Pop Swatch!

November 1, 2007 at 10:11 pm kidswereus 12 comments

They were funky, overly large, and well cute. The Pop Swatch was born in the 80′s but it got to Manila during the nineties. My cousin was obsessed with collecting all the straps that would match.

We would always pass by Gift Gate in the Greenhills Shopping Arcade so that we would see the new stocks. Today, the large watch trend is being led by Original Design Minimal (ODM).

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1. paperbag | November 13, 2007 at 1:40 pm

is gift gate still around?..
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2. kidswereus | November 17, 2007 at 9:26 pm

hey paperbag! yeah, there’s still gift gate. they have a gift gate store in glorietta 2 (but now it’s closed because of the bombings). i’m not sure if the gift gate store in greenhills is still open though.
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3. ayie | November 23, 2007 at 6:40 pm

I remember si Mikey Cojuanco pa ung model ng watch habang kinakanta ang “I Like You…”
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4. patricia | December 20, 2007 at 4:01 am

suggestion: 90′s sari-sari store candies? i remember chokichoki and that bubbleboy or however you call that with the commercial of girls comparing the gum, with the lines big, bigger, and bigbig! ??? oh, and this orange-flavored gum that looks much like nerds but in a mini-OJ carton pack?
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5. Fubsy | January 13, 2008 at 3:46 pm

Hi! believe it not, Im still in love with POP Swatch. how i wish n magkaron din sila ng comeback tulad ng ibang trends. There still one store along Sta.cruz na meron p ngttinda nito.
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6. kidswereus | January 18, 2008 at 4:20 am

Hey Patricia, type the 90s topics you wanna read about on the search bar above. We’ve talked about the candies you mentioned. Oh and you mean BIG BOY bubblegum.

Thanks for the input. Now I’m super excited to find that gum wrapper.

I know that particular gum inside a carton…it’s melon-flavored. You’re the first person I “know” to mention that nostalgic gum. I hope you’re researching the name of that gum because I am! Unahan tayo. Lol.
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7. nona | February 29, 2008 at 10:23 pm

Hi Fubsy! I am al so inlove with the pop swatch. Where exactly in Sta. Cruz is that store? Are they selling brand new stuff? Tenks! Pls email me at edcfausto@gmail.com. Tenks again.
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8. Jane Lourd | May 20, 2008 at 10:21 pm

hey fubsy.. do you know the name of the store that actually sells pop swatch?? i will appreciate your infor.. i really love pop swatch!!!thanks!!
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- 9. pop swatch | February 24, 2012 at 3:20 pm
  
  I`m selling many pop swatches at http://www.popswatch.biz.
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10. Grace Ganda | October 3, 2008 at 4:04 am

Hello Guys!
I was wondering kung saan makakabili pa rin still ng pop swatch. Sobrang favorite ko yun eh! Sana may makapabigay impormasyon. Thank you.
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11. WatchMaster | March 19, 2009 at 4:58 am

POPSwatch is alive, check http://popswatch.watchgirls.net
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12. pop swatch | February 24, 2012 at 3:19 pm

For many more lovely pop swatches please visit my website http://www.popswatch.biz.
And yes, pop swatches should definately make a come back!!!
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