I just came back from a quick lunch-time shopping trip. I bought myself a really nice charcoal-coloured woollen winter coat for about $315. Cue had a members' sale and, of course, I (the ever shopaholic) managed to get myself on their mailing list. I happily printed out the flyer and got the coat at a 30% discount. Regular price of the coat was about $450. Yesterday, I dragged Stephen to Briscoe after work because it was the first day of their annual ANZAC weekend sale and we have had a list of household items that we've been meaning to get for a long time now. I got a non-stick frying pan for $9.99 and an fleece electric blanket with dual temperature controls (Yay! No more freezing sheets to climb into at night.) at a 60% discount. We paid about $50. These aren't exactly rock-bottom bargain prices so can you imagine paying regular prices for these items. My wallet will be smarting for weeks!
One good thing that came out of being here in NZ is that I've learnt to take advantage of good deals and discounts, something which I never bothered to do in Singapore. Sales were too chaotic and crowded for me, and I usually ended up buying the non-sale items anyway. I am also guilty of buying items without so much as a glance at the price tags.
Everything here, on the other hand, is so expensive. For example, eating out is pretty costly. A simple lunch can easily come up to $15, which consists of a sandwich or a main dish and a drink. That's double the price of lunch in Singapore. Furniture here is also priced through the roof. We can actually use our Ikea furniture for a year and sell it online here at a profit. We recently sold a study table at a tidy profit of $80. This basically means that these Kiwis are actually paying us to use the furniture before selling them on. Can you beat that?!
One good thing that came out of being here in NZ is that I've learnt to take advantage of good deals and discounts, something which I never bothered to do in Singapore. Sales were too chaotic and crowded for me, and I usually ended up buying the non-sale items anyway. I am also guilty of buying items without so much as a glance at the price tags.
Everything here, on the other hand, is so expensive. For example, eating out is pretty costly. A simple lunch can easily come up to $15, which consists of a sandwich or a main dish and a drink. That's double the price of lunch in Singapore. Furniture here is also priced through the roof. We can actually use our Ikea furniture for a year and sell it online here at a profit. We recently sold a study table at a tidy profit of $80. This basically means that these Kiwis are actually paying us to use the furniture before selling them on. Can you beat that?!
I used to tease my Mom about cutting out coupons and keeping discount vouchers to take advantage of the bargains. Now I'm doing the exact same thing. I can so imagine my Mom going "I told you so!".
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