Makeup Stash!

An established departmental store in Singapore, Metro is known for its periodic sales at which a 20% discount is offered on items storewide.

This is a good opportunity to stock up on makeup from brands such as Anna Sui, Biotherm, Clinique, Christian Dior, Clarins, Elizabeth Arden, Estée Lauder, Ettusais, Givenchy, Kanebo, Kosé, Lancome, Laneige, i Nuovi, ModelCo, Murad, Origins, Shiseido/Shiseido Maquillage, Shu Uemura, Sisley and SKII…among others!

Some drugstore brands can be found in Metro, so you can get them during this time as well.

Be aware that this 20% discount is not always a direct one. That is, you sometimes get back 20% of the total purchase in the form of a rebate voucher.

Here is an example of how Metro’s rebate voucher is issued:

If you spend S$100 on items from a counter brand, you pay the full price of S$100. However, you get back S$20 (20% of S$100) in the form of a voucher to be spent any time – usually anywhere* – in the store. It makes economic sense, of course, to spend it during such a sale; so as to take advantage of the 20% discount.

If the brand of the item that you buy offers a direct discount, you simply pay the discounted price; that is, 80% of its original price (or 20% off its original price).

Remember: The nature of the discount depends on the brand of the item(s) that you buy.

As a rule, counter brands do not offer a direct discount although I remember Anna Sui and Clarins doing so. I recently found out that Elizabeth Arden, Givenchy and Murad do so, as well.

The three Metro stores in Singapore are located as follows:

Metro City Square
180 Kitchener Road #01-06
City Square Mall
Singapore 208539
Tel: 6333 3322

Metro Paragon
290 Orchard Road
#02-28 Paragon
Singapore 238859
Tel: 6835 3322

Metro Sengkang
No. 1 Sengkang Square
#02-38 Compass Point
Singapore 545078
Tel: 6733 3322

Metro Woodlands
1 Woodlands Square
#01-20 Causeway Point
Singapore 738099
Tel: 6893 3322

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