Forever 21 Sale

Hurrah! F21 is going on sale! ^.^ 

Forever 21 Keeps It's Promise

 

Remember several posts ago when I shared my experience on the Forever 21 mishap?

I posted a comment on Nikki's blog and it's very sweet of her to help me forward my concern to Jane Kingsu-Cheng; Forever 21's marketing manager. Jane promptly emailed me and forwarded my contact details to the store manager Vicky Ledesma.

Last saturday my schedule was already reserved for Cinemalaya so I was only able to drop by Megamall yesterday. Spotting Vicky at the store wasn't that hard; I called her up but the signal was choppy so we hung up, seconds later Vicky herself called me up. 

Vicky was very nice so there was no point to attack Forever 21 staff and management, she greeted me, shook my hand and asked how I was before giving me a voucher worth more than I was execting; I only lack around Php57.50 but they gave me a P100 voucher. 

While attending to my needs Vicky was also attending a rather angry customer who lost her receipt and yet she wanted to have her clothes exchanged but she still kept her cool. 

I somehow understand how the front liners feel because I'm also a front liner at the bank but even before I started working I don't really like fighting with staffs; now that I'm working as a front line I now know how it feels to deal with clients and I'm glad I'm not a rude and unreasonable client because it really helps front liners feel happy about the job when they communicate with nice clients; it's always a nice warm feeling in the heart when a client smiles and thanks you for after assisting his/her in any way you can. 

Weekend Forever 21 Shopping

Saturday was a pretty exhausting day if you planned to go shopping in Forever 21 in Megamall, eh?

It's the first Forever21 store here in the Philippines so I expected a big crowd but I didn't expect it to be that much! Due to the big crowd, our shopping bag was misplaced when the SA asked us to leave our shopping bag at the front, nice service? I dont think so, we got the wrong bag with the same silver coloredfootwear I chose, only it was 2 sizes bigger, the design was not what I chose and it more expensive- around Php400 more! The bad part was that I just noticed it after swiping my card so they can't give me back my money, instead they asked me to exchange it and get another stuff so I could use up my money, unfortunately I can't find anything around the same price range as the one debited from my account ='( I lost around Php50+ 

One suggestion for Forever21 Philippines? It's great to see that their SAs are giving extra service like placing our shopping bags at the entrance of the fitting room so we won't be tired carrying it to the fitting room but kindly give us some numbers to make sure we really get our own shopping bag back. The make shift baggage counter was filled with the same black shopping bag so there would be human error especially if there's a big crowd ambushing the store- I can't blame the tired SAs who are working hard, all shopping bags are black and most sandals comes with the exact same color with just a few difference in design so they would really get dizzy with the hiatus but I think the bad part is that they're making errors at the expense of the customers. The worse part? They don't issue vouchers so I could claim my Php50+ next time I go shopping at Forever 21 again.

I'm not really mad, I don't like getting mad because of money, getting mad because of a material possession might do me more harm than good but I hope they'll improve their service. It's forgivable now because the crowd is really uncontrollable but hopefully they'll try to attach some name or number to the shopping bag to avoid these incidents. 

Anyway, let's forget the bad experience, despite the service I still like what I bought ^.^

Despite the cheap prices, I still decided to choose quality over quantity so I just got 2 stuffs (plus one for my mother)

When I saw the black and pink top modeled by a mannequin at the Twelve by Twelve section

I felt like this is the one but when I checked the hefty price tag of Php1850, I dropped it like I accidentally touched a hot iron and I wandered around the store checking out other things to buy.

The funny part was that I can't find anything that would fit me, I'm a size S but I can't find my size anymore among the things I want except for this one so I thought it's really meant to be. 

I love all the sweet intricate lace designs so much, this is the first time I felt that I really really want a piece of clothing material. 

It's chic to see that it's a zip up top, I thought I'd have a hard time zipping it up at the back because the zipper is heavy duty but it was surprisingly smooth to zip up.

I love the lace pattern and old pink satin cloth peeking through

Overloaded with lace fabrics and paired with satin cuffed sleeves is pure love! 

More lace trimmings, if this is a piece of chocolate, this would be overly sweet and irresistible piece of chocolate I've ever tasted!

I also have to say that despite the price which is pretty pricey since almost nothing is over Php2000 in Forever21, I'd still choose this over cheaper ranges because of the quality, the cloth feels thicker and softer, the lace isn't rough and it feels gentle on the skin, the zipper is very heavy and sturdy and yet it zips up and down without getting stuck and the design is very elegant and flexible- I could wear this over and over again on different occasions. 

Another buy is my infamous pair of sandals (that caused all the mishap haha)

This costs Php605 

The sole is pretty soft- I wanted to get one from the Php400 price range but the sole was really hard I might have a pain walking.

I got this because of the clasp lock design, it's a lot convenient to strap it up =p 

Don't be afraid because of my bad experience, just go and enjoy yourself, it ought to happen anywhere at any store so just be watchful of your belongings- don't let it stop you from getting good fashion pieces at a fraction of a price but just be really careful what's inside your shopping bag because SAs are people too, they get tired and they can commit errors like all of us. 

Forever 21 in Manila!

Yipee! 

This is another clothing brand I've been wanting to come to the Philippine shores 

Let's see some juicy info according to Forever 21's Facebook profile:

2700 square meters (the huge store where Cinderella used to be)

60 sales associates

34 fitting rooms

I have not seen a lot of fitting rooms before

Probably in Hong Kong at one of my favorite clothing brand but not here in the Philippines so this is refreshing.

Check out Forever 21's Facebook page 

This is the better part, if you work in Ortigas, jump for joy! 

On July 2 Friday, it's Ortigas day and that means it's a non-working holiday for lucky Ortigas people

It's also Forever 21's opening day! 

Be the first 250 to line up before the store opens and get Php200 voucher (no purchase needed)

Now I'm wishing I'm working in Ortigas too!

I'm scouring for nice dresses ^.^

Oh yeah, did I mention there's a rumor everything is under Php2000?

I'm jumping for joy! ^.^