Femme Power

Mention 3-Day-Sale and you got my attention. These are the magic words that alert a bargain-hunter like me. So when I learned that SM Marikina was having a big sale on their first anniversary from Friday to Sunday, I didn’t have second thoughts of going. Last Friday, I only had less than two hours to shop around to avail of the additional perks for those with SM Advantage Card, the mall’s loyalty card.   Within 10 am-12 noon, all SM Advantage card holders were entitled to an additional 10% discount on top of the regular discounts.  For one,  I was able to buy a new set of queen-size bedsheets at 70% discount (60% less plus another 10% discount on top because of my Advantage Card).  I was able to buy the much-needed items in my list but nothing at all for me (Why do we, moms, tend to shop for everyone else in the family except for ourselves?). But no regrets, I wouldn’t have felt fulfilled if I only shopped for myself.  The other items I bought had 20%-50% less on their tag prices.

The queues at the counters were long especially when it was nearing 12 noon. Evidently, a lot of card holders wanted to avail of the 2-hour promotion which would save them a lot of money while earning points. There was this woman ahead of me who was scouring her wallet for something. Turned out that she lost her SM Advantage Card so she was bound to miss the additional 10% discount.  Looking at her items, the additional discount would save her hundreds of pesos.  Realizing this, she almost begged asked me to lend her my card.  Since the card is transferable and that she was a nice woman, I obliged.  She thanked me profusely several times, I was getting green.

But the best part of that day was probably the McDonalds event which my daughter and I had the chance to attend after I bought a ticket for P150 (a little over $3).  If I didn’t pass by on that part of the mall, I wouldn’t have known about it.  There were food, freebies, games, lots of prizes, singing, and dancing.  The kids also got the chance to have their pictures taken with their favorite mascots - Hamburglar, Grimace, Birdie, and Ronald Mc Donald.   I was surprised to see that Bianca has grown almost as tall as Grimace, the violet mascot we got for her birthday party when she turned one year old, seven years ago.  Now, you can hardly see Grimace behind her in one of the pictures below.

I learned later that McDonalds gave away free Big Macs to their first 100 customers that morning.  Had I known earlier, I would have rushed to McDo first before heading to the Department Store, lol!

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