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HoosMommie
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Lord, please grant that my future wife will be like these virtuous women and hate shopping.:byzsoc:
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EasterJoy
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I donāt think that people who get a kick out of getting the most out of their fashion budget have a character or spiritual defect, but if I can just get in, find something acceptable at a reasonable price, and get out, I am happy. If I can find it online, so much the better. When it comes to browsing, Iād rather choose a bookstore or a kitchen store, and browsing isnāt a favorite hobby.
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EasterJoy
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Ah, nowā¦my husband is very good at shopping for me: a prince among men in so many respects, but a particular standout there! He is efficient, he is good at picking things out, better than the sales people. If you want to catch a woman who hates shopping, be good at it yourself, because a lot of women who hate it would die for a guy who will take her into a store, tell her what he likes, and encourage her to buy it.Lord, please grant that my future wife will be like these virtuous women and hate shopping.
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holyrood
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I donāt like shopping at all. At thrift stores, maybe, kinda, sorta. Nowhere else.
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BlueEyedLady
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I hate hate hate shopping. Especially for clothes. I am a size 4-6 now depending on the brand and how much Iāve been pigging out lately, but I grew up obese, and I still carry around a lot of body issues. Innocent comments about what Iām trying on, especially from pretty, thin sales girls, can send me into an emotional storm. I leave stores roughly 25% of the time hiding my tears. That number is down from about 90% as a teenager, so Iām getting there gradually.
That embarrassing tidbit aside, I live in a studio apartment that is about 300 sq ft. I share this space with my husband and my 90 lbs dog. (As a note, we could afford a bigger space, but Iāve always loved studios and we both love living in a small space thatās easy to keep clean and doesnāt allow us to buy useless junk. And, this allows us to live in a more āfunā, young area while still allowing us to save.) I am very much a minimalist by nature, but even I had to downsize greatly to fit here comfortably. I have never liked having a lot of stuff or clutter, and Iām a big believer in throwing away stuff that is breaking down and donating stuff that isnāt used anymore. If I suddenly developed a shopping habit, my apartment would break down into chaos.
If I do need to shop, I usually go to thrift stores. I live in a very expensive area, and when rich people give away clothes, they give away really nice clothes. Most of my wardrobe is designer label, but I didnāt spend more than $10 on any given item, and I only spent a whole 10 when the original tags were still on it. Regardless, when I bring something ānewā in, I throw at least one old thing out.
That embarrassing tidbit aside, I live in a studio apartment that is about 300 sq ft. I share this space with my husband and my 90 lbs dog. (As a note, we could afford a bigger space, but Iāve always loved studios and we both love living in a small space thatās easy to keep clean and doesnāt allow us to buy useless junk. And, this allows us to live in a more āfunā, young area while still allowing us to save.) I am very much a minimalist by nature, but even I had to downsize greatly to fit here comfortably. I have never liked having a lot of stuff or clutter, and Iām a big believer in throwing away stuff that is breaking down and donating stuff that isnāt used anymore. If I suddenly developed a shopping habit, my apartment would break down into chaos.
If I do need to shop, I usually go to thrift stores. I live in a very expensive area, and when rich people give away clothes, they give away really nice clothes. Most of my wardrobe is designer label, but I didnāt spend more than $10 on any given item, and I only spent a whole 10 when the original tags were still on it. Regardless, when I bring something ānewā in, I throw at least one old thing out.
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pamnbam
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Wow, now see, a thrift store is my worst nightmare! I love all the deals to be had, but thereās hardly ever 2 or more of one thing, just lots of shirts/jackets/pants all jumbled together. Just like any clearance rack. The disorganization makes it harder for me to find and pick out what Iām looking for, and it just sends me into a tailspinā¦
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CarolNoel
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That is the very same for me. In and out and only when I really need something.
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SurlyMermaid
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I. Hate. Shopping.
I enjoy hanging out with my teenagers or friends in the bookstore. I enjoy thrift store shopping with my great hubby. Thatās it. I find a pair of jeans I like, I grab 2-3 pairs and Iām done. And thatās about every 4-5 years!
I grabbed a cute pair of shoes that fit at the thrift store a month or so ago, for about $2.98. Done. Fantastic.
I enjoy hanging out with my teenagers or friends in the bookstore. I enjoy thrift store shopping with my great hubby. Thatās it. I find a pair of jeans I like, I grab 2-3 pairs and Iām done. And thatās about every 4-5 years!
I grabbed a cute pair of shoes that fit at the thrift store a month or so ago, for about $2.98. Done. Fantastic.
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Country_Gal
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I find Malls over-stimulating places. I do love the treasure hunt of Goodwill and St Vinnie shopping!
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Cat
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Be careful that you donāt get what you wish for!Lord, please grant that my future wife will be like these virtuous women and hate shopping.
Itās awfully nice to have a wife who can seek out and snag a bargain for clothing, household items, etc. And at Christmas time, greatly blessed is the husband who has a wife who LOVES doing all the shopping so he can stay home and put up the lights!
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Sunbreak
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I used to like shopping when I was younger, but I donāt like shopping anymore - not clothes shopping, not grocery shopping - none of it. Iām fine with online shopping.
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GusIsAGirl
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I LOVE shopping. I hope that doesnāt make me a heathen or anything. 
I just really love clothes and accessories and style and fashion. I actually make accessories for a living because it is a gift I have. Howeverā¦I am a black belt bargain shopper. I am poor, so I have to be! I can work a sales rack like no oneās business. For my twinās wedding this past summer, I scored a big name designer dress for 90% off. 
I donāt think thereās anything wrong with liking nice things and looking your best. :extrahappy:
I just really love clothes and accessories and style and fashion. I actually make accessories for a living because it is a gift I have. Howeverā¦I am a black belt bargain shopper. I am poor, so I have to be! I can work a sales rack like no oneās business. For my twinās wedding this past summer, I scored a big name designer dress for 90% off. I donāt think thereās anything wrong with liking nice things and looking your best. :extrahappy:
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juno24
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I was about to reply that I, too, hate shopping, but then I realized I donāt really hate shopping as much as I hate being sold-to. I enjoy going into the stores and looking, but I donāt do it because I loathe the idea of having to deal with a salesperson. I enjoy looking at jewelry, smelling the perfumes, admiring the pocketbooks, looking at clothing. I just hate feeling pressured to buy anything by having a salesperson trailing around asking if I need help. I can spend hours online browsing QVC, Amazon, and other shops just because I know I wonāt be bothered by a salesperson.
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CAROLOFTHEBELLS
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I dislike shopping as a hobby. I donāt mind it as much as a form of ārunning errandsā, as long as I give myself time and donāt try to do too much in one day. I usually do shopping errands on Sundays after church, since I use public transporation and this is my main day out and the center I go to is on the way home. It is an outside walking mall with a lovely fountain area that has tables with umbrellas where I stop to enjoy lunch. (This is Southern California, so weather is not normally bad.) I canāt stand indoor malls. The main one in my area is okay in the summer, but absolutely terrible during the holiday shopping season as far as the atmosphere. I have enjoyed short periods of time in there during the summer, just to go to Sees Candies, Bath and Body Works (mostly to enjoy the smells in both) and the Disney Store. I could never spend more than an hour in an indoor mall.
I have certain stores I enjoy going to and some feel like a chore. I like Target, but WalMart is a chore. Large department stores annoy me. I used to enjoy JC Penneyās more. I will occasionally go into Kohlās, but am a bit overwhelmed. I used to adore Gottschalkās and was very sad when they closed. I find myself liking the clothes at KMart more lately than I used to . I love CVS because with my club card I can save more money than going to a big box store. Sometimes by going there I end up avoiding a trip to a big box store. An added benefit is the employees have gotten to know me at CVS, so I also get friendly service.
Shopping for clothes and shoes is truly a chore in my book. However, I donāt like to spend money on either and so I actually accidently come upon something that attracts me. If the orice fits my budget, I will think it over a bit, then possibly take it to the cash register. I donāt like to try clothes on, so I sometimes do end up returning something. Sometimes I go ahead and try on something and am relieved to find it was not right for me before I purchase it. Of course, then I might go home feeling worse about my body than when I left the house. Ugh, dressing room mirrors!
I find shopping for shoes such a chore that I am walking around in worn out shoes! They look okay, but probably not that good for the feet.
There are two kinds of stores I love to āshopā in, gift stores (especially boutique type) and antique stores. Not for buying, just for window shopping. When my finances were better I did tend to purchase things in gift shops one in a while. But no more.
I have certain stores I enjoy going to and some feel like a chore. I like Target, but WalMart is a chore. Large department stores annoy me. I used to enjoy JC Penneyās more. I will occasionally go into Kohlās, but am a bit overwhelmed. I used to adore Gottschalkās and was very sad when they closed. I find myself liking the clothes at KMart more lately than I used to . I love CVS because with my club card I can save more money than going to a big box store. Sometimes by going there I end up avoiding a trip to a big box store. An added benefit is the employees have gotten to know me at CVS, so I also get friendly service.
Shopping for clothes and shoes is truly a chore in my book. However, I donāt like to spend money on either and so I actually accidently come upon something that attracts me. If the orice fits my budget, I will think it over a bit, then possibly take it to the cash register. I donāt like to try clothes on, so I sometimes do end up returning something. Sometimes I go ahead and try on something and am relieved to find it was not right for me before I purchase it. Of course, then I might go home feeling worse about my body than when I left the house. Ugh, dressing room mirrors!
I find shopping for shoes such a chore that I am walking around in worn out shoes! They look okay, but probably not that good for the feet.
There are two kinds of stores I love to āshopā in, gift stores (especially boutique type) and antique stores. Not for buying, just for window shopping. When my finances were better I did tend to purchase things in gift shops one in a while. But no more.
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CAROLOFTHEBELLS
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I needed to buy new kitchen curtains for my motherās house before we sold it, as well as something to cover the large window on the back door. (The back door window had a large frosty/clear garbage bag covering it.) Shopping was a hassle, until I walked into Annaās Linens. If you have one in your area, you might like it. I found the cutest white curtains with green ivy border for something like $5 each on sale. They might only be a California store; I donāt know.No, I donāt like shopping either.
My knees hurt when I go shopping, either in a big department store, a mall, or a city street.
Iām not very good at shopping. I never read the ads and look for sales. I never plan ahead. I just go buy something when I need it, which usually means when something breaks or falls apart. This means that often, Iām in āpanicā mode in the store and I have to buy whatever works. Iām not just talking about clothing. I do this with appliances, household items, yard items, etc.
Over a year ago, the curtains in our bedroom became so bedraggled, shredded (from ageāalmost 25 years old), stained (from rain blowing in on them), and dull-looking that I pulled them down and went out to buy something new. Well, I never found anything, and I got all confused by all the options (blinds, pleated blinds, draperies, curtains, shades, a valance, the different kinds of hardware, colors, patterns, blackouts, sheers, local seamstress vs. big box store, environmentally-friendly vs. petroleum-based fabrics, etc.), and I donāt want to spend a thousand dollars on one window, because of course, I would also need to buy matching bedclothes, and I should probably paint the bedroom, but since Iām not physically able to do a lot of painting, I would have to hire it done. Heck, a thousand dollars!āmore than likely it will cost three thousands dollars by the time I do all of that stuff! And if I buy new furniture to go with the new paint, bedclothes, and window treatments, it will cost me five thousand dollars!
So our bedroom still doesnāt have curtains.
Funny thingāI love grocery shopping. I love planning the menus, making up the lists, and especially being at the grocery store rolling my cart up and down the aisles and greeting all the other shoppers. I feel competent in this arena.
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Cat
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One of the things that makes shopping tough is the continuous stream of information encouraging us to boycott various stores for various reasons.
E.g., I donāt like to shop at WalMart because they donāt give their employees enough hours to be eligible for health insurance. Theyāll give just shy of the required hours; e.g., 39 hours instead of 40. I think this is horrible. Iāve been in a WalMart store maybe 5 times in my life.
E.g., I donāt like to shop at Target because they had the policy a few years ago that employees canāt say Merry Christmas, but only Happy Holidays.
E.g., for a day or so, Cracker Barrel (which has a wonderful gift shop!) was on the boycott list because they pulled all their Duck Dynasty stuff. But then Cracker Barrel realized their customer base (people like me!), and apologized and restored the Duck Dynasty stuff. So last night, my husband and I spent $50.00 there! But we didnāt buy any Duck Dynasty stuff.
The list goes on and one. Thereās a huge push in our city to avoid the big box stores and chains and shop local, so I try to do that, especially when it comes to clothing items.
And thereās a huge push to shop at Fair Trades stores, but my husband listened to some NPR (yes, liberal radioāhe listens all the time to learn both sides of the story), and they had an excellent report on how Fair Trade is generally a crock that makes Americans feel good about themselves. So my husband says itās all baloneyābut I still feel obligated to buy Fair Trade stuff.
And then there are all the suggestions from various Catholic and Protestant organizations to avoid shopping at certain stores because they sell birth control or because they oppress immigrants or because the CEO is virulently anti-Catholic, etc. Ai yi yi!
So shopping becomes an exercise in morality! So much pressure!
E.g., I donāt like to shop at WalMart because they donāt give their employees enough hours to be eligible for health insurance. Theyāll give just shy of the required hours; e.g., 39 hours instead of 40. I think this is horrible. Iāve been in a WalMart store maybe 5 times in my life.
E.g., I donāt like to shop at Target because they had the policy a few years ago that employees canāt say Merry Christmas, but only Happy Holidays.
E.g., for a day or so, Cracker Barrel (which has a wonderful gift shop!) was on the boycott list because they pulled all their Duck Dynasty stuff. But then Cracker Barrel realized their customer base (people like me!), and apologized and restored the Duck Dynasty stuff. So last night, my husband and I spent $50.00 there! But we didnāt buy any Duck Dynasty stuff.
The list goes on and one. Thereās a huge push in our city to avoid the big box stores and chains and shop local, so I try to do that, especially when it comes to clothing items.
And thereās a huge push to shop at Fair Trades stores, but my husband listened to some NPR (yes, liberal radioāhe listens all the time to learn both sides of the story), and they had an excellent report on how Fair Trade is generally a crock that makes Americans feel good about themselves. So my husband says itās all baloneyābut I still feel obligated to buy Fair Trade stuff.
And then there are all the suggestions from various Catholic and Protestant organizations to avoid shopping at certain stores because they sell birth control or because they oppress immigrants or because the CEO is virulently anti-Catholic, etc. Ai yi yi!
So shopping becomes an exercise in morality! So much pressure!
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Kal2012
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I hate shopping. It really doesnāt matter what kind of shopping it is. I have reasons for hating them all. I try to go when there arenāt crowds, so I can just get in and out. Yesterday was annoying because everyone decided to stock up before the blizzard and the parking lot was packed at 10am. Seriously? Luckily, I just needed a few items, but stillā¦I hate shopping.
I, especially, loathe how each store now has their own credit card and the cashiers are pressured to ask you if you want it. (My family worked really hard to get off the credit cards, so no - I donāt want your stupid credit card! Ugh.
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I try hard not to have a bad attitude and realize that itās a part of living in the Western world, but I hate the process of trying to find decent deals (coupons just arenāt as good as they used to be) and dealing w/people whoās attitudes towards shopping are different than mine. (Iām not into standing around on my cell phone gabbing while I shop. I want to limit my time in the store. Nor do I have to bring the entire family to stand there while I shop! In and out - people!) Yes, I love on-line shopping - how could you tell?
Iāve given up on whoās boycotting who and why because thatās a suckerās game. Youāve got to eat and wear clothing and have āthings.ā You just try to make the best choices with the information that you have available. More power to you if thereās an issue that you really, really care about and you just have to āmake sureā that the company/product isnāt tainted in regards to it, but I have enough anxiety issues w/out adding this stipulation to the āshoppingā issue.
I go to the grocery store at least 3X/week because I always spend more money (and buy more stuff I donāt need) if I buy all my groceries at once. So, I have no interest in making it a production every time I go. Iām very thankful the holidays are over and things will start to go back to normal (after this stupid blizzard).
I hate shopping for womenās clothing because Iām short and fat and donāt look good in neon and canāt wear most of what passes for womenās fashion these days. I like to actually cover up my āpartsā. I like to think people appreciate that. Peace.
I, especially, loathe how each store now has their own credit card and the cashiers are pressured to ask you if you want it. (My family worked really hard to get off the credit cards, so no - I donāt want your stupid credit card! Ugh.
)I try hard not to have a bad attitude and realize that itās a part of living in the Western world, but I hate the process of trying to find decent deals (coupons just arenāt as good as they used to be) and dealing w/people whoās attitudes towards shopping are different than mine. (Iām not into standing around on my cell phone gabbing while I shop. I want to limit my time in the store. Nor do I have to bring the entire family to stand there while I shop! In and out - people!) Yes, I love on-line shopping - how could you tell?
Iāve given up on whoās boycotting who and why because thatās a suckerās game. Youāve got to eat and wear clothing and have āthings.ā You just try to make the best choices with the information that you have available. More power to you if thereās an issue that you really, really care about and you just have to āmake sureā that the company/product isnāt tainted in regards to it, but I have enough anxiety issues w/out adding this stipulation to the āshoppingā issue.
I go to the grocery store at least 3X/week because I always spend more money (and buy more stuff I donāt need) if I buy all my groceries at once. So, I have no interest in making it a production every time I go. Iām very thankful the holidays are over and things will start to go back to normal (after this stupid blizzard).
I hate shopping for womenās clothing because Iām short and fat and donāt look good in neon and canāt wear most of what passes for womenās fashion these days. I like to actually cover up my āpartsā. I like to think people appreciate that. Peace.
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