Each year the cash registers ring along the shopping strips and malls of Singapore to the tune of The Great Singapore Sale.  This year marks the 17th anniversary of madness with the sale season running  from 27th May until 24th July 2011. 

You can pick up a copy of the Great Singapore Sale Tourist Brochure at any of the Singapore Visitors Centres, major hotels and attractions in Singapore.  Inside is a Tourist Privelege Card which you present with your passport at many outlets for further discounts.

Most stores in Singapore are open every day from 10am to 9pm.  Many stores are open late on the weekends during the Sale.  Fixed prices and price-tagging are the rule at most department stores and retail outlets.  You can still bargain at the street stalls and markets for cash only purchases.

ORCHARD ROAD AREA

SHOP AT:  Paragon, Plaza Singapura, Takashimaya Shopping Centre, The Cathay, The Centrepoint, Wisma Atria

STAY AT: Royal Plaza Hotel on Scotts, Pan Pacific Orchard Hotel

MARINA BAY AREA

SHOP AT: City Link Mall, Marina Square, Raffles City Shopping Centre

STAY AT: Marina Mandarin Hotel, Swissotel Stamford Hotel

WHERE ELSE TO SHOP: Bugis Street, Chinatown, Little India, Kampong Glam, Southern Waterfront and local neighbourhood centres.

With stores offering discounts of up to 70% off just about anything from just about anywhere, bonus savings and giveaways, it might be time to head out for a spot of retail therapy!