Who hates shopping?

[lizbids]

Well, I think a lot of us do. I hate hate hate shopping. I find stores increasingly seem to cater to 45-pound women who have no curves. Salespeople often don't know the product that they're selling...but, I had a great shopping experience just now:

I went to a get a haircut on Orchard street in Manhattan. Being the garment district, there are many little shops, leather coats, etc. filling the street. Well, I passed by maybe 5 of them, got my hair cut, then looked across the street to this one store. I walk in, and I ask the woman, "Where are your women's leather coats?" She walks over to a section, takes one look at me and picks out the exact jacket I had envisioned in my head It was weird! But now I have a nice new jacket (my old coat is over 10 years old and looks horrible)!

This may not be the most exciting of posts, but if you knew how much I hated to shop (Denise Goldberg already knows I'd rather lose weight than buy a new wardrobe), then you'd understand how I feel now!

[FreshNewbie]

Don't hate shopping for cycling clothes

[BellaBeauty]

Don't hate shopping for cycling clothes

Ditto...I think it all depends on what Im shopping for!

Grocery shopping- heck yeah i love it!

shopping for my daughter or fiance - love it!

shoes- hate

handbags- love

pants/jeans- please kill me!

[annie]

Shopping - I detest it. I should be a guy. If I know what I want, I want to know where to get it so I can go in, grab it, pay for it, and leave. SO many more interesting things in life than shopping.

Annie

[Melstar]

Wow! I can understand if most of you dislike shopping, but to hate it???? I simply cannot comprehend!!

I think I'm a shoppaholic, its like when I go out to see stuff I feel like I've just gotta buy something! Serious. Even if i'm not buying clothes which I'll probably wear like only a couple of times a year, I end up buying some junk to add to my every growing clutter at home.

The best part is, I buy so much stuff that I end up giving half away to people.

[crazycanuck]

Someone go shopping for me ok..I hate going to the mall as it's rather boring. I know only two or three shops will have clothing that fits.

I'm happy to go book hunting or bike drooling or grocery shopping..anything else..i'd rather spend my time on the bike.

Don't get me started on shopping hours in Western Australia.. Don't tell me that your malls are open on Sundays ok.. I don't want to know that your malls close at 9pm everyday..

*off to pout*
C

[Eden]

Trust me it always seems greener....
I would really love to know who exactly these clothes do fit since at 5'0" and about 103 lbs it always seems like absolutely NOTHING is made in my size and that a size 2 just keeps getting bigger every year.... I hate shopping because I can almost never find pants that fit and the slevees on just about every shirt I own are too long.
On the other hand *shoes*, I can wear anything from girls size 3/3.5 to some womens 5's so I have a great selection and often times I get great deals (like my $30 Sidi Genuis )

[lizbids]

Of course buying bike stuff is ALWAYS FUN!!

I know, I hear you on the sizing thing. I'm only about 133lbs at 5'4'' (gained some weight since beginning grad school), but I do find that clothes are just too tight these days...

and as for shoes, so many styles I wear are "unisex," which means, "mens sizes"! very frustrating!!

[Kathi]

Trust me it always seems greener....
I would really love to know who exactly these clothes do fit since at 5'0" and about 103 lbs it always seems like absolutely NOTHING is made in my size and that a size 2 just keeps getting bigger every year.... I hate shopping because I can almost never find pants that fit and the slevees on just about every shirt I own are too long.
On the other hand *shoes*, I can wear anything from girls size 3/3.5 to some womens 5's so I have a great selection and often times I get great deals (like my $30 Sidi Genuis )

+1

and it's hard to find small cycling clothes, which is good, I already have more than I need!

[pooks]

I HATE SHOPPING.

And I want to see a picture of your jacket!

[teigyr]

I love the idea of shopping. I love new things and I LOVE LOVE LOVE presents received in the mail. Cycling clothes are always good too. I love the idea of going to stores and sometimes I find things I like. I'm at that awkward stage where I'm not young and not old as in Old (and I don't like mainstream things really) so it's difficult to find things I like. That and at 5'11", there are things that don't FIT!!

Isn't it great when you find It though? Like the leather jacket? When I was shopping for wedding gowns (got married in Nov), I was not finding anything. I saw a designer I liked and found a store that carried that design. When I tried them on though, they looked horrible on me! The shop owner brought me this dress and said "this is you". We both thought "no...." (dh went with me which goes against etiquette but he wanted to do the girl thing with me ) but when I tried it on, it was perfect and I got more compliments on how it was just the ultimate dress for our wedding.

Strange. Anyway, a good salesperson can enhance the shopping experience!

[Tater]

*raises hand* My name is Tater and I hate shopping as well! If I find pants that fit in the waist, they don't fit in the legs because 1) the leg length is too long and 2) I have muscular legs (thanks to cycling) and cannot get them past my quads. So many times I have had to go up a size just to get the legs to fit, then have my mother, the seamstress, alter the waist for me. Short sleeved shirts I do okay, but like Eden, almost every long sleeved shirt I own goes past my fingertips. Grr!

Oh, and what lights my fuse is the sizing differences. What a size four is for one company, is totally different for another. And yes, the sizes do seem to be getting bigger each year.

Cycling goodies, on the other hand, I love shopping for!