"At first, I was afraid that the dry goods section of this property had been closed, because it was already late in the afternoon. Nevertheless, we gave it a try."

• It was almost 05:00 PM when it rained hard. We went to this public market to look for a raincoat.

• Our goal was to look for any shopping establishment in search of a raincoat. The closest shopping establishment that time was the Santa Cruz public market; hence, we were here incidentally.

🇵🇭 SANTA CRUZ, ILOCOS SUR, PHILIPPINES

On 2023-July-13, me and my brother were here. The reason why we visited this place was to look for a raincoat. We were on our way to BAGUIO City from VIGAN on a motorbike when the rain suddenly worsened.

 ►  Why Did I Visit This Place?

We were already in the town of Santa Cruz when it rained hard that time. Our goal was to look for any shopping establishment in search of a raincoat. The closest shopping establishment that time was the Santa Cruz public market; hence, we were here incidentally.

🇵🇭 SANTA CRUZ• It was almost 05:00 PM when it rained hard. We went to this public market to look for a raincoat.

 ►  Thoughts, impressions about this property

At first, I was afraid that the dry goods section of this property had been closed, because it was already late in the afternoon. Nevertheless, we gave it a try. The property was still open, though. I noticed that there were a lot of closed stores at that time, but I was glad to see that there was an open dry goods store on the ground floor. The raincoats were also displayed very visibly.

🇵🇭 SANTA CRUZ• These market shoppers walked in the market atrium.

🇵🇭 SANTA CRUZ• Me wearing the raincoat inside the market premises.

🇵🇭 SANTA CRUZ• This public market has a spacious parking area for your motorcycle or car.

I purchased two sets of raincoats for me and my brother. I thought that the 380-peso price was fair enough, since market vendors really apply a significant mark-up due to the haggle culture in our public markets. The store was managed by a Muslim woman. I was able to haggle down the price to 325 pesos each, though. ◄ END OF STORY►

For an updated review and guide about Santa Cruz Public Market, check out this link for the separate article:▼ 🇵🇭 STA CRUZ • (Ilocos Sur) Public Market: Updated Review, Guide, History


LATEST STORIES COVERING [SANTA CRUZ - ILOCOS SUR] • SEE ALL IN A SEPARATE WINDOW

MORE RELATED BLOGS YOU MIGHT LIKE. SEE TABS BELOW.