Wish I liked shopping more!

[Kimberley]

I don't find things as cheap as my best friend. If I find something on sale for $10, she'll find the exact same thing someplace else for $4. Just sickening.

I don't enjoy shopping as much as I did when I was younger. I just hate walking everywhere!

[Janet]

I don't mind the walking at all, could really use the exercise, but exactly as you said, if I find something for $10, someone else finds it for $4. It's not that I don't check things out, be sure I have coupons if needed, but I feel like I spend way to much on everything. That is exactly why I don't go buy things very often. I want to have laminate flooring put down (I think), but I'll probably get screwed on that too.

[RLC12345678]

Oh, I hate shopping. I just cannot justify spending $50 on ONE shirt or $70 one ONE pair of pants or $100 on ONE pair of trendy shoes. I will spend $100 on shoes that are well-made, won't go out of style, and you can wear casually & to work. My sister is SUCH a great shopper. She can go to TJ Maxx and find the cutest things. She has bought entire outfits (shirt, skirt or pants, AND shoes) for $100. I wish I was good enoug at shopping to find great deals like that. Luckily my sister and I are the same size, so whenever I need a new outfit or dress for something, I just go borrow something of hers.

[Mandy]

I had to laugh at this thread, because i used to be exactly the same!! I would buy something, and the same day i would see my cousin, she would tell me about all the great deals she got, and i used to kick myself for spending all that money on just the few items i had compared to her.
So i gave myself a shopping course, now when i need things i go at certain times of the year when things or on sale, i will walk from one shop to another to compare prices, because i can always walk back to shop #1... another thing i learned the HARD way is, ASK yourself if you really need it, and if you don't have the same thing in your closet? Many many times i made the mistake of buying for the sake of having, and ended up throwing clothes away with the tags still attached.

Same with grocerie shopping, go for the no name brands down on the bottom shelves, they way cheaper.

[Marilyn]

I don't care for shopping. Just takes time I'd rather spend elsewhere. I shop on-line when I can. When I do shop, I head for the bargan racks first. We don't believe in accumulating debt, and like to make our assets stretch as far as possible. I love E-Bay and Amazon.com. If you know your prices, you can save so much money!!!

[Kimberley]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

I love E-Bay and Amazon.com. If you know your prices, you can save so much money!!!

OMG! I was an eBay addict. I had actually went though our small savings account buying Hummels and Lladros.

I very rarely buy on eBay anymore. It took MONTHS to wean myself off of that website. Actually, YT help that out.

[Janet]

I will do more of my Christmas shopping on-line this year. I did a lot last year too. They usually have more of the on-sale items in stock so I didn't have to wait or get a raincheck. It's so much easier and I didn't have to fight the crowds, find a parking space, or have to put up with such rude shoppers. Some people are so mean during the holidays.

Originally Posted by Kimberley

OMG! I was an eBay addict. I had actually went though our small savings account buying Hummels and Lladros.

I very rarely buy on eBay anymore. It took MONTHS to wean myself off of that website. Actually, YT help that out.

my mom went thru the same thing but her excuse was she was buying them for our inheritance. So that when she dies i will have something to pass down to her grandbabies and that will be our heirlooms. she bought LOTS of Hummels-she has like three rooms filled with them...they are beautiful. i'm scared to even go near them because i am a clumzy person and i would just die if i broke something!!! she gave me a salt and pepper set for my birthday about 7 years ago and i had it on a special shelf and when i was mopping the handle flew up and knocked the shelf off the wall and broke the figurines and i still get teary-eyed thinking about it...boo hoo!!!