Mall time and a short visit at Ikea Philippines

Just three days before my husband went out of the country, he received a message from their company that his dispatch papers were ready for pick up. These are the documents that he needed to show at the airport authorities in order for him to be allowed travel outside the country. It was Wednesday afternoon and going at Mall of Asia where their office is located is a headache because of the major traffic within the city. We're supposed to pass at Edsa highway but then the traffic was terrible, so Anthony looked for a better alternate route that will take us to their office. Then realizations both struck us that our car isn't supposed to be on the road since because of coding. I checked the internet for further information and glad it says the number coding is suspended since it was holy week.

We arrived at the location past 4 pm, my husband went straight to the office while me and the kids went to the mall nearby. There were things that my husband needed to buy for his travel abroad. It was much cheaper here than buying it there. He told me that he would just give me a message once he was done at the office. The kids and I went inside the mall because it was freaking hot outside. We were about to buy coke float and bff fries at Mcdonalds however the coke float isn't available so we went at DQ to buy blizzard instead.

A few minutes more later, I received a message from Anthony that he got his papers and already at the grocery, he was asking us to see him there. We finished the grocery after more than an hour and when we got out of the grocery the dark is starting to cover the sky. We took the groceries to the carpark and went back to the mall to have a little stroll and of course eventually eat our dinner.

We took our dinner at Savory. This is probably one of our favorite restaurant because they have delicious food (mostly chinese foods) yet the price is budget friendly. Were done at around 8 pm and we were ready to go home, but then on our way back to the parking lot, we passed on the entrance of Ikea. We honestly wanted to see what's inside because somebody told us that everything is great inside. The original plan was just to take a look inside and see it for ourself. The store is closing in just an hour so we don't have plans on buying anything because there was a long line of people at the counter as we passed by. Or so I thought.

What is Ikea? You can click here if you want to know more about the store.

I have heard a lot about Ikea products but I don't know exactly what and how do they products look like. Glad they opened the first Ikea store in the Philippines located at Mall of Asia, unfortunately there was no chance for me to visit it. A relative of ours once even told me that I should go at Ikea but I have to be there early because there were so many things that I would probably like. Finally that night was my chance, so out of curiosity my husband along with the kids explore the wide store. Upon entering, the store looks like a storage because there were a lot of boxes and it doesn't look like the usual department store. It turns out that those boxes were actually the product, so if you wanted to buy one you don't have to ask for new stocks since the item is already there. You can just get one and proceed with other items.

Walking forward inside, there were so many things that caught my attention. As a fan of diy item, I now declare that this is going to be my favorite store. Honestly, if only I have enough time I might really stay longer, however the store was closing and yet we haven't been into the other floor. There were items that a bit pricey but there were some products that is very budget friendly.

We promised not to buy anything, but because promises are made to be broken, we ended up buying bathroom organizer and some picture frames. We wanted to buy some more but our time was very much limited. And at that exact moment we were thinking about our newly born puppies that we left at home so after we pay the items at the cashier, all of us hurriedly went out but I told myself that I will surely be back at Ikea store to fully explore every little things that they offer. I wanted to try their cafe inside because their food looks yummy but a lot of people were lining up, so maybe next time.

So for those who loves diy product you should really check Ikea store because they have so many things to offer. Our visit was just a short trip that is why next time I will make sure to take a look at every corner of the store to find the best buys.

By the way the puppies were fine when we got home.

That's for today article. Thank you for coming and dropping by. And hope to see you in my next article. Annyeong!!

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