Now that the Christmas season is over, the streets of Divisoria are once again cleaner and more spacious. The air is fresher and the battalion of yuletide peddlers have disappeared.
So what's going on in the busiest commercial districts of Manila nowadays? Getting ready for Valentines! After looking over the stalls and shops in the area, I noticed that the shop owners have replaced the Christmas ornaments and decorations with a redder motif. Stalls in Divi Mall and 168 are now selling flowers, romantic candles, Valentine greeting cards, and other cupid inspired items.
Of course, all these flowers are fake. But then they are cheap, and some of them beautiful.
Here's an interesting flower product being sold at Divi-Mall, a paper soap flower...
Aside from Valentine products, some shops are starting to cash in on the Chinese New Year holiday by selling Tikoy....
It just goes to show how much the shops here are in touch with the season, and know how to market the right products to buyers.
