One doesn't ever need to encourage me to shop, but when you throw in a possible prize of a R13 million penthouse, then I'm even more keen to spend my money in one place.

And that's what Bedford Centre in Joburg is offering – and fortunately for me it's a few kilometres away from my house. Each time you spend R750 or more at any of the Bedford stores until 24 August 2018, you'll be entered into 10 draws within this period to stand to win a R13 million penthouse. At each monthly draw, five semi-finalists are called out at random and are selected by the auditors. These semi-finalists are then escorted to the penthouse that they could win, to be treated to champagne and a light breakfast.

But wait, there's more! Next Friday (24 November 2017) on Black Friday, Bedford Centre will be wavering the minimum spend of R750 and dropping it down to R100 (or more). This means you can get more more chances for less, and work your way through the centre garnering more entries.  

To garner entries in the #LIfeAtTheTop campaign, I'd do grocery shopping at Woolworths and Pick n Pay, buy some summer clothes for my kids at Naartjie and Cotton On Kids, get all my toiletries at DisChem, and then head to Exclusive Books for a new book. Chances are I'll need some caffeine after all this work, so I'd head to Fournos for a cappuccino (and maybe a pastry – but don't tell my diet coach this!). Then I'd head to MAC to ogle their Snowball holiday collection (I really want one of their eye palettes).

There's lots more on offer in the centre – from boutiques and restaurants to tech stores and beauty salons (for a full listing of what's at Bedford, have a look at their store directory).

For more info about the giveaway and ts and cs, click here.