CHEAT SHEET: How to make the most of the 12.12 sales

Lazada

During Lazada's All-out Pasko Sale, customers get to enjoy up to P2,000 vouchers and discounts of up to 90% off. On this three-day sale, shoppers can purchase goodies on 0% installment payment plans and enjoy promos like the Buy P550, Get P110 off (new users get P220 off a P555 purchase). 

Among the participating tech brands are Apple, Huawei, Bavin, Samsung, Nintendo, and Asus. Anyone looking for beauty products? On sale are products from Maybelline, blk, Happy Skin, Jo Malone, and Mac. Many other lifestyle, parenting, home, and sports products.

Collect flash vouchers, entitling you to up to P1,000 off, on Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. (when the sale starts) and daily from Dec. 12 to 14 at 11 p.m.

Even more fun, Coins Rush is back. Play daily for the duration of the 12.12 sale and get the chance to win up to 12,222 coins. 

There's more: Since it's December, there's also the ongoing Global Brands Fest Shop, which will end on Dec. 14. Enjoy up to 80% off on brands, such as Motorola, Lenovo, Philips, Merrell, Avent, and Lock&Lock. There's free shipping, too. 

Shopee

Shopee Mall's 17-day 12.12 Mega Pamasko Sale offers premium items at incredible discounts. 

Brands, such as Anker, Adidas, Samsung, and L'Oreal Paris, are ready to make shopping time worthwhile. 

Take particular note of the Apple Flagship Store, which is putting favorite Apple products on sale at P12,000 and below until Dec. 13.

On all other items, use the SPayLater scheme and get 0% interest. Right now, until the end of the sale, vouchers worth P1,000 drop hourly. You also get unlimited free shipping for a minimum spend of P249.

Also, if you claim a code that will be flashing until Dec. 13, you get a chance to win a Vikings buffet voucher worth P10,000.

TikTok Shop

TikTok Shop's 12.12 Bigger Pamasko sale offers deals up to 80% off (every 12 noon and 8 p.m. until the end of the sale) and unlimited free shipping if you shop in Live. It's actually ongoing and will end right on Dec. 12. On Dec. 11, vouchers worth P1,212 drop hourly, preparing you for checkout day on the 12th. 

Apparel, vitamins, cosmetics, homeware, parenting items, and gadgets are currently up for grabs at huge discounts. On the last day of the sale, certain products will be put up at even lower prices, including Olay, Bewell, Abbott (with Pediasure and Ensure products), Procter & Gamble, Casio, and DITO Telecommunity.

To join the fun, just download TikTok, verify your account, and start shopping. 

Zalora

From Dec. 11 to 15, as part of its 12.12 Big Christmas Sale, Zalora is sending you on three missions. If you complete all three, you get a 5% cashback on your purchases. 

Your missions: Search a product, save it in your wishlist, and add it to your cart. Complete one mission, and you get 3% cashback. Complete any two missions, and you get 4% cashback. Accomplish all three, and you unlock 5% cashback. 

Also, you can stack up to six vouchers and deals, aside from enjoying up to a 90% discount on selected items. 

RCBC Hexagon credit card holders get an extra perk: P500 off on top of sitewide discounts. 

Get up to 80% off plus an extra 15% off (using stackable vouchers and discounts) on Dec. 12 from midnight to 12 noon, Dec. 13 from noon to 11:59 p.m., and Dec. 15 from 12 noon to 11:59 p.m.

Enjoy up to 70% off and an extra 20% off (with stackable vouchers and discounts) on Dec. 12 from 12 noon to 11:59 p.m. and Dec. 14 from 12 noon to 11:59 p.m.

Also on Dec. 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with no minimum spend, you can buy 2 items and get 60% off. And as the day wraps up, you can get 70% off items from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.