We spent our holidays in Bacolod with the family every year. We usually do our Christmas shopping in Manila, way earlier to avoid the rush. We packed the gifts and send them to Bacolod before December.
However, there are such times that we missed out a few names on our list. Like for this year, some balikbayan relatives are home for vacation.
For such last-minute shopping, I’m glad I can do hassle-free online shopping with ShopSM. There’s a gift for everyone in the family!
For the kids, we got them water bottles. We are teaching kids to say no to single-use plastics by having own bottles they can use for their drinks. We also got a travel plush pillow, a re-usable bag and some open ended toys for younger kids.
The kids category has choices of gifts for nieces, nephews, and all the little ones.
We choose some Kultura items as gifts. We love the water resistant foldable duffel bag in floral design. This is perfect for the trip to the beach! We also got these nice bamboo canisters which can be used for tea or sugar cubes.
The women category is a place to shop for gifts for moms, aunts, sisters, or sisters-in-law.
For the guys, we opt for this stainless steel double wall insulated tumbler and the Kultura travel essential set.
The men category is a place to shop for gifts for dads, uncles or brothers.
The items from ShopSM can either be shipped right to your doorstep or can be picked up in a preferred SM store near you.
For delivery, payment options include credit card payments or cash on delivery.
For the free in-store pickup option, it is available in select branches. An SMS or text message will be sent when the package is ready for pick-up at the chosen branch. Just have your one-time pincode (OTP) when claiming. You will be given up to five days from the date of notification to pick up your order. Currently Click & Collect locations are available daily from 11:30 am to 8:30 pm but we can look forward to schedule changes to follow normal operating hours of the The SM Store soon. Frequently asked questions about Click & Collect here.
Even if you are in the province, like me, you still have the same option of either a door to door delivery or pickup your items as there many SM Stores nationwide. My orders arrived in Bacolod in 5 days, even with the busy shipping due to the holidays!
I’m sure the Click & Collect option would be way faster as there will be less turn around time for preparing the items and there’s no shipping needed .
This was indeed a hassle-free shopping, with wide range of choices for gifts, even if you are outside of Metro Manila.
