shopping

[paulz]

Why is it that you ladies seem to love shopping? Every bloke I know will go into say a shoe shop pick up a pair of shoes, ask for them in his size try them on buy them and go home. You girls [no offence meant] will go from shop to shop, eventually coming back to the first one [hours later] and buy the first pair you tried on. Even daughter [10] is doing this now. She calls it shop till you drop.what's the fascination girls? I'm not being facetiuos or sarky, I just can't understand the attraction in trudging round a mall for hours on end. Aren't most shoes made by either one or two manufacturers?

[shyashley]

Men are slobs in generally - and the ones who do look good are usually gay - next time you are shopping take a look at the different colours, styles and textures available in womens clothing and then look at the black, blue and brown men wear - usually all at once - and you'll see why it's harder for women to stop and just pick the first pair of shoes or handbag we see because most ladies think that it's important to be co-ordinated plus we like to look and feel good unlike some slobby men I could mention.

[woofgang]

It is the same thing makes ladies cruise the stores that they are interested in that makes guys cruise (check all which apply) car show rooms, conputer stores, hi fi stores, motor bike stores.. Shall i go on or do you get my point??

[paulz]

shyashley - thanks for your frankness! I don't see myself as a slob [no surprise] but slightly more importantly neither does my wife see me as one. I guess it's the same logic that a bloke goes to a "do", wearing say a jacket etc and sees another bloke in the same garb it's not the end of the world to him; generally both are pleased that they [at least] have neither under or over dressed for the occasion. To a woman seeing someone else in the same outfit can be the end of the evening and the item of clothing is consigned to the back of the wardrobe/bin, the other woman looks better in it than she does etc....

[paulz]

woofgang - Yes I do take your point, I guess I'm just an impatient shopper. All I want to do is get what I've gone out for and go home. Shoppipng on Christmas Eve in Saoinsbury's is less painful than going shoe shopping with a lady!

[whiskygalore]

Although I love shoes and clothes, I hate shopping for them. I usually use magazines to find what I want, go to the shop that sells it and get the hell out of there! I've a couple of mates who prefer the dawdling approach and it drives me up the wall. So not ALL women are guilty of it!

[WendyW]

I am with you whiskygalore .. I too love clothes and shoes but hate shopping for them. I try to get in there and get out in the minimum time.

[Lennon]

Woofgang, I thought that was abrilliant answer, and Paulz - I agree that we are strange when it comes to shopping. (Don't let the name fool you, I am female :) But I don't fit into the majority as I can go into a shop and walk around in 5 minutes and walk out again, or I'll see something that I know I'll like and would look good and try it on - just to see that it fits so I don't have to much about with exchanges or refunds, I don't parade for ages going 'hmm, but will it go with my cream trousers????' Also, I don't go shoe shopping as I have size 9 feet (size 8 at a push with some trainers) and people look at me like I have 2 heads if I ask for shoes in a size 9 so I give up. But I'm really slim so I guess I look like a golf club on the side!!! :)

[roomby]

women just have more questions to answer than men. We have to think heels or flats, boots or shoes, black or brown/pink/blue/yellow/white, will i wear them with skirts or trousers and so on. Also, women's shoes are so bloody uncomfortable that it takes us a couple of hours to psych ourselves up to actually pay money for something that will later torture us.