Shopping is not high on our to-do list in USA, instead gaining experience and memories from this trip is the No. 1. However, our friends, colleagues and relatives upon hearing we are going to the States, started giving us their requests of "cheap" branded products such as Coach, Kate Spade, etc to help them buy. Of course, we can't fulfill all their requests but there are some that we have to fulfill due to the "power" they have over us, eg an immediate superior, in-laws.
Tell them to go f*ck themselves. And if you can't bring yourself to say that to them directly, tell them this:
"A good friend who lives in San Francisco told us that the bags that they sell at outlet malls are made just for cheap outlet mall shoppers. They're low quality, they'll fall apart the first time you use them, you don't want to waste hundreds of dollars buying something that's low quality and we don't want to waste your time shipping them back to you, so we're sorry, but we can't do that. Also go f*ck yourself."
The boss and the in-laws... well, they can have their crappy bags. But ffs, this is YOUR holiday, not theirs. Don't spend it shopping for other ungrateful people. (And if you do, make sure you lie to them about how much the bags cost so you get paid for your time.)
Btw, we won't be staying at Aria becos although it is ave US$124 per nite, with the resort fee of US$28 added in, it came up to a total of US$333 (with taxes) and we don't want to pay so much for a room which we just sleep at night. I should be booking Mirage, it came up to a total of US$228 (with taxes) for 2 nights.
Hey, no worries, the Mirage is a great pick too. It might be worth checking the Mandalay Bay as well though - it's a little nicer than the Mirage and around the same price.
Hi Shiny Things, dun mind me asking a question as I will be renting a car in the USA too
The excess reduction is pretty expensive, almost the cost of the rental of the car.
If we do not take up the excess reduction for car rental and if an accident happens (touch wood), what's the cost we are looking at in paying the rental company?
Don't take the excess reduction. Basically you're probably going to be on the hook for a few grand if you have a major accident without the excess reduction; with it, you're on the hook for zero. They'll try to sell this pretty hard, but you don't have to take it.
