{"id":190030,"date":"2018-11-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/190030\/west-pack-lifestyle-the-reef-opens-its-doors\/"},"modified":"2018-11-01T15:57:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T13:57:55","slug":"west-pack-lifestyle-the-reef-opens-its-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/11\/02\/west-pack-lifestyle-the-reef-opens-its-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"West Pack Lifestyle The Reef opens its doors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Germiston residents flocked to the highly anticipated grand opening of The Reef Shopping Centre, in Dinwiddie, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>At West Pack Lifestyle The Reef\u2019s exciting opening there was a great deal in store for shoppers.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>After store owner Jose Dos Passos helped cut the ribbon to celebrate the store\u2019s official opening, three lucky customers were selected to take part in West Pack Lifestyle\u2019s famous trolley dash.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/SNWrFtMYuNU' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>The customers, some of who had been waiting outside the store since 7am, each chose a coloured fun ball.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The three customers who chose the purple balls were later revealed to be the winners of the trolley dash.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_190534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190534\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-190534\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/380dd60b-54f2-4872-b5a4-f36e5c13e3e1-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/380dd60b-54f2-4872-b5a4-f36e5c13e3e1-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/380dd60b-54f2-4872-b5a4-f36e5c13e3e1-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-190534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">West Pack Lifestyle The Reef\u2019s exciting opening there was a great deal in store for shoppers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The selected shoppers then had just 90 seconds to charge around the store grabbing anything that took their fancy.<\/p>\n<p>The first trolley dash entry was awarded to an excited Charlene Nel, who was quick to grab a bit of everything \u2013 from crafts and stationery to children\u2019s cups and plates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/189196\/new-eco-friendly-shopping-bags-to-help-fight-pollution\/\" target=\"_blank\">SPAR\u2019s new eco-friendly shopping bags to help fight pollution<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second trolley dash entrant, Gerrit van Rensburg, filled his trolley with cooler boxes, sweets and kitchen utensils.<\/p>\n<p>While the third trolley dash entrant, Yvonne van Staden, got an exciting selection of goodies from glassware and kitchen essentials, to a variety of arts and crafts and paint supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Each winner took home R1 500 worth of free products to celebrate West Pack Lifestyle\u2019s grand opening.<\/p>\n<p>All other customers at the store opening received a 7.5 per cent discount on their overall purchase, so no one went home empty handed.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-190030 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/11\/02\/west-pack-lifestyle-the-reef-opens-its-doors\/attachment\/43gcngeneralopen_24115\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/43GCNGENERALOPEN_24115-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-190032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/43GCNGENERALOPEN_24115-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/43GCNGENERALOPEN_24115-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/43GCNGENERALOPEN_24115-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/43GCNGENERALOPEN_24115.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-190032'>\n\t\t\t\tPretty-Rose Mthembu and Mbalenhle Mthembu take advantage of the opening specials at West Pack Lifestyle The Reef\u2019s grand opening.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/11\/02\/west-pack-lifestyle-the-reef-opens-its-doors\/attachment\/43gcngeneralopen_60368\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/43GCNGENERALOPEN_60368-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-190033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/43GCNGENERALOPEN_60368-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/43GCNGENERALOPEN_60368-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/43GCNGENERALOPEN_60368-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/43GCNGENERALOPEN_60368.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-190033'>\n\t\t\t\tYvonne van Staden, Charlene Nel and Gerrit van Rensburg each won a 90-second trolley dash during West Pack Lifestyle The Reef\u2019s grand opening.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/11\/02\/west-pack-lifestyle-the-reef-opens-its-doors\/attachment\/4beec343-f53d-4dbe-a1a0-80d48e772bfd\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/4beec343-f53d-4dbe-a1a0-80d48e772bfd-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-190525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/4beec343-f53d-4dbe-a1a0-80d48e772bfd-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/10\/4beec343-f53d-4dbe-a1a0-80d48e772bfd-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-190525'>\n\t\t\t\tWest Pack Lifestyle The Reef\u2019s exciting opening there was a great deal in store for shoppers.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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