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Title: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: Richie London on 05 March 2009, 08:58:22
i took my x wife yesterday, i forgot how much she pi$$es me off when she spends 30mins in a shop looking for a card then comes out without one. westfiled centre in west london, 3 floors and about 2 miles of shops. there was so many shops i ended up not getting anything. ive got to go out again today now for some trainers. i will never ever take a woman shopping again.  :( :( :(
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: nick v6 on 05 March 2009, 09:10:20
i hate going shopping with ann mainly for clothes

she wll try somthing on and say to my does it look ok
i say yes and she goes your only saying that
then she will get somthing else to try on

i fell asleep once in the changing rooms of one shop she took so long
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: Richie London on 05 March 2009, 09:20:09
my feet were cut last night with blood in between my toes, it got to the stage where if she stood near the balcony she would of gone over. it wasnt that bad till my eldest turned up.  thats when my money started to go down. ive told them both not to contact me until after the weekend.  :) :)
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: nick v6 on 05 March 2009, 09:24:17
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my feet were cut last night with blood in between my toes, it got to the stage where if she stood near the balcony she would of gone over. it wasnt that bad till my eldest turned up.  thats when my money started to go down. ive told them both not to contact me until after the weekend.  :) :)

it only takes a little nudge
 ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: Cybertrucker on 05 March 2009, 09:54:20
What you have to remember is that for a woman shopping is a recreational pastime, like a walk in the park or going to the seaside. Women don't just go to buy things, they go to look at things, to try things on, or just to luxuriate in the surroundings of Shops (a bit like luxuriating in a foam bath, but they do it vertically and with their clothes on).

Men, on the other hand, go shopping to buy things. Supermarkets hate male shoppers like me, because we go in with a mental or written list of what we need, buy it, and go home again. They prefer women shoppers who browse the shelves looking for bargains and buy three times what they need.

None of the above paragraph applies to tool shops, of course. Tool shops are for browsing, for seeing what's available, for imagining the joy of ownership, and for thinking not "do I need one of these?" but "can I come up with a reason, no matter how specious, to justify buying one of these?". As a case in point, some weeks ago I found a local shop selling bolt croppers for four quid. They were beautiful - matt black head and long shiny red handles. I argued with myself for some time about whether I could justify buying them, and eventually decided I couldn't. Imagine my joy a couple of weeks later when I had to remove a laptop from a desk which it was locked to with a security cable to which they'd lost the keys, and I was able to stroll into town and buy the bolt croppers with a clear conscience!  ;D
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: Dusty on 05 March 2009, 11:23:14
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i hate going shopping with ann mainly for clothes

she wll try somthing on and say to my does it look ok
i say yes and she goes your only saying that
then she will get somthing else to try on

i fell asleep once in the changing rooms of one shop she took so long

It is a woman's prerogative to take her time Nick. :-* :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: bob.dent on 05 March 2009, 11:31:11
Can't stand shopping - drives me round the twist even shopping for essentials like food! The only redeeming factor about food shopping is the totty in the supermarkets! ::) ;)

I do most of my clothes and shoe shopping online. :y
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 05 March 2009, 12:21:07
Well of course I love shopping and I rate it as one of my hobbies,  with or without money. :-* :-* :-*  :y :y

In fact I can often go out thinking I only want one item, as funds are low, only to come back with £50's of shopping!! :o 8-) 8-)

I have spend 10's of thousands of pounds over the years using that 'method'! :o :o  But I do not regret one penny!! 8-) 8-) 8-)

Men should be grateful that we do this as we are the ones who keep the economy going and people in jobs! :D :D :D ;)
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: HolyCount on 05 March 2009, 12:24:17
What I find annoying when taking any female shopping for clothes is the fact that the changing rooms are always in the lingerie department. Inevitabley you have to stand close by -- being the holder of several sizes of the same garment --- trying not to look furtive, while the lady in question spends an hour trying to make up her mind
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 05 March 2009, 12:28:13
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What I find annoying when taking any female shopping for clothes is the fact that the changing rooms are always in the lingerie department. Inevitabley you have to stand close by -- being the holder of several sizes of the same garment --- trying not to look furtive, while the lady in question spends an hour trying to make up her mind

That's in the hope HC that the men will be tempted to buy some gorgeous underwear for their loved one! ;D ;D :D ;)
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: Cybertrucker on 05 March 2009, 13:16:31
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That's in the hope HC that the men will be tempted to buy some gorgeous underwear for their loved one! ;D ;D :D ;)

There's a fundamental Law of the Universe which states that any item of underwear bought by a man for a woman will be wrong, either in size, colour, degree of frilliness or any combination of the three.

This is even mentioned in the Bible, (Genesis, Chapter 3, Verse 7): 'And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And lo, Eve took her apron and made another, saying "I can't wear that", for the apron Adam had made for her was wrong'.

The next few verses deal with Eve trying to find the right fig leaves, then verse 15: 'And the skies darkened and the heavens opened and the voice of the Lord GOD came, saying "Woman, will you get a bloody move on, or I shall banish the pair of you from the Garden throughout all eternity!".'

The rest, as they say, is history...

 ;D

Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: bob.dent on 05 March 2009, 13:41:27
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That's in the hope HC that the men will be tempted to buy some gorgeous underwear for their loved one! ;D ;D :D ;)

There's a fundamental Law of the Universe which states that any item of underwear bought by a man for a woman will be wrong, either in size, colour, degree of frilliness or any combination of the three.

This is even mentioned in the Bible, (Genesis, Chapter 3, Verse 7): 'And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And lo, Eve took her apron and made another, saying "I can't wear that", for the apron Adam had made for her was wrong'.

The next few verses deal with Eve trying to find the right fig leaves, then verse 15: 'And the skies darkened and the heavens opened and the voice of the Lord GOD came, saying "Woman, will you get a bloody move on, or I shall banish the pair of you from the Garden throughout all eternity!".'

The rest, as they say, is history...

 ;D


Like it!!  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 05 March 2009, 14:50:28
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That's in the hope HC that the men will be tempted to buy some gorgeous underwear for their loved one! ;D ;D :D ;)

There's a fundamental Law of the Universe which states that any item of underwear bought by a man for a woman will be wrong, either in size, colour, degree of frilliness or any combination of the three.

This is even mentioned in the Bible, (Genesis, Chapter 3, Verse 7): 'And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And lo, Eve took her apron and made another, saying "I can't wear that", for the apron Adam had made for her was wrong'.

The next few verses deal with Eve trying to find the right fig leaves, then verse 15: 'And the skies darkened and the heavens opened and the voice of the Lord GOD came, saying "Woman, will you get a bloody move on, or I shall banish the pair of you from the Garden throughout all eternity!".'

The rest, as they say, is history...

 ;D


Like it!!  ;D ;D ;D


 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y

I'd just add though in this situation the woman is with you, so she will always advise on the size she needs, as long as the man pays!  He cannot get that wrong, can he?? ::) ::) ::) :D :D ;)
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: Richie London on 05 March 2009, 15:02:33
im usually in and out a shopping centre within 20 mins. dont even try them on  :y
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: HolyCount on 05 March 2009, 15:08:11
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im usually in and out a shopping centre within 20 mins. dont even try them on  :y


We're not still talking about women's "frillies" are we  ::) :o
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: Cybertrucker on 05 March 2009, 17:11:05
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I'd just add though in this situation the woman is with you, so she will always advise on the size she needs, as long as the man pays!  He cannot get that wrong, can he?? ::) ::) ::) :D :D ;)

Good point - I don't think's ever been a recorded case of a woman refusing a credit card because it was the wrong colour!   ;D

Having said which, I once gave a girlfriend a gift token for her birthday - she took it back and exchanged it for another gift token...   ;)


Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: Del Boy on 05 March 2009, 17:27:55
Hate it but have to go every week  >:(
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: Richie London on 05 March 2009, 19:05:31
i once bought my x 2 coats for xmas as i wasnt sure which one she would like. yep, she took them both back. my bottom draw is full of unwanted xmas clothes.  ;D\
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: waspy on 05 March 2009, 19:20:44
I enjoy shopping with my girlfriend for clothes, i encourage her to try clothes on & help her find them. I guess i must be the only bloke i Britain that's like this ::) ;)
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 05 March 2009, 19:32:56
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What you have to remember is that for a woman shopping is a recreational pastime, like a walk in the park or going to the seaside. Women don't just go to buy things, they go to look at things, to try things on, or just to luxuriate in the surroundings of Shops (a bit like luxuriating in a foam bath, but they do it vertically and with their clothes on).

Men, on the other hand, go shopping to buy things. Supermarkets hate male shoppers like me, because we go in with a mental or written list of what we need, buy it, and go home again. They prefer women shoppers who browse the shelves looking for bargains and buy three times what they need.

None of the above paragraph applies to tool shops, of course. Tool shops are for browsing, for seeing what's available, for imagining the joy of ownership, and for thinking not "do I need one of these?" but "can I come up with a reason, no matter how specious, to justify buying one of these?". As a case in point, some weeks ago I found a local shop selling bolt croppers for four quid. They were beautiful - matt black head and long shiny red handles. I argued with myself for some time about whether I could justify buying them, and eventually decided I couldn't. Imagine my joy a couple of weeks later when I had to remove a laptop from a desk which it was locked to with a security cable to which they'd lost the keys, and I was able to stroll into town and buy the bolt croppers with a clear conscience!  ;D

 :y

for me shopping with wife means another extra loaded on visa >:(

but I wish one day I can shop for an unused brand new car ::)
Title: Re: walking round the shops for nothing
Post by: STMO123 on 05 March 2009, 20:38:44
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Can't stand shopping - drives me round the twist even shopping for essentials like food! The only redeeming factor about food shopping is the totty in the supermarkets! ::) ;)

I do most of my clothes and shoe shopping online. :y

Yep. Seen the meet photos Bob. ;D