Oh well, today we finally experienced the real Great Singapore Sale. Now that we have our own apartment, we needed to buy the basics to actually be able to live there. There’s only so many things you can “borrow” from the hotel. So we went off and visited Robinsons, the local Singaporean department store at Orchard Road in the Centrepoint Mall tonight. It’s great, up to 50% and 70% discounts on everything and opening hours until 10pm.

We bought bedding for the master bedroom (Asian king-size, which is a little smaller/shorter than western king-size) and guestroom (super single, which is a little bigger/wider than western single). So, we’re taking booking for people that want to visit us. We’re booked out for 2008, but we’re already taking bookings for 2009 season. I can recommend May/June when the sale is on.

We also bought a dinerset, cutlery set, glasses and mugs, knifes, pots & pans and basics & utensils for the kitchen and towels for the bathroom. All of the above will be delivered free of charge to the apartment. We ended the shopping spree with a lovely Thai diner and a visit to the Starhub Center.

If you’re planning to come to the next Great Singapore Sale, have a look at HotelTravel for a great selection of Singapore Hotels with discount prices.