shopping for baby has begun

it has officially started. gone is the desire to make and embroider baby clothes. i simply did not have time to spare for that. so i have been to the shopping places here to buy newborn-sized stuff and other basics as listed in "the expectant father." 


there are only 3 department stores i care to shop in. 
1) Rustan's with their mini-stock of items. the size of the rustan's here in cebu is a joke compared to the multi-level one they have in makati. even the harrison plaza one was better. but i can save that for another write up.
2) Metro Ayala Department Store. from my multi-tasking production experience which included buying props and wardrobe items, i discovered the Metro is quite good for choices, as long as you can get past the mint green uniforms of the sales staff and the weird square islands they have as payment counters. 
3) SM. their tagline says "we've got it all for you." not all, but they do come pretty close


decided to stick to plain white as much as possible. no issues with color matching, no dyes, no cartoon characters, plain utilitarian white. i myself wear a lot of white. and black. there was a time when my daily wardrobe consisted almost entirely of black and white. i digress


so my stash (accumulated over 3 trips) include: 


june 6 sm 
total 2465.50 most infant clothes 80/pc (these are tie-sides, shorts, sleeveless tops that button at the shoulder, etc. the generic SM branded ones are pretty good to me)

june 7 metro 
wash cloths (pack of 4 = 69.75 x 2), booties (4 pairs each 17.75), mittens (17.75 x3 pairs), shirt & short set (120), onesie (135) total 518.75

june 9 sm 
face towels 104.25


i realize i haven't actually bought at rustan's, just browsed through their stuff. i'm still at the comparison shopping mode for them because much as i like the options at rustans (in the other sections too, not just the baby stuff) it seems they're priced slightly higher. they tend to stock special high end items that appeal to parents with big budgets (judging from the brands they carry  like Dr. Brown's, and items that are more design-orientated)