Impulsive buyer ka ba? Kung oo, for sure makakapag-shopping ka nang malala at Japan Home Center!…read moreKung hindi naman, ngayon mo na malalaman kung anong feeling maging impulsive buyer teh! Hahaha! Parang imposibleng wala kang mabili sa Japan Home Center eh. Yung mga borloloy na hindi mo mabibili sa department stores eh makikita mo dito. Take note: super affordable! Yung mga kakikayan na binebenta pasok na pasok sa budget and usually less than P100 lang sila. Hindi mo mamamalayang nakaka-mahigit isang libo ka na pala kakaisip na "Ayy ang mura!" tapos nakarami ka na girl. OR BAKA SA AKIN LANG NANGYAYARI TO HAHAHA Japan Home Center yung kaya kong tambayan nang ilang oras kakaikot lang sa loob tapos nag-eenjoy na akong titigan yung mga kaartehang binebenta nila. Usually kikay pero useful kaya bagay sa tulad kong mapagmaarte....pero wala masyadong pambili! Char!

How can anyone go wrong with Japan Home Center? It's inexpensive, practical, and the Japanese came…read moreup with it. It is like a 99 cents store but instead everything costs 88 Pesos or less. And they sell everything you'll need in the house from cookware to silverware. They have those authentic Japanese bowls used in restaurants to serve ramen or sukiyaki. They also sell candies and chocolates from Japan. My favorite are their school supplies. A whole pack of colored gel pens, folders of all shapes and sizes, and notebooks with cute anime characters and silly quotes are some of the things i check out when i visit Japan Home Center. Some of the really practical things to buy from here also include tissue paper (because it is sold by bulk), laundry detergent, and cleaning supplies. Their products come in big packs so, if youre looking to fill up a house with stuff you'll need, you can try buying from Japan Home Center and getting everything you need without spending a fortune.

Kultura Filipino is really your one-stop shop for Authentic & Quality Pearls, Barong, Filipiniana,…read moreand Local Souvenir items. It's located in the SM Makati mall on the second floor. Chances are you will find what you need. From a range of T-shirts, caps, magnets, keychains, coffee, cookies, candy, chocolates, chocolate dipped mangoes, handmade items, etc. I could've spent hours in this place.

Bought a pair of 12.5 mm South Sea Pearls earrings and was charged $720 US dollars for an imperfect…read morepearl earring. They took advantage of the fact that I am in US purchasing the item. Even their website shows 15mm priced less for a round white pearl.

Clipper is a really awesome store you should go to if you love Japan, anything Japanese or anything…read more"Kawaii". This gift shop originated from Harajuku, Japan so it's guaranteed how authentically kawaii all their products are. It's definitely the place to be when you want to buy quirky and unique gifts, novelty items, bags, key chains, stationaries and a whole lot more. Every time I go in the store, I feel like buying and collecting everything. I've bought some awesome stuff my friends have loved like a pencil case that's shaped like a chocolate bar, a glasses case with a design of a cute bear and an adorable mug with a bear face and bear ears. Whereas I have bought this cool compact mirror that looks exactly like a cookie with vanilla filling and then my favorite would have to be this cool and badass backpack I bought that had a skulls and roses with thorns as an all over print and chains on the zippers. It was really cheap like P600 if I remember well. I've had it for years and it's super sturdy! Also great for traveling since it's thief proof because it looks so scary, haha.

Nobody was willing to help. Either staff were busy with their task or chatting with other staff…read more Noone offers to help you find things. The cashier was not nice.

We stopped by here to look for books for my classes, but I didn't find anything that would be…read moreuseful. What I drooled over were their stock of stationery and pens. Omg their selection of pens is pretty incredible. There were several aisles of different kinds and colors of pens, markers and pencils imaginable. I was so tempted to buy pens 'cause they were so inexpensive, but then I saw the line and I didn't want to wait. It's Christmas time so it's a super busy time in the mall. This bookstore also had lots of toys on the ground floor, and art and school supplies on the 2nd floor.

Papelmeroti has been around since my trying-hard artistic self can remember (so high school, yeah)…read moreand it hasn't lost its charm yet. I used to love walking inside and ogling at all the stationary supplies, notebooks especially. Now, they've turned into a full-blown corporation which sells everything from upcycled jewelry to furniture made of recycled freight crates. So awesome! The whole corporation revolves around sustainability so all their products (especially paper) are made from recycled materials. Their invitations even look swanky despite it being printed in the eco shade of brown with a very textured feel to it. I still love them!!!! But yeah, Papelmeroti has expended to a number of malls donning their crafty products. A star less for this branch because it's so cramped and I feel that they could have made better use of the space. I still love them!!!!

This is one of my favorite bookstores in the Philippines. I love the aesthetic inside and how it…read morewas laid out especially when they have photo of a woman create with books. It was also bonus that my book, Bridging the Confidence, was available at this location. Definitely a must go if you love book stores.

Bookstore -- more than books! (MANILA Philippines)…read more My two daughters would absolutely love this bookstore if we had one in the U.S. My 10-year old niece who resides in the Philippines introduced me to this store when I told her that I was looking for Sonny Angel merchandise for my adult daughter at home who loves this stuff. Not only did they have them but they had so many different kinds of Pop Mart blind box merchandise meaning you do not know which figure you will receive until you buy one and open the box. The bookstore also carries a good selection of Manga books series which my other daughter would be excited to see. For Yuko Shimizu fans... they sell the mural shirts here too. After all the searching for the Sonny Angel merch I was glad to find them in this bookstore and surprised my child with the plush. Customer service was excellent, they were very friendly and helpful. Great prices! The bookstore is located in the Mitsukoshi BGC in Taguig Metro Manila. Review #3294

I love this bookstore for the reason that it sells stuff, more than just books, that I can't get…read moreanywhere else. They have really cute trinkets that can be used in school or in the office. Place is usually not crowded and it really has the quiet library vibe, minus the irritable librarian. I also admire the sales people because they are very helpful and they always assist you in finding the book or magazine that you need. If you're the busy mom or the ate that doesn't want to be bugged by the kids while shopping, there is a small nook here where you can leave the little rascals and keep them occupied while you go around the mall. Just make sure they are old enough to stay by themselves or you can have yaya watch over them. Books are arranged neatly according to topic and field so you can easily locate the ones that you are interested in. So if you're the bookworm who loves to immerse himself in a lot of reading, this is definitely the place to go to.

Powerbooks is National Bookstore masquerading as a specialty bookstore to divert attention from the…read morefact that they hold the monopoly for the book business in the Philippines. In all fairness, when they were starting out, they did carry specialized titles that National Bookstore didn't have. As a bookstore freak, I remember nagging my parents to bring me to Powerbooks when they still had only one branch in Makati. I'd always come out with a smile on my face. I bought my Snoopy comics there and during the height of my Spice Girl fandom, I actually ordered their giant hardbound book. In hindsight, it was a humongous waste of money. I wonder why my parents even let me buy it. Anyway, that's not the point. Powerbooks is the place to go when you want to be surrounded by more books than supplies. Nowadays, I can hardly tell the difference between Powerbooks than National Bookstore.

Ahhh, Japan Home Center, the land of the 3C's - cheap, cool and captivating. Cheap because…read moreeverything is P88 or P66...around $2 or less. That's a steal! Cool because you can literally find anything you'd ever need for your house, room, classes or work. Captivating because they sell a wide array of things that you would think is only a want but it's actually a need. I can't just go inside the store and not buy anything. Sometimes I buy a lot - pet accessories, neck ties, baking items, toys...but it never bothers me because I love everything I buy and again, they're so cheap! Also, a great tip if you're on a very tight budget for buying gifts on friendship day or gifts for any occasion really, is buying your presents here. Seriously, they may be cheap but a lot of the stuff don't look cheap. There was even this one time, I think I reached P1000+ on my purchases and they had this promo that if you reach 1k, you'd get a free vase or something in the lines of...a vase would be around half the price. Of course I accepted the promo with open arms. They had great vases! And my parents' anniversary was coming up so I got them a vase I thought they would like and they did! This my friends, is called smart shopping. Learn it, love it, live it. :)

I have a love hate relationship with this store…read more Their items go for cheap prices which I really love. And they always have something that I need. I have found kitchenware, bags, umbrellas, items for my pets and Hello Kitty things. There are times when they have book covers made out of cloth and liners for my shelves. The quality is rather okay considering the cheap prices. I mean, don't expect something that costs Php88 to last you for an eternity. It's my go to place when I need something right away and I don't have much money to splurge on the item. So why do I hate this store? Because the items are so cheap I end up buying things that I don't need. Not the store's fault really.