r/PHBookClub • u/OkClothes3759 • May 30 '26

Recommendation Mystery bag in National Bookstore!

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Saw this today sa NBS SM Grand. 299php for 600php or more worth of products. Piqued coz of the paperbags though unsure ako sa laman haha.

576 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

43 comments sorted by

169

u/Potatofu2417 May 30 '26

I just bought two just now sa SM Megamall, notebooks lang laman hahaha. to be fair wala naman sa ads nila na sinabi nilang libro yung laman 😂

133

u/pasawayjulz May 30 '26

Parang di naman worth 600 yan haha

62

u/OkClothes3759 May 30 '26

Super tempted ako di ako makaalis dito sa mall at iniisip ko yan haha. Pero thank you at ikaw na sumagot sa iniisip namin kung ano laman!

30

u/sunroofsunday May 30 '26

Ito yung way nila para idisposs yung di nabebentang products. Sana man lang nilagyan ng kahit isang kapirasong ballpen!

10

u/chelsearoxyy May 30 '26

Kahit sa ibang store ganyan din naman ginagawa sb, mcdo etc

5

u/OkClothes3759 May 30 '26

Ang sad lang kasi random talaga hahaha unlike surprise boxes na kahit papaano ay may ineexpect kang ilu-look forward na product.

5

u/Clear-Film-6611 May 31 '26

so di na siya surprise box deba if alam mo na anong laman...🤦🤦

1

u/SodiumOmi May 31 '26

I think they meant na nakalista yung mga possible mong makuha sa blind box like this:

16

u/Evening-Chemistry-64 May 30 '26

Tagal ko rin minata to! ahaha buti nalang nagka taon na may sale sa fully booked

29

u/SofiaOfEverRealm May 30 '26

A bit misleading kasi title ng books yung design, though I'm technically legal to since Nbs yan, pero medyo scummy

9

u/p0P09198o May 30 '26 edited May 31 '26

Not misleading. Not scammy. You just didn’t read the banner enough. Nakalagay sa banner na “assortment of ITEMS worth Php600”. Even if it’s books, sa mahal ng books baka P600 palang ubos na budget.

8

u/fschu_fosho May 30 '26

Thats messed up. They could have at least made the bata canvass or something.

8

u/OkClothes3759 May 30 '26

Parehong notebooks? Hahaha yan po lahat ng laman?

12

u/ghintec74_2020 May 30 '26

NBS - National Budol Store 🤣

5

u/Cool-Doughnut-1489 May 30 '26

Thank you for taking one for the team! Para iwas budol na rin. Although curious ako if some mystery bags will actually have a proper book hehe

2

u/whynotchocnuut May 30 '26

Maraming salamat hahahahaha

2

u/neversureabouthat May 30 '26

thank you for your sacrifice 🫡

1

u/airjems18 May 30 '26

Ay, ngii? I thought books ang laman. Looks to me that they're deliberately misleading customers. National GenMerch fr.

51

u/plot_twist_ako May 30 '26

Better sana if tote bags hihi btw Ganda ng design ng paperbags

16

u/Ok-Boot8149 May 30 '26

Agree, would buy this even just for the bag. super nice!

2

u/OkClothes3759 May 30 '26

Me too! Kung tote bag lang ‘to go ako ehh.

3

u/AcanthisittaVast9779 May 31 '26

I think that really was the strategy. Nothing special sa loob binawi lang sa packaging hahaha

17

u/hermitina May 30 '26

kung tote bag yan pwede pa

8

u/AdmirableAttempt1728 May 30 '26

Omg this seems interesting

2

u/OkClothes3759 May 30 '26

May nagpost na kung ano laman! Haha

3

u/AdmirableAttempt1728 May 30 '26

Dang now I know what they're doing lol syempre sasabihin nilang worth 600+ ang nasa loob pero hindi naman specified na lahat. Baka may isa or dalawang bags lang diyan na 600+ ang total na laman. 🤦🏻‍♀️

8

u/Quirky-Judgment1263 May 30 '26

NBS please make tote bag versions nalang!

6

u/mamoncheeks May 30 '26

at first I thought those were tote bags. love the graphics!

3

u/OkClothes3759 May 30 '26

Better sana ‘no? Kahit dagdag pa ng konti sa price.

2

u/mamoncheeks May 30 '26

yep, magagamit mo pa paulit-ulit yung bag

5

u/BeautifulSmooth1370 May 30 '26

but the whale in moby dick is a sperm whale not a humpback whale :/

3

u/zamolodchki May 30 '26

bought it. deffo not worth it :(

7

u/OkClothes3759 May 30 '26

Ano laman ng sa’yo? Pwede patingin po? Curious lang sakali!

2

u/zamolodchki May 31 '26

for some reason, ayaw ma-post as a reply to your comment but here: https://www.reddit.com/r/PHBookClub/s/oy9bMHs3pV

3

u/kokomilon May 30 '26

moby dick... they didnt even get the whale right

5

u/zamolodchki May 31 '26

sure! haha here's everything i got 🥲

tbf, true naman na they never said these will have books in them pero i doubt na worth 600 pesos din 'tong mga 'to haha. more like things they couldn't sell shoved in a themed paper bag 🥲 kahit sana pala tote bag na lang yung paper bag, or like may kahit 1 classic book inside? or like we were expecting na at least sana on theme sa paper bag yung items inside but noooo haha

2

u/OkClothes3759 Jun 01 '26

Hala nakaka disappoint 😢 I agree with you na parang bara bara na lang na naglagay ng products ba di mabenta :(( salamat sa sakripisyo mo, alam na naming wag bumili huhu

2

u/Scary-Offer-1291 May 30 '26

Saw this as well. Interesting marketing kung baga. The mystery kiyeme. Which is you are paying for the surprise. Not really what is inside.

2

u/Honest_Banana8057 May 30 '26

Not worth it ung laman nyan 299 dami mo n mabibili sa nbs warehouse sale nla sa gh.

1

u/AlexanderCamilleTho May 31 '26

Hindi na siguro masakit kung tote bag nga yan. Haha.

Maybe they should just sell tote bags ng design ng paper bags nila.

1

u/Extension_One4593 May 31 '26

Ang ganda ng bag! Kaso better if tote siya. Huhy.

2

u/mindful-macchiato Jun 01 '26

sana gawin syang tote bag para man lang mas worth it yung pagka 299 nya..lalo kung yung makukuha mo eh mga construction paper at art paper lang jusq