Ukay-ukay!

Apr

13

2009

Filed under: Fashion

Whenever I need clothes for a certain occasion and I’m sure it’ll be worn once, I shop for second-hand clothing instead of buying brand new. But it has to be nice and still in good condition, of course! Sometimes you can find treasure on everybody else’s trash if you’re just eager to search. ;)

Here in the Philippines, we have this what we call “Ukay-Ukay” that sells second-hand clothing at very cheap prices. Now that my graduation is coming in two weeks, I rummaged through Ukay-Ukays yesterday for a lovely white dress, and I was very lucky to find a pretty one for just php100 (around $2)! Sorry, no pics for now, but I’ll upload some after graduation. :)

I felt even luckier, when I stumbled upon in Ukay-Ukay this pink hoodie that seemed brand new! :heart: I couldn’t let it go that even though I absolutely have no use for it this summer, I still bought it and thought I’ll just wait for the cold and rainy season then use it! XD Will you believe me if I tell you I bought it for just php250 (around $5)?! :boogie:

Questions:

  1. Have you tried going to an Ukay-ukay/second-hand store?
  2. If yes, were you able to buy something nice and what is it?

34 Comments

  • April 13th, 2009 at 8:52 pm, Ieyel said:
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    I’ve never been in ukay ukay but i think it;s good to shop there.So cheap.Yet you get good quality,.

    • April 13th, 2009 at 8:55 pm, bianca said:
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      haha ukay ukay! i always go there with my mom. pero walang nabibili since wala masyadong magaganda.
      that jacket is cute! parang brand new. tama dapat binili mo na, baka mapunta lng yan sa iba. haha sayang.

      • April 14th, 2009 at 12:22 am, Dayna said:
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        I used to buy second hand clothes in the past but not now though because my mum doesn’t like as we wouldn’t know who and what kind of person had worn it before. :X

        • April 14th, 2009 at 12:26 am, Irene said:
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          My brother and mom love shopping at secondhand stores, I hate them! Even if there is nothing wrong with the stuff they sale. I just never buy anything from there!

          But that looks like a cute sweater! Can’t wait to see the dress.

          1. Have you tried going to an Ukay-ukay/second-hand store? Yes too long ago.
          2. If yes, were you able to buy something nice and what is it? Didn’t buy anything.

          • April 14th, 2009 at 4:38 am, WANITS said:
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            Have you tried going to an Ukay-ukay/second-hand store? Yeah :P
            If yes, were you able to buy something nice and what is it? Yes, the good-at-first fake chucks, and after it fade off I got an original one :D

            Cute hoooodiiieee & in a very cheap price! Oh, I’m waiting for the pictures of your grad & the dress :D

            • April 14th, 2009 at 5:31 am, Sweetie&Bunny said:
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              haha I wished we had a store over here that sold clothes for that cheap, not even 2nd hand clothes are that cheap =\
              1. Have you tried going to an Ukay-ukay/second-hand store? No
              2. If yes, were you able to buy something nice and what is it? Never been there so can’t :D

              • April 14th, 2009 at 6:21 am, Oliver said:
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                Sorry ate i’ve never heard of ukay ukay. But seems like a well organized store and cheap.

                • April 14th, 2009 at 9:10 am, Kat - Kat said:
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                  wow!!!! 100php lang??? super bargain yan sis :D buti nakuha mu..

                  >.< akin nalng yung hoodie. Wow. grabee. tagal ku ng gusto ng hoodie na pink eee.. pls. :P

                  • April 14th, 2009 at 11:53 am, Gel said:
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                    Sobrang hirap ako magspot ng good stuff sa ukay ukay. Grabe sobrang bargain yung mga nabili mo Tiniwini!!! Cute nung jacket :) Yup hintayin mo nalang magrainy season! Or pag sobrang lamig sa movie house dalhin mo hehe.

                    1. Have you tried going to an Ukay-ukay/second-hand store? Yup pero hirap ako maghanap ng okay.
                    2. If yes, were you able to buy something nice and what is it? Nope :s

                    • April 14th, 2009 at 3:26 pm, Keiyt said:
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                      Yay! Good finds! :dance: Gusto ko rin talaga maka-experience yung iisahin isahin mo lahat ng gamit sa ukay-ukay. Gusto ko naman bags. ;)

                      1. Yes. Pero wala akong nabili. :|

                      • April 14th, 2009 at 3:40 pm, Alyssa said:
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                        Wow ang swerte mo naman sis. Ang mura lang talaga nung dress na nabili mo. Saang ukay-ukay ba yan? nang mabisita ko, haha! Yung lola ko kasi ang hilig bumili sa ganyan, ang galing ngang maghanap nun ng magagandang damit eh. Anyway i so love that hoodie! fave color ko pa yan, hehe.

                        1. Have you tried going to an Ukay-ukay/second-hand store?
                        –> Maraming beses na, hehe!
                        2. If yes, were you able to buy something nice and what is it?
                        –> Yup! skirts, shorts and tops.

                        • April 14th, 2009 at 3:49 pm, Pahn said:
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                          sorry ha,, unang akala ko T-back sya,, hahah,, jacket pala :err:

                          • April 14th, 2009 at 3:51 pm, Nica said:
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                            Wow! :D That’s a real nice jacket. ^^; I always stop by ukay ukays especially those that I’ve always gone to. Madalas kasi may mga brand new(may tag pa) and really nice finds with cheap prices! I actually have lots of clothes na from ukay ukay and my friends can’t even say that they are from ukay kasi maganda talaga. :D

                            • April 14th, 2009 at 4:28 pm, Lyann said:
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                              finding bargains at this tough time is awesome! that jacket doesn’t even look like it’s from ukay-ukay. i don’t know why but when I was in philippines, i never shopped in ukay-ukays. now, here in state, i like finding cheap things!

                              • April 14th, 2009 at 4:32 pm, Ienne said:
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                                Aww, what a cute pink jacket! I wanna see the dress na! Hehe. Well not to brag or somethin, but I don’t go to UK, kasi wala namang magagandang ukay ukay dito kesa jan sa Manila (I suppose you’re from NCR right?) . And most of the time, pag kelangan ko ng damit sa mga tita ko ako hiram.

                                • April 14th, 2009 at 4:33 pm, Jizni~ said:
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                                  ukay-ukay? i always go there especially w/ my mom. since, mahilig yun magtawad. haha. plus, imported yung mga damit nila dba?

                                  1.Have you tried going to an Ukay-ukay/second-hand store? OYEA~
                                  2.If yes, were you able to buy something nice and what is it? yung shirt na may hood (my fave) and short shorts!

                                  • April 14th, 2009 at 7:28 pm, Aimee said:
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                                    haha! i went to some uka-ukay last sunday when i was sti9ll in leyte.. kakatuwa nga po eh, andami sapatos XD orig pa! (nike, fila, puma, adidas, chucks, etc.) hahaha… ayun, bumili talaga ako! para na rin magamit ko this summer, kasi naman walang uniform eh XD in fairness, ang cute ng nabili ko.. haha…

                                    i love the hoodie, btw, ate tin XD it looks real cozy XD

                                    • April 14th, 2009 at 8:13 pm, Dianne said:
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                                      wow! that’s so nice!! :D yea.. tried to buy sa ukay ukay. :D kelangan lang talagang matyaga kang maghanap. :D

                                      • April 14th, 2009 at 11:40 pm, cesz said:
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                                        yea. i tried to buy sa ukay ukay before and may maganda naman.. :)
                                        btw, i love ur pink hoodie! akin na lang sis! haha. just kidding.. wow! 100 lang ung dress? ang swerte mo naman sis. mura talaga sa ukay ukay. marami ka mabibili. XD

                                        • April 15th, 2009 at 3:30 am, Ethel said:
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                                          maganda ang ukay-ukay dahil branded pa :)

                                          • April 15th, 2009 at 6:16 am, karen said:
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                                            Ukay ukay!! I remember sa baguio pa ata huling ukay ukay ko nun. as in nung unang labas ng ukay ukay :)

                                            ang cute ng nabili mo ha. pink pa!! waa~ lab it! pics pics ng grad mo ha? don’t forget! :dance:

                                            • April 15th, 2009 at 11:32 am, Ms.Candy-Blush said:
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                                              haha grabe lol hndi pa ako talaga nag ukay ukay hehehe.. pero ang galing ah.. lol pag meron cguru titingin dn ako hehehe

                                              • April 15th, 2009 at 12:09 pm, Tamara said:
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                                                aww i love your taste in clothing…especially second hand! i go nuts in those stores. i like the idea of finding original stuff that i know no one else will have because i bought it second hand. *giggles* i just started doll collecting with reborn dolls and most people spend half a fortune on expensive baby clothes for there dolls. not me! I went straight to the local Goodwill and racked up on baby stuff..including this huge hand knitted baby blanket..which was only 3$..on ebay they wanted up to 50$ for one like that! So, yeah im naturally addicted to “Ukay-ukay”

                                                • April 15th, 2009 at 2:14 pm, Nicey said:
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                                                  ukay ukay!!! yey.. ang ganda naman ng nakuha mong ukay!! okay talaga dito sa pinas.. kaso lang kailangan mo pang mag swimming sa napakaraming damit.

                                                  1. Have you tried going to an Ukay-ukay/second-hand store?
                                                  of course, sa uk bumibili mama ko. ahah
                                                  2. If yes, were you able to buy something nice and what is it?
                                                  ang dami. nung nasa australia din kami, bumibili kami sa 2n had store, mura lang din then nakabili ako ng mga denim skirts, blouses, sandals. ang dami..

                                                  • April 15th, 2009 at 5:02 pm, Dishie said:
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                                                    Nice jacket! :)

                                                    1. Yep. Sa Cubao.
                                                    2. Me, no. But my mom bought me a nice cocktail dress from ukay-ukay. :D

                                                    • April 15th, 2009 at 5:27 pm, janile said:
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                                                      “Sometimes you can find treasure on everybody else’s trash if you’re just eager to search.” <<I agree to this! super! ^_^ I aLso buy sa mga ukay-ukay. gustong-gusto ko nga ung mga designs dun eh. haha! LaLo na ung nabiLi kong mini-jacket… kuLay bLack and it’s so cute! ang cute din ng pink hoodie na nabiLi mu a.. :)

                                                      I just stumbLed here and I found you site so amazing! gaLing mo! I linked you na nga paLa! :) xoxo

                                                      • April 15th, 2009 at 5:39 pm, ayei said:
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                                                        Yeah I agree with that one :) if susuotin mo lang nmn once why not buy second hand na lang pero syempre in good condition lol para hindi sayang sa pera makakamura pa :D wow nag-ukayukay ka pala oo madami magaganda damit diyan kahit na second hand at least in good condition pa :D at mura pa. Wow nax swerte nakakuha u ng cute na pink hoodie and mura pa lol!!!! :heart:

                                                        • April 16th, 2009 at 2:15 am, Eunice said:
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                                                          Wah, ang swerte swerte mo naman! Gad, type na type ko yang hoodie na yan T_T shet buti ka pa. hehe pink! masyadong eye candy yan ah XD kahit ako d ko malelet-go yan!

                                                          1. Have you tried going to an Ukay-ukay/second-hand store? -ahm yup!
                                                          2. If yes, were you able to buy something nice and what is it? -hehe can’t remember anything.. so i think wala pa :(

                                                          • April 16th, 2009 at 8:48 am, brooke said:
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                                                            1. Have you tried going to an Ukay-ukay/second-hand store? yeah, they have some good buys :)
                                                            2. If yes, were you able to buy something nice and what is it? if you go to a good one, they can have some awsome vintage pieces (clothes and ornaments) i never really buy clothes from one though. Unless the place doesnt smell funny from clothes :P

                                                            • April 16th, 2009 at 10:15 pm, Ai~ said:
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                                                              Ang ganda naman ng hoodie! ^_^ Both the design and the color are quite eyecatching. :boogie: Will look forward to the pics you post — wanna see that graduation dress! :heart:

                                                              Tin, salamat sa pag-offer ng pag-advertise ng contest ko ha… Really means a lot. *hugs* I should do something in return. I have a plan, will send you a private message on Plurk later. :)

                                                              • April 17th, 2009 at 1:16 am, Mikyu said:
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                                                                yay! that’s a very cool and cute jacket ate! i can’t believe it’s from the ukay-ukay! hahahah. :P
                                                                yung mother ko mahilig sa ukay-ukay. whenever she goes to one ukay-ukay shop, she never fails to buy some for us din! hehehe. :)

                                                                • April 17th, 2009 at 12:08 pm, Lissy said:
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                                                                  YAY FOR UKAY UKAY! Heh. My sister also bought her winter clothes there before she left to Georgia. :laugh:

                                                                  1. Nope. Not yet. :/

                                                                  • April 22nd, 2009 at 8:53 pm, Longreen said:
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                                                                    We never bought from Ukay-Ukay, sis, but in my family we never disliked second hand clothes and items :) We’re a big family so we always go for cheaps, hehe.

                                                                    • August 1st, 2010 at 9:46 pm, Jennie said:
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                                                                      Last year, I’ve been to an ukay ukay store in Iloilo called Magarbo and was lucky enough to find an authentic Mango jacket. The type of jacket that I’ve found costs around 8000 to 14000 pesos if you buy it brand new. It’s definitely a steal! :)

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