Stationery and School bags

[Jennifer]

radiantmum:

Post comes handy since I'll be preparing DS for P1 next year but I cringed when I see having to pay for bags >S$100. Can imagine the retailers money cashing away - so easy to earn money from women and kids. Okay - will check out Impact and see how good that is. Bags need to be light for me.

You can go to OG Orchard. It has Deuter, SPI and IMPACT at the Children dept for easy comparison. I believe OG has a 20% promo going on starting today till Sun. You can check whether these bags are involved in the promo.

[lwm99]

Weight is only one factor. You also need to look at the design of the waist and chest straps, internal layout, material used, 1 or 2 zips for each opening, water bottle space, etc.

[Jennifer]

I kaypoh wrote an email to Impact Lifestyle enquiring about bulk purchase discount. They responded with a min. 20 pieces of IMPACT bags entitled to 20% discount. Their website is http://www.impactlifestyle.com.sg and email address is [email protected]


HTH

[BigDevil]

Saw a shop in Marina Square selling Yoropen. Anyone has experience with it?


http://yoropen.com.sg

[prisnkc]

Jennifer:

I like the Chinese dessert stall (same row as the Hong Wen Mutton Soup). No cheng teng or tau suan. Got sesame paste, almond paste, walnut paste, yam & pumpkin paste (bits and pieces of yam & pumpkin, not the teo chew style). Their cake is nice too. Owner told me it is baked by rice cooker. I feel these less heaty. They also hv agar agar, strawberry cheese slices.

And the bakery too.

Yup, like their dessets. Bakery also nice.

[prisnkc]

Jennifer:

all.in.one:

Throughout the year there is none on sale at branches in my area,

so weird. Guess they only sell school bags during year-end! :frustrated:

Yes, I noticed the discount comes at year end only. Usu. if you spend $x, then entitled to buy the POPKids bag at a much lower price.

Last year, I passed this offer, thinking that #2 can use the hand down bag from #1. Happily used for a few months, then a sch mate pulled the zip and torn the zip off. #2 insisted I buy another bag that night, so I paid the original price of $80+ for a POPKids bag. Some weeks later, I found a shop that repairs bag zip and got the zip changed for $8. Now he is using this bag again with a brand new zip. :stupid:

Popular sch bag $28 for members

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But Pop bags are one(Large) size only.

It is really huge for my DD :frustrated:
Yet to find out Impact (small) cos have no schedule to go orchard OG.
Anybody used the Pacific Bookstore's Ergonomic bag?
Any small size? light or not?

[eyktay]

OG Orchard really has a good range to compare, thanks!

Made my purchase already! Yeah!

[Jennifer]

eyktay:

OG Orhcard really has a good range to compare, thanks!

Made my purchase already! Yeah!

Did you manage to get the 20% discount for the bag?

[Jennifer]

all.in.one:

But Pop bags are one(Large) size only.

It is really huge for my DD :frustrated:

Agreed. That's why I have switched to a smaller one for #2.