My experience with Big Bazaar during Diwali remains unchanged. Three years back I had a horrible experience at Big Bazaar and this year it just worsened.

As I mentioned yesterday, I intended to go shopping to Big Bazaar at Lower Parel today in order to redeem some discount coupons.

Considering the Diwali season, Big Bazaar has tonnes of sales and offers to entice the Diwali shopper. It is also the time the store is extremely crowded.

However, I was hoping that I would find atleast a single pair of shoes since that is currently a necessity.

Found one, a Puma model. However it wasn’t very comfortable. Hunted throughout the store for anything worthwhile and gave up!

Dropped into the Barista in Phoenix Mills itself where we spent an hour before I found my way home and she to her Aunt’s place.

I intend to go shopping in November when there will hopefully be no sales and hopefully they have something to buy! A lot of hope…

Decided to go shopping to Big Bazaar in R-Mall in Mulund today. Have now decided not to go shopping before Diwali and especially not Big Bazaar!

This is quite contrary the experience I had last year when I went shopping.

This time the place was more crowded than before which I hate. There were very few discounts than last year and very very limited choice, which made me want to scream out loud!

Did manage to pick up a nice salwar set for Mom (her birthday is around the corner) and a pair of glares for me.
Had also picked up two kurtas on offer (buy one get one free). But when I went to the checkout counter was told there is no offer on it X-(
This pissed me off so much that I told the guy to not bother checking them in.

Just picked up some juices from Food Bazaar, because they were on offer.

Was even further irritated because of the major traffic on the way home near Mulund. Note to myself: Take the Eastern Express Highway.

Lesson learnt. I’m not going to go shopping to Big Bazaar in the near future for sure. It’s just not worth the travel. Wasted more than 2 hours out there for nothing!

Will probably just visit Shopper’s Stop in Bandra or Andheri because I like the stuff there, am a member and the ambiance is definitely a lot lot better!