A Favorite Outlet Store

A few weeks ago, I mentioned the many outlet shops we have here in Paseo de Sta. Rosa.  Whenever a new shop opens, naturally I'd go and take a visit asap to check if it's worth including in my usual (window) shopping route.  For a while I'd drop by that particular shop on a regular basis until another shop opens, and then that would be my new "site".

Out of all these retail shops, however, the Bench outlet is the one that remains in my top list of places to drop by in that area.  When I saw it was being constructed last year, I shrugged and wondered, "Why Bench?" I mean, not to look down on the brand but I just thought it was somehow a little out of place since it was surrounded by Marks & Spencer, Debenhams, Aerosoles, Nine West, Gap, Banana Republic, etc. What I failed to realize, however, is that it also carries La Senza, Mothercare, Charles & Keith, Lyn, Pedro, Face Shop, F&X, and more.  Homygash, it was heaven in there! These are nice retail brands but products are being sold at affordable prices.

These are low-res photos as I just used my paparazzi skills to get them.  I don't get why they wouldn't want their shop to be photographed though.

On the left side are American Eagle, F&X, Chaps, and Celio.  Mothercare is at the center.  There's also a small area for Kasheica's Luxe line.

Lyn and Pedro.  (That sounded like a couple's name! lol!)  Some shoes are on sale for up to 70% off!

La Senza Lingerie.  It's quite a big area too.

Charles & Keith.  Sorry for the blurred pic.  This was the time they told me taking photos isn't allowed.

Sure the styles are not the newest ones but for someone like me who isn't really so much into what's uso, this is definitely worth spending some time and moola on. Stocks/sizes may sometimes be limited (as what is common during sale seasons) but you just have to be patient enough to look around for good finds.

The down side of living near these rows of outlet shops is that whenever I shop in malls like Glorietta or Power Plant, I always end up debating in my head whether or not to get a particular item knowing that I can probably get a similar product at a lower cost, in a place very near to us where the shiny 4-letter word S-A-L-E happens all year round.

Til next outlet shop feature! :)

Giordano in Paseo

Yes, Giordano now has an outlet store here in Paseo de Sta. Rosa.  Another addition to my mental must-drop-by list whenever we’re in the area (which is at least once a week)!  

Last Sunday, we decided to take Marcus out for a ride on his bike.  Usually, we’d go to Solenad 1 in Nuvali but recently it’s getting crowded on weekends so for a change we went to Paseo instead.  Am I glad we did because I learned, thanks to this girl carrying an attention-grabbing bright orange paper bag, that Giordano is finally open!  

They have a lot of jackets, jeans, polo shirts, long sleeves, shorts, and shirts. I liked that they have quite a range of sizes unlike in other stores on sale where there are just broken sizes and stocks are very limited.  There were a variety of colors and designs and cuts.

Polo shirts were P400 to P425 each, shirts for P350, and shorts for P600 up.  There were chinos being sold for just P500 but Jax couldn’t find the perfect fit for him.  

Good thing little dude wasn't on hyper mode so we were able to buy a few items while he went around bobbing his head to the music and playing with these belts.

Next time I’ll share the rest of the outlet shops that we are enjoying here in the south. There's so much more! :)