BUSY, BUSY, BUSY

Sorry for the looooooong break. I haven't posted anything since more than 2 months ago! have been very busy lately and i have no time to do ukay shopping. maybe next month. we'll see.

Ukay Destination 7: ISETANN Recto

Sorry I havn't posted anything in a week. I have been very busy lately.

I'm getting alot of emails asking me to cover certain areas. I hope you understand that it's not easy to get around especially if you don't have the luxury of time. I usually go ukay ukay if i have free time after a meeting, so if i don't have anything to do in a certain place it would be too much of a hassle to go there just to go ukay shopping. If I have time, ok lang I can go.

I will also be objective about it. I'll feature first areas I havn't covered yet. So far I've covered Las Pinas, Muntinlupa, Paranaque, Pasay, Makati, and Taguig. So for this feature I'll cover Manila. There are several Ukay Ukay Destinations in Downtown Manila. One place and probably the most convenient is Isetann in Recto.

ISETANN

RECTO

Isetann Recto is an old mall in downtown manila. It has several shops and a department store. Not many people know that there are also ukay ukay shops here. How many you ask? only 2, but these two shops won't disappoint! The 2 shops are HUGE!!! Probably around 400-500 sqms each, that is just a wild guess. The Ukay Shops here are also branches of popular ukay shops in the metro.

The Ukay Shops here are.

1. RTW Surplus Center
2. Passerby Imported Dry Goods

RTW Surplus Center have several shops in Starmall Alabang, While Passerby is a branch of the Popular ukay shop in Cubao.

Again I'll discuss each shop separately so keep coming back for updates!

HOW TO GET THERE:
Recto, Manila
LRT 2 - get off at Recto Station.
LRT 1 - get off at Carriedo Station then ride a tricycle to Isetann.

Ukay Shop 44: MAGARBO 2 Starmall Las Pinas

MAGARBO 2

STARMALL LAS PINAS

This is the second Magarbo shop in Starmall Las Pinas. Unlike the first one this shop use the single pricing scheme, which is Php 100.00 for everything. And like the Magarbo shops in Starmall Alabang, Items become buy one take one, then 3 for Php 100.00, then 4 for Php 100.00. People ask if you can only buy 1 item if they are on sale, The answer is yes, but you still have to pay Php 100.00. You can't bargain to buy it for Php 25.00. So might as well take time to look for stuff. Alot of great finds here! One of my favorite shops!

HOW TO GET THERE:
STARMALL LAS PINAS
Directions

MAGARBO 2
Ground Floor

Ukay Shop 43: MAGARBO Starmall Las Pinas

MAGARBO

STARMALL LAS PINAS

This is one of the two Magarbo Shops in Starmall Las Pinas. Although they carry the same name, they are not similar in concept, pricing wise. This shop is different from the other Magarbo shops, including the ones in Starmall Alabang, becuase their products are more expensive. Remember, Magarbo shops usually use the Php 100.00 for everything pricing scheme. The explanation? They've selected the nicer clothes for this shop, better clothes equates to higher price.

Take note that this shop only sells women's clothing. And it's a very small shop.

HOW TO GET THERE:
STARMALL LAS PINAS
Directions

MAGARBO
Ground Floor

Ukay Shop 42: FASHION DE LITE Starmall Las Pinas

FASHION DE LITE
STARMALL LAS PINAS

Fashion De Lite is a popular Ukay Shop in Cubao and they also have a branch in the south, Located inside Starmall Las Pinas! This Ukay Shop sells alot of clothes and shoes with a few bags. Shoes are actually well priced, especially when on sale, and they have lots of it. Staff here are very friendly and its also a comfortable place to shop. It is bright, roomy, and airconditioned.

One thing I noticed about this shop is, it might be an extension of an Ukay Shop in Sucat! Extension meaning some of the unsold clothes in that shop is brought here! How did I know? The clothes I found in the sucat store I found here after a few weeks. Add to that the fact that I sometimes see their cashier in that Ukay Shop in Sucat. I didn't bother to ask but I'm pretty sure both shops are owned by only one person.

HOW TO GET THERE:
STARMALL LAS PINAS
Directions

FASHION DE LITE
Ground Floor

Ukay Business 4: EMCEE GARMENTS CENTRAL

EMCEE GARMENTS CENTRAL

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Get 50% off on Great Selection of ITEMS from Casual Wear to MEN’S/LADIES Business Wear (Corporate Attire). Price ranges from P25.00 up

Get various branded clothings like Bossini, Guess,Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Dolce & Gabbana,Old Navy,Diesel,MNG, Zara,United Colors of Benetton, G2000,Esprit, Marks & Spencer,U2,Gap,Pierre Cardin,Van heussen, Giordano, and many more…

My HK Box (always a mixed items) Class A is P13,500 inclusive of shipment cost.

Bundle (always a one item only) P9k to P15k.Depending on the item you select.

If you want to order with a P2k capital plus P500 shipping charge delivery will be after (3) days from the time the payment was deposited.

GREAT BARGAIN Available are :

MIXED BLOUSES (15/pc / P6,000/bundle or /400 pcs)

CAPRI /LONG PANTS for Ladies (P60/pc./P6,000/bundle or 100 pcs.)

For Provincial Order: additional P1000/bundle freight cost charge.

Acct Name: MARITES PAULO

Bank Branch: BDO SM Megamall

Account No: 440379679***
(Minimum of 10 bundles to get additional discount and to be free of charge on freight cost or free delivery).

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EMAIL: maritespaulo@ymail.com

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Ukay Article 6: UKAY UKAY IN BAGUIO CITY

UKAY UKAY IN BAGUIO CITY
By: http://www.gobaguio.com/

Long before SM City Baguio was erected on Luneta Hill (where grand old Pines Hotel used to stand), office workers in Camp John Hay invited me one day to go to "SM!"

Knowing then that there was no such mall in the City of Pines, I went along and, to my surprise, they took me to a street behind the old Bayanihan Hotel where second hand clothes were for sale.

For that was what SM stood for in Baguio City in the early 1990s -- Segunda
Mano, a Spanish phrase meaning "second hand"), instead of the initials of a popular string of malls in the Philippines: SM, which was originally named Shoe Mart.

CONTINUE READING ---> http://www.gobaguio.com/ukay-ukay-in-baguio.html

Photo Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26352251@N00/3212177085/

Ukay Star 1: RAJO LAUREL

Celebrities, Models, Designers, Artists, Stylists, etc. ... They love ukay ukay too!

RAJO LOVES UKAY!

"I always go UKAY-UKAY in Dumaguete! I love vintage hunting here, as it's very organized and it's not so dusty! There are several vintage centers in the city. but my favorite is AlenMae. I won't disclose where it is...LOL! But when you come to Dumaguete, every tricycle driver knows where it is."

Source: http://blogs.stylebible.ph/rajosblog/2009/04/25/dumaguete-daze/

LET'S SPREAD UKAY LOVE!

Ukay Shop 41: TASI THRIFT SHOP

TASI THRIFT SHOP

Tasi Thrift Shop is the 4th Ukay Shop at Pasay Rotonda. It is between Boogie Boogie Shop and Ukay Ukay Wagwagan. This shop sells clothes, some shoes and bags, and a few toys. This is one of my favorites in the area not only because they have great clothes but they also have great pricing and sale scheme. Their sale time and pricing is almost similar to Ukay Ukay Wagwagan's. Items become Php 75.00, then Php 50.00, then 3 for Php 100.00 until it reaches Php 20.00 pesos. From new arrivals items reach rock bottom prices after just over a month! So it's really a must to always check it out. Although unlike Ukay Ukay Wagwagan it is not airconditioned!

HOW TO GET THERE:
PASAY ROTONDA
Directions

TASI THRIFT SHOP
Taft Avenue infront of Liana's Supermarket
(see directions for vicinity map)

Ukay Designer Find 4: PLAY COMME DES GARCONS T-SHIRT

PLAY COMME DES GARCONS

GREEN T-SHIRT

Comme des Garçons is a Japanese fashion label headed by Rei Kawakubo.

PLAY Comme des Garçons is one of its line. A younger men's and women's casual streetwear with bug-eyed heart logo (a collaboration with New York graphic artist Filip Pagowski)

WHAT: PLAY Comme Des Garcons Green T-Shirt

WHERE: Terry Joy Fashion, Evacom Sucat Paranaque

COST: :p

Ukay Destination 6: STARMALL LAS PINAS

STARMALL LAS PINAS

Our newest Ukay Destination is another Starmall and its located at Alabang Zapote road, Las Pinas. Starmall Las Pinas is just a small mall and has only 3 ukay shops inside it but those 3 shops does not disappoint! They are actually branches of some popular ukay chains in Manila.

It is also right in front of another great ukay shop I featured here before, Iyaman Las Pinas . So that's another shop to check out when you visit this Ukay Destination.

The Ukay Shops in the mall are listed below.

1. Fashion De Lite
2. Magarbo
3. Magarbo 2

Again I'll discuss each shop separately so keep coming back for updates!

HOW TO GET THERE:
From South Luzon Expressway take Alabang Exit
Go to Alabang Zapote Road
You'll see it on your left infront of Iyaman Las Pinas

If you're coming from Cavite it's on your right.

THANK YOU! 2X

Today is UKAY UKAY RESOURCE CENTER's 2nd month! THANK YOU! 2x
For this site's 2nd month I was hoping to double my first month's statistics.

PAGELOADS

MONTH 1 - 1,700

TARGET - 3,400

MONTH 2 - 2,676

TOTAL - 4,376

VISITORS

MONTH 1 - 355

TARGET - 710

MONTH 2 - 737

TOTAL - 1,092

COUNTRIES

MONTH 1 - 6 (Philippines, USA, UAE, Singapore, Cambodia, India)

TARGET - 12

MONTH 2 - 12 (China, UK, Russia, Qatar, France, Oman, Thailand, Japan, Turkey,

Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Australia)

TOTAL - 18

FOLLOWERS

MONTH 1 - 1

TARGET - 2

MONTH 2 - 2

TOTAL - 3

I was not able to achieve my goal for pageloads but it's ok. Still great considering i have less posts for this month. So i'm still happy.

But the site was successful to double the number of visitors, number of countries, and followers! I'm so happy!!!

SO please, please, please, please! help me spread the word! if you have a site i hope you could link my site, or simply send the link to your friends, post the link in your facebook or twitter, or whatever you can do to help.

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND KEEP COMING BACK!

Ukay Shop 40: UKAY UKAY WAGWAGAN Pasay Rotonda

UKAY UKAY WAGWAGAN

PASAY ROTONDA

This is one of the branches of Ukay Ukay Wagwagan, they also have a branch at Makati Cinema Square.

Like their branch in Makati, Ukay Ukay Wagwagan at Pasay Rotonda have great items on sale. This branch sell mostly clothes and a few shoes and bags. This is one of my favorite shops in Pasay Rotonda becuase they lower their prices every week! and items become on sale for like 3 or 4 for Php 100.00 in just a little over a month from the date they arrived in the store! So its a constant new arrival and sale in this shop! Their clothes even go down to Php 10.00 a few days before they sell again their new arrivals.

It is also comfortable to shop here becuase it is airconditioned, and shop attendants are very friendly, unlike the ones at Makati Cinema Square.

Great choices, great shop attendants, great pricing, great shopping experience.... GREAT SHOP!

HOW TO GET THERE:
PASAY ROTONDA
Directions

UKAY UKAY WAGWAGAN
Taft Avenue infront of Liana's Supermarket
(see directions for vicinity map)

Ukay Shop 39: BOOGIE BOOGIE SHOP

BOOGIE BOOGIE SHOP

Boogie Boggie Shop is our second ukay shop from Pasay Rotonda. This is also probably the biggest. The shop has 3 floors! If you are also looking for shoes and bags this is the place! The first 2 floors houses the shoes and bags and they do have a great selection for both! I observed that shoes on sale are located on the first floor and those that just arrived/ with little discount are placed on the second floor. For the ladies out there I once spotted a blue marc jacobs heels for about 100 pesos! Talk about designer bargain!!!

As for the bags, sometimes you can also spot authentic designer bags in this store, but again beware because not all bags are authentic, better do your research first.

The third floor houses the clothes colection. They have several menswear and jackets. I like this store for their great selection but I don't like the fact that its not comfortable to shop here (read: VERY HOT!), clothes are a bit pricey, and their sales are not as often as the other shops in the area.

HOW TO GET THERE:
PASAY ROTONDA
Directions

BOOGIE BOOGIE SHOP
Taft Avenue infront of Liana's Supermarket
(see directions for vicinity map)

Ukay Destination 5: PASAY ROTONDA (updated)

PASAY ROTONDA

I know we're not yet done covering the shops in Starmall Alabang but we'll get back to that. For now I'm featuring our next ukay destination which is Pasay Rotonda. It is located, where else, in Pasay city! It is actually the intersection of EDSA and Taft Avenue. This destination has about 8 shops (I'm not sure if there are more) and most of them offer great items. Some of the shops are even airconditioned!

This place is very accessible because 2 major trains pass here, LRT 1 and MRT. If you have a car you can park at the Metropoint Mall basement parking or Infront of the Sogo Hotel if you're in the Northbound side of EDSA.

The ukay shops in the area are listed below:

1. Raberly
2. Boogie Boogie Shop
3. Ukay Ukay Wagwagan
4. Tasi Thrift Shop
5. Ukay Shop 5
6. Ukay Shop 6
7. Ukay Shop 7
8. Ukay Shop 8

I will discuss each shop separately so keep coming back for updates to this post and for new entries.

HOW TO GET THERE:
Intersection of EDSA and Taft Ave.

* Updated June 05, 2010

Ukay Business 3: UKAY IS OKAY BUSINESS FOR OFWS AMID CRISIS

UKAY IS OKAY BUSINESS FOR OFWS AMID CRISIS
By: MARK J. UBALDE, GMANews.TV

MANILA, Philippines - In these dire times, it’s okay for overseas Filipinos to invest in ‘ukay-ukay’ (rummage / surplus stores).

This was the advice of economist Federico Macaranas for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who want to go into business despite a gloomy economic climate.

“It is a nice opportunity for you in this recessionary time it would be in food, ukay-ukay, and all cheaper goods that poorer people would buy," Macaranas told GMANews.TV in an interview.

Macaranas, who is also executive director of the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center, explained that the ukay-ukay will be a hit among frugal Filipinos, especially as Christmas day draws near.

CONTINUE READING ---> http://www.gmanews.tv/story/139517/Ukay-is-okay-business-for-OFWs-amid-crisis

What Were They Thinking????

What would your reaction be if you see a ZARA Brown Lace up in an ukay ukay and its being sold for... guess what....

Php 2,800.00!!!

keep in mind ha...
its SECOND HAND
its ZARA
and its from an ukay shop at QUIAPO

I think its one big BULLSHIT!!!
alamin naman sana nila ang price sa mall!

I wonder if may bumibili non???

yun lang.

Get The Look 6: DSQUARED2 S2010

DSQUARED2 SPRING 2010

White Shirt

Black Bow Tie

Black Blazer

Beige Cargo Shorts

Grey Tights/Leggings

UKAY VERSION

White Shirt - Thrifted (Php 50.00)

Black Bow Tie

Black Blazer - Thrifted (Php 35.00)

Beige Shorts - Thrifted (Php 70.00)

TOTAL COST: Php 155.00 (US$ 3.40)!

I didn't include the grey tights/leggings in my ukay version because first it might already look too styled for runway. Second I dont have grey tights. I like this look alot especially the contrast between the more formal top and very casual bottom.

Ukay Shop 38: LIFE STYLE FASHION 3

LIFE STYLE FASHION 3

This is the 3rd Life Style Fashion in Starmall Alabang. I like the fact that half of the store is dedicated to men's clothing, very few ukay ukays are like that. But most of the selection is really sad. I hate it because half of those clothes are discount shirts from the US! Still worth checking because the other half offers great finds particularly the jackets. They also have children's clothing.

This is the last shop of the 15 ukay shops from Starmall Alabang. A really great destination for ukay ukay shopping. Its comfortable, accessible, and offers several choices. Really worth a visit.

HOW TO GET THERE:
STARMALL ALABANG
Directions

LIFE STYLE FASHION
First level of Starmall Alabang.