Do you like go shopping alone?

@Archaiwy (599)
China
January 11, 2012 6:22pm CST
I like going shopping alone,because i'm often busy ,if i want to go shopping ,that means i will have many things to buy,and I like to examine things carefully.If i go with my friends,i will care for what my friends need,which will cost much time.What's more,everyone has his own taste.For me,going with friends only enjoy the company with them.What about you,friends?
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@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
12 Jan 12
Hi Archaiwy, I like going shopping with my friends at times..but I really like going certain places alone...I like being on my own schedule...one of my biggest peeves is waiting on others.. I really have no patience..its terrible so I have to condition myself when I go out shopping with my friends...because you don't want to be in the company of friends and be rude...it its all good... When I feel it, I shop alone, but I love spending time with my couple of friends,,, they are great friends and we really do have fun even at our age....LOL....
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• United States
13 Jan 12
Haha, I'm pretty similar. I usually like going shopping with my friends, but sometimes I like going alone, especially if there are specific things I want to look at and compare. I really like going with friends though, because they can give me advice about things I'm not sure about.
@maezee (41988)
• United States
19 Jan 12
He he, I don't mind one bit. Unless I need to shop and my friends want to see me - then it's fine. But usually I like to be able to browse and some of my friends are a little too impatient to sit there alongside me while I try on a million different shirts. For example. LOL. I enjoy the company only if we are all in the same kind of shopping mood - and that's rare enough!
@Archaiwy (599)
• China
19 Jan 12
i have the same experience as you.when my friend and i have the same need and we want to the same style ,both of us enjoy the company and it has another ponit that is we may have a bargain.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
13 Jan 12
Yes I do! In fact I prefer to shop alone so that when a friend invite me to shop with her I always find reasons to decline. I won't enjoy shopping if I am with someone because I don't want to keep anyone waiting or annoyed over my meticulousness when shopping. I am also one person who shop till I drop so I don't think I need a companion who can't stand shopping till closing time. If I have a companion we need to separate while shopping. I'd do mine alone while he does his own alone as well. and we will just meet again when it's time to go home.
@Archaiwy (599)
• China
16 Jan 12
Sometimes going shopping with friends is fun.but often it is a waste of time ,as the criteria of buying is different.Maybe the things you like are not what your friends' preference.Once my friend recommend me to buy a jacket,after i came back home,i found i didn't like it ,so i withdrawed.
• Indonesia
12 Jan 12
I used to go shopping by myself. I don't do shopping a lot with another people, because I got an experienced I had shopped with someone and we wasted all day time just looking around without buying anything. I was really disappointed with her, because we wasted all time just for nothing, so I would never shop with another people.
@Archaiwy (599)
• China
13 Jan 12
I also run across this kind of situation.Sometimes i go with my friend, i meet with what i like,and i wang to buy it,but from my friend's face i can read she doesn't like it so i hesitate to buy.After going home ,i still feel that suitable to me .and so i goes back to buy it,which takes me a lot of time.
@cearn25 (3456)
• Philippines
12 Jan 12
For me it is still the best that I shop alone. I don't want others to dictate me what I should buy. When I am with my mother, she complains that I don't know how to choose the right dress for me. She thinks she's right. However, I also want to go with my mother because financially, she will be the one to pay for it.
@Archaiwy (599)
• China
15 Jan 12
Yes,mothers always think their children are children no matter how old their children are.They tend to direct their children in every way.It's true the criteria between mother and children are different,but i think we should respect our mother , as at any time our mother loves us deeply.
• Mexico
18 Jan 12
i prefer gong shopping alone, or better, to shop online ! i believe it is such an stressing situation to go shopping with more than one person, because you'll always end up in different places viewing different stuff, and you'll start quarrelling with the other person because no one ever has enough !
@Archaiwy (599)
• China
20 Jan 12
Nowadays i pfer to browse online before i go to retail stores.As there are not enough styles for me to choose from in a retail store.it's often the case if i find out my choice,i will go to several stores. And it takes me much time.While on the Internet,i can sit on my chair,browsing many things,which only costs minutes.When i find my choice online, i'll go to the stores to buy it.
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
22 Jan 12
i think i like shop by my self.. i dont like another people who always accompany me when iam shopping..
@rhizjen (140)
• Philippines
22 Jan 12
yup. Because i d0nt want to be disturbed while i'm carefully ch0osing the stuffs that i have to buy. Oftentimes when you have somebody with you in sh0pping, he/she asks you to go there, look at there or get easily bored with your shopping and telling you to buy it or buy what you dont need just to go after where he/she wants to go. Its kinda annoying so i choose to shop alone and enjoy searching the quality stuffs that will satisfy me.
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
16 Jan 12
I like both. Go shopping with others or just me alone. It depends on the situations. I like to go shopping with someone accompany me because we can share views and opinion about the stuff with others. I don't like words like,'why you bought this, we don't like this and that' and so on. I bought things and groceries for the family so need to make sure it fulfill everyone wishes. If we buy things for others better they go shopping with us, but if I just want to buy for myself, it is okay without someone accompany me. But with friends and sister with me it is much better!(^^)
@franne32 (694)
• Philippines
12 Jan 12
I enjoy shopping when I'm with family or friends. It's not really my thing to go shopping alone unless it's necessary.
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
16 Jan 12
I feel the same too. I always shopping with my family member- my sister or my niece or little nephew. There is always advantage and disadvantage for it. Even if most of the time I need to buy something for them but I enjoy to go shopping together with them.(^^)
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
12 Jan 12
Either is ok for me when i'm doing shopping.Friends may help giving me some advices for the clothes and anyway,it is ok for me to go alone.Meanwhile,i do it fast since no body around me and i can really made my decision fast.lol,girls may all love doing that.lol,thanks for sharing this topic.
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
16 Jan 12
I like both ways too~ Both has it own disadvantage and advantage. With friends or sibling we may share opinions and advice for better choice while when we are shopping alone by ourselves we tend to use less time. It depends on what type of things we are going to buy.(^^)
@shrmanoj (382)
24 Jan 12
Yes dear friend, I always like to go shopping alone because I can buy anything what I want. So, I would like to go alone for shopping not with parents.
@zaahro (748)
• Indonesia
19 Jan 12
Hello archaiwy :) yeah I prefer to go shopping alone, I will give me more time to choose the stuff I want to buy. I don't need to wait someone or walk slowly with them. My time will be more effective when I do it alone. sometimes going shopping with friends will make me confuse and forget what I was going to buy when I arrive home. I only go shopping with friends that have the same hobbies and taste in stuff :)
16 Jan 12
oftentimes i find myself shopping alone, and i enjoy it. It's not that i don't have friends or i don't want to be with them, rather, when you are alone your free from pressure, pressure that your companion might get bored or tired strolling around whenever you can't immediately find the stuffs that you want to buy. And when you're alone you can manage your own time, and have a total control of your choice of style. It also trains us to be self-reliant, to be able to do and decide things on our own. Moreover, it's also important to have a time alone, to know your self more. But ofcourse, i always enjoy shopping with my girl friends as well! :)
@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
13 Jan 12
I pretty much agree with you. Sometimes my husband wants to go grocery shopping with me. I always ask him, even though I'd rather go alone. He is pretty much home bound (mostly his choice), so a trip to the grocery store is an outing for him. However, I always pay for it when he goes. The amount we spend is about 1/3 higher. It takes longer, although I have not done as much comparison shopping as I usually do. He has finally caught on that we spend more when he goes, although I've never said anything about it. Now, if it is something he wants from the hardware store, I much prefer that he go with me, no matter what amount is spent. I have, during all the years we've been married, gone to the hardware store or even to the lumber yard for something he wanted but didn't have anything but a general idea of what he wanted. Sometimes, I didn't even have a general idea. Shopping with a girlfriend is fun, usually. If I 'm going for one specific thing and have a pretty good idea what I want, I would rather go alone.
@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
12 Jan 12
I hate to shop and avoid it if at all possible. When I have to go I would rather be alone. I used to go shopping with a friend and she would want to look at everything in the store, and I just want to get what I need and get out.
@stanh69 (36)
• United States
12 Jan 12
I like going shopping alone, to go at my own pace. i could speed thru or slow down and take my time if there is something important to buy.
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
15 Jan 12
As a guy, I like shopping alone. Most likely, I would already have in mind what I want to buy, and which store I want to buy it from. I get in, and get out. I don't like going from store to store just to pick one item.
• United States
12 Jan 12
I don't like shopping at all, point blank, end of story. If I absolutely need to shop I prefer to go alone because I can get it done faster. My husband doesn't get it at all because he LOVES to shop. At one point in our relationship he might even have qualified as a shop-a-holic. I guess we balance each other out... Since he's good at it and has great taste he'll hook me up with clothes and shoes while he's out.
@clrmoney (41)
• United States
12 Jan 12
i absolutely like going shopping by myself because you don'y have to worry about anyone talking to you etc.