My First S&R Members’ Treat Experience

S&R is one of the country’s membership shopping.  I was not really fond of S&R as you have to pay Php700 for membership which entitles you no perks (points for purchase) except well, you can shop at S&R.  However, a colleague, who’s a member, brought me one time to S&R and told me to buy the maple cured bacon as she vouched to be one of the best-tasting bacon.  And true enough, our whole household loves S&R maple-cured bacon.  After that, I signed up for membership.  I was seduced by the bacon! Hahaha :D

And I was happy I that I signed up for S&R membership.  I get to shop a lot of items that I like in S&R that are not offered in my usual supermarket.  Yes, I am one happy member.  So when S&R announced they will have their Members’ Treat, I logged it in my calendar. J

October 1, 2016 marked my first S&R Members’ Treat shopping.  The hubby and I lined up from 8AM to 12PM (that’s 4 hours waiting in line) before we were able to enter S&R. I was nursing a headache, and was really feeling bad but the sale items made me feel better.

That was my first time to shop during S&R Members’ Treat and I am not a pro, but let me list down some tips to help you (and me) next year.

Be Late – I know, early bird catches the worm.  The hubby and I waited from 8am to 12pm just to enter S&R and shop.  The heat and the exhaustion we felt in line made me think twice about attending next year’s sale.  But a colleague went to S&R by afternoon and she only fell in line in less than 2 hours!  There is no need to worry about sale items as stocks are refilled every 30 minutes (as per an employee).  So let the queue die down before going. 

Don’t Bring Kids – We didn’t bring Neo with us and it was a very good decision.  I saw other shoppers who brought their kids and I pity the little kids as some were already tired and exhausted, crying and having tantrums.  Please don’t bring your kids, they won’t aid in your shopping.

Check S&R A Day Before – A day before the sale marks the day S&R employees put up their sale tag price.  You will get an idea what sale item you will be able to score on the Members’ Treat Day.  You might also be lucky because some of these discounted tag prices are already effective. 

Eat and Drink – Waiting in line for hours means you will be exhausted and thus, foods and drinks are needed.  We forgot to bring anything and were lucky that there’s a convenience store nearby to buy water.  We ate when we were able to finish our shopping.  We love S&R pizzas and even brought home for our little boy! J

Set A Budget – As such with all shopping adventures, a budget is always a must.  You don’t want to be broke and feel guilty after the shopping, right? 

Have a Buddy – Bringing someone with you is a good decision.  You can actually bring 4 more people with your S&R membership card, but a buddy is okay.  Because cashier line is so long that one of you can line up the moment you enter, and you can alternately do the shopping.  It saves a lot of time! J

There you have it!  Hope these tips help you if you plan to go to S&R Members’ Treat next time.