The most common complaint with women during shopping is “lack of assistance when needed”. Men? Lack of parking close enough to the store entrance! It seems that men and women shop in completely different ways and have different goals to accomplish.
A friend once confided a typical straight man’s shopping experience:
- 1. Decide that your 8 year-old sweater/pants/shoes are falling apart and you need new sweater/pants/shoes.
- 2. Sneak into a clothing store discreetly, before anyone sees you and assumes you’re gay.
- 3. Head directly for the sweater/pants/shoes rack. Pick out the desired item in record time.
- 4. Make a beeline for the register. Looking at anything else is strictly prohibited!
- 5. Leave the store as quickly as possible, before anyone sees you and assumes you’re gay.
The truth is that when men go shopping, they are on a mission to buy whatever it is they need and move on with their day. Is it any surprise shopping with a girlfriend becomes an equivalent of a medieval torture? Men simply hate it: waiting 2 hours for her to finally find something she likes, waste another 15 minutes outside the fitting room (booo-ring!), convince her it looks great (even if it doesn’t – spending another 2 hours is simply not an option!) and finally, pay $250 for a single pair of shoes and a scarf.
Window display in Dublin. Photo: Cascata
Most women prefer shopping alone – or, better yet, with a girlfriend (who, hopefully, wears a different size). For us girls, shopping is an experience – we love to stroll through the clothing & accessories section, paying close attention to the sales rack, ride the glass escalator up to the shoe department, emanating the fragrance of perfume samples… We like to take as long as we need and pay as much as we have to to find that special pair of boots or a purse.
If we were to make a quick snapshot of a typical woman’s shopping trip, it would look something like this:
- 1. Decide that since you have 2 hours to kill between work and dinner, that sale at Nordstrom is calling your name.
- 2. Float into the store slowly, as it saying, “yes, I shop here all the time!”
- 3. Meander through the racks, without the slightest idea of what you’re looking for. Somehow end up with 15 things in your basket anyway, including a bizarre parrot head pendant.
- 4. Try everything on. Consult the girlfriend if the blue dress makes you look like a bag lady or a chic babushka.
- 5. Pick up a pair of Prada sunglasses on the way to checkout (hey, they were 40% off!).
- 6. Pay with a credit card reluctantly, inwardly cringing at the amount.
- 7. Realize that you just got Prada, on sale! Mood restored.
- 8. Float out of the store, clutching the bag proudly and dancing a little bit.
- 9. Decide that you will reuse the shopping bag for everyday errands – because it looks cool!
Conclusion? There isn’t one, and none is needed. Women are from Saks, and men are from Sears – what else did we expect!
Deerlings: how do you shop? Do you prefer to go alone or with a friend? How does your significant other react to your shopping rituals?
My boyfriend and I usually go shopping together, he actually shops around a little. He helps me shop too, but gets a little upset when I don’t like the things he picks out. We especially like to buy clothes for our son, baby clothes are so cute! I just wish we had the money to actually buy the clothes we like.
I must admit that the best person to go shopping with are either my best friend or my mam. My mam and I have not different sizes but totally different styles which makes us not clash in any way. She doesn’t like my style but she certainly knows how I like to dress and picks things of the shelves I really love. If I can’t go with one of them two I prefer going alone. And as you already figured out, it’s useless to bring men to a shopping try, no matter how much they love you :)
Btw. I saw the men shopping descriped happning once myself. My best mate went into the store, straight to the jeans rack, took a pair, tried it on, went to the cash desk, paied and went out.. all in less than 10 minutes. I never could do that!
With me, it’s the other way around. My boyfriend does the BritMod look and spends hours looking around for a shirt with THE RIGHT COLLAR or a jacket with the proper double-vent at the back (I promise he is not gay… just a perfectionist). I, meanwhile, avoid any high-street or busy-in-any-way kind of store unless I absolutely HAVE to buy something… and when I do go shopping I am usually a pain in the ass, complaining about the prices of things and the way people behave in shops (women + a sale rack = freaking rude!). I much, much prefer to buy vintage over anything else, and designer labels are an absolute joke to me. Three figures for a pair of tights, as I recently saw? People who buy things that are massively over-the-odds just because they have someone else’s name stamped on them are just crazy. Labelled clothes fit better? Go get something made bespoke. It may actually be cheaper and it’ll last a damn sight longer.
I’m from the UK so we don’t have Saks OR Sears, but basically, my boy is from Warrior (http://www.warriorclothing.org/uk/shop/index.php) and I’m from Camden Market (http://www.londonisfree.com/ongoing-events/Images/Camden%20Market_main.jpg)!
I LOVE SHOPPING, and although I could shop with anyone, I prefer to shop alone. My boyfriend likes to buy the brightest most eye catching shirts and ties, and takes forever. My best friends know exactly what they want, and are finished before I even gat a chance to glance at a price tag. So even though I love them, I looove spending two hours is one store, five minutes in another, going back to the first store again. I know what looks best on me, and I know what I like. I usually take my ipod so that I can create the ultimate shopping experience with its’ own soundtrack. I don’t try things on in stores, after I shop, I have a slice of cake and try my clothes on at home. I made a three way mirror for myself and if something has to go back (which rarely happens) the event starts all over again the next day!
I absolutely love shopping! If I’m on a mission for something it’s fine, I still browse, but I can talk myself out of unnecessary purchases because they’re not what I came for. If there’s nothing I’m particularly looking for however, it’s dangerous, and often results in many impulse buys!
My other half takes man-shopping a step further and buys all his clothes online!
I’m a fairly fast shopper. No, not as fast as my boyfriend but that’s only because I care what I wear. I don’t pick up the first thing but I can tell very fast whether I’ll like something or not. I usually spend about 5-10 minutes browsing the store. If there’s nothing, I leave. If I find stuff, I try it on. If I don’t think “wow, I love this!” immediately, I don’t buy it. With more expensive items I guess I take a little longer to decide whether I can really spend the money, but as I usually can’t spend it, I just avoid pricey things. Making sure I only buy things that evokes immediately love also tends to ensure I don’t buy things I never wear anyway.
For this reason, I can’t stand shopping with anyone. My boyfriend is even faster than me, and all my girlfriends take so long and hem and haw over everything and I just want to move on. I love shopping, but really only when I find something I like. Otherwise, I really don’t want to be there. And I really hate that type of shopping when you’re really just there to socialize. I mean business when I’m in a store.
I used to prefer to shop alone for clothes because I was embarissed of shopping in plus size stores. One day I suddening got over that feeling when I was shoping with a friend and for once some one else had to sit and watch because nothing in the store fit her super tiny self! Besides you need feed back from a friend who wants you to look your best, not from someone just trying to maje a commission.
I actually prefer to shop alone. Shopping with friends is fine if I’m not really wanting anything or I’m helping them find stuff, but when I decide I am in the mood and I need to do some serious ME shopping – I go it alone because that means I get to spend as much time as I want looking at whatever I want without feeling guilty that I’m dragging someone along.
I’m lucky in the fact that my boyfriend likes to shop too unless it’s in a mall. He hates malls. He has really good fashion sense even though he tends to dress like a bike messenger most of the time…because he was one for years and his preferred transportation is still a bike. But he has good taste especially when he needs to dress up. He’s an ex goth and mod boy so he knows how to dress up and style his hair. He owns lots of suits and ties and lots of clothing by DKNY, Paul Frank (yes he makes normal clothes too), Ben Sherman, G-Star.
I prefer to shop alone or with a close friend. I tend to always bring a friend with me if I need to shop for something fancy since I tend to get frustrated easily since I have a hard time finding dresses that fit. I am petite especially on top so dresses tend to always be too big in the back or chest even though they fit perfectly at my hips.
What a spot-on analysis! My husband is actually a FANTASTIC shopping companion, who is both patient and helpful with his unflinchingly-honest opinion giving. But I still prefer to shop alone. I want to take my time – as much time as I need – and not have to worry about someone else’s schedule or level of interest!
I enjoy shopping alone. My sister and one friend both work in retail, and take FOREVER to decide what they want. Over most of the year I shop ‘like a guy’ but still girly enough to drive my boyfriend nuts! Its only a few times that I go to the mall by myself and just wander and look and try on and return with bags and bags of stuff.
i like shopping alone because i like to take my time and i feel rushed when shopping with a friend. especially in vintage and thrift stores, where i’ll scour every single rack for a unique item.
however, the best part about shopping with a boy is when he picks up the tab! ;)
Hey Doe, you made a grammatical mistake (oops!): Discreet vs. Discrete
I enjoy shopping alone or with other females. I’d love to shop with my boyfriend, but he’s not very keen on that idea. He only likes to shop when we travel.
Well I actually LOVE to shop with men, it’s so much funnier !!
But I love to shop alone too, than you can be really pragmatical… with girlfriend it’s cool for a nice day hanging out, less for a real ‘ battle-plan ‘… AHAH !
And I love to go in the morning or late late evening, it’s so much calm and people are nicer ! ( especially in the morning ) !
I love clothes and shoes (shoes especially) and I like getting new things, but I hate to shop. Mostly because I wonder around aimlessly for a while, pick up a few things but ultimately I convince myself I don’t need them and never even try them on. Its quite sad really. So when I want to actually buy something I bring my boyfriend along with me. Some of my best finds have been with this help. He actually likes to shop and he will make me try stuff on, realize how much I need to have it and ultimately buy it.
I like shopping with my mom. She’ll tell me if she thinks something looks good or awful and I do the same for her. It’s not as fun going by yourself.
I prefer shopping with friends, because we can often find things for each other that would have gone unnoticed had we been alone. One of my friends is particularly good at pulling things out of oblivion that would be perfect for someone else she knows. And I usually like to bring someone into the fitting room with me (or accompany them as they try stuff on), just to get second opinions. Sometimes, the fitting room mirrors just aren’t good enough. I do feel bad, though, when I ask someone to go to the mall with me but don’t find anything worth buying.
I don’t really go shopping alone, since the stores located in my neighbourhood are either small & lacking in selection, or way out of my budget. So if I want to go shopping but nobody else is free, I just do it online. :P
I shop like a man. I treat it as a mission, not a recreation.
My favorite shopping companion is my cousin Leo (yes…a straight male!) but if i cant go with him i prefer to just do it alone!
I usually know what i’m looking for but there are days (especially the ones in the beginning of the month when my wallet’s still full) that i just happen to pass by a store and decide to take a little happy-trip inside and indulge myself.
I hate to go shopping on days that everyone else is ,because waiting in line and elbowing my way through the crowds is just not my thing.On the contrary if i find sth which i cant buy right away i will save some money and (suffer to) buy it on sale (if after a few months i’m still dreaming of wearing it :P) And i can say that my best buys or bargains are always my favorite items!
Im a typical Taurus so my relationship with money is one of passion and hatred…i loooove them but i just cant keep them! They represent my infatuations and so…i spend them! I always want things that I WANT and not things that i may need. I still think that i manage myself very well and love customizing my clothes if they feel too mainstream…
Oh, i forgot to mention that my monthly income is very poor, i earn a little money by giving english lessons and i also have some “pocket money” from my parents beacause university leaves me with no time for a real job. Itll stay like this until i graduate next year im afraid.That being said, i crave for sales time and customizing mainstream (which are usually cheap too) clothes and save my money for only a few pricey pieces that i fall in love with.
I prefer to shop alone if at all possible. I like to take my time and feel the fabrics…find the best sales. ;) I tend to take awhile, and I don’t want to feel rushed.
I haven’t shopped much lately since I gained weight in the last year, and I refuse to buy a size up. I just started working out again, so I will be hopefully shopping more for summer clothes when it rolls around.
One of my friends has a home show for Cabi clothes (basically business clothes) and I really enjoy that. I can try them on and her designs fit my body and character well. Plus, the fabrics are unique and very well made. That is one thing in being a seamstress. If I’m going to spend money on clothes, they need to be well made.
Geez, this sounds like me when I go shopping. I really don’t like shopping with other people – I feel like I can’t focus when other people are around. Now, I’m starting to do most of my shopping online – it’s sooo easy. I found a gorgeous D&G beige dress at iStorez that was originally $800 marked down to $200!! It’s totally fabulous – here’s a link to the site http://istorez.com/
My boyfriend can’t keep up with me when I shop!
I love shopping, but when shopping for clothes I actually prefer to be on my own, I get more done that way. If I am unsure about how something looks I’ll hold off buying then bring someone with me next time.
And I’m from Dublin! That picture is from our fancy pants luxury dept. store Brown Thomas, where we get all out high price designer gear. They always have crazy exquisite shop windows like that one, which I remember as being very recent!
I LOVED this article. It made me laugh so much! So true!
I do alot of my shopping at thrift stores, so I really prefer to do my shopping alone. When I have taken a girlfriend along, they end up looking for the exact same types of outfits, and as you know, at the thrift store it’s not like they have 5 more of them in different sizes-so one of us is out of luck! :)
i prefer shopping alone. when i shop with other people i can’t concentrate. shopping is my therapy. its relaxing. i love it.
and p.s. my dad just went through that crazy old sweater situation 2 weeks ago. it was a mess. my father is from sears.
I have to say, it really depends. All the guys I know are combat shoppers and I sometimes take a cue from them and try to do the same. It’s nice that when I end up shopping with my mom we always seem to find the sales at Nordstrom and Bon-Macys–sale racks are my best friend these days.
I prefer to shop alone. I like to meander through the racks of clothes without anyone telling me to hurry up and pick something. My boyfriend doesn’t like to shop, but, when he’s shopping for a new suit or tie, he is worse than a women. When he’s deciding what to put on for the day…again, he takes longer than I do. I think thats because he’s European. I get the impression that European guys care more about their appearance then North American guys.
I shop like the stereotypical man. I hate “shopping”, I don’t find hanging around for hours in too hot rooms under florescent tube lighting, waiting in queues, crowds, standing up (I always need to have regular sit-downs), etc fun. The only kind of shopping I really enjoy is charity shopping on my local high street – I’m quick, I know what to look for, and it’s never crowded or hot.
when I used to work in retail, I couldn’t believe the amount of women who drag their husbands/boyfriends around the shops they are clearly miserable the whole time! I noticed a lot of women bring their husband to keep the kids entertained while she tries on clothes for hours… but why not just leave the husband and kids at home? sure, I’ve seen guys who enjoy shopping with their girlfriends, but there are plenty who hate it and you’d think that the woman would realise that and stop dragging him out to the shops!
As for me, I shop either alone or with my mum. I really can’t stand shopping with friends! I’ll only shop with my boyfriend if he needs something, but usually I pick up clothes and bits and pieces for him if I see a good deal on something I know he’d like – that way we rarely get into the situation where he actually ‘needs’ something!
My boyfriend is exactly the same way, unless it is something other than clothing. I think this is for a couple reasons for this. One is that man’s clothing does not have darts and therefore the whole step of trying something on at the store is pretty much obsolete. Second, they just don’t care as much about clothing. When my boyfriend was buying a firearm, he was like a lady in a boot store.
I have been shopping with someone my own size and I have to say that it is much worse than shopping alone. I actually enjoy shopping with my best friend the most. We have the same style and wear different sizes. Which is great, because if we really wanted to (and we have) we can both get the same thing.
Lastly, do you by chance have a larger copy of the window image? I’d like to have a copy for myself.
Ha ha, my father is the exact opposite. He spent $600 at the grocery store! (something fiercely criticized by his guests.)
I would say the quickest interval of time ever measured would be the amount of time my father spends in a store. Seriously. I think he even maybe looks at a quick map of the store so he can get there the quickest way, and to the register and out the door as fast. Its ridiculous.
My boyfriend on the other hand is shopper, but only for things for himself. He can stand in a hat store for HOURS contemplating which hat he likes, but god forbid I bring him shopping with me–medieval torture.
I HATE to shop in stores (unless it’s a book store) so shopping with my mom sucks because she’s a typical woman that loves to spend tons of time looking at everything. I guess I’m more like a guy, lol. :/ I do enjoy online shopping though.
I suppose I shop like a man!
I make most of my dresses, but for other things (under tops, leggins, underwear) I go in, find it in my size, leave. If it’s a new item (for example, when I was buying a sports bra for the first time) I reluctantly tried some on.
If I have to get something I can’t make in time (a purpose-oriented top or similar) then I go in, find four or so, try them, buy the best. It takes about 30 minutes and I wish it took less!
When my boyfriend and I shop for clothes we’re in and out in 20 minutes, but then spend hours at the record store!
I prefer to shop by myself. I live in a small town with not alot to do, so when I am bored I go to the mall. I will usually buy something, but I do not shop. Ill pick up one or two items, like a book or a new lipgloss. I mostly love to people watch. There is also limited shopping outside of the mall. I make a fair amount of money at my part time job, and I have parents who still pretty much support me completely financially.
I agree with the man shopping though. When I shop with my father, he makes a list of what he want and what stores the things are at, and we can only go to those stores. We “power shop” together. He gets in, gets out, and gets on his motorcycle
Cute article! I feel very lucky though in that my boyfriend is a total dandy – just short of being gay probably. He works in the tailoring department of Macy’s, reads Vogue, is always dressed to the nines, and gets more excited about browsing the high-end clothes at Nordstrom’s than I do.
Lucky for me, he prefers women’s fashion, so if he wants to buy any pretty clothes, I get to wear them! It’s fun going through a store, hearing him gasp, and exclaiming “you have to have that!” He’s my favorite friend to shop with. /gushing
ALONE, please. Someone said earlier that they like to take the time to feel the fabrics…I LOVE that. I like the smell of a good store, and being able to take the time to make shopping a kinetic experience. Occasionally, I will go with my friend Lisa, who will not only tell me if I look horrible in something, but she will make it her MISSION to find something better.
My dad is a hilarious grocery shopper. He has this thing with little yellow tubs of butter…which he literally buys EVERY time he goes to the grocery store. And he loves Home Depot, though he will often buy a bag of random small things, then forget about it…so three months later, he has seventeen bags of random small things that he never uses.
I shop like men do. When I need something, I am on a mission! I walk straight to what I need need, choose some stuff, try it on if need be, and pay for it. I hate shopping with my sister because she shops the way you described most girls shop. Shopping with my mom is okay at first, but I always end up getting exasperated as she starts to wander off and go look at everything else (although she does end up finding good stuff for me I would not have seen otherwise, so in the end it’s okay). I can only ever spend time meandering through a store when I have nothing in particular to get, because I’m not in that Mission mode for something I need.
Who I shop with depends on their style of shopping. I can be silly and have fun with my friends, my mom is great as finding things, but my sisters make it SUPER boring, as with them all I end up doing is waiting for hours for them to find the right shade of a specific style shirt, which will inevitably be returned anyway.
This style of shopping only applies to clothes though. Put me in a book store or comic shop, and it’s a whole different story!
Three words: I. LOVE. SHOPPING.
And as for the question of who I would shop with, it would probably be my best friends. Sure my mom is ok but she doesn’t know me at all fashion-wise. >.< But mostly I like to shop alone with a friend in my cellphone to fill me in on their day. :) I was born at Macy’s. :) Saks is ok but Macy’s is my homeland. xDD And I like to shop vintage too or raid the local thrift shops in my area. Sometimes I don’t care what I’m buying so I just go to the t-shirt kiosk at this mall/supermarket that I go to. To be honest I could shop anywhere, mall, store, online, thrift store, flea market…anywhere! I just like the experience of shopping I guess. ^^ And money-wise…let’s just say there is no more jingle after the sound of paper wrapping. ^.^”
Alone. I don’t even have a girlfriend who can tolerate my time spent shopping. Anytime I’ve tried the girl has gotten tired and wanted to go home before me. HAHAHA.
I’m this type — I don’t regularly spend money on clothing (although I’d love to) so it’s always I get a certain budget to spend on clothes and I’ve got to make every penny count. So when I get this opportunity — this is how it goes:
1. Go into every possible store, looking for clearance racks.
2. Try on expensive items anyway just to see how they look.
3. Try on all the clearance items to see if any are worth approval.
4. Consider the amounts and either purchase, or move on to next store and repeat (often with the intent to return to first store and purchase a considered item if deemed WORTH IT after shopping eeevverrryyywhhheerrre else.
Rinse, repeat… do it everywhere.
I get a lot of items from Target and Old Navy. I’m kind of picky. I adore finding something amazing on clearance. :)
Recently shopping has become 1000x more enjoyable because since Jan 07 I went from 294lbs to 165-170 (on a 6’2″ frame). So all of a sudden so many more options are available to me. :)
People like to take me shopping with THEM because I’m known for finding great deals and for having a good eye… but for someone to go with me… I wear them out.
I just realized that I said right after each other that I get a lot of items from Target and Old Navy and THEN that I’m picky. Let me just rephrase that while a large percentage of my items come from those stores, I’m suuuper picky about what I like and dislike and I hate to let go of a buck. HAHAHA :D I am always looking for items that are either the perfect basic, or something that just says SPECIAL all over it… or the perfect basic with a unique detail that makes it extra special…. :D hehehe. I love shopping!!!
Doe Deere you have definitely let me down today.
I hate stereotypes and let me tell you that was very untrue!
I spend hours shopping and will perhaps come home with only a very small amount of items.
Don’t disappointment me again please! I love your blogs otherwise
I prefer to go shopping with my mom and my sister. They can usually last as long as I do, although my sister isn’t as into shopping as I am. If my dad gets dragged into shopping with us, he’ll usually just find a chair in the store and wait for us to finish. I don’t really enjoy shopping alone because I like asking second opinions on things I pick out. I go shopping with my boyfriend every now and then, and he doesn’t seem to mind, but I don’t feel as comfortable shopping with him. I’m too worried about how he’s feeling and can’t really enjoy just browsing around the stores. I like to enjoy my time shopping and never like feeling rushed. =)
I prefer to go shopping with a friend, but I’m a little picky about who I go with. They can’t be too insecure about themselves (I don’t want to have to convince them otherwise every time they complain about how this or that looks terrible on them), they have to be okay with gushing girlishly with me when either of us finds something incredibly awesome, and while we don’t have to be side by side constantly, I don’t like it when they go wandering all over to the other side of the store without me, because then I feel forgotten. I also don’t like it when the person I’m with is the type who will go through a store in all of about five minutes, without really looking at anything, and then say that they’re done there, when I’ve just started. Also, they have to be able to give honest, but not too mean, criticism on how the things look on me, and whether or not they’re worth the price.
I’m very cheap and very picky, and therefore good at finding good deals, so people like to take me with them (I think >_<). I feel maaajor guilt whenever I spend more than say, $40 on a single item.
I tend to shop more like a guy. Its not that I don’t like shopping, but I only to go out to buy things if I need it or know exactly what I am looking for. It has to be one hell of a sale for me to bother looking around at other things after picking out what I wanted. My female friends and I will browse through stores sometimes and maybe then I’ll pick up things that I wouldn’t buy otherwise. But I can only do that with other friends, I feel weird doing that by myself. Oh and I shop and Sears all the time. I like tools.
I shop online and alone. The only guy I shop with is my best friend, but the longest time we have managed together is two hours… and we both wanted to die. Actual shopping is exhausting! I rather sit in my bed and shop through my computer. Besides I hardly ever find things around here because I am so thin and small. Dresses I wear 00 and everything else XS.
I’ve definitely noticed that. My mother and I can take hours just looking at purses without buying any, and my dad usually leaves us alone in sheer boredom.
I do no that when he has taken me shopping, he asks me what I need and we head straight for that section, and he won’t let me go anywhere else in the store.
“You don’t need that. Come on, let’s go.”
Usually when my mom and I go out shopping for just a certain thing [lets say laundry detergent], we end up with clothes, makeup, coffee, stickers, maybe a CD, some new pens, more clothes, socks that were too cute not to buy, a nice new vase.
And then we have to go back later because we realize we forgot the laundry detergent.
^.^
I find this article a little scary because my boyfriend and I are apparently all backwards (and we’re both quite straight), but he takes forever to pick out something, seems fussy, has to have something just right, takes hours, I grab whatever looks good and is the right size, usually dont bother trying it on (I know my size and am rarely inconvenienced by this behavior), and then get the hell out. My thing is I actually hate shopping, I hate stores, I hate crowds. I’m not anti-social I just hate the whole shopping experience. Yes Yes, Blasphemy I know please don’t throw those shoes at me. Other than eye makeup (which I usually buy online) I only buy something if I need it and avoid stores at all costs otherweise.
HAHAHA I shop the same exact way as listed! I actually recently found the perfect shopping partner, Sharon TK. She takes the same amount of time and has great taste haha!
My boyfriend actually has quite the style sense and takes his time to shop around, especially at my place of shoe-weakness, Barneys.
He even has a tailor! I think thats one out of at least a couple hundred guys who has one, or even knows what that is! I am eternally grateful!
Haha that was awesome. And true!
When I go shopping I prefer my sister or cousin’s to be there, but sometimes I get my boyfriend to come with me, instead. And let me tell you.. haha. Sometimes it’s not so bad, because one of my favorite stores to shop happens to be one he likes too, but that’s about it, unless I throw in some manlier stores during my excursions(electronics stores, and such, which don’t irk me anyway). Everytime though, when I take him with me, after about only half an hour, he always ALWAYS starts feeling tired, and not because of the shopping though. Nope. Just because, to the point where he has to sit down. I think shopping just has that effect on him. Maybe he doesnt’ get enough oxygen to his brain becuse of all the clothes or something? lol I don’t even make him carry anything!! >.<