tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post5560312684328842614..comments2023-07-05T07:50:33.803-07:00Comments on Little Treasures: ShoppingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-15262794467489161822010-09-08T11:35:22.616-07:002010-09-08T11:35:22.616-07:00I'm not a shopper except for when it comes to ...I'm not a shopper except for when it comes to scrapping and my home. I LOVE to hit the aisles at Homegoods or Marshalls and find a treasure at bargin price....or even better find it for a friend's house so I don't have to buy it! I love to visit scrap stores see what they have that I don't...I have become very selective in my buying these days...so there is a lot of looking and little buying. I can't do places like Good Will..too unorganized for me...which may be one of the reasons I do not enjoy shopping for clothes...I hate picking through the racks, trying things on, and spending the money on it! If I go shopping with someone else I rarely buy anything...if I am going shopping I need to be by myself so I can think and study and decide. BUT, Amy, I would love to spend a day with you at Good Will or some of your little shops...just to spend time with you!Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04223375507202139370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-79616694182731885252010-09-08T06:53:51.974-07:002010-09-08T06:53:51.974-07:00First off..NO ONE wants to shop with me, not even ...First off..NO ONE wants to shop with me, not even me! I have no store at the top of my list, I hate them all. I can't stand the piped-in music everywhere I go, including the market. <br />That said, if you were to follow me, you wouldn't get far because I don't last long in one store. It goes like this: I enter, go straight to the section(s) I need for the item(s) on my list. I don't look at anything on the way - nothing distracts me from my goal. <br />Clothing = I look at a couple racks, shout out, "This is crazy. These prices are an outrage. Who would pay this much for this?" etc.<br />I walk out and cross the "needed" items off my list because I just decided I don't need them afterall. This is my shopping style for everything personal. If it's for the house, I'll more likely end up buying something but not until I can find a decent price and it can't be made in China or I don't want it.<br />The only store I don't scream and yell in is the Good Will. I feel at home there. Good bargains and when I need to clean my closet out, I donate everything right back again. And yes, they play music too. <br />I do shop with my earplugs in at all times or I'd really go crazy.<br />Normally, I hand my list of things to my husband and he does the shopping for me. He's a good shopper and seems to enjoy it.<br />I can save more money on a limited income than anyone I know just by avoiding the stores. <br />Also, I NEVER look at the sale papers because they just make me "want" things and that would require a trip into town. I'd rather stay home.<br />My girlfriend used to take my girls to the mall and I'd take her boys to the beach to fly kites. Great trade-off.<br />Two weddings and I didn't help shop for their wedding dresses. One bought hers at the Good Will and the other bought a pretty brown beaded dress.... nontraditional. Smart girls to leave me out of the shopping ordeals.Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531380834232433667noreply@blogger.com