It's Christmas Again

Christmas is just around the corner. Malls already have Christmas trees and other décor of the season as early as October. And after Halloween bazaars here and there have started to crowd trade shows and exhibits. I have already done my Christmas shopping as early as first week of October to avoid the holiday rush. I started going around malls in the metropolis to check out mall sale and discounted bargains. Megamall and SM Mall of Asia had a sale recently for Barbie bags, shoes, apparels and other fashion accessories. Most are @ 50%. I bought 3 Barbie backpack and 1 sling bag for my officemates daughter. This cost me 250.00 for the former and 220.00 for the latter. Another place I went to was SM Makati and Landmark. I went there 2 weeks ago. Actually I went to see my doctor at Makati Medical Center for my weekly check-up, on my way to MRT I passed by the mall. I found their cute Sesame Street slipper for toddlers and preschooler for only 110.00. Not bad. I bought khaki freego pants for my godson and nephew. I found this really cute hip-hop Porsche pants for my teenager nephew. I also bought fashionable Anika dresses @ Landmark Children’s’ Section for 450.00 @ 50% discount.

Another place I want to try is Greenhills tiangge to scout for other gifts to complete my gift list. It’s wise to start shopping early; this gives me ample time to budget my finances because I want my peso to go a long way.

Christmas gift shopping is part of my annual budget. I usually set aside 50% of my 13th month pay as my Christmas shopping budget.