My Opinion: Watsons Private Member Sale(s)

Heya!
I popped by a Watsons member sales a couple of days back; it was their 2012 Christmas private member sales. It's about a month away from Christmas! Yeaaaah.

Finally, Hougang Mall was added to their outlets which offer the sale and it happened to be a convenient location for me.

The store at Hougang Mall was packed and squeezy with tons of people searching for a good deal. 

I'm gonna break down the good and the bad of Watsons' private member sales here, considering I've been to a couple so far +_+

The good:

1. There are many products on discount. It's like the discounts which are rolled out in one year are compiled and given to members on that day itself.
2. Many discounts are around 5% more than the discount given for products. For example, instead of the usual 20% off for Avene products, you get a 20+5% off for members. This is fantastic if you're stocking up on the products.
3. Brands which have huge discounts are like Bio Essence and Himalayan Herbals. Great for the fans of these brands.
4. You don't have to fight with non-members to buy stuff. 
5. You have the thrill of staring at discounted stuff and sourcing for the best bargain(if you like these kinda things)
6. It is especially fantastic if you happen to pop by non-peak hours
7. You get to try new brands at discounted prices 

The bad:

1. Honestly, popular brands will not have discounts for their products. For example, the new Shiseido Ma Cherie collection I've been eyeing and Naruko products.
2. Even after discount, you can get some products are a cheaper price from other shops selling the same thing. For example, sanitary pads can cost S$6.95 for 20 pieces and I could get the same darn thing for S$2.40 at a parallel import store! 
3. If you're not going to buy tons of stuff, the cost of queueing does not outweigh the benefits
4. Some people are just too hard up for sales. I recall attempting to check the one at NEX out for their previous member sale and oh-my-lord there were around a 100 people queueing up. Seriously?!
5. Watsons hold sales pretty frequently and sometimes after their "member" sales some products are offered at the same deal for the general public. Meh.
6. A lot of people hold Watsons card. So the member sale isn't a very private affair.

Bottom line is, for me, the sale's great if what you're looking for is on discount. :/
Feel free to talk about your own experience from these sales :D
I'd love to hear them