Clothes Buffet Manila (Season 1)

While browsing on my facebook page, I came across a promotional campaign about this Clothes Buffet thingy back in July and I got really really curious about it. I’m a self proclaimed shopaholic and I know that this is going to test my shopping skills. I read a lot of blogs,been in love with Google, Instagram, youtube and other social networking sites wherein I can get updates to this amazing event. And then, I found their main website and voila.. few minutes later I was already asking my girlfriends to go with me and swipe our tickets using my credit card which I agreed to be paid on our next pay day. Wahaha... J

I’m a type of shopper who is more concerned with the quantity rather than quality of clothes. I’m that type na madaling magsawa (if you know what I mean.. hahaha).. My reason is that.. umm.. well, andame na bagong uso.. like almost every week, my favorite online shops will post new designs and I don’t think there’s a need to buy something expensive when there are lots of other stores offering the same design at lower cost and almost the same quality..Girls, it’s a Strategy!!! Buy all you want and get more of them.. yay! J This buffet experience is a mix of getting those quality/high end branded clothes for a fixed amount. It will now all depend on your shopping abilities how you will manage to get as much amount clothes with so limited time.

So for those who are still not familiar on how Clothes Buffet works, it’s a type of shopping experience wherein you can grab all you can for 15 minutes from the 30,000 pieces of branded clothes and make them fit inside a 33 cm (height) by 23 cm (width) plastic bag. You might think that this bag won’t fit a lot, but BELIEVE me it DOES!!! J

Photo grabbed from www.clothesbuffetmanila.com

So my friends and I waited for almost 2-3 months for this and finally, the wait is over! We found ourselves inside the Ariato Penthouse at Il Terrazo Plaza in time for the much awaited buffet experience. We booked for the 2^nd wave on October 18 at 10:20 AM to be exact.

Five minutes before our time, we were asked to go inside the venue while the 1^st batch is on their last few minutes of folding and sorting out clothes. Well, it’s a mixed feeling. We got to see and strategize how they do their shopping but it kinda created the pressure and I felt I was going to faint out of nervousness.(OA lang?! Hahaha).. So for those asking, yes, may timer po.. those TV screens you see on the photo below, these are all "timers" wherein you can easily monitor your remaining time.. For me, na nagset up ng alarm sa cellphone ko? It's useless.. hahaha..

The photo below is the shopping area. Basically, the room is divided into 3 categories: Festival Madness, Girls' Night Out and Smart Chic.

Tip: Just keep roaming around. Don't just focus on one category just because you're a party goer coz for sure, you'll get a lot more precious pieces on other racks with sizes more fitted that you. At first you might be disappointed with the kind of clothes you will "initially" see.. but again and again believe me, those perfect pieces are just hiding on all the corners of the room.. Just be patient looking for them. :)

It only took me about 8 minutes grabbing all the clothes I want and tried to fit them inside my bag for the remaining time.Take a look at my finished product.. spell H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S?! Lol

A picture of me and my loots.. Happy Happy Girl! :)

Here’s a preview of my loots..

Since I want to be as detailed as possible, I'm posting my collection one by one with the brands on them so you'll have an idea with the quality of clothes they offer.. and well, to test whether I did well or not.. because for me, I did well.. wahaha.. (Hey, please dont expect to see 15-21 pieces of clothing.. my body type is kinda curvy(lol).. basta! Bigger size that I used to be.. hahaha.. ;p

Let's start with tops.. I got four of them..