National Bookstore Warehouse Sale

Hear ye! Hear ye! National Bookstore Warehouse Sale is coming! 

Photo courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Book-Store/72546266913

I don't know with you but the mere sight or mention of the word sale makes me crazy. As in! So just imagine how I was when the announcement appeared in my FB newsfeed. Just to give you an idea, 

     I froze...

     My heart skipped a beat...

     I took a deep breath...

     I screamed, "It's baaaaaaaaaaack!"

All that happened at the same time. Oh well, kinda.  I thought to myself: A self-proclaimed superb bargain hunter me just can't, couldn't, and wouldn't let this pass! Even if it is so much hassle to get to National Bookstore Quezon Avenue branch from Paranaque, I will be there. Take that as a fact. A pact.

You see, sometime last year, I got hooked to forums, blogs, FB pages looking for good bargain deals. And when I saw NBS' warehouse sale, a voice within dictated me to go. So I did. Even if it meant searching for books from what was left after 6 days, it was not a bad idea at all that I went. Actually, it was a good idea. Oh, wait, it was a great idea! Just imagine, I got a number of hardcover children's books for less than PhP 180.00, and some activity books for less than 40 bucks! Beat that! When it was time for me to pay for my loot, I almost made a cartwheel stunt upon learning that all I purchased amounted to PhP 1,445.00 ONLY. That was almost 80% off the actual prices [of course, that I found out after I computed for the original price of the items with me when I got home :)]. 

Here, take a peek at just some of my loot from NBS Warehouse Sale last November 2013:

Here's also the comparative pricelist I made.

Orig Price   Sale Price  The Flintstones Sticker Book                            89.00                              10.00 Scooby Doo Wipe-Clean Book                          105.00                              10.00 Black Book of Universe                            35.00                              10.00 Pirate Party Pages of Sticker Fun                            89.00                              10.00 Let's Go Green: Picture Puzzles                            75.00                              20.00 Fun to Learn Wipe-Clean Book                            89.00                              20.00 Eye Trix #1                          175.00                              20.00 Eye Trix #3                          175.00                              20.00 Eye Trix #4                          175.00                              20.00 Ben 10 Wipe & Clean Book                          135.00                              35.00 Marvel Heroes Colouring & Activity Pad                            35.00                              35.00 Eric Carle: A House for Hermit Crab                          215.00                              50.00 The Quiet Book                          459.00                              50.00 Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday                          359.00                              50.00 Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale                          359.00                              50.00 Rainbow Fish and the Sea Monster's Cave                          359.00                              50.00 Guess How Much I Love You My Baby Book                          525.00                              75.00 Dooby Dooby Moo                          609.00                            150.00 Llama Llama Home with Mama                          729.00                            175.00

See? The upcoming warehouse sale is surely a grand way of welcoming 2014. Who would've have thought that right after the holiday season and about 11 months early, you can grab and stock some Christmas gifts errrrr special occasion gifts for your family and friends. I bet you can't resist bringing home a handful of titles or knick-knacks or supplies for yourself, too. Anyway, it wouldn't hurt your pocket. So better save the dates, January 15-19 [Wednesday to Sunday] and show up! 

See you there!