Confessions Of A Shopaholic Contest: Who Won The Gucci Bag?!
One month ago, TiC held a contest in conjunction with the release of movie Contessions of a Shopaholic where we asked readers to tell us their most shopaholic story. Gosh, we're not sure whether it was the grand prize of a Gucci bag or that there are hundreds of shopaholics out there, but your stories really blew us away! Some were really scary too. Find out who our ten winners for movie passes, movie merchandise and the grand prize is!
Because the grand prize is so exciting, we're going to announce the winners backwards!
5 x Consolation Winners are:
1. Suhana Ishak - entry here.
2. Shaza Abdul Rashid De Souza - entry here.
3. Yasmeen bt Zainal Abidin - entry here.4. Auhil (commented on post)
5. Joanne (commented on post)
Congratulations! You each receive a pair of Confessions of a Shopaholic movie passes!
4 x Runner Up Winners are:
1. Alison Chan May Kam - entry here.
2. mingsiew (commented on post)
3. Ong (commented on post)
4. G. (commented on post)
I've added in their entries for you to read here:
mingsiew said
There was once when i ate oats everyday,every night, worked part time as a sales person so that i could earn enough money to buy myself a DKNY handbag i heart so much.When i finally had enough money,the bag was gone and i went ballistic and went on a compulsive shopping spree,buying almost anything that caught my eye because i was so dissapointed!Went to another mall the next week and the bag was there but i spent all my money the week before,so i used up my upcoming allowance and got myself the bag in the end but i had to eat oats for 2 month to compensate for what i've spent.I still think its worth it because I LOVE ME BAG!
Ong said
This happened at a FJ Benjamin sale. It was on a Friday. I get 2.5 hours of lunch time on Fridays so I decided to zoom down from section 17 to park royal KL for the sale. That took 30 mins. When I arrived, the crowd was horrendous. Took me another 1 hour to get into the sale room. By the time I got in, i was left with 30 mins of shopping time. Which is impossible! There was sooooo much to see and grab! I sms-ed my boss and told her someone double parked their car next to mine and I couldn't get back. :) I arrived at the office at 5 pm with a stuffed car boot. Until today, 7 of those bags I bought from the sale are still with their tags on
G. said
it was the night before christmas that i saw the most gorgeous emerald green chanel dress at the display of an uptown store. no, scratch that. that was a lie.
as i was walking down high street 'in klcc i mean' i came across this chis but annoying loud-come-hither-clutch from juicy co. that i thought was perfect for a night out on d prowl with my girlfriends. oops. lie again.
see i tend to do that. let my imagination run wild with fantasies of an imaginary life filled with an endless supply of money, *in my dreams they grow on trees* plus surrounded by the oh-so-awesome shops. oh by the way, in my dream i don't work, i shop ;)
all this almost came true as i started working part-time, in Melbourne where i study, i save save save then with the exchange rate of 3.2, i came back to shop in Malaysia! some people might call it helping the Malaysian economy, i tell myself that too to make me feel better.
So obviously i hit all the major malls i knew, and viola! i came home with more than 4 bags, one of them is similiar to the come-hither-clutch in my fantasy plus a whole array of clothes and shoes shoes shoes!! forgive me but, how awesome is vincci? it's cheap and probably wouldn't last a year on uneven graveled Melbourne grounds but who cares, they look fantastic plus they're a rip off major labels!
so i bought and spent till it was time to pack and go back to down-under-that-i-do-not-call-home *melb's not home, malaysia is!* and lo-and-behold i was overweight! no, not me, my suitcase was over the weight limit.
it was a whole 45 kgs!
i was told to unpack and well take out stuff, so i did. on the conveyer belt at the counter because thel ady said ' tak apa la, buka saja beg dekat sini, tak pe punya' so i followed her orders!
as i open my bag and she saw my shoes on top *do not insult my packing skills* she exclaimed "AMBOI BANYAKNYA KASUT" and then more people came and look. and laugh. why are they laughing at my shoes? how am i meant to unpack with a dozen pairs of eyes looking at me and trying to guess what else i can take out of my magical-shoe-suitcase!?
to end, the check-in-counter-lady asked, "dik, kamu student kan? tak de buku ke yang boleh ambik keluar"
so that i meekly replied, "tak de kak. i ada vincci aje"
Congratulations! You each receive:
- 1 pair of Confessions of a Shopaholic movie passes
- 1 x set Confessions of a Shopaholic merchandise
Confessions of a Shopaholic Mirror
Confessions of a Shopaholic Diary
And now for the exciting part... who won the Gucci bag? Her story bolwed us over 'cos it's quite crazy. The winner is...
S! (commented on post)
S said
This might not be as impressive as half of entries above but I'll give a try for the beloved Gucci bag *muahhh, come to Mummy, baby!*
My most shopaholic moment is when I sacrifice love for shopping wtf. Okay, maybe I exaggerate a little haha but I actually schemed a way to deceive my BF so that I can continue shopping without hearing "the lecture".
Every time I withdraw money from the ATM, my BF would try to peek at the receipt or the balance of my account. He would then proceed with teases and drop lines (for eternity) that hinted at my failure of saving money.
To save myself from the agonizing lectures, teases and ego-bruise haha, I have learned to transfer some money every month to my another bank account (which I have conveniently applied for online banking).
I shopped mostly online now, (he doesn't know) and every time I withdraw money, he can see my balance dwindling but I never seem to shop anymore (with him) so he assumes that my bills and necessities are really taking up my money thus, dropping his sarcasm.
In fact, some times he even offered to get me new shoes or clothes because he felt like I didn't have enough to survive!
I know I am deceitful but you are not a shopaholic if you are not a scheming genius. IT HAS TO BE DONE.
Congratulations! You will be receiving:
- 1 x authentic Gucci / Confessions of a Shopaholic tote bag
- 1 x set Confessions of a Shopaholic merchandise
- 1 pair of Confessions of a Shopaholic movie passes
Gucci medium tote with double signature web handles and inside cell phone pockets (34 cm x 35.56cm x 12.7 cm)
We will be emailing all the winners today and TiC will be sure to get a picture of S receiving her new bag!
