I just got back from the MPH clearance sale at Mayang Plaza (Taman Mayang, Petaling Jaya), and there were so many books in there I don’t know where to start. In any case, if you are looking to build your book library, this will be the place to start. I also don’t know about the previous clearance sales (never been to one prior to this), but Mayang Plaza is a really stuffy place to have one at.
Ample parking aside, the clearance sale area was hot and the smell of books and sweat intermingling with each other can be a really heady mix. The lighting in some areas can be really dim, so unless you are poring, strike that, scrutinizing through the aisles, its pretty hard for stuff to catch your eye.
What I Bought?
In any case, I got away with 6 books, for a bargain price of RM 106. Among them were two cook books (did I tell you that my banana raisin loaf is a sought-after item?), 1 gardening book (mum’s), a couple of novels (dad’s) and Scott Adam’s The Dilbert Principle.
Getting There
The clearance sale ends on the 22nd and it’s on everyday from 9.30 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. It’s pretty easy to reach Mayang Plaza from the Kelana Jaya LRT station and there’s plenty of parking space available in the basement (Malaysians are too damned kiasu to pay for parking and would rather hog the space in front of someone’s front gate and cause traffic jams up-side) for just RM 2 (and almost always scratch-free experience, compared to parking outside).
For more info, check out MPH Online’s page on the sale.
