pang-masa

pang-masa (tagalog): for the masses; relatively cheap


while looking at some wallets at the mall last sunday, i noticed one wallet which relatively looks nice. i might have bought it until i looked at the price - php1900. it was really expensive for that kind of wallet so i told my companion:

"grabe, ang mahal! mas sobra pa sa girbaud! (geez, this is kind of expensive, don't you think? more than what a girbaud wallet costs!!!)"

e kasi naman, ma'am. pang-masa ang girbaud. yan ay imported at galing sa italy!, exclaimed the lady attendant.

i was so shocked by what she said. all i could do was stare at her and looked unbelieving at what she was saying. later, my friend and i decided that we should have told her, "wow, miss! pang-masa talaga. afford mo pala ang girbaud! (wow, miss! really, it's for the masses. i bet you can afford a girbaud.)"

it was really funny. i don't know how pabder does against girbaud but all i know is, girbaud is the most preferred brand. oh well... but yes, i can't believe that lady!