TipidTip # 8 - Go to establishments with free parking.
I never get why people charge me for parking when I'm already going to their store to spend my money to buy their stuff! Isn't that exagg already??? Greed city, hellooo.
It's horrible in Makati where you pay P40 for the first 2 hours and P10 every succeeding hour. Sometimes the parking fee goes as high up as P70! That's.. that's.. 2 orange Stabilo highlighters already!!! :)
So, as a TipidTip, choose the malls, restaurants or coffeeshops you go to - those that let you park your car for free.
If you need to go to a store that's a staple in most malls (think National Bookstore, Kamiseta, Bench and Mercury Drugstore), go to those establishments that offer free parking. Like some SM malls. Festival Mall. Robinson's Metroeast. Or give your tastebuds a fresh treat and try the restaurants in Westgate in Alabang. Or do your grocery-shopping in Rustan's Supermarket in Temple Drive for a Zen-like experience.
If after much trying and you still can't find establishments with free parking anymore near your area, then the next best option is a flat-rate parking lot. At least, my favorite mall, Alabang Town Center, charges P15 parking fee flat. Bonifacio High Street's parking fee is pretty reasonable too, P25 fixed rate, considering its high-end targeted clientele.
Your money must work for you, not for them greedy people. Don't give them the satisfaction of getting into your wallet twice. You have better things to spend on.. like shoes. But that's another entry all together.
It's horrible in Makati where you pay P40 for the first 2 hours and P10 every succeeding hour. Sometimes the parking fee goes as high up as P70! That's.. that's.. 2 orange Stabilo highlighters already!!! :)
So, as a TipidTip, choose the malls, restaurants or coffeeshops you go to - those that let you park your car for free.
If you need to go to a store that's a staple in most malls (think National Bookstore, Kamiseta, Bench and Mercury Drugstore), go to those establishments that offer free parking. Like some SM malls. Festival Mall. Robinson's Metroeast. Or give your tastebuds a fresh treat and try the restaurants in Westgate in Alabang. Or do your grocery-shopping in Rustan's Supermarket in Temple Drive for a Zen-like experience.
If after much trying and you still can't find establishments with free parking anymore near your area, then the next best option is a flat-rate parking lot. At least, my favorite mall, Alabang Town Center, charges P15 parking fee flat. Bonifacio High Street's parking fee is pretty reasonable too, P25 fixed rate, considering its high-end targeted clientele.
Your money must work for you, not for them greedy people. Don't give them the satisfaction of getting into your wallet twice. You have better things to spend on.. like shoes. But that's another entry all together.
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