The Big Bad Wolf Books Sale
I just came back from the Big Bad Wolf books sale! I cannot believe I went half way through town to go to a book sale!
When I first came across it here, I was not sure what they were about. I have never even heard of them. But then, as usual, I always have a soft spot for books, especially if they are at a bargain.
This is their inaugural book sale and it is aiming to bring in the latest in every genre in the book industry at the lowest prices possible. The “lowest prices” part is true because their books are as low as RM2 and the most expensive one I bought is RM15! I heard the sales staff saying that the most expensive is RM20.
The book range is quite good from fiction to non-fiction, covering self-help, reflection, business books, magazines, autobiography, dictionaries, travel books, exercise related books, cook books, home improvement books, children, teens even baby books.
I carted off more books this time than the time I went to MPH’s sale, plus I did not have to pay more for it! There was a book which I recently bought from MPH – Starbucked – for RM30 and I thought it was a steal. It was selling for MR10 (or was it RM8) here!! And then there are some Positive Parenting series which are going for RM10 here but I paid 6 times more for it in Kinokuniya!!! This was just last week … I am beating myself over this.
The place is air-cond, which is such a relief on a hot and humid day. And the books are relatively well organized although there is a thin layer of dust on them. So, remember not to wear anything white.
Also, because you are actually carting off books and not just buying them, do bring your own bags, like those recycling bags. It is much easier than using boxes like I did. Plus, the boxes are very limited in supply.
Big Bad Wolf Books is brought to you by the people behind BookXcess - they aim to help people read for less. How great is that?!
So, in helping with the aim to get Malaysians read more for less, I am giving away ONE book for free. All you need to do is to guess the amount I have spent today on my books. I’ll give you a clue – I bought 29 books and I paid with an OCBC credit card which gave me 10% off the total bill.
Hurry! The contest ends on May 18, 12pm. The winner will be notified through this post and he/ she can even get to choose the book he/ she wants from a list I will provide. Watch this space!!
The Big Bad Book Sale opens today at Dataran Hamodal, Jalan Bersatu 13/4, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. It will run for five days until May 18. Opening hours are 10am to 9pm. For details, visit www.bigbadwolfbooks.com
This post has 18 comments
May 15th, 2009
Nice review of Big Bad Wolf Book Sale! Hmm… i think u spent RM149! How’s that?
May 15th, 2009
RM220
May 15th, 2009
mmm…RM 156?? lovely review. i want to go now
May 15th, 2009
RM217???
Nice review….i usually went to BookXcess and i know i can get good books at low price compared to other bookstores….Bought Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown) for RM17.90 only…And now they are doing a sale???
I am so going to this sale later….
May 15th, 2009
My guess is RM138…
May 15th, 2009
My guess would be RM196 after 10% discount? Before discount would be around Rm210, 220?
I’m so going to this sale!!
Lucky I didn’t spend much on recent MPH sale. I’ll beat myself if it was cheaper in this sales..
May 15th, 2009
RM208 after discount.
May 15th, 2009
I’m thinking RM 244 before discount..
and I’m applying The Secret here so I have a feeling I’m getting the book…
May 15th, 2009
very interesting…..my guess rm215 after discount.
May 15th, 2009
I so want to participate because I know the exact answer, plus I know May bought some very lovely selection of books which she’s offering up for grabs. But she says I can’t join in the fun. Boo-hoo!!
May 15th, 2009
Hye…actually i wanna ask u if u did saw any stephanie meyers novel at the warehouse sale? I would like to buy the twilight series….If u can give me the info I’d be glad due to I’m pregnant and if there’s no twilight series maybe I should stay home.
May 15th, 2009
RM198? Happy reading!
May 15th, 2009
about RM 100?
May 15th, 2009
RM 208 after discount. Happy reading !
May 15th, 2009
RM 145 i guess
May 15th, 2009
my guess would be rm 105.50.
May 15th, 2009
Hi,
This is the first time I got here to your blog. Lovely review of the BBW sale. Makes me wanna go right now.
My guess would be about RM 208.80 after discount.
May 15th, 2009
Hello everybody, thanks for all the comments.
Zusya – I really cannot say if the author you wanted is there since I did not particularly pay attention to that.
But if your concern is if the place is too stuffy for a pregnant mum, then the answer is NO. I think it is alright.
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