Some months ago, hubby booked us a trip to Hong Kong via Cebu Pacific. We got a good price, around P5k per person roundtrip. We like going during the last week of July because that's when you get the biggest discounts from the Hong Kong summer sale. Come August 1, the sale is over and all the new collections for winter are unveiled. Hence we booked our trip from July 27-29, 2012.
It was the final sale everywhere we went. Well, it has always been that way ever since I was still single. During my younger days, I'd go with my aunts virtually every year. Here are some examples of what kind of deals were there (HK$1 = P5.5):
- Uniqlo - UT Disney shirts at 2 for HK$99 / HK$59 to HK$79 per piece for all other UT shirts
- Giordano (adults) - 2 jeans for HK$330 / 2 tops for HK$180 plus HK$200 rebate for every HK$1000 purchase
- Giordano (kids) - 2 tops for HK$150 / 2 bottoms for HK$300 or 3 bottoms for HK$400 plus HK$200 rebate for every HK$1000 purchase
- Bossini - 2 jeans for HK$299 / tops start at HK$40
- Coach - 50% off, additional 20% off if you get two items
- G2000 - Men's suits for as low as HK$550
Needless to say, I was able to buy a lot of clothes. Having lost 20 lbs. recently I couldn't wear most of my stuff from last year as they had all become too loose. I decided to leave my computer and camera behind because I wanted a break from blogging... thus all the photos here were taken via mobile phone.
Hubby and I tried lots of places during mealtimes. This is a typical breakfast, haha! Thank goodness I start the Nestle Fitnesse 14-day challenge tomorrow. I feel I gained weight in HK even if we were just there for three days.
Anyhow, I bought lots of clothes and some knick knacks like these Licca-chan false eyelashes. I was frustrated as a little girl because I wanted to play with Japanese dolls like Jenny and Licca but my mom refused to buy me some at Matsuzakaya in HK back then hahaha! I got stuck with Barbie as a result. O_o
Since Origins pulled out of the Philippines a couple of years ago, I also bought my go-to pimple medication, Origins Spot Remover (HK$130). It's really effective since it dries and shrinks my zits overnight and it doesn't cause dark pimple marks.
I also hauled in more stuff from Laneige. Prices in HK are lower compared to here in the Philippines --just slightly higher than in Korea, something which I found very acceptable. I spent around HK$1000 in Laneige HK and got all the above. Great deal if you ask me.
While in HK, I also tried Pepper Lunch's latest offering -- Sliced Black Angus with Sweet Onion Sauce (HK$59 for a meal set, so reasonable!)! Soooo yummy! I wish they'd introduce it here in the Philippines.
One of the best deals I got was for this Coach bag which I bought from the Coach boutique. I got it for 70% off so it cost around HK$2000 only. I originally wanted to get something from Louis Vuitton or Hermes but I didn't like the available styles so instead of buying just for the sake of it I decided to get something that was a lot cheaper to add some color to my bag collection (most of my bags are black, much to my regret now).
I want to go back to the HK summer sale again next year!!!
One not-so-good part was coming home though. The weather was so bad our plane could not land! We were supposed to land at 11:55pm but wow, we stayed up in the air till about 1:15am in a holding pattern until we were low on gas. Our pilot said after one last attempt to land in Manila we'd re-route to Clark if we still could not make it. Thank goodness we were able to land during his final attempt. Everyone actually clapped in relief. It was rough but at least we're home safe. Sheesh it was like an episode off NatGeo's Air Crash Investigation... O_O
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