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just the cookbooks |
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are some of what I managed to grab at the Big Bad Wolf Sale 2012 last
friday/saturday. We were there from 10:30pm and left the checkout
counter at 4:30am. If anyone were to ask me if they should go, I'd say
they are crazy not to, considering the prices (most are at 80% off
current retail price!) and the choices and varieties of topics
available.
Yes,
I went there with the intention of getting cookbooks mostly. I have
been waiting for this sale for almost a year, and cookbooks are indeed
the major part of the loot. Most of those on my wishlist from Jamie
Oliver & Nigella Lawson was indeed on sale at 20% of it's
original price, so what was I to do but to grab whatever that caught my
fancy.
- MEDITERRANEAN FOOD OF THE SUN
- THE FOODIE HANDBOOK
- WAGAMAMA WAYS WITH NOODLES
- GORDON'S GREAT ESCAPE: SOUTHEAST ASIA
- AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY : FAST LOW-FAT MEALS
- AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY : EASY ENTERTAINING
- AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY : CASSEROLES
- AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY : QUICK & EASY CURRY
- AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY : OLD FASHIONED FAVOURITES
- AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY : CHOCS & TREATS
- THE MIDDLE EASTERN KITCHEN
- THE JAPANESE KITCHEN
- HOW TO BE A DOMESTIC GODDESS
- NIGELLA FRESH
- NIGELLA KITCHEN
- NIGELLA EXPRESS
- NIGELLA BITES
- NIGELLA LAWSON FEAST : FOOD TO CELEBRATE LIFE
- FOREVER SUMMER by NIGELLA LAWSON
- THE NAKED CHEF TAKES OFF
- JAMIE'S AMERICA
- JAMIE'S FOOD REVOLUTION
- HAPPY DAYS WITH THE NAKED CHEF
- THE NAKED CHEF
- JAMIE AT HOME
- JAMIE'S KITCHEN
- SUGAR AND SPICE by LAUREN CONRAD
Apart from all these, I got books for the two boys - Scholastic Reading Series, Little Men, Malay novels & sudoku books for
mom and some fictions, mostly spy-thrillers by Robert Ludlum &
crime fictions by Micheal Conelly. Plus some chick-lits, though I
couldn't get as many as I wanted to, I had planned to numb my brain in between cooking sessions with those in the year 2013. Couldn't find any of Lee Child either. Nor any books on poetry. Most prolly they are out there, I just didn't see any.
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While I wish I could go again, to really take my time and slowly go
through what BBW has to offer, I think I'll give the next sale a miss,
and be back at the one in 2014 - unless I can get more bookcases, I
really appreciate what I thought was a sarcastic remark by Zz about
going to IKEA next to get new book cases next (he said that while we
were heading toward the checkout with 2 trolley worth of books between
the 3 of us)turns out to be a sincere suggestion. And yes we did get a
new 25 cubbies Expedit plus a new work chair for me :)
The
sale is on from December 7 to 23, 9am to 9pm. Don't forget to bring
your own trolley or trolley bag as lugging around your selections will
be a murder eventhough they do provide 'storage' service for your
shopping so you can keep going back for more, remember to wear
comfortable clothing and be prepared to spend at least 3-4 hours there.
While drink and food are not allowed into the sale area, there's a
mezzanine floor where refreshments are being sold and they even have
massage chairs for your tired body and feet.
Now everyone, go to the Big Bad Wolf Sale! Time to feed your mind people, stretch your imagination, after all most books cost less than a cup of latte.