The Malaysia Mega Carnival Sale started sometime in July and will end on the 16th of this month. Most shops and departmental stores are on sale, some even offering huge discounts up to 80% off. Have you shopped till you drop?

Well I haven’t really been shopping. Mostly because I don’t buy much clothes from shops now since I run Penny’s Online Shop. All I bought during the sale period thus far are some tailored pants and skirt for work which I don’t sell online, a pair of Mary Jane walking shoes and some skin care products.

For the latter, there isn’t much sale offered. I was hunting for the best eye cream for wrinkles because I’m starting to see some fine lines develop, but I haven’t quite found the one. Looked through some magazines for suggestions but those which are being featured often came with a huge price tag.

So I guess I don’t really have to buy that in times of sales because no discounts are given for such items anyway.

What have you shopped for thus far? Did you spend more than you expected just because it’s sale time and you bought things that are heavily discounted that you never planned to buy before hand? I’m sure some of us did…I would be the first to admit I did

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I’ve been on the lookout for some home fittings and was recently shown a full page advertisement about this place called Houz Depot. They prize themselves to be offering good prices for their products. In the advertisement, it shows there’s a 3-day sale of up to 70% off and the tagline caught my eyes – The Largest Home Improvement Wholesale Hyperstore.

Good thing that they are located quite close to where I am, so I guess I can plan a visit this weekend to see if they are as good as they advertise to be, price wise. If they are really at “wholesale” prices, I would definitely recommend to a friend who’s thinking of self-furnishing some place she wants to buy as an investment from some Outer banks foreclosures. Smart move to get discounted properties, another smart move to buy fittings at great prices too!

Has anyone been to this place before? Any good, any reviews to share? Or you just want to wait for my visit there and tell you more about it?

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Just a quick note to share that Popular Bookstore is having a Popular Book Fair since 16 March until 28 March 2010 at Ground Floor of Ikano Power Centre. You won’t miss it as it’s right next to the travellator.

I bought some popular titles from there, mainly books that are good for achieving greater heights in your careers. Some are on great buy basis whilst a lot are about 20% off. There are also bargain corners where the sale ranges from 50% to 70%. Lots of genre of books are available, from non-fiction to fiction and are available for books in Chinese, English and Malay languages.

There are also lots of CDs for sale as well as educational toys for toddlers and children alike. Check it out if you are in the area this weekend.

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If you are in the midst of moving and need to shop for things for your new home, there isn’t a greater timing than now. Just browse the Shopping N Sales website and you will find lots of sales going on for home furnishings and fixtures.

Even for those who aren’t moving, I’m sure the sales look tempting for you to change some items around the home if the prices are attractive enough. One of the reasons I won’t go and take a peek at these sales is so that I don’t get tempted to spend.

So if you are looking for some new curtains for the new year, a new futon or sofa, some classic Murray Feiss lighting, new electrical items or home appliances, even some musical instrument like a piano or guitar, check out all those sales and warehouse sales listed on Shopping N Sales! It’s simply amazing that all these sales are going on at the same time.

If you have purchased a property and planning to put in some simple furnishings and rent it out for a better price, do take advantage to hunt for bargains at these warehouse sales that are coming up too.

Anyone tempted to go shopping now?

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Yesterday was the start of the Vichy Friends & Family Christmas Sale at Uptown, PJ. The sale continues this Friday to Sunday, but in Klang. So I took the opportunity to go for yesterday’s sale since I don’t know my way around Klang area at all. Here’s how it went.

I reached there just before 10am which is the stipulated time for the sale to start. I was told that it’s not opened for public yet and it was only opened for staff then. So I took a seat and waited for about 10 minutes and when 10am came, I proceeded to enter the room where the sale was.

I didn’t see any other non-staff there then, so I guess I must’ve been the first one there. However, I was rather disappointed that there wasn’t very much put on sale. To begin with, there weren’t many Vichy items up for grabs. Just the Normaderm and Bi-White range of cleansers, the Bi-White toner, some eye creams and anti-pigmentation fluid which I happily grabbed, the Normaderm night moisturiser and some bodycare products.

I spotted a whole bunch of the sunblock and I wanted one too, but was told that they were fully reserved by the staff and there was no more for sale. Quite sad, huh?

So all I bought were these:

From left to right:
1) The Thermal Fix Eyes Cooling Decongesting Hydrogel cost me just RM20 (comes in a 15ml glass jar). I don’t know how much it usually costs but I’m guessing not cheap at all. So I grabbed 2 jars of this!

2) The Bi-White Advanced Anti-Dark Circles Whitening Corrective Eye Care cost me RM30. I am currently using this, and I don’t remember how much I paid for it in retail price. Maybe around RM70 for a 15ml bottle.

3) The Bi-White Advanced Intensive Whitening Corrective Care is also something I’m currently using to control pigmentation. I bought it at RM160 retail price but at the sale, it only cost RM50.

So do you think they are good buys? I definitely am happy with them. I checked the expiry dates for each of the products too and they expire between June to September next year. So I better make sure to finish these products by then.

If you think the sales are worth going for, you can go for the session in Klang. For more details, you can check it out here. Hopefully they put out more products during the weekend sale.

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