Who hates shopping?

[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

[ridethewind]

I LOATHE shopping! I've always been hard to fit because I'm tall. But, I now must wear plus size clothing. A tall, heavy woman does not exist in the fashion world. And, if you don't have the prescribed body shape, you are even worse off.