Retailers offering bigger rebates; less impulse buying seen as shoppers hunt for bargains; some tourists call for better discounts
By
Teo Wan Gek and Kimberley Lim
The school holidays have started along with the GSS, boosting the shopping crowd. -- ST PHOTO: LIM WUI LIANG
Weekend shopping for Mrs Jade Tan started last Friday.
That was when this year's Great Singapore Sale (GSS) got going - it will roll on till July 26 - and she has already spent $195 so far.
'It's wise to come on the first two days; that's when you can get the good bargains,' said Mrs Tan, a secretary in her late 40s, of her forays to malls in Orchard Road.
Among her shopping steals was an Esprit bag that was originally priced at $129.90. She paid just $19.90.
Like her, many other shoppers are also in a mood to snare bargains, going by what The Sunday Times spotted yesterday.
All seven malls visited - Suntec City, VivoCity, Far East Plaza, Ngee Ann City, Marina Square, AMK Hub and Junction 8 - were packed.
At Takashimaya, for instance, big crowds milled at the sections offering apparel and bags.
Children's toys were also popular buys while designer labels such as Salvatore Ferragamo and Louis Vuitton had their share of customers.
Many malls have splashed out on big newspaper advertisements to tout their tenants' GSS wares.
At women's apparel shop Muy Muy in AMK Hub, tops originally priced at $39.90 are now at $9 each - if you buy a minimum of two pieces.
