Who hates shopping?

[LBTC]

Colby, are you a Libra? You shop like I shop. And thus, since it takes so long, and, especially right now when we have precious little money to spend even on clothes that I need, I will put off shopping for as long as possible!

Sadly, my body seems to be the frumpy size. 5' 1" and 130+ pounds. I like *fun* clothes, but at 39 I'm not really supposed to wear a lot of them anymore. When I try things on, they always seem to look bad. Lately most of my clothes have come from a consignment store. But I only want to shop there when my friend, the owner, is working because she makes shopping so much more fun. She'll suggest items, let me know if they look awful or good, make more suggestions, joke around, etc. And the clothes there are so much less expensive than new ones!!!

But I still hate it!

Bike clothes I even have trouble shopping for. I rarely find what I like as the women's choices always seem so lame. Once in awhile I can find a junior item that fits, but that seems to get rarer and rarer.

Good gravy. I really am chatty today, aren't I? hahahah

Like Jennifer says. I hate shopping.

H&B
~T~

[Aggie_Ama]

I hate shopping as well! Nothing fits my build. When I was the weight I want to get to I had trouble wearing any shirts. The only place I didn't lose much weight was my chest. I was trying to find a shirt to fit a size 6 waist area and a 34d chest. If it fit my chest, the waist looked like my clothes were a size too big. I am trying to lose the 20 lbs I gained recently and I know I will be back on the no fit roller coaster. Oh yeah and at 5'2" with long legs and the bulk of my weight in my quads, pants are another maddening adventure!!

[Jenn]

My how many different shapes and sizes we come in. I'm in there with you "bigger" gals. At almost 5'8" and now down to 189 :-) I'm still having a heck of a time finding things to fit right, so I wear the same stuff til it either gets holes or just falls off me because I DETEST clothes shopping, or any other type of shopping for that matter. Playing soccer and softball in highschool and college my legs have always been my "issue".
Now ebay, I can goof on ebay looking at all different types of stuff but that's different.

[LadyinWhite]

[QUOTE=Jenn;194662]my legs have always been my "issue".
QUOTE]

I'm with you - I've lost about 42lbs in the last two years and my legs continue to be my issue. With cycling shorts, the elastic band is always WAY too tight if I get them to fit every where else. It's so frustrating.

I have found that I need to stick with one brand. For me that's Eddie Bauer for regular pants/shorts. The sales clerk in there has worked with me over the last two years. She remembers the day I was THRILLED that I could squeeze into a pair of size 16 EB jeans. A couple of weeks ago I walked out with a pair of size 10 capris. She says " 8's by the end of the summer!" LOL who knows, I don't worry about it anymore. Now that I have my health and cardio fitness back, I worry less about weight.

For cycling clothes - shebeest shorts fit best so I tend to just stick with them. They don't cut the circulation off in my chubby thighs.

You guys are all right - with all the inconsistency in sizing across the brands, it can take forever to find clothes which to me is a colossal waste of time. I say find a maker that fits you and just stick with it. Then you're in - you get what you need (or not) and your out.

T.

[mountainchick]

I hate shopping as well! Nothing fits my build. When I was the weight I want to get to I had trouble wearing any shirts. The only place I didn't lose much weight was my chest. I was trying to find a shirt to fit a size 6 waist area and a 34d chest. If it fit my chest, the waist looked like my clothes were a size too big. I am trying to lose the 20 lbs I gained recently and I know I will be back on the no fit roller coaster. Oh yeah and at 5'2" with long legs and the bulk of my weight in my quads, pants are another maddening adventure!!

I'm with you..though I'm a 36B. My quads are HUGE and if I get pants that fit they're big in the waist and in the butt (so it looks like #2 is just hanging out there).

Sigh...I HATE HATE HATE with a passion clothes shopping. However...I did go shopping for my SS and I had a marvelous time!

[MomOnBike]

I have a page of rant about shopping. Long story short: I HATE it.

Somewhat longer: clothes have never, ever fit to my satisfaction. When I was younger and (much) skinnier, my freakishly long arms and legs were the problem. Now, not only can I not get anything to fit my backside, but anything made to fit me is ugly. OK, clothing makers, take a memo {Ahem} Just because I'm fat does not, repeat, NOT mean I have no sense of style.

(takes deep breath) I think I'd better stop now...

[Keely]

I generally enjoy shopping, however one of the things I most hate about shopping is the inconsistent sizing. You try on a different size in every different brand, and then there are the designer brands who make EVERYTHING in small sizes... so one of their size 14s (if they make it ) is equivalent to another brand's size 10 ! Sizes seem to be getting smaller rather than larger here in Oz. I still can't ever find dresses that fit me properly, there's about a size difference between my top and bottom halves.

[tangentgirl]

Yay, shopping! Ugh, shopping! It's love/hate for me. I love finding cute stuff.

I have recently accepted the fact that I need to buy dress pants to fit at the waist, hem be damned. That's what alterations are for, 'cause I'm Shorty McShorterson. It still takes a hundred years to try on everything in all their non-standard sizes.

Also, why in the *$)# doesn't The Express have online shopping? Their Editor pants are really the best thing I've found to fit me, and I'd pick up a pair a month if I didn't have to go to the stupid mall. Stupid, stupid mall, with its parking and its teenagers.

Anyways, most of my shopping happens at the bike shop, the REI, the tri shop, etc., lately. That's much more fun.

[mountainchick]

Also, why in the *$)# doesn't The Express have online shopping? Their Editor pants are really the best thing I've found to fit me, and I'd pick up a pair a month if I didn't have to go to the stupid mall. Stupid, stupid mall, with its parking and its teenagers.

I have been wondering this for ages because I LOVE the Editor pant too...

[Laterider21958]

Always had trouble finding comfortable underwear and eventually found the perfect fit. It was so simple - no problems purchasing new bras, just went in got the right size in my preferred style, walked to the checkout. Total shopping time 5 mins. Great, until ......... I found a discontinued line label on the shelf! Now I'm back to taking 5 pairs (store limit) trying them on and taking them back, selecting 5 more and repeating the exercise. Very frustrating. I now realise that I should have bulk purchased in anticipation of the above happening.

Can't stand clothes shopping. I never really come away totally satisfied with my purchase. I really don't enjoy any kind of shopping, although garden centres are OK and hardware stores are interesting if there is a time limit to the experience.

I only shop to survive really. After all you have to eat.

[singletrackmind]

HATE IT!!!

I wanna envision stuff and just have it appear. I only shop with something in mind, but it drives me nuts trying to fit my wants and needs into what is available.........and affordable........and a good value. I do a lot of research into what I'm looking before I head out the door so I don't have to spend as much time at the store(s).

And it's almost never clothing of any kind. Thank goodness for sisters and hand-me-ups, otherwise I'd be about nekid.

[eclectic]

I am with the HATE it crew. Not just for clothes but for pretty much anything - groceries, TP, dog food etc
(books might be the only exception)

I LOVE bike goodie shopping BUT I don't even like shopping for cycling clothes because the jerseys and jackets don't fit me right.

RE clothes shopping

An experience sales clerk does make all the difference.
I never could by anything to fit because i always thought my arms were too short and my hips too big. Finally when I was 35 and needing an interview suit I hit the same problems, the sales lady pulled up the shoulders two inches, pinned them and voila! the suit jacket fit everywhere perfectly.

It was then I discovered I need to buy petit tops and medium tall pants OR get everything altered at mucho buckos because the collar and sleeves have to be taken out.

[tangentgirl]

Thank goodness for sisters and hand-me-ups, otherwise I'd be about nekid.

Don't hand-me-ups rock? Haha poor younger sisters hated hand-me-downs, but it's way better the other way around.

I remember being a starving college student with a spoiled highschool sister. I would go home and she would give me hefty bags full of clothes that were a month or two old - therefore way too out of style for her. Heh.

[Eden]

aaaargh - bad shopping experience today!! its hard being little in a big folks world, I tell you! I can't seem to get any cycling/sport glasses that aren't butt ugly and not totally functional. The ones I really like (Oakley half jackets) supposedly can't be made in prescription for a face as narrow as mine - my interpupillary distance is too small... All the ones I can get are more safety goggle like and they steam up so easily, plus they are unattractive, plus they are not nearly as comfortable as the Oakleys. I compromised last time and I don't really feel like doing it this time, cause I really don't like my current glasses.

[yogabear]

I love shopping, but lately, with so many body changes, it's hard to find clothes that fit properly

A size 4 is often too big, but a size 2 is too small. I've tried Juniors and a size 5 is too small, but a 7 is too big.

With dresses, I can wear a size 3.

With jeans, I can wear a size 4.

So, why don't the civilian non-biking shorts fit me in a size 4???

And, well, I'm not 'dead' LOL...there's no good clothes for women in their thirties...You have either teeny-bopper or matronly to pick from...

The bigger quads make it harder too...I don't even care that the show "What Not to Wear " says no mini-skirts after age 35. Who made up that rule? LOL, I have great legs and no cellulite...pure muscle...what's wrong with a skirt above the knees?

Make shorts that fit and I won't need mini-skirts LOL

Hmm, maybe it's time for me to design a line of clothes That'd be fun