It’s a typical morning at the SM Store Mall of Asia. You’re shopping for your usual household items and strolling around the mall with your family, maybe seeing other shoppers around you doing the same. You casually line up at the nearest cashier, ready to pay for your purchases. While waiting for your turn, a voice from behind approaches you, causing you to turn around in curiosity.

 

“We are treating you to a 10-minute shopping spree here at The SM Store Mall of Asia. If the total doesn’t exceed P30,000, you can bring everything home for free. Are you up for a challenge?”

Ten minutes. 30,000 pesos. One whole The SM Store to yourself. Could this actually be possible?

Yes. This is exactly what happened to three lucky shoppers at Cashier 30!

An instant once-in-a-lifetime surprise greeted Garry Somido, a loyal SM Mall of Asia shopper since the day it opened. He could not believe his ears at first! He was lining up at Cashier 30 for only a few back-to-school materials for his daughter’s first day of school; how could such an incredible offer randomly happen to him? Garry originally thought it was a prank, only realizing that it was real when cameramen appeared out of nowhere, all the SM personnel started cheering, and a confetti blizzard popped.

 

With a determined nod to the SM personnel, Garry, a loyal SM Mall of Asia shopper, took on the amazing Cashier 30 challenge, SM Supermalls’ way of giving back to their loyal shoppers as they celebrate 30 years.

 

Shopping cart in hand, Garry circled The SM Store in an excited hurry as supportive shoppers cheered him on. As soon as ten minutes were up, the moment of truth arrived as Garry’s chosen Corelle sets and various kitchenware landed at Cashier 30. Loud shouts of support and cheer filled The SM Store as the bill totaled at Php 26,093.46! With his wife working in the Middle East, Garry has been the house husband for the family, even making his win sweeter with the new additions he would be bringing home to his children!

 

Rosemarie Javan, who was with shopping with her friend, was also surprised, not expecting to land a shopping spree while waiting for her daughter’s concert to end at the Mall of Asia Arena. With only pillows on her shopping list, Rosemarie couldn’t believe that she would be randomly asked to join the challenge just by lining up at Cashier 30! Enthusiastically agreeing, Rosemarie sped around the store, keeping an eye out for the P30,000 budget, and ending the 10-minute spree with a bill of P27,137.54 and with more pillows, a brand new comforter, a pair of slippers, an electric fan and cooking ware!

 

Rosemarie Dagli, a housewife spending some mother-daughter bonding time with her four young daughters and husband, also couldn’t hide her disbelief when Cashier 30 surprised her. Once the ten-minute timer had begun, she immediately raced to get a portable generator, having suffered a brownout the day before and wanting to buy a generator for over a year now. Rosemarie’s priority was her children, grabbing as many kids clothes and stuffed toys she possibly could for them. With such a big loot of items, Rosemarie raced back to Cashier 30, her husband and kids waiting in anticipation.

 

Spirits sank once the bill was totaled at P33, 551.50. Rosemarie’s heart dropped, as she sadly questioned out loud, “What happened?”, trying hard to hide her disappointment in front of her children.

 

However, an employee of Ace Hardware came running to say that apparently, the portable generator from Ace Hardware was 30% off (amounting to a final bill of P28, 151. 75)! Rosemarie couldn’t believe this blessing—she would be bringing her family’s bundle of treats home for free! With her daughters each hugging a giant purple stuffed teddy bear in their arms and wearing happy smiles on their faces, Rosemarie Dagli couldn’t help crying tears of happiness that she was blessed with such a lucky experience when all she came to SM to buy were 2 melamine bowls

 

Want to see the captured and candid reaction of everyone involved in this beautiful story? Go to facebook.com/smsupermalls or YouTube (3 lucky shoppers got the surprise of their lives last July 30, 2016!).

 

And why not come on over to SM soon? You might just be the next lucky winner of a Php 30,000 once-in-a-lifetime and instant SM shopping surprise!