When you go shopping, are you "prepared"?

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When I say prepared, I mean the full preparation as if you're going on a field trip. And is this discussion aimed at ladies only? Well, I can't really say, I guess this can go for the Metrosexual Men as well, and our other favourite male shopping friends (You know who you are *WINK*)! What myself, my sisters, my friends, and my mother, unfortunately we can't ALL go together, but in different scenarios, we pick a mall, pick a date, most likely one of those sale days, beforehand, we decide if we should wrap up the day with a dinner at a restaurant, eat at the food court for a break, OR take a snack with us, this is like a chocolate bar, grapes, water bottles, apple, orange, something you'd expect to find in a little kids lunch. So meal prep out of the way, we make sure to wear clothes that are EASY to slip out of (for the many changing of the clothes if we are clothes shopping)as well as a strapless bra, if it applies, or in my case, since I get sick of trying on so many clothes (short version of my long story? Excema on the backs of my arms plus irritation equals PO'd little lady!) I judge by eye if something will fit me...but if it's a dress to DIE for, I will suck it up and try it on, nothing is MORE disappointing than buying a dress and having it look like CRAP after you get it home. ANYWHO, to continue, alright, so we got food prep, easy to slip out of clothes, we also have to add comfy shoes, be these crocs, sneakers, sandals (Yes, in the winter even, because we go from heated vehicle to heated mall). An ULTRA must before making a shopping trip? Clean out that purse! Or downgrade to a wallet, with only the MUST BRING cards, the less weight you go in with, the better, plus! Think of your backs everyone! And maybe snag a shopping cart if you can to pile everything in so it's easy for EVERYONE. Now, you might ask, well do we divide and conquer? This is very much up to you, each group is different, myself though? I'm a quick shopper, and I tend to be done before everyone else, but then again, I get to help them decide what looks good on them! This also gives me a chance to do another lap around the store for things I may have missed (teehee)! SO! Do you have a routine? Do you think I'm crazy for going this in depth with shopping? Lol, I won't be insulted if you do!