Shopping. And more shopping!


Make a comparison between these 2 dresses. Apart from the colour, there is no difference. Fabric, design, texture. Everything is the same.
Cynthia and me practically scurried into the shop and peeped at the price tag.
And guess what.
The dress is selling at S$89 at Phuture London.
I bought it online at only S$16 after a 15% discount.
That's a 5.5 times difference.
*shocked*
I am so pleased with myself.
Because of a pair of shoes, it displayed the "sortness" in me. Saw one nice pair of pumps one or two weeks ago at Charles & Keith. Asked for my right size but there was no more stock. So I just left the shop. Saw it a few more times when I went browsing around C&K outlets, and I like it the more I see it. So, while shopping at Casueway Point last Mon with Xiuhui, I decided to try it on but like the previous time, no more my size. So I decided to try the fit nonetheless, and insisted on trying it in another colour. It's so nice. And therefore I got so determined to own it. I asked the staff to check other stores for me, and he returned asking me which outlet I prefer, coz they don't do transfer and I had to pick it up myself. That was a really busy time then, and it took him a looooonnnngggg time to check that few outlets for me, that includes PS, Suntec, Citylink, MS and Novena Sq. Didn't check Wisma coz I came from there. All no more stock. So disappointing. He asked me for further choices and driven to desperation, I told him any outlet will do. Within a minute, he came back stating that there is no more size 37 in ALL OUTLETS.
Then I told Hui, if let me check dio other outlets still have, I'll make sure he dies. Haha I am so evil. But who ask him to lie. It's not nice to lie and later dio li-ar you know.
Casted that issue aside but it came back while shopping togther with Skelan on Sat. It was a crowded timing too. (Come to think of it, when is C&K not crowded? Sigh SG is just so deprived of nice shoes brands, poor SG girls.) I picked up the model and approached one of the staff, asking her to help me check. As usual, she checked all outlets in town area and came back with negative answer. I thought: No point asking her to check popular outlet coz it's bound to be sold out. So I got her to check the outlet located in the most ulu place in SG (at least to me). Parkway parade. And really, they still have my size 37!!! Hoho I am such a genius.
But comes along with it is another problem. How am I going to get it? I looked at Skelan with the most pitiful face I can make, but before anything came out of my mouth, he said:" You don't expect me to fetch you to get it hor, it's damn far and out of the place lor..."
Damn. He actually saw through my evil plan. And my pitiful face doesn't work anymore. Boo hoo hoo...
By that time, I also paiseh to ask the girl to check for me anymore, since she has already rendered sufficient assistance (unlike that cheater guy at cwp) by finding the pumps at Parkway. I took C&K's namecard and asked the girl to write the model number for me. She told me reservation is for 3 days. So I called C&K outlets today in office, in hope that there is another outlet with my size 37, so that I don't have to go to that ulu place on earth. Besides being far, it is inaccessible also can.
First I called Junction 8,
then Central(Clark Quay),
then Vivo City,
then Compass Point,
then Bugis,
then Tampines Mall,
then Jurong Point.
All no more already!!! Damn sad can. I only left with Amara, Clifford centre and Changi Airport never call nia.
By the time I put down the phone after I called Vivo, Cynthia saw my utterly disappointed and depressed look on my face and laughed. She added salt to my wound by saying now I know how she felt when she couldn't get her favourite dress at Topshop after running to all Topshop stores in SG. Coz that time I just merely told her: Hiya never mind la...
But at least I never laughed at her what.
However, still being nice, she told me her friend often go to that ulu place. So she can get her friend to get it for me. And immediately she took out her phone and messaged her friend. Her friend is fine with that idea!!! There are so many nice helpful people around. Haha. And I gave her the model number and my name, so that her friend can pick it up for me.
Keeping my fingers crossed that her friend don't put me aeroplane. Else I think I will really go crazy.
Ya, all that just because of a pair of shoes.
p/s: I forgot to take note of that cheater guy's name. And I can't remember how he looks like. Luckily for him. If not I will sure complain until he dies. How can he be so heartless, he will never understand the feeling of not being able to get the shoes you love so much because it's sold out. Coz he is not a girl. He will never understand. All guys must be thinking: Hiya dun have jiu dun have lor... what's the big deal. Get other designs lor. Anyway got so many pairs of shoes already...
But every pair is different hor.
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I am going to be $100+ poorer every month. Coz my dad submitted the GIRO form for the repayment of the debt to his CPF account that was being used as school fees for my poly. I told him that I want to continue to defer. Like what I have been doing for the past 4 years. But he decided that it's time to repay coz further deferment will only chalk up more interest, implying that I have to pay even more. He made me signed on the stupid GIRO form, which I did so very relectantly. One more thing to pay for every month apart from my handphone bill that cost $30 a month, which I am paying only like once every quarter year. Haha. Super buay gam wan. My $$$... Sobs. I could have used the money to shop you know. =(