ANYWAYS, IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE I LAST WROTE ABOUT MY UKAY-UKAY POST! I'VE BEEN MEANING TO WRITE THIS ONE FOR THE LONGEST TIME.

I always get asked where's the best ukay-ukay. In all honesty, I feel I cannot answer that because I've only ever shopped in ukays around the Metro and have yet to discover the famous Taytay, Tagatay, and Baguio ukays!

BUT!!! I know I still want to write about my beloved UK so instead, I'll just write about three of the ukays I love going to where you can find the best pieces at the best prices!

Warning: Some of these ukays aren't the most conveniently located ones but then what ukay is convenient anyways? You still go through racks and racks and still invest time and effort but like love, it's that one special ukay you'd do it for!



1. BF CONDOMINIUM 

This peachy colored building may look like it's about to collapse any minute, but take a second look! (And take cover just in case it does lol charot lang). The first floor has Ukays YOU MUST CHECK. While I do like going to Intramuros for its history, I also look forward to checking their latest drops.

Best thing about the ukays here is if you go to one store, you'll surely leave with something you like. There are also choices for menswear, too!

There's this one store also that sells weird abubot(not shown) so if you wanna spend on pantyhose and pouches and garrison belts, then maybe this ukay is for you.

Fun fact: You'll be standing in the old site of where UST used to be! You can visit Plaza Sto. Tomas which is near the BF building. #TeacherGill #TourGuideGill #GalaManila

Photo taken from Wikimedia because the bldg is so ghastly for me to take it with my own phone. BUT YOU SEE SOME OF THE UKAYS NA HIHI

Pros: 
-While you discover what Manila was like under Spanish colonization, you can discover once colonized clothes hehe
-More choices especially for menswear and even childrenswear!
-Not as crowded because duh who'd know may bonggang ukay sa bulok na building na yan?

Cons
-The stores don't have names so you need to have some patience by looking through every store which are only located lang naman sa ground floor.
-Intramuros is hassle to commute to forever!

Ukay #1 is this ukay right beside the entrance of BF Condo. It's the exact ukay I was in in the first pic! They have everything even down to baby clothes.

Ukay #2 is also good kaso lang it has aircon which is alright naman

2. Anonas

Oh Anonas! I've heard such magical stories about it and it's even more awe-mazing when I first set foot there. There's a reason why this is such a crowd-favorite! Imagine a whole building filled with 90% ukays, 5% stores with used original(daw)designer stuff, 4% random booths, 1% Karate studio.

What I love about Anonas is if there is one area you must go and spend the whole day going ukay in, it's here! Not only are there ukays in this building but also ukays around its vicinity. AND WE WANT THAT, RIGHT? MORE IS MORE IS MORE.

You'll find a variety of stores here. You have the typical smelly ukay that sells American Eagle or Old Navu basic stuff to the normal ukay-ukays that are regularly on sale to those stores that sell designer duds that are quite pricey but are already cheaper compared to consignment stores here and abroad!

Fun fact: Anonas is the plural Tagalog of Custard Apple and "What Now?" #TumawaNamanKayo #TeacherGill

Four floors filled with ukay!

Pros:
-Easier to commute! Just drop off Anonas station in LRT2 and it's a very short walk away from it. Or if you're coming from Santolan, there's this other ukay that is adjacent to the actual LRT2 stop!
-More store choices means more chances of winning! Unlike lotto, at least dito panalo!
- Some stores also have old books, toys, and dinnerware!

Cons
-Well, none really. Maybe the clothes are used...? Charot
-Mukhang marupok din building na to. Das okay, we're marupok too.
-I've been to Anonas a few times already and idk why but whenever I'm there, I itch like crazy #MakatiAko #NangatiSaAlikabokHindiSaLibog

The third and fourth floors contain stores with used designer stuff of which you can get as expensive as a few thousand pesos to as cheap as less than a P100. I got a Kenneth Cole Men's longsleeved buttoned shirt for P75 bucks!

What the famous Anonas ukay looks like outside.

Toys range from P5 to P100 pesos

Colored leather jackets in cerulean, mint, and lilac!

Weird Fendi mules for P1000!

3. Isetann Recto

"ISETANN RECTO?!" I hear the non-existent crowd say. YES! That dusty, seemingly unsafe building in Recto where snatchers thrive in the outside is actually a goldmine(not exactly "goldmine" since I only saw three lang) for Ukays. The best part about these ukays which you'll find in the third or fourth floors is that since it's inside a mall, at least it feels a wee bit safer.

May I remind you that depending where you go, you'll pay a bit more for the clothes but that's okay! The occupants needs to pay rent and you still have clothes cheaper than brand-new ones sa SM/ROBINSONS/METRO!

I discovered Isetann by accident one day when I walked all the way from San Beda-CEU Manila area to Recto (Waw daming time) after taking the board exams and saw no jeep going to Recto.

Fun fact: I promised myself no more jokes so yun

Again, not my picture because I'm scared manakawan ako ng phone taking a photo of its facade huhu

Pros:
- It's easy to commute! Go down Recto station of LRT2 and voila! Also accessible by LRT1 by going down Doroteo Jose but will take a manageable walk pa. 
- The mall looks jej but at least may aircon.
- You'll have more to choose from for both men and ladies!
-One of the stores has a wide array of sale items but at the same time, regularly stocks on new arrivals.

Cons:
-IT'S IN RECTO. PROTECT YO SELF
- One of the stores rarely goes on sale below 100 for an item 

Was literally a passerby when I passed this by lol lol lol

...BUT when you pass by inside, this is the madness you'll be greeted with! Half of the store is dedicated to sale items while the other is the new arrival one.

This was the ukay whose cheapest item was P100 but you can find a ton of highstreet brands here and super trendy items too. I was able to buy a good dupe of the famous Realisation skirt for only P100 bucks!

Some clothes I bought in these ukays which you can't find anymore because I bought them LOL:

Booming with PRIDE because mah rainbow dress is P120

Muscle tee that is perfect for the dilawan charot, P25.

Lozol green halter na malamang bawal gamitin sa loob ng DLSU, P25

Ripped jeans that look more like perfectly fine jeans with one tiny hole in one of the knees, P100

Celebrating (charot)because my high waisted vintage denim jeans were P100

Blouse, P75. Filter, Snapchat. Cat-eye skills, ONE TON OF TEARS AND WASTED EYELINER

Channeling my inner Ranma with this Cheongsam neck blouse colored like Pichan, P50.

Denim jacket with that famous Burberry tartan for P35

I only bought the sweater in the left which reminds me of Missoni prints meets woven basahan! P75 bucks I think?

Probably one of my best buys, specifically from Anonas ukay! A pair of Stylenanda jeans whose waist is more complicated than K-Pop dance routines! Char! (P100!!!!!!!!!!)

Dress that looks like it's new arrival from Mango worth 2k when it's really new arrival from the Ukay worth P120