There is always a connotation that buying in malls is never
practical…here are several reasons
why I doubt it.
Promo Offers
When malls have” SALE”,
they mark-down their
merchandise almost half the price - the quality is still there, sometimes the
reason is just inventory related (no sizes in clothes, last pair in shoes) or
end-of-season. Although most of the
cases the discount ranges from 10-25 % off, better take this opportunity when there is a NEED to
buy that something that is a bit pricey undiscounted. True that you can bargain
prices with the sellers in the market but it will never be as big as what is
offered in malls. My tip, buy off-season
items (IF you have extra) and just keep it till that same season comes
around, you will notice you bought it almost half the price by then!
Malls also have their “Buy
one, take one” promos, I got most of my curtains this way – the elegance of
the “ring” element is just so appealing
to me. What I notice is that, most of the curtains sold this way is that they
are in bulk, that maybe means customers never find the color or plain design
being a good buy. How you can take advantage of that? The
solution for dull-looking draperies is
combining – try pairing light and dark color or one color each for a four-panel
window see how it perks-up the wall.
This also gives you freedom to buy on your budget. Buy only a set of the
promo if your budget allows you just one for extra expenses, then come back
some time for the other colors.
Customer Raffles
Malls give back to their customers by having “raffle” promos every occasion – that is not gambling because you did not
buy the ticket, it was just given to you as a “token of appreciation” for
patronizing them – it is just that they can not give all the customers a
wonderful gift that would be memorable and exciting – they just have to pick a
limited number of patrons to balance their marketing and promotional
expense. I personally knew someone who
had won a laptop from a raffle promo in SM Mall, Dasmariñas-Cavite and that
proves it is worth trying.
Safety & Comfort
Another consideration is - safer to fit when buying clothes,
there is someone to assist you and the guards are in all the entry points to
inspect all the visitors coming in.
Car park is guarded. Safer parking lot for your Lamborghini, BMW,
Bentley ,Mercedes Benz or your vintage Rolls Royce.
Malls have safer and well-maintained Comfort Rooms, where
there are also vending machines of sanitary napkin, tissue paper etc. inside for your convenience . I also see “diaper changing tables” suspended
on the walls and a separate CR for disabled people.
