I understand the urge to check out sales especially if the discounts reach up to 80%, but there are sales that are worth it and there are those that just aren’t.

For example, yesterday, andrea and I decided to go to Ortigas to check out this major Crocs sale. According to the adverstisements, discounts range from 50% to 80% so the pairs you see in the mall for 1,500 bucks can be bought there at 500 to 600 pesos. Very seductive right? That’s what we also thought.

Being a veteran of sales already, we expected to encounter long lines. That’s just a logical thing to anticipate during these occasions but an hour and a half worth of waiting in line was just beyond my expectations – and this is just to get inside the venue. Within the warehouse itself, the sandals, shoes, or whatever kind of Crocs merchandise type you’re looking for, were all scattered on the floor like one big ukayan. The boxes were in shambles. It was so disorganized that you actually have to go through the lot to get matching pairs. There was absolutely no order. Seems like another hellish ordeal doesn’t it? Not really. This part is actually a walk in the park compared to the payment line that you have to stay in after selecting your items.

It was a good thing andrea and I had a plan. You see, after getting inside the warehouse, we agreed that I was to get in the payment line at once (the long line rivalling that of the entrance line) and wait for andrea to finish selecting her Crocs. Afterwards, she is to exchange places with me so I can have my turn selecting mine. Seems sound? In theory yes, but waiting in line for another hour just seems to erase all traces of logic. By the time we finished with everything, I was just so angry at the whole ordeal. Yes we did get amazing discounts, but we had to spend 4 hours of our afternoon walking and standing in line (3 hours for waiting in line and an hour choosing our Crocs).

In the end, we bought a pair for Mateo, a pair for andrea and then a pair for me. Mateo and andrea loved their Crocs. I however, am having second thoughts about mine because it is several sizes larger than my size. I mean, the only available sizes for men when we got inside were 12 and 13 so what was I to do?

Is it worth all the effort? Perhaps it is. Perhaps I’m just sourgraping because I didn’t get what I wanted. I don’t know. All I’m sure of right now, is that I’m not going back there again even if it means wearing a bigger pair of sandals or selling these brand new Crocs.