Let me first start off by saying OMG what a day. I basically walked around from 8am until 6pm on December 26th, 2011 and came back with bags of stuff (most of which are NOT mine). This i am quite proud of. I dragged my bf with me because we have to buy souvenirs for his family back in China since we will be heading there in January. Of course, during the journey of buying these gifts for other people, he picked up a couple things of his own (sorry i don't have pictures). They were just 2 jackets, one from Buffalo and one from Bench. Basically we went to 2 places to shop, one is Metrotown and the other is the Queensborough Landing. The first store we lined up at when we got there, before 8am, is Coach at Metrotown. I asked the people who lined up infront of us what the sale was at the store as there were no signs and they said "i don't know". Basically we all just lined up for the sake of lining up hoping theres a sale. When we got in i asked the sales associate what was on sale. Turns out, one of the walls was 50% off; that basically explained why there are a bunch of people pushing each other infront of that way. My bf wanted to get a bag for his mother as a gift so he pushed his way into the pool of people and grabbed random bags for me to judge. We got 3 things from the bag and one of them is mine (thats most important), which is actually the clutch you see below. it retails for $98 so i got it for around $50 i guess, which is a fair deal for Canada (it doesn't compare to states); oh well.
Moving on, I actually did walk into the BCBG at Metrotown but the sale wasn't that great so i took a look around and walked out. I went to the Queensborough outlet one instead. This year, I noticed that there were actually a lot of cars compared to last year. I guess people have finally discovered this outlet that i discovered since it opened. I remember when i first went there for boxing day. It was an accident, it was before Best Buy at Lansdowne opened and Queensborough was the only one close to Richmond. My dad wanted to go there and i decided i would look at the other stores. I went to Garage then, and i got a blazer that i still have for $5. Yes, it was an awesome deal. This time, i walked into BCBG at the outlet and OMG, the stuff was on sale already, but the WHOLE store was ADDITIONAL 50% OFF!! It was a great deal, so i got this clutch for $15 and the shoes below for $30. I actually got the same pair of shoes when they first came out for the retail price of $121; I really liked them and they same in a size that fit me. for BCBG i could fit into 5.5, which is the smallest size they make (it is really hard to find shoes that fit my tiny feet). This is why i would be willing to spend more on shoes that fits me right. The original pair i got were in black this time, since it was on sale and they still had my size i got them in white. They are really comfortable for such a high pair of sandals (5.5" heel). Whats great about this pair of shoes is that they have good cushioning and the soles of the sandals are rubbery for good grip on the floor, so you won't slip easily with such a high heel. A well thought-out design.
I actually went to the Disney store at Metrotown as well and they had a sale on stuffed animals, but since i already have plenty on my bed i didn't get any, i got 2 cups instead for $5.99 each. But i didn't take a picture of them, my mom already took them from me to use. This calendar i got at the bookstore at Lansdowne just today for 2012. It was 50% off and its just a small one i want for my cubicle. It retails for $4.99 and i got it for around $2.80 with tax. Not too bad
We also went to Bath and Body Works are Metrotown where i got a bunch of pocket pak hand sanitizers with the Christmas stickers on them and they retail for $2.00 but they were 75% off so i got them for 50 cents each. They are great for giving as gifts in Hong Kong and China, because i don't think they have such a mini size. I got also them for myself because i was running out; they fit great in my purse. I got one that is a foam sanitizer and it retails for $4.50 but it was 90% off i guess because the girl at the counter said was was 45cents, so i got one. The frog thing is a car fresheners that the girl said is $2.00 now and it smells good, so i got one. The lotion is the best part, because it smells like oranges and mandarin and it was 75% off of $12.50 so it was $3.13. They have such great deals there right now. We got a couple things from the Body Shop as well for just random gifts for people in China. I guess because nice smelling lotions usually cost a lot there. They had a 3 for $30 deal, where all of the big body butters are part of the deal. I actually like Bath and Body Works better, but i think the Body Shop is more famous in Asia. Nevertheless we got something from both store for them.
We got a lot of stuff that day, many i did not mention because a lot of it wasn't mine. I got some stuff as gifts as well, so overall i spent quite of bit of money. As you can tell from all the bags from the store it was well worth the trip and for me it was quite fun. I was so tired near the end. My bf...i think he had fun. His new favourite store is probably Bench. We went to the Queensborough one because i feel their sale is better than the one at the mall. I was right, its additional 40% off at the outlet and only 30% at the mall. However, i went to the Bench outlet a little before Christmas and the sale items were an additional 50% off but it was only 30% of the regular stuff so i guess its almost the same, depending on what you buy. I guess its always good to keep a heads up during boxing day and not buy just because.
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