DSF is a big deal, by the way. It's citywide, lasts one month (from January 28 to February 28 this year), and attracts 3 million people to Dubai. Most visitors come from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. So we were pretty hyped up for this.
The first day, we got a late start. I played golf after class and so we didn't leave the house until about 7:30. We went to Festival City Mall first. We were disappointed with the selection of golf clothes at the store I visited, and Cindy couldn't find the shoes she'd been looking for either. We had some credit at a sporting goods store, so I did get some swimming trunks. Overall, it was a pretty disappointing trip.
So to try to redeem our evening, we headed over to Dubai Mall (about 9:30pm now). We were there until they kicked us out at midnight. We ended up with a dress shirt for me (about half price) and a handbag for Cindy (full price, but she's been watching for a while and there was no movement at all on price). So things are looking up.
Friday, two more malls. This time, Deira City Centre first. We found a golf glove for me (with store credit again, so nothing too big there). We then went to Dubai Marina Mall to look for shoes for Cindy and I again. We struck out on shoes, so we came home and ordered shoes online.
So after two days, we've been to four malls. I think we've got at least one more stop tomorrow. And how have the sales been? Well, it's better than no sale at all, but it's not Boxing Day [if you don't know what Boxing Day is about, be sure to drop in and read our blog next week so you can find out]. We'll keep you posted on how things are going at DSF.
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