I've just sat my butt down in front of my pc, posting again. Against all odds, I managed to not back out at the very last moment and joined the hundreds of shiny, happy people flocking one local retailer in our bid to not only help boost the economy, but feel better doing so, today. With reference to the previous post, the members' day is ON. Swinging hot!
It was easy to wake up, but harder to pull myself off the bed. Not comfort or laziness, but merely due to the silent battle going on in my head, still unconvinced that I should sacrifice my beauty sleep so that I may spend more money. In the end, curiosity got the better of me. Cleaning up, washing up, changing, and preparing my breakfast was done in a jiffy. Since it was still quite early before the supposed opening time, I played some scramble to get my brain working.
It was a wake up call, having to join the jam over at the other side of the main entry point to the garden at rush hour. The queue was just so long that I noticed I managed to listen to almost 7 songs. This is certainly an eye opener for me, for I've never been in this kind of jam, even when I was working before. Certainly, this needed to considered in my traveling arrangement for the new job. No other alternatives. Sigh.
Once passed the entry point, traffic was smooth all the way to the shopping center, taking barely more than five minutes. Guess, something must be done to ease the bottleneck at the entry point. I took my parking ticket and got a space easily, since it was so early in the morning. Inside, the rolling door has yet to be opened to the crowd of eager shoppers gathered in front, as if the door's going to magically open if they did. I didn't bother to, and headed straight to the ladies for a short respite. If my calculation was right, once I was done, the doors will be up. I was right.
My first stop was, without a doubt, to get my pair of jeans. There it was, together with it's clan, neatly piled up. I found the fit that I had eyed and proceeded off. The next stop was to find a bag, a target of a friend's. Took awhile and a little browsing around but I managed to find it. Tempted me to get one for myself as well but luckily, I have good self control. No bags, today.
The treat for myself was a pair of shoes. Quite a nice pair, I think, however, it would take the majority time to come to terms with it's quirkiness on me. It was flats in golden yellow shade with a ribbon tied in front. I liked it, since the other pair that I had aimed was not available in my size. Also, I needed a new pair of shoes for this new job. Since the first week was casual, this would most certainly help me. I know.
These three items in heart, I proceeded for the browsing game. By this time, the crowd in the ladies department had really ballooned. It was not easy to walk or browse. With my heart, you would be on your toes, hoping that you wouldn't be heckled for continuously bumping into people. But then again, today's a very special day where malaysians unite with one motive, to help boost the economy, jam-packed conditions and long queues not dampening spirited crowd.
I'm a giver of things, especially those discounted ones that I came across. Coming off the men's department, I got a pair of three-quarter shorts, a tee shirt, and a box of brief. No guess of course whose are those. The briefs were really requested to buy for, while the other two was on my own. Presents for christmas, or the new year, or end of this year, or for the new year. Whichever. My cheapskate yet generous self taking over. Maybe a little guilt as well.
Anyhow, all clothing shopping done, it was time to head towards the supermarket for some grocery checking. Ended up with nearly 100 ringgit worth of groceries, most of them not needed now, just bought because they were on sales. Sigh. However, most of those items are long lasting, so it's alright, I guess. Bought another treat for myself, peanut butter biscuits! An attempt to make me feel better for the spending that I had done. Too explosive.
In the end, I felt tired. I too find out that I'm not suited for this kind of shopping frenzy. Everyone was so competitive, as though afraid that those going up cheap which they had eyed will finish. Carts were streaming up and down the aisle, rarely any un-fulled ones. It was really amazing to see how much people can buy things, when the notion of sales and discounts were being used. Yours truly here wasn't spared either. Perhaps they, like me, really know the normal prices of those things that they bought, hence when offers like this comes up once in a while, it's really hard to resist. A ringgit or two saved today may go along way tomorrow, I guess.
One shortcoming was the lift, or the mobility of carts between floors and carparks. I guess that area should be looked into by the management. Innovating another retailer's ideas of having cart-friendly escalators would really help ease the waiting time for lifts. A convenient shopper normally would purchase more, in the long run. A small investment for a marginally bigger return, in long term.
Would I return to join this shopping frenzy in the future? Most probably but with conditions, I guess. Provided I am free to do it and not go alone, if my purchases needed a cart. Then again, with the money spent and the money saved might just get my indecisive self into an endless debate, missing the day itself.
It was easy to wake up, but harder to pull myself off the bed. Not comfort or laziness, but merely due to the silent battle going on in my head, still unconvinced that I should sacrifice my beauty sleep so that I may spend more money. In the end, curiosity got the better of me. Cleaning up, washing up, changing, and preparing my breakfast was done in a jiffy. Since it was still quite early before the supposed opening time, I played some scramble to get my brain working.
It was a wake up call, having to join the jam over at the other side of the main entry point to the garden at rush hour. The queue was just so long that I noticed I managed to listen to almost 7 songs. This is certainly an eye opener for me, for I've never been in this kind of jam, even when I was working before. Certainly, this needed to considered in my traveling arrangement for the new job. No other alternatives. Sigh.
Once passed the entry point, traffic was smooth all the way to the shopping center, taking barely more than five minutes. Guess, something must be done to ease the bottleneck at the entry point. I took my parking ticket and got a space easily, since it was so early in the morning. Inside, the rolling door has yet to be opened to the crowd of eager shoppers gathered in front, as if the door's going to magically open if they did. I didn't bother to, and headed straight to the ladies for a short respite. If my calculation was right, once I was done, the doors will be up. I was right.
My first stop was, without a doubt, to get my pair of jeans. There it was, together with it's clan, neatly piled up. I found the fit that I had eyed and proceeded off. The next stop was to find a bag, a target of a friend's. Took awhile and a little browsing around but I managed to find it. Tempted me to get one for myself as well but luckily, I have good self control. No bags, today.
The treat for myself was a pair of shoes. Quite a nice pair, I think, however, it would take the majority time to come to terms with it's quirkiness on me. It was flats in golden yellow shade with a ribbon tied in front. I liked it, since the other pair that I had aimed was not available in my size. Also, I needed a new pair of shoes for this new job. Since the first week was casual, this would most certainly help me. I know.
These three items in heart, I proceeded for the browsing game. By this time, the crowd in the ladies department had really ballooned. It was not easy to walk or browse. With my heart, you would be on your toes, hoping that you wouldn't be heckled for continuously bumping into people. But then again, today's a very special day where malaysians unite with one motive, to help boost the economy, jam-packed conditions and long queues not dampening spirited crowd.
I'm a giver of things, especially those discounted ones that I came across. Coming off the men's department, I got a pair of three-quarter shorts, a tee shirt, and a box of brief. No guess of course whose are those. The briefs were really requested to buy for, while the other two was on my own. Presents for christmas, or the new year, or end of this year, or for the new year. Whichever. My cheapskate yet generous self taking over. Maybe a little guilt as well.
Anyhow, all clothing shopping done, it was time to head towards the supermarket for some grocery checking. Ended up with nearly 100 ringgit worth of groceries, most of them not needed now, just bought because they were on sales. Sigh. However, most of those items are long lasting, so it's alright, I guess. Bought another treat for myself, peanut butter biscuits! An attempt to make me feel better for the spending that I had done. Too explosive.
In the end, I felt tired. I too find out that I'm not suited for this kind of shopping frenzy. Everyone was so competitive, as though afraid that those going up cheap which they had eyed will finish. Carts were streaming up and down the aisle, rarely any un-fulled ones. It was really amazing to see how much people can buy things, when the notion of sales and discounts were being used. Yours truly here wasn't spared either. Perhaps they, like me, really know the normal prices of those things that they bought, hence when offers like this comes up once in a while, it's really hard to resist. A ringgit or two saved today may go along way tomorrow, I guess.
One shortcoming was the lift, or the mobility of carts between floors and carparks. I guess that area should be looked into by the management. Innovating another retailer's ideas of having cart-friendly escalators would really help ease the waiting time for lifts. A convenient shopper normally would purchase more, in the long run. A small investment for a marginally bigger return, in long term.
Would I return to join this shopping frenzy in the future? Most probably but with conditions, I guess. Provided I am free to do it and not go alone, if my purchases needed a cart. Then again, with the money spent and the money saved might just get my indecisive self into an endless debate, missing the day itself.
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