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Dear Poll: Do You Enjoy Shopping?

Fri, 07/18/2008 - 8:00am by DearSugar
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Sometime in the last couple decades shopping has become a tongue-in-cheek euphemism for therapy, at least as far as ladies are concerned. If you’re sad, it’s nothing a quick trip to the mall won’t fix, or so Cher from Clueless taught us. But even though I'm a fan, frankly, I think it’s just silly to assume that all women get a kick out of shopping. In fact, some women I know find themselves feeling more down than ever after a few minutes in a dressing room. So ladies, let me ask, do you enjoy shopping?

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  • Shopaholichunny's picture
    Shopaholichunny
    1

    Hence my nickname: I Love shopping! I could seriously do it all day and not get tired of it but at the same time I have had buyer's remorse on a few occasions but it still doesn't stop me from shopping. Laughing out loud

    17 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • divinedebris's picture
    divinedebris
    3

    I picked option 2- I like it for the little goodies I bring home.
    I feel guilty when I spend money, even though we have the money, it's just how I was raised. I hate dressing rooms because they have mirrors that make you look 40 lbs heavier- I swear they do, and I'm totally depressed. I do like the new style of longer shirts because me with a short body and medium torso the shirts make me feel/look better.

    17 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • pinkprincess1101's picture
    pinkprincess1101
    5

    i enjoy to much im addicted actually i wish someone would pay me to shop, my fiance hates it but he forks over the money and will watch my kids plus my niece and nephew so he can get out of going with me

    17 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • Lovely_1's picture
    Lovely_1
    6

    I do at times!
    Sometimes when I am not in the mood I can hate it and get grumpy.
    But as long as I knwo what I want and find what I want, I am a happy cmaper Smiling

    17 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • missyd's picture
    missyd
    7

    if I ahve money to spend, great. If not, I hate window shopping...it makes me sad and miffed that I cant buy stuff

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  • Da Ly's picture
    Da Ly
    8

    Depends entirely on what you're shopping for. If it requires research or just unfamiliarity, ick, not really. I do like grocery shopping and reminding myself to get organic or locally grown, plus to watch the kinds of things I prepare.

    Clothes shopping, yeah, but not lately given the dropping pounds.

    17 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • skigurl's picture
    skigurl
    9

    i'm such a shopaholic
    i could, like shopaholichunny said, go all day every day
    its literally one of my favorite things to do, but never alone. its a good bonding opportunity with good friends and my mom and sister

    17 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • skigurl's picture
    skigurl
    10

    my sister, who is a student and doesnt have much money, hates shopping with me lately because i cannot go into one store without buying something. its an illness. it doesnt matter what kind of store it is.

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  • alliallialli's picture
    alliallialli
    11

    I've actually started hating malls... but I do love actually getting new things. Internet window shopping is becoming one of my favorite time killers.

    17 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • MartiniLush's picture
    MartiniLush
    12

    shopaholichunny, we are two peas in a pod! Smiling (oh, and skigurl, too! - so I guess we are three peas in a pod - LOL!)

    I have seriously spent nearly the entire day running around shopping at different stores, then come home and log on to the internet to do more online shopping for the rest of the evening! I LOVE shopping!

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  • zabrow's picture
    zabrow
    13

    my last boyfriend complained because i didn't like to shop. he LOVED shopping & always wanted to take me out to buy new clothes, but i just wasn't that into it. i have to be in the mood to look or else it just makes me grumpy.

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  • jessie's picture
    jessie
    14

    its okay. for some reason i can only find stuff i like when i have no money, and when i feel like shopping when the money is flowing, i can never find anything i like. shrug go figure...

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  • skigurl's picture
    skigurl
    15

    i like to spend money so much that when i'm at work, i think of ways to spend money

    like sometimes i will walk to the pharmacy down the street at lunch to buy face wipes or rubbing alcohol just for the sake of buying something

    my mom and sister and i find it so weird when women don't like to shop. like my aunt, she hates it but her husband and daughter love it...but we took her on a shopping trip to a town with tons of outlets and she got into it Eye-wink i think there's an inner shopper in everyone

    17 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • citizenkane's picture
    citizenkane
    16

    I'm addicted to shoppin, I believe....but I CANNOT shop with other people! I want to go at my own pace, and not wait on anyone. I could shop all day, everyday, for anything.

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  • ilikeatea's picture
    ilikeatea
    17

    I went to a sale at Holt Renfew...and was sad to know that even at 60% off i cannot afford Jimmy Choos

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  • kikidawn's picture
    kikidawn
    18

    I love shopping. But since I've gained some weight I don't' really like clothes shopping now Sad

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  • Whiplash's picture
    Whiplash
    19

    I hate the ACT of shopping - traffic, parking, crowds, waiting in line, trying things on, etc. But I love the RESULT of shopping, which is more pretty stuff for me!

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  • SumSpringlove5's picture
    SumSpringlove5
    20

    yeah if i have money which is rarley cuz i need a job id go shopping. basically myt parents go grocery shopping never really 4 new clothes. i personally have nothing 2wear. and theres nothing where i live u have 2 go 2 new hampshire and other places.

    17 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • MartiniLush's picture
    MartiniLush
    21

    LOL, skigurl! I, too, have bought anything just for the sake of buying something - do you think that means we have a problem?? Hey, maybe we should start a "support group" on sugar!! Eye-wink

    17 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • SATClover's picture
    SATClover
    22

    I don't like shopping...I just spent 27 dollars on a new purse and THAT was a big deal for me...and I only bought it because my old one had a hole in it. I dont like shopping much and will only do it if I wear out something and I'll get something to replace it..

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  • Frenched's picture
    Frenched
    23

    I like doing it but I tend to get a lot of buyer's remose from doing it so THAT's why I don't enjoy it. If I had all the money in the world, I'm sure I wouldn't mind, though.

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  • cmd0610's picture
    cmd0610
    25

    I'm mixed- sometimes I really really want to shop, and I go through stages of beauty product shopping or clothes or lingerie . . other times I suffer from such severe buyer's remorse that I won't even think about getting near mall- I'm trying to be financially good, shopping is a financial-plague! I have a good job, need to save money for our wedding, marriage- the future. I wouldn't say i LOVE it though- defi just OK with it.

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  • imLissy's picture
    imLissy
    26

    I love shopping so much! I usually go at least every other weekend. I don't spend much though, I'm good like that. I can shop four hours and only come home with a couple of things, if anything at all.

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  • stephley's picture
    stephley
    27

    Like the idea, hate the reality. Unless I'm shopping for books, in about half an hour, I'm worn out, confused and headed for depression. I love to look at catalogs and would shop tried shopping exclusively through them for a while, but spent so much time and energy sending things that didn't fit back that I gave up.

    17 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • pinkprincess1101's picture
    pinkprincess1101
    28

    martini where do i sign up, i too will do anything to shop my fiance hates it he will do the grocery shopping because i will try to find stuff to buy there that i dont need i think i have a serious problem the more i spend the better, i love sales but dont have the patient to go through everything, and i hate shopping with people that hate shopping mostly everyone i know

    17 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • Red315's picture
    Red315
    29

    I think it's a bit of both. I do not like shopping all the time, but I actually spent all of last Saturday at the mall with a friend I hadn't seen in months. It was great to just walk around and catch up. Unfortunately we both have a slight lingerie addiction, and probably bought waaaaay too much! But spending all day there has forced us to make plans to wear everything we got so we will see more of each other!

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  • ThePerfectScore's picture
    ThePerfectScore
    30

    I just hate when i can't find something I like.... But I do love collecting my loot and emptying the bags on my bed! I think the after effect of shopping is the best!

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  • flyingchange's picture
    flyingchange
    31

    I *hate* clothes shopping, but I love shopping for home decor stuff and craft supplies. Smiling

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  • GlowingMoon's picture
    GlowingMoon
    32

    I looooove shopping. The mall is my natural habitat. I like shopping online, too. I just placed an order. Smiling

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  • MartiniLush's picture
    MartiniLush
    33

    Hey, pinkprincess - maybe I will start that group! Eye-wink

    BTW, just got back from the Nordstrom anniversary sale - got the coolest purse and a ton of makeup and 3 pairs of shoes! WooHoo!!!

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  • pinkprincess1101's picture
    pinkprincess1101
    34

    i went to the mall during my lunch it is a 5 to 10 minute walk, i tell my fiance it is a good thing to walk that is my excuse and sticking with it, count me in martini

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  • designerel's picture
    designerel
    35

    i'm starting to think it's an impulse thing now. at first i was good and would only shop every few weekends. but lately i've been shopping every weekend and during the week too. each time i spend maybe $40 because i stick to sales, but it adds up each month. i usually go shopping on my lunch break too-- i would MUCH rather shop than eat. in fact, that's what i did today! bad bad bad.

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  • MartiniLush's picture
    MartiniLush
    36

    Like the way you think, pinkprincess!! Hey, shopping totally counts as exercise - walking around, lifting those heavy bags.... Smiling

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  • pinkprincess1101's picture
    pinkprincess1101
    37

    its gotten to the point that alot of clothes in my closet still have tags, thats sad but the way i think about it, with the economy the way it is and not going to get better anytime soon its better to stock up, thats my story and im sticking to it, lol

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  • MartiniLush's picture
    MartiniLush
    39

    Or how about....with the economy the way it is, it is your patriotic duty to do everything you can to shore it up?? Eye-wink

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  • LadyAngel89's picture
    LadyAngel89
    40

    I really hate shopping Sad I try to go alone so my SO doesn't drag me all over the store for hours on end lol. I want to go in, get what I need, and get the heck out!

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  • kia's picture
    kia
    43

    I have a shopping threshold. 90 minutes is my max if I am wandering around leisurely. Otherwise I have an idea of what I want and can pick a few pieces and make a decision or put it off for another attempt.

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  • leeluvfashion's picture
    leeluvfashion
    44

    I love to shop and have always enjoyed it. I can shop for hours (browsing and strolling along.) Although ever since my family went through money issues 2yrs ago, I go through a let down about 2 hrs after shopping. I start wondering if I deserved to buy the items and was it worth the money (even though I knew I could afford it and had planned out how much money I could/can spend.) I'm getting better now however the let down is still difficult sometimes.

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