Pussycat Dolls Melody Thornton and Ashley Roberts couldn’t resist doing some last-minute shopping at SM Mall of Asia less than two hours before their “The Pussycat Dolls: A Clear Doll Domination Live in Manila” concert at the Mall of Asia Concert Grounds.

The two were spotted Thursday entering a Filipino souvenir specialty shop at about 6:45 pm. The concert was slated to begin at 8 pm.

Although they were said to have been presented with various Filipino items from Igorot wooden statues to coconut wine, Melody and Ashley went directly to the jewelry section where they tried out various pearl earrings and necklaces for half an hour, unmindful of the gathering crowd inside and outside the shop.

 According to the sales ladies who attended to them, Melody and Ashley bought 20 pairs of fresh water pearls and a south sea pearl necklace amounting to about 40,000 pesos. They paid for it using Melody’s credit card because Ashley was heard to have said that she forgot hers.

Neither employees of the shop or other shoppers were allowed to take pictures with the Dolls or ask for autographs. Those who tried were held back by the shop’s security personnel and the girls’ entourage numbering eight.

The two must have thought they would be incognito if they wore grey robes while shopping.

However, the bodyguards were a dead giveaway