Holidays & Bargains!

Just 1 more day until we leave for Majorca!!Cannot wait!Finally managed to buy a new suitcase a couple of weeks ago which Abhi managed to get for a discounted price of €25. We had been watching Don’t Get Done Get Dom (http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/tv_and_radio/get_dom/beontheshow.shtml) a few weeks back which is hosted by Dominic Littlewood. Basically he helps people who have either had trouble with retailers due to over pricing etc. or helps people to “bag a bargain”. Anyway, we were standing outside the suitcase shop on Henry Street and I said “let’s try to bargain with them and see what happens!”hehe…The suitcases were already reduced by 30%, so I did think it was a bit cheeky to try to bargain with them, but said we’d give it a try anyway.

So, Abhi starts by trying to build up some rapport with our sales assistant, asking him where he’s from and how long he’s been here, then quickly asks “can we get this for €25 instead of €30? We already seen one that we like in Argos and that one is just €25”. The poor guy doesn’t know what to say and eventually says “well, I can give you two for €50”. Abhi explains that he already has a suitcase and that we just need one for me, so there would be no point in buying two. So, the sales assistant then says that he can ask his boss and see what he says. It turns out that his boss is the man standing behind us looking like a security guard!lol…He has overheard the whole conversation and says “yeah, that’s fine….take it for €25. That’s the bargain of the day!”…So all in all we saved €5, not bad for a first attempt but I’ll definitely try to do again in future.I mean the worst they can say is no and if not then at least you can make some kind of saving. So the next time you go shopping, give it a try. You might just end up saving some money, which for us is €5 more towards our goodies fund!hehe…We have a saving box at home which we’re putting money into each day which is going towards paying for chocolate and drink when we’re on our way to Majorca!!If you have any luck or make any good bargains please let us know!We’d love to hear how you got on!

We’re flying out at 8.15am in the morning and will arrive in Palma Nova at approximately 11.50am, so will get most of the first day there. The hotel that we’re staying in is called Pinos Mar and has some very good reviews, so hopefully everything will go okay!I just can’t wait to get to the beach and put my feet in the sea. It’s been two years since I last done that so am really counting the days at the moment! Poor Abhi has never stepped foot on a beach in his whole life so it will be a great experience for him! This is both our first time to Majorca so if anyway has ever been there and can recommend some good places to go to, please let us know. We’ll be taking loads of pictures as well, so should be fun!

We’ll write more soon!Bye