thrift finds in manila

Today i'd like to share with ya'll my thrift finds. all of these items were bought at one store in cubao, Philippines. i was surprised actually to see a whole bunch of thrift stores there it was like thrift store central!lol and they were super cheap too. but i was too tired from one store (cause it was HUGE)  to explore the others but next time i shall try to get into all of them, they look interesting.
i did get to see some surplus stores too but they didn't allow me to take pictures maybe another time ill sneak in a picture or two. it's not like there are items there that's super expensive, they're all used after all.  i don't get why some shops don't allow picture taking. weird.
well anyway i think a few blogs back i mentioned i was bored and went to the mall then found these thrift stores along the way and got some nice cheap items. i'm really not that picky when it comes to shopping as long as they're pretty much clean and still wearable it's fine with me and cheap or on sale. all of the items i saw were within the range of 70-150 in peso. which was not bad, it was great! and i was surprised to see they were branded items too like mango, forever21 etc it was nice to be able to buy something worth more than half of it's price although it's used, i don't mind. i think i spent like an hour or two in the shop since it was like a huge warehouse. they had a wide variety of items from bags, shoes, boots, jackets, coats, slacks, jeans, skirts, blouses, long sleeves, dresses and even gowns! the shops name was Fashion delite (if i'm correct) it was just below gateway mall cubao (again this is in the Philippines) along the corner of national book store. you wont miss it cause they own like 1/4 of the ground floor space, it's pretty huge. when you go in just make sure you have no where else to go cause it's a big shop and would take more than an hour to explore specially when looking for brands cause they're all mixed up in there somewhere.
so here are some of the items i got, not a lot cause it's hard to find sizes that fit perfectly.

first the tops both were just 70 pesos each-

this one is a light green semi bolero/blazer type. not sure of the brand. i liked it cause i can wear it in summer instead of those long sleeved blazers. still a bit corporate but more casual. would do with a dress or just skinny jeans too. i love hoe the garter in the sides gives it a form fitting look.

this one is a sheer top with the rounded collar. i super liked it cause it was polka dots and sheer. it's not branded by the way. the back was sheer while the front was lined. it's just something i liked maybe to pair with shorts.

next the dresses, 150 pesos-

this one i super love! its a jeans material  dress by mango! hello, how cute is this right?!
it has removable straps too. so glad it fits me. i think that was meant to be mine!lol

next is this cotton on dress. it is kinda similar to the mango one but this one has no straps at all and it's garter-ed under the bust area. super cute floral prints all over. perfect for summer! easy breezy!

last dress i got is this forever21 pink one. it's actually a large and i wanted it so bad but when i fitted it, thank god it fit! cause i super loved this one too because its pink. it's stretch material with stripes print and oh so flowy.  i think i just got a new set of summer dresses in hand! yehey to that!

those were the only items i got cause a lot in the store weren't my size but i super love them all.
cant wait to wear them, for sure they are my new favorites. each item was in pretty much used once condition. no rips, stains, tears or major signs of use. the forever21 dress actually smelled like it came from the department store, so was guessing it's pretty new. although there are some items in the store that had missing buttons, loose threads or stains on them so just be careful and scrutinize items if you're picky like me. i wanted a bargain and not something which is obviously super flawed. now that wouldn't be value for my money if i had to spend on dry cleaning it.i wanted to get some boots too cause they had a lot of brands but they were all in big sizes. i hope when i come back ill get to buy some or at least one.
surely i will come back for more maybe when i get bored again at home cause thrift shopping takes a lot of your time, i was not aware how long i was actually in there. it's was fun to see everything super cheap&come out with a bag full of clothes.surely it would cost 5x the price if i got these brand new at the mall . now that's a bargain!

thanks for reading! till my next adventure!
xoxo