Sneaker Expedition- South

08 January, 2009 06:53pm | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

It’s been a while since I really posted something about sneakers. Anyways, a few days after I did my northern expedition, our family took a drive out to Tagaytay to celebrate my mom’s birthday. It’s been the coldest I’ve remembered Tags to be. On the way home, my brother and I had the same thing in mind- if we were to make our pit stops worth it, do it at Sta. Rosa!
Yes, Sta. Rosa was originally the first outlet (albeit anemic) area in the Philippines. I was able to get a couple of pairs before from the Nike and adidas outlets before and hoped this side trip would be worth it.

Nothing. Nike had some good shirts but that was it. If you were looking for basketball sneakers, maybe. But lifestyle sneakers were nowhere to be found. A few steps from Nike’s outlet was adidas’. There were a couple of ZX runners and FOTW pairs that were possible but once I looked at the price, they were still not cheap enough(ok, call me cheap. but I saw the same pairs at the C5 outlet store and they were much cheaper). Pit stop 1- unsuccessful.

An exit after Sta. Rosa was Mamplasan. This exit holds the Sports Warehouse/Planet Sports outlet. The place has seen better days but if you’re really looking for a pair of decently priced kicks and apparel, this’ll do. A lot of people know of this branch as it was pretty much packed on a saturday afternoon. Again, there was nothing worth copping and this southern sneaker trip is slowly becomming a bomb.

Third time’s a charm. Last stop was the adidas C5 factory outlet. This is fairly new store and was able to get a ZX lux edition at 60% off the price a few weeks back. My brother was determined to get something. I was just controlling myself from picking up a fourth pair this holiday break. Sneakers here were in good condition, good selection and sizes were many.

I stopped myself from getting a pair but ended up with a shirt. My bro bought a ZX700 jamaican edition (sneaker on top) that looked spiffy as hell. Price? 1800. Not bad right? There were a couple of pairs whispering in my ear, teasing me in taking them with me to the counter. I even tried on a ZX 700 boat shoe. Yeah, the ZX family had the boat shoe thing going on and the sneaker was 65% off– 5000 to 1500. Was I wrong in not picking it up? I believe the store opens in a few hours and I might be able to still pick it up before heading home today….no! I promised myself not to buy another pair until one pair goes to sneaker heaven.

It was a short trip that ended right. My brother was happy and provided me a lifeline if I wanted a decent pair at a portion of the price.

After conquering the North and the South, which had better sneaker bins? I think the North had better stops, but if you don’t have the patience of covering the SCTEX and the NLEX, then the C5 store is the stop for you.


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