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SM Clark Opening on May 12

Saturday, May 6th, 2006

After SM San Fernando, Pampanga, now Pampangueños and the rest of the Central Luzon mall rats will be given access to yet another humongous shopping center in the form of SM Clark on May 12, 2006. Let’s just cross our fingers that there will be free parking areas. Government officials and the Angeleños are also more [...]

Long Weekend Sales

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

It’s a long weekend up ahead with May 1st a national holiday. For those who weren’t able to book any 3-day trips in advance and will be spending the weekend in the city, there are a number of sales happening in Metro Manila over the next few days: Powerbooks Summer Sale, 20% off selected items [...]

Shopping for Pet Dogs at Cartimar

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

One of the best places to look for your favorite household pets is at Cartimar. The market is near the Libertad LRT station in Pasay City.

Flower shopping at Cartimar

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

Looking for plants and flowers for your little apartment garden. Head off to Cartimar. Not only can you finds shoes, fruits, pets and bicycles along the multitude of stores at Cartimar, you will also get some of the cheapest and rarest flowers and plants in the half-dozen or so garden shops. Cactus can be bought [...]

Debenhams at the Shang

Sunday, January 8th, 2006

Next to Marks and Spencer, Debenhams is now one of the shops I love to shop in at the Shangri-la’s Level 3.   Debenhams as you know is  one of Britain’s household name.  Like any department stores, Debenhams carries international brands like John Rocha and Betty Jackson, mixed with its in-house portfolio brands such as Red [...]

Mini Christmas town display at the Gateway

Tuesday, December 13th, 2005

Here’s another reason to visit the Gateway Mall at the Araneta Center, Cubao, this Christmas season: an interesting miniature Christmas town display at the fourth level, carpark-side.

Christmas Bazaar Guide 2005

Wednesday, December 7th, 2005

The Christmas shopping craze has just begun. Extended mall hours, sales and bazaars mark practically every pocket of shop-crazy Manila. So bring out your cash or your plastics and troop to these bazaars for unique and budget-friendly items:

St. Francis Square Tiangge : Bargain Shopping in the Comforts of a Mall

Thursday, December 1st, 2005

For bargain hunters trying to beat the holiday rush, there are only two places to visit to do their holiday shopping. Its either Greenhills Shopping Center or Divisoria. But as early as November these two bargain-hunters’ haven were already jam packed with weekend shoppers. To avoid this manic crowd, the Saint Francis Square Tiangge recently opened to give bargain hunters an alternative to the hustle and bustle of the Greenhills and Divisoria shopping crowd.

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