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Jun 20, 2008 1:55 PM CST Shopping
Portiea
PortieaPortieaKonstanz, Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany93 Threads 11 Polls 4,000 Posts
When did shopping become a sport, pastime, entertainment, etc.????

I hate shopping, hate malls. That's just me. I go shopping when I need something.....I go, find what I want/need as soon as possible, make quick decisions, and then I'm done and ready to actually go off and live my life again.

That's me.

Others love shopping and actually do it for fun...conversing
confused Don't get that.....but I'm not judging....if you like it you like it....

The question here is are you a shopper or are you not? Explain yourself, please! What is good about shopping or what is not so good about it?

On which side of the shopping issue are you?
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Jun 20, 2008 1:59 PM CST Shopping
kissmedeeply
kissmedeeplykissmedeeplyPetitcodiac, New Brunswick Canada70 Threads 15,139 Posts
wave Well i dont mind shopping...i love shopping for clothes...we have to wear themroll eyes

but now shopping for groceries..that i dont like..but we have to eat as welllaugh
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Jun 20, 2008 2:03 PM CST Shopping
Weimarlady
WeimarladyWeimarladySouth, Xlokk Malta29 Threads 5 Polls 1,305 Posts
Portiea: I hate shopping, hate malls. That's just me. I go shopping when I need something.....I go, find what I want/need as soon as possible, make quick decisions, and then I'm done and ready to actually go off and live my life again.


That's me, too. Besides, heavy shopping results in bringing home lots of STUFF, and I don't like STUFF - I try to get rid of everything that I don't need or am not using... laugh
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Jun 20, 2008 2:03 PM CST Shopping
Portiea
PortieaPortieaKonstanz, Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany93 Threads 11 Polls 4,000 Posts
kissmedeeply: Well i dont mind shopping...i love shopping for clothes...we have to wear them

but now shopping for groceries..that i dont like..but we have to eat as well


I think I'm referring to the entertainment type of shopping...probably not food, unless it is maybe like farmer's markets, fun food shopping...that can be okay now and then, but I wouldn't do it regularly....There's a really nice farmer's market here, people go for fun, lots of tourists, etc. I went once...it's okay, but not a regular entertainment thing for me.

The other kind of shopping...not really sure...some people, even couples, go shopping regularly....clothes, household items, cars, etc....not really sure what they are buying...anything and everything I guess...And there seems to be lots of just looking and not buying involved in 'shopping.' Don't get that at all. If I go shopping, it is because I need something....why on earth would I come home empty handed?dunno
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Jun 20, 2008 2:05 PM CST Shopping
kissmedeeply
kissmedeeplykissmedeeplyPetitcodiac, New Brunswick Canada70 Threads 15,139 Posts
Yes usually is i have to go its becos i need something...wave
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Jun 20, 2008 2:15 PM CST Shopping
Crystal29
Crystal29Crystal29Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland UK35 Threads 8,448 Posts
I love shopping....Glasgow boasts some of the best shopping in the UK..only second to London so they say but I dont believe that for a minute lol!!....when I shop its usually a day out with girlfriends/drinks/lunch etc etc....so it is a bit of light entertainment for me on the whole....I love shopping for clothes/shoes/makeup blah de blah... what I dont understand however is when I see families out shopping in these trendy malls.... Mum, Dad and their young children all shopping together and all dressed to kill in their designer gear....whats that all about...imagine on a weekend off work you drag your children around shopping malls for God sake....what happened to taking them swimming or to play football in the park........are we turning our children into materialistic little monsters....another thread for another time perhaps.......roll eyes

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Jun 20, 2008 2:19 PM CST Shopping
Lillym
LillymLillymSliema, Majjistral Malta33 Threads 3,391 Posts
I love shopping, especially when I am in London or in Germany. I shop till I drop, so to speak..laugh However it does get to me sometimes like when I can't afford to go shopping, that's when I hate it..crying wave
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Jun 20, 2008 2:19 PM CST Shopping
howboutu
howboutuhowboutuDecatur, Alabama USA3 Threads 796 Posts
I had a GF once that refered to the sport of shopping as "catch and release " shopping kind of like "catch and release "fishing.rolling on the floor laughing
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Jun 20, 2008 2:20 PM CST Shopping
Portiea
PortieaPortieaKonstanz, Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany93 Threads 11 Polls 4,000 Posts
Crystal29: I love shopping....Glasgow boasts some of the best shopping in the UK..only second to London so they say but I dont believe that for a minute lol!!....when I shop its usually a day out with girlfriends/drinks/lunch etc etc....so it is a bit of light entertainment for me on the whole....I love shopping for clothes/shoes/makeup blah de blah... what I dont understand however is when I see families out shopping in these trendy malls.... Mum, Dad and their young children all shopping together and all dressed to kill in their designer gear....whats that all about...imagine on a weekend off work you drag your children around shopping malls for God sake....what happened to taking them swimming or to play football in the park........are we turning our children into materialistic little monsters....another thread for another time perhaps.......



ha ha....wave cheers this is it...a day of shopping...I have been on these trips often, actually, because girlfriends want to do this...shop, lunch, etc. One recent time I did this, I realized I was the only one who actually took anything home...that's because I only went on the shopping trip because I needed a few things...the others went for fun only and were fine about spending half the day shopping w/o actually buying anything. Lunch with friends is nice. I really, really hate malls though....mumbling grrrrrrr.....beer wine
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Jun 20, 2008 2:22 PM CST Shopping
Lillym
LillymLillymSliema, Majjistral Malta33 Threads 3,391 Posts
Portiea: ha ha.... this is it...a day of shopping...I have been on these trips often, actually, because girlfriends want to do this...shop, lunch, etc. One recent time I did this, I realized I was the only one who actually took anything home...that's because I only went on the shopping trip because I needed a few things...the others went for fun only and were fine about spending half the day shopping w/o actually buying anything. Lunch with friends is nice. I really, really hate malls though.... grrrrrrr.....


I don't hate malls that much... its the big department stores I really really hate. I tend to keep out of those.uh oh
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Jun 20, 2008 2:24 PM CST Shopping
Crystal29
Crystal29Crystal29Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland UK35 Threads 8,448 Posts
Portiea: ha ha.... this is it...a day of shopping...I have been on these trips often, actually, because girlfriends want to do this...shop, lunch, etc. One recent time I did this, I realized I was the only one who actually took anything home...that's because I only went on the shopping trip because I needed a few things...the others went for fun only and were fine about spending half the day shopping w/o actually buying anything. Lunch with friends is nice. I really, really hate malls though.... grrrrrrr.....


Oh I could NEVER go on a shopping trip without buying something...that would be impossible for me laugh

wine
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Jun 20, 2008 2:29 PM CST Shopping
Broadway_Baby
Broadway_BabyBroadway_BabyLondon, Greater London, England UK5 Threads 80 Posts
I love shopping - but paying for it is not much fun - especially when I use the plastic
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Jun 20, 2008 2:30 PM CST Shopping
wolfpack
wolfpackwolfpackpost falls, Idaho USA8 Threads 770 Posts
I love shopping especially for someone else
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Jun 20, 2008 2:37 PM CST Shopping
dillydally
dillydallydillydallyBehind the hills and Burns ..., Strathclyde, Scotland UK57 Threads 2,697 Posts
i view shopping as a sport ,i used to get bumped and pushed a lot in shops but not now ..............no i carry a huge bag filled with rubbish ..............it can be very painfull when it bangs into you laugh

now if we both caught the eye of the same shoes i would have no problem decking you to get them ,yeah i like going shopping for me its anger management laugh
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Jun 20, 2008 2:42 PM CST Shopping
Portiea
PortieaPortieaKonstanz, Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany93 Threads 11 Polls 4,000 Posts
dillydally: i view shopping as a sport ,i used to get bumped and pushed a lot in shops but not now ..............no i carry a huge bag filled with rubbish ..............it can be very painfull when it bangs into you

now if we both caught the eye of the same shoes i would have no problem decking you to get them ,yeah i like going shopping for me its anger management
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Jun 20, 2008 2:43 PM CST Shopping
dcj22
dcj22dcj22Somewhere, Tennessee USA102 Threads 3 Polls 11,581 Posts
I like bargain shopping, but hate malls. Basically I do it when I have to.
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Jun 20, 2008 2:47 PM CST Shopping
Portiea
PortieaPortieaKonstanz, Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany93 Threads 11 Polls 4,000 Posts
dcj22: I like bargain shopping, but hate malls. Basically I do it when I have to.
waveGood to see you.... hug
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Jun 20, 2008 2:49 PM CST Shopping
Portiea
PortieaPortieaKonstanz, Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany93 Threads 11 Polls 4,000 Posts
Portiea: Good to see you....
Bargain shopping: when I lived in the States, I sometimes when to garage sales, but usually not planned out ahead, just would stop by if I drove by one that looked possibly interesting and I had the time...cheers
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Jun 20, 2008 2:50 PM CST Shopping
cristina
cristinacristinaLisbon, North Holland Netherlands286 Threads 10 Polls 17,243 Posts
Portiea, so you mean you wait until your clothes gain holles? What's the sign of needing something?

I like shopping...without anyone accompaning me. I do it slowly...

I know i need everything new because i'm getting old, so my style might have changed a bit...not even sure, i will figure out when i get money for shopping...
But i do believe that i'll just act like a starving young lady...then i'll get used to having money and will of course do other stuff, but lemmi fill my wardrobe with new stuffshimmy

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Jun 20, 2008 2:53 PM CST Shopping
Portiea
PortieaPortieaKonstanz, Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany93 Threads 11 Polls 4,000 Posts
cristina: Portiea, so you mean you wait until your clothes gain holles? What's the sign of needing something?

I like shopping...without anyone accompaning me. I do it slowly...

I know i need everything new because i'm getting old, so my style might have changed a bit...not even sure, i will figure out when i get money for shopping...
But i do believe that i'll just act like a starving young lady...then i'll get used to having money and will of course do other stuff, but lemmi fill my wardrobe with new stuff


Sometimes....ha ha ha...I buy new clothes when things wear out, or if I want something for a certain reason...occasion...Don't go shopping for clothes just to shop for clothes...or anything else...
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