> Status on 14 September 2026: the MINISO Malaysia Merdeka Sale (5-31 August) has ended. Its successor, MINISO September Great Deals, runs 14-30 September 2026 at MINISO stores, with up to 50% off a Discount Zone and 30% off selected FIFA and Coca-Cola merchandise.

Is the Merdeka Sale still on?

No. MINISO Malaysia's Merdeka Sale ran from 5 to 31 August 2026 and closed on schedule. Nothing from it carries over by name: the Buy 1 Free 1 on iMeilly press-on nails is gone, and so is the 31% off The Legend of Hei.

What MINISO did instead is post a new campaign on its own Instagram on 12 September. Here is how the two compare:

  • Merdeka Sale (ended): 5-31 August. Buy 1 Free 1 on iMeilly Press-On Nails, plus 31% off selected FIFA, Coca-Cola and The Legend of Hei collections.
  • September Great Deals (live): 14-30 September. Up to 50% off in a Discount Zone, 30% off selected Coca-Cola merchandise, 30% off selected FIFA merchandise.

So the FIFA and Coca-Cola discount is back, one point lower. The nail bundle and The Legend of Hei are not on the September poster. The Discount Zone is new and has the bigger headline number.

What September Great Deals covers

MINISO's poster splits the campaign into three blocks:

  • Discount Zone, up to 50% off. The artwork shows plush toys, reed diffusers and perfume, a Barbie Core water bottle, a large tumbler, character slippers, a Crayon Shin-chan keychain, a Stitch figure and blind boxes, captioned "and many more". "Up to" means 50% is the ceiling, not the rate on every tag.
  • Coca-Cola, 30% off. The pictured range is the Coca-Cola x GERM drinkware: insulated bottles, cups and a straw tumbler.
  • FIFA, 30% off. The pictured range is the official FIFA World Cup 26 licensed collection: a neck pillow, mugs, drawstring and tote bags, scarves, keychains, wristbands, pins, mini balls and an umbrella.

Both the poster and the caption carry "Terms and conditions apply" and "Selected items only", and the caption adds "While stocks last". The caption words the FIFA and Coca-Cola cut as "up to 30% off" while the poster prints a flat 30%, so treat 30% as the best case and read the shelf tag.

The timing of the FIFA cut makes sense. The 2026 World Cup final was played on 19 July, so this is clearance on tournament merchandise, and clearance ranges thin out rather than get restocked.

Worked examples

MINISO Malaysia does not publish shelf prices for these ranges on its Instagram or Facebook, so these are the maths on round ticket prices, not quoted prices:

  • A RM39.90 item at 30% off costs RM27.93, a saving of RM11.97.
  • A RM59.90 item at 30% off costs RM41.93, a saving of RM17.97.
  • A RM99.90 item at 30% off costs RM69.93, a saving of RM29.97.
  • The same RM59.90 item at the Discount Zone's full 50% would be RM29.95. Anything below 50% lands between the two figures.

If you missed August, the gap on the FIFA and Coca-Cola ranges is small. On a RM59.90 item, 31% off came to RM41.33 and 30% off comes to RM41.93, a difference of 60 sen. What you lost is the nail bundle, which halved the cost of two similar packs.

The Sanrio pop-up at IOI City Mall, 21-30 September

MINISO's first Sanrio Sun-Kissed pop-up ran at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur from 31 August to 6 September. MINISO said on 7 September that some shoppers missed the Hello Kitty plush before it sold out, and named a second stop:

  • Where: IOI City Mall, Putrajaya, Ground Floor, West Court
  • When: 21-30 September 2026
  • Every order: a free exclusive pop-up shopping bag
  • Every RM100 spent: an Acrylic Puzzle Charm or an Acrylic Charm Clip, your choice
  • Every RM250 spent: a Drawstring Backpack
  • RM120 or more: a Sanrio Photobooth session, on 26 and 27 September only
  • Post your visit: share a photo or video on IG, TikTok, FB, RedNote or Threads (feed, not stories), tag @miniso.official and @minisomalaysia with #MINISO #SanrioSunkissedParty, submit the link through the QR code, and claim an exclusive Sanrio fan. It is limited to one redemption per person. On 26 and 27 September the same steps add a Sanrio eye mask.

The gift wording is "for every", but the post does not say whether a RM250 receipt gets a backpack plus two charms or just the backpack, so ask at the counter before you split or combine purchases. It also does not say whether September Great Deals prices apply at the pop-up counter.

If you only want the new Sanrio Sun-Kissed collection and not the gifts, MINISO's 11 September post lists the selected branches carrying it: five in Johor, two in Melaka, four in Penang, and one each at Palm Mall Seremban, Ipoh Parade, AEON Mall Kota Bharu and SkyAvenue Genting Highlands, plus KTCC Mall and Mayang Mall in Terengganu. No Klang Valley branch is on that list, and East Malaysia is marked "coming soon". Sold-out risk is real: the Pavilion plush did not last the week.

How the August sale worked, for the record

The Merdeka Sale was a straight in-store mechanic with no code or app step. Two qualifying packs of iMeilly press-on nails went to the counter and you paid for one, so the saving was the price of the cheaper pack. The 31% (a nod to 31 August) applied to selected items inside the FIFA, Coca-Cola and The Legend of Hei ranges, not the whole ranges. MINISO ran a similar 31% Merdeka campaign in August 2025, so expect the format again around August 2027.

Who September Great Deals suits, and who should skip

Worth a stop if you want World Cup 26 or Coca-Cola drinkware and did not buy in August, or you are already heading to a mall with a MINISO and can browse the Discount Zone on the way.

Skip a special trip if you are after one particular item. "Selected items" plus "while stocks last" on clearance stock means the piece you want may not be discounted, or may be gone. Skip it too if you were waiting for the nail Buy 1 Free 1; it is not in this campaign.

Where to go for the widest range

MINISO LAND at Sunway Pyramid (lot F1.39B, first floor) is the flagship: it opened on 28 February 2026 at around 1,700 sq m with over 8,000 SKUs, more than 70% of them IP merchandise, across 15 themed zones. A Discount Zone and IP ranges both have more to pick from there than at an ordinary branch. Sunway Pyramid's own Malaysia in Motion campaign also runs to 20 September, so check whether your MINISO receipt counts towards it.

Tips

  • Go in the first week, 14-20 September. Malaysia Day on Wednesday 16 September is a public holiday and a busy mall day, and clearance lines do not get restocked.
  • Check the price in the Shopee or Lazada app before you buy in store. MINISO's post only says the deals are at MINISO stores.
  • For the IOI City pop-up, plan a RM120 basket for 26 or 27 September if you want the photobooth, and do the social post on the same day for the extra eye mask.
  • minisomalaysia.com is a parked domain, not MINISO's site. The official channels are MINISO Malaysia's Instagram and Facebook, and the linktr.ee/minisomy page in its bio, which also carries the store list.

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