I Hate Shopping Here
Posted By USAPinoy on April 30, 2010
Opo, naiinis talaga ako pag nagshashopping ako dito ng damit (tatagalugin ko para di maintindihan ng iba).
I go to department stores like Macy, Sears, Mervyn’s ( na nagsara na ngayon) , Kohl’s, Old Navy pero wala , lagi na lang akong umuuwing luhaan, or if meron man na bitbit, pangpuno lang sa dati nang punong closet. My husband always teases me when I try to shop because he knows that either I will end up with nothing or end up buying something that I will not be wearing at all.
Ewan ko lang pero di ko talaga type ang mga damit dito, masyadong mababa ang mga necklines, masyadong mga low-waist ang mga pantalon na konting tuwad mo lang , kita na ang you-know-what mo. Tapos ang mga blouses maiikli, hindi tulad ng mga blouses sa Pinas na medyo mahaba haba , para if meron ka, di masyadong halata kasi mahaba ang blouse. 
Yung material nila dito, if cotton, yon bang parang madaling magfade, sabagay yung iba kasi galing sa Vietnam or China, or Mexico. Ewan ko if natataon lang na ganong cotton nakikita ko, and if hindi naman cotton yung material, un bang mga mga stretchable? Tapos pa, ang mga sizes, pag sa medium ako , masikip, pag large naman, maluwag??? Kaloka di ba ??
Hay , kakamiss talaga magshopping sa Pilipinas kong mahal, like SM . Sa SM Mall pa lang, dami mo na pagpipilian, di mo na kailagan magdrive around punta sa iba’t ibang stores kasi sa SM palang, dami nang brands and marami ding pagpipilian na stores sa loob ng mall tulad ng Rustan’s, Cinderella, Bench, at kung ano ano pa. Limot ko na ibang stores kasi sa SM pa lang , nakikita ko na kagad ang hinahanap ko.
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I felt the same. It takes a while to really find the right place that carries that right stuff, right size for you. Being Asians, we are mostly in the petite section. Banana Republic, Gap and Old Navy are some of my favorite stores. When budget is restricted, I go to the Outlet stores. I did miss SM, Galleria and other department stores in Manila where you find everything you want and need in one humongous location. No need to drive. Galleria for example, has Fedex, a gunshop and a furniture store in one of its levels.
Going back to shopping here. Let me also introduce the idea of alteration. Pag mahaba ang jeans, the stores usually will alter for you for free. Just ask. Or if you really find something, nice but not quite to your size, take it to a seamstress or a friend who knows who to sew. By the way, don’t take your alteration to a shop in the mall, they charge an arm and a leg even for jeans trimming. An alternaltive is either a trusted Indian seamstress in Fremont. Took a soft suede boots to her one time and she did a really good job for only $25. A cobbler would have charged me $100!
It takes patience and definitely resourcefulness. Happy shopping!
We really cherish this site. Wewish we could come here everyday\all day.
Kaloka ang ibang pinoy. Pag nasa pinas, gusto imported. Pag dating dito, gusto galing pinas. Puro reklamo. Di wag nyong bilhin. Lipad kayo ng pinas para mag shopping ganun lang yun.