The weekend (Part 3a).. the inevitable trip to financial hell

Day 4… the inevitable… much awaited… much fear (financially)… TRIP TO SAN MARCOS OUTLET MALLS!!!

Background: One of the best loved things about the US is the outlet malls. Do you get cheap things here? NO! Do you get RELATIVELY cheap BRANDED goods here? YES! And San Marcos must be the mother of all outlet malls, aka factory outlets…. It is made up of Prime Outlet and Tanger Outlet… and is so huge that I was unable complete one of the two malls after one full day of shopping!!!!

The thing about shopping… it’s always about relativity… do you need it? NO… Is it relatively cheaper, which makes buying it worthwhile? A lot of times… YES! For a lot of things… YES!

Despite the appeal of shopping, the one I love, me, Tim and Sharpie set out for the malls pretty late in the morning… about 11. This is my 2nd trip here, but I have never set foot on the “Tanger Mall” part of San Marcos (San Marcos is the town/city, we call it San Marcos because these malls are located there, and they are probably the most well known things there) before…. After hearing so much about it… I cant wait to begin my adventure.

Below are the results of battles:

First up… Adidas outlet… Nike is never cheap… Reebok is never nice.. Adidas is a good “in-between”… you can occasionally find good deals… it’s never a waste of effort…

So HERE it is… the first defeat of the day… A pair of shoes that I don’t need… Something which is similar to what I have… but still… at 25% plus another 15% discount… who dare pass it up… so I got it… for a mere US$29 (S$46).

Justification: Why did I buy? It’s cheaper than what I would have paid… I wanted to buy something that cost abt US$50… so it’s worth it… (not convinced? More to come)

After roaming around, and getting my stomach filled, with cheap food… and lotsa free refills of drinks… it’s time for the hunter to move on..

Not long after… the hunter became the hunted… at a shoe outlet… some funny name it is called… My current 10 mth old Renoma Dress shoe will not serve me any longer… it’s successor has to be found… and it has to be found HERE!

Good things comes in pairs… and I bought a pair of pair of shoes… (sounds confusing… actually it’s two pairs of shoes) One may ask… how many pairs can u wear to work at one time? One..? (Girls will tell you that the answer is 1 divided by 0… infinite)

I bought a nice, dark brown, plain looking shoe…. With a little extra leather in front (a bit of pattern… if not always kenna complain that my shoes all look the same… ) It’s the Shoe that will serve my working needs…








The other… Still brown (why 2 pairs of brown?...… Answer: WHY NOT? "Quote from peng)… it’s slightly more flashy… a little bit more pattern… something that I always wanted to buy… since 1 pair for $60, and 2 for $100… I needed one…. so the 2nd one is effectively only $40!! So Chirp chirp chirp….

(Quote from Ng Eng Juan: THE MORE YOU BUY, THE MORE YOU SAVE!!)

Side note: At least it’s cheaper than 3 for $179… which I would not fork out to buy… let alone 1 for $179, or for that matter, $210 (sorry kee.. it’s you!)