Great Singapore Sale

The Great Singapore Sale 2009

The Great Singapore Sale is here again. The Great Singapore Sale 2009 officially starts on 29 May 09 and ends on 26 July 2009.

The Great Singapore Sale initially started off as an event for the tourists. The Singapore Tourism Board launched the first Great Singapore Sale to boost the retail industry in Singapore.

In recent years, the locals as well as tourists are getting the annual Great Singapore Sale fever. The Great Singapore Sale takes place during the June holiday. The retailers can hire the students to work part time to deal with the crowds. The students can make extra money, and spend on the Great Singapore Sale.

The official website of The Great Singapore Sale http://www.greatsingaporesale.com.sg promises discounts up to 70%.

I hate to see this phase “up to 70%”, since that could mean anything from 10% to 70%. The trick is to compare the price after discount across a few major department stores. The Great Singapore Sale is a time for the local and tourists to lose weight too.

Imagine walking from morning to night, shopping, shopping and shopping. Imagine, you compare price of the products from A to B to C, then back to A to buy the products. How much calories do you lose?

That is precisely what most shoppers do at Great Singapore Sale. They do not buy the products at the first shop they go in. They have to compare prices with a few other shops, before deciding which shop sells cheaper product.

Sometimes you will see shoppers walking from one end of Orchard Road to the other end, then revert just to buy the products that are selling at deeper discounts. When they reach the first shop, the products sold out. They have to return the next day to get the products. Great Singapore Sale is driving people crazy! Great Singapore Sale does make you walk more than usual.

When the Great Singapore Sale started years ago, only the shopping malls in town area joined the Great Singapore Sale craze. Now, the whole Singapore is displaying the logo of the Great Singapore Sale. Even the neighborhood shopping malls and the shops in the residential areas are offering deep discounts.

There are many stories of Great Singapore Sale. Some ladies spend a lot of money on handbags, shoes, clothing and cosmetics during Great Singapore Sale. They buy enough to stock the house for the next 12 months. Imagine buying enough shower foam, facial wash, perfume and cosmetics to last till the next Great Singapore Sale.

Some shoppers are very far-sighted. They buy enough gifts for Christmas and other festive gift-giving occasions, so that they do not have to pay higher prices when the festive seasons come.

Some parents buy enough clothing for their growing kids. Instead of buying just one single size, they buy a few sizes, so that their children can never outgrow all the sizes.

The teenagers will buy the latest technology gadgets, since they are able to get most of the latest models at half price.

The foreigners working in Singapore enjoy the Great Singapore Sale too. They are able to buy many products that cost less in Singapore, and ship the products home. Some of them ask their friends who are going on home leave to bring the products home.

Great Singapore Sale is as much for the tourists as for the locals. In fact, the locals benefit more. We are more familiar with neighbor shopping malls and shops. We know which products sell cheaper in the heartland, and which products sell cheaper in town area.

Great Singapore Sale is the time that many employees take vacation leave. They will dedicate the weekends and a few weekdays for shopping. They are buying for themselves, their children, their parents, their in-laws and their spouses.

They need a few days to buy for children. They arrange a few days to bring their parents and in-laws out to the shopping malls. They have to go different places to shop for different people.

Bring parents and in-laws to Chinatown areas is a logical choice. The shops there cater mainly to people of this age group. There are many Traditional Chinese Medical Halls in this locality. Great Singapore Sale is a great chance to get herbs and spices at deep discount.

Great Singapore Sale is also a time to enjoy food. Restaurants, fast foods, cafés and other eating outlets will roll out promotional set meals. After all, we do need a lot of energy walking here and there, carrying so many shopping bags of goods.

The organizers of Great Singapore Sale always run some lucky draws. Beside the official organizers of Great Singapore Sale, the management of shopping malls and the manufacturers of products also run their own lucky draws. There will be a lot of chances to win big money. It is an exciting time to complete the lucky draw forms and to scratch the instant draw cards. The joy of shopping is reflected on the many happy faces of consumers.

Many shopping malls arrange for shoppers to enjoy late night shopping during Great Singapore Sale. The atmosphere of shopping is very different in the middle of the night than during the day time. Somehow, shopping at 10 pm gives a more romantic feel to the experience of shopping.

There are some 24 hours hypermarkets in Singapore. Shopping for grocery in the middle of the night is nothing new. However, shopping for the pair of shoes, for the blouses and office wears at 10:30 pm is only possible during the Great Singapore Sale.

Hopefully, the Great Singapore Sale event can grow till a stage to enable 24 hours shopping experience.

The Great Singapore Sale lasts for 2 months. The shopping malls will face an increase in shoppers, but not too crowded to suffocate anyone. There is room enough to move around the shopping mall leisurely.

There is time for you to try all the tester products. There is time for you to try out the cakes, muffins and whatever the bakery and eatery offers you. There are some people who prefer to shop at the later part of Great Singapore Sale, after the June holiday.

However, this shopping tactic does not work for those people with odd sizes. When they want to buy the extremely small shoes sizes, or extremely large shoes sizes, they often find that shops do not keep a lot of stocks for odd sizes. The best shopping tactic is to shop at regular interval during Great Singapore Sale.

Great Singapore Sale is coming! So folks, what are you going to buy during the Great Singapore Sale? Do enjoy the shopping experience during the Great Singapore Sale!