The weekend (Part 3b).. the financial hell come true

Despite letting in 2 goals early in the game… I continue strut along towards my favourite shop… a place where there’s always something for everyone… Timberland!!

After narrowly missing the replacement for my old, 4 year running sports sandal shoe from adidas, AT ADIDAS… I am determined that the 4 year wait for the replacement should end today… more becoz of the need to protect my feet from the strenuous terrains of Grand Canyon, which I will be in, in two weeks’ time, then the urge for shopping….

I stepped in, full of confidence… and once again…. Timberland saw my need, and met it! One pair of walking, trekking, sports, covered shoes… for a mere US$50… You wont find this price in Singapore, I assure you… and another wallet for $5…. (eh… when did I need a wallet?) The wallet was becoz, we needed to buy $100 to get 15% discount I think, so the wallet that cost $10, now only cost us an incremental cost of $5… can act as spare wallet mah… clever hor?

We are not even 1 quarter through, and the last count, I have spent $200 on things that I do not need!!

But how can anyone say no to Quicksilver/Roxy? Not US….. Zing and I went across the garage (also know as CAR PARK) to the Quicksilver store… I never bought a Authentic Board Shorts (Authentic means Quicksilver… the rest are all poor imitations) becoz they are really expensive for so little material… but we all know people pay good money for the style, more than the amount of cloth.. While it cost about S$60 in Singapore (I think), it only cost US$25 here… WHY NOT? I also got myself a shirt… never done that in Singapore… becoz I never want to pay more than $40 for a short sleeve shirt… the cost? US$20!!

Chirp chirp chirp!!

Finally… almost time to concede defeat….. (for wuss like Thinmonkey… yes… ) NO! not until we conquer another sports store… Reebok… I always wanted to own one NBA jersey… maybe Shaq, maybe Lebron James, maybe Garnett….. So I was always looking for bargains… Usually these jerseys are only suitable for those who actually wear them… not for small Asians like me… So I gave up after a while… but out of the blue.. (the why didn’t I think of that moment) I thought, if the adult size are super big… then wouldn’t the kids size fit me?

I tried it on… and it fits… one cost US$36 after discount… not too expensive… considering that usually one will cost US$60 or more… and I got 2… due to some discounts, the 2nd one is $26… very cheap..

Why two? I was deciding between McGrady and Bryant… both excellent players… while I think Bryant is better, I can only go to Rockets games… so I got both!

Day completed? No… not before dinner.. (at $2.50 per person… why do pple save on necessities and splurge on materials things? We are urbanites after all… driven by material wants…) And of course… the long drive home…

We reached home at 11pm… before the start of another work day… A satisfied customer… just US$350 poorer…