Friday, January 20, 2012

South America - Shopping Haul


Yes, I did went on a "Buy, buy, buy" frenzy, thanks to the cultural obsession I have. And on my mind was "OMG I'll never find these things in my country"... bad mindset to have when traveling. I never thought coats and alpaca wool would be super expensive (coats and ponchos were around RM500-RM800 after conversion) but oh so comfy that I might even wear it to Hong Kong in March! ^.^ and oh my God, they had beautiful accessories which we paid in USD and had to weigh to determine price and it is the reason why I couldn't buy anyone anything. IT. WAS. NOT. CHEAP.

The three tiered stone necklace in beige alone was like around USD120 (even the belt was about the same price) and the rings were RM80 each and it was the cheapest, trust me -_-" So when people asked me if I bought anything for them I really didn't know what to say. Sorry, guys. =(

The cheapest things I got were the bags and of course, the Havaianas which was like... RM60 (The plain ones here in Malaysia is around RM80... so not worth it and I had to buy cause my previous one was getting a little old)


So I ended up with 


A pair of Havaianas, one Victoria's Secret Noir Tease, one Victoria's Secret Gorgeous body mist, one tribal purse, one pink scarf, four local stone necklaces (from each country) - one for point8cam's mum, two colorful stone rings from Peru, tribal headbands and one string headband (the real deal), one woven belt, one wrist cuff for point8cam handmade by street peddlers (mostly gypsies), one Brazil tank top, one Argentinian rugby women's jersey, one 100% Peru tee for point8cam which I thought was cute, two Peruvian woven sling bags, two Peruvian woven backpack (one with leather), one woven high cut sneakers in Peruvian print, one lilac parka, one red coat, two baby alpaca wool poncho...


and these doesn't include my sister's purchases. I had so much trouble trying to pack on our last day oh my God, the last time it was like this was when I went to London. Why oh whyyyyy T_T














I'm gonna die and go bankrupt from my soon to come Hong Kong trip, should I decide to extend it, thanks to the existence of a HUGE H&M near Mongkok area, and not to mention the ladies' market and also whatever shops there is in Disneyland itself  -___________________-


oh, and point8cam and I are planning to see if we can do World's Tallest Bungy at Macau Tower. IF lah the trip goes through.


Must start auctioning my male friends at bars for money.





6 comments:

  1. which male frens u auctioning honey... LOL

    I like the rings!!!

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  2. i like the purse!
    is that purse?the one with belts and rings?
    also the bags!
    so nice and unique.. :)

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  3. i love the woven backpack with embossed leather. It sooo tribe-y. The headbands too!

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