My husband was going to attend a black tie event for work and we were looking for a black suit for him to wear. We made our usual rounds to department stores and popular suits and Barong shops, but even the most common looking coat cost over two thousand pesos. There's this sleek-looking store in Alabang Town Center that sells men's wear called Merger, but we didn't think of looking there because the suits looked so dapper and expensive. But we were running out of time then so we decided to give it a try.
We stepped in and the sales lady welcomed us with a smile. We got lucky that day because some of their items were on sale. Hubby found a sleek black coat that was so him; it had some fancy details that made the coat stand out, but not in a tacky way. Best of all, it costs less than 2,000! The coat fitted hubby perfectly, but he needed pants too. The attendant helped us search for matching pants, but we couldn't find one that fit my husband. We wanted to buy a set of coat and pants so we asked the lady if she can put the coat on hold for us until the next day, she agreed. We didn't find another pair of suit so I went to Merger the next day and the coat was there, waiting for me with my name on the tag.
It's a good thing we didn't let the snobbish appearance of the store scare us. Hubby got a dapper-looking coat at a minimal cost. We're definitely going to buy there again. read more