inquiring with the on-going sale. 

I did ask the rep if they will restock some items for customer like me can avail some. The branch will be requesting another batch of orders to meet the demand she said. 

Though the item I was aiming to buy was missing last night I did buy my second best in my list, plus some bath soap from Glam.

1-bottle of Pond's Flawless Lightening Day Cream SPF 18 PA++ (original price Php299, got it for Php149.50)

1- tube of Pond's Flawless White Whitening Expert BB Cream in Light shade (original price Php299, got it for Php149.50). This is my current BB cream along with some drugstore CC cream for finishing.

1- tube of Pond's Flawless White Whitening Expert BB Cream in Beige shade (original price Php299, got it for Php149.50). I picked this shade to try on since the light shade when applied makes one more shade lighter than my skin. I think my shade is in between this two shade. I might have to combine this shades when I use it.

I also got there Glam Milk with Papaya and Placenta with Aloe Vera anti-aging whitening bar soap that came with a free soap in a pack. Php49.00 for each making it Php24.50 per bar of soap. 

I always grab this brand when I visit Watsons, not for the whitening purpose alone but how the soap feels fresh after every use. I love the scent too and price is really a steal. 

I love to use this in every long shower at night and on weekends. Last night I opened the placenta with aloe vera bar and it was so refreshing!

Going back to the Pond's products I bought. Evidently, this product brand catches the Filipino skin type plus how affordable it is. We've been using Pond's for years now and now my daughter shows interests and being conscious with her skin. I am teaching her to try on some Pond's products I have in my storage. Over the years I have not experience any negative side-effects of it, that is why it has my approval for my daughter's skin. 

I'm glad I was able to avail some from the sale yesterday, but I will still check on Watsons Harbor Point branch today or tomorrow and will get some more. One is not enough since this can last for months. 

Where you able to get your Pond's stash from the sale yesterday? You still have three more days to purchase... so hurry! See you at the store! :)

It's the SM 3-Day SALE at SM City Olongapo!

Starting to day October 2,3 and 4 SM City Olongapo is up for another customer treat! 
It's the SM 3-Day SALE! Mall hours 9am - 12mn of Oct 2 and 10am-11pm of Oct 3-4 you can get as much as 70% off discount on selected items. You can also win a brand new Suzuki Celerio for every P1,000 shopping accumulated amount. 

Good Morning Zambales, Bataan and Olongapo!
Get ready to shop non-stop starting TODAY at SM City Olongapo's 3 Day Sale. Enjoy ADDITIONAL 10% OFF during the 2 Hour Special at The SM Store Olongapo, Ace Express and Watsons and 5% Discount at SM Appliance Center.
See you all at SM City Olongapo! smile emotic

Since my daughter is due for a new pair of sneakers and she eyed for this pair last night. I bought her this World Balance rubber shoes it comes with a free pair of black shoe laces. We got a total of 20% less the amount from the sale and using my SMAC card.

I also got a pair of Chelsea wedge black office shoes and my coworker got her pair of Chelsea nude strappy sandals. We got there two pairs for only P399 buy 1-take 1 shoes. 

If you have some budget and wish to buy something grab the chance to score some items with a few less of the original price, and might win some prizes too!