Women and Shopping

[Apotheosis]

I may regret this but....... women, please tell me about shopping.
And why some of you have the absolute 1 thing you always buy too much of.
You know the 200 pairs of shoes that fall out of your closet when you open it? (and those are the ones you bought last year, so don't wear.)
You know the 1,000 dresses that you need to have for every specific occasion? (once again, last years purchases)
What is it about having 1 handbag of every size, color and material out there?

seriously, please please share your shopping compulsion, and what you like about it soo much.. I'm genuinely curious, but slight afraid of the answers.

[AnticorRifling]

An outfit doesn't look right with the wrong accessories. Shoes make an outfit, the handbag compliments the shoes, etc. I love taking my wife shopping because she's got far options as far as fashion goes.

[Apotheosis]

Originally posted by AnticorRifling
An outfit doesn't look right with the wrong accessories. Shoes make an outfit, the handbag compliments the shoes, etc. I love taking my wife shopping because she's got far options as far as fashion goes.

i'm talking about excess shopping.. my ex gf had a pile of shoes in her closet that seriously did come tumbling out whenever it was opened.. other then that she was OCD neat.

[4a6c1]

Originally posted by Yswithe
What is it about having 1 handbag of every size, color and material out there?



DONT H8

In the wild, the females animals always go get the food and stuff. The shopping is necessary. Its our predatory thing we need to do.

WTF WHY DO MEN ALWAYS NEED TO GO GET TAIL???!!

wait...nevermind....i do that too. damnit. point blundered. :(

[Apotheosis]

Originally posted by JihnasSpirit

Originally posted by Yswithe
What is it about having 1 handbag of every size, color and material out there?



DONT H8

In the wild, the females animals always go get the food and stuff. The shopping is necessary. Its our predatory thing we need to do.
( [/size]

Yes, but a purse is not really that similar to a meal

[Vixen]

I will admit I love shoes. All kinds of shoes. Other than that though, I hate actually shopping unless I know exactly what I am going to get, and I can get it, and get out.

[4a6c1]

Originally posted by Yswithe

Originally posted by JihnasSpirit

Originally posted by Yswithe
What is it about having 1 handbag of every size, color and material out there?



DONT H8

In the wild, the females animals always go get the food and stuff. The shopping is necessary. Its our predatory thing we need to do.
( [/size]

Yes, but a purse is not really that similar to a meal

:?:

What the...how come nobody ever told me that? I think your lying.

[Apotheosis]

Even in GS!!! women love to buy all sorts of dress sets, kinda like the barbie fashion thing extended..

Guys? How many of you have more then 4 outfits for each of your characters (and 4 is stretching it for most guys)

I'm not upset or anything.. just interested in figuring that out, and I probably never will :smilegrin:

[Edited on 4-12-2005 by Yswithe]

[Snapp]

Its the thrill of having something new and having new looks. I love shopping too to a degree. Everyone has something they love and gives them a sense of satisfaction.

[DCSL]

I hate purses. I don't collect those. I almost always wind up losing them.

But... even though I'm generally a t-shirt, jeans, and boots kind of girl, I love shoes. I don't actually have that many 'cause I talk myself out of them more often than not, wondering when the hell I'm going to wear pointy polished crocodile skin spike heels, no matter how drop dead sexy they look.

I do know that the right shoes can make me feel certain ways. My everyday GBXs (motorcycle boots, and I'll get the bike to go with them soon, I swear) make me feel tougher physically. I have to worry about obstacles much less. I can run, jump through puddles, kick ass, et cetera. But my Enzo Angiolini heels give that extra sway to my hips, the length to my legs, and just all-around make me feel hotter.

Think of it like costuming a character in a play. The right clothes can help define the character, give them extra dimension, and help the actor remember and feel the part he or she is playing. Clothing is the same way for me. Usually I play myself, the t-shirt, jeans, boots girl. But sometimes I like to be a sexy total stranger.

[Apotheosis]

Originally posted by DCSL
I hate purses. I don't collect those. I almost always wind up losing them.

But... even though I'm generally a t-shirt, jeans, and boots kind of girl, I love shoes. I don't actually have that many 'cause I talk myself out of them more often than not, wondering when the hell I'm going to wear pointy polished crocodile skin spike heels, no matter how drop dead sexy they look.

I do know that the right shoes can make me feel certain ways. My everyday GBXs (motorcycle boots, and I'll get the bike to go with them soon, I swear) make me feel tougher physically. I have to worry about obstacles much less. I can run, jump through puddles, kick ass, et cetera. But my Enzo Angiolini heels give that extra sway to my hips, the length to my legs, and just all-around make me feel hotter.

Think of it like costuming a character in a play. The right clothes can help define the character, give them extra dimension, and help the actor remember and feel the part he or she is playing. Clothing is the same way for me. Usually I play myself, the t-shirt, jeans, boots girl. But sometimes I like to be a sexy total stranger.

that makes sense

[DCSL]

Originally posted by Yswithe
Even in GS!!! women love to buy all sorts of dress sets, kinda like the barbie fashion thing extended..

Guys? How many of you have more then 4 outfits for each of your characters (and 4 is stretching it for most guys)

I'm not upset or anything.. just interested in figuring that out, and I probably never will :smilegrin:

[Edited on 4-12-2005 by Yswithe]

This, for me, is an extension of my earlier post. My main character, Lysistrata, is a noble. Well-groomed, wealthy, and fashionable is the image she's supposed to present. You can't do that wearing the same thing day after day after day. When was the last time Princess Di wore the same thing two days in a row? So she's got a billion and one outfits and she changes every day that I play her. Gets real quick with practice. Her mounds of clothing help define her as a character.

Kuaike, my other main, is not fashionable, not noble, not wealthy. In the way of clothing, she wears her loincloth and nothing else. She's a savage and the way she's dressed really drives it home.

[Apotheosis]

Originally posted by DCSL

Originally posted by Yswithe
Even in GS!!! women love to buy all sorts of dress sets, kinda like the barbie fashion thing extended..

Guys? How many of you have more then 4 outfits for each of your characters (and 4 is stretching it for most guys)

I'm not upset or anything.. just interested in figuring that out, and I probably never will :smilegrin:

[Edited on 4-12-2005 by Yswithe]

This, for me, is an extension of my earlier post. My main character, Lysistrata, is a noble. Well-groomed, wealthy, and fashionable is the image she's supposed to present. You can't do that wearing the same thing day after day after day. When was the last time Princess Di wore the same thing two days in a row? So she's got a billion and one outfits and she changes every day that I play her. Gets real quick with practice. Her mounds of clothing help define her as a character.

ok ok, impressed at the level of RP effort, then...



Kuaike, my other main, is not fashionable, not noble, not wealthy. In the way of clothing, she wears her loincloth and nothing else. She's a savage and the way she's dressed really drives it home.

hot!

[TheRoseLady]

Lately I have been fixated with lipstick and makeup to a certain degree. I keep buying it.

Most of my characters have a rose theme to them, so I usually buy all the rose stuff that I find. I have a number of characters and likely every last one of them needs to wear less. :D

[DeV]

Originally posted by Snapp
Its the thrill of having something new and having new looks. I love shopping too to a degree. Everyone has something they love and gives them a sense of satisfaction. :yeahthat: Snapp knows what's up.

[4a6c1]

Because I'm stressed and I just grabbed the Victoria Secrets catalog with the intention to purchase something, I just realized I'm addicted to buying lingerie. :S

[DeV]

I'm addicted to buying leather wallets. Weird, I know. I have about 15 but my main one, I've used for the past 5 years.

[CrystalTears]

Computer games, hardware and accessories. That's my problem. I'm not allowed to go to Best Buy, let alone anywhere near the mall that has anything computer related.

As far as female trinkets? I think I've said my piece about the whole shopping experience a few times now. :puke:

[Jennaen]

Though I'm sure you're correct, and many women are like that.. not all are.

I have several pairs of shoes.. mainly sandals, 'cause I'd actually prefer to go barefooted. Feet with high arches mean those shoes that looked and felt comfy at the store don't always hold up to several hours of wandering about.. wherever. I finally found Birkenstocks, and, well, that's about all I wear now, as they fully support those pesky arches, and make my feet happy as hell. Nothing worse than sore feet.

I despise shopping for clothes.. if I find something that actually fits well, I'll buy two or three of them. That something is usually a top or jeans, though, 'cause I prefer casual and comfortable.

I have minimal amounts of jewelry, most of which I collected when I was much younger and exploring stuff. Now.. I wear the same two bands, a bracelet, and my watch, and occasionally earrings.

Do I like to shop, in general? I hate going to the mall.. I go to the store I need, get what I need, and get the hell out. Put me in the housewares department of any store, though, and I can browse for a good bit. Same with furniture, books, movies, music, and computer hardware/software. That's the extent of my love for shopping... or 'windowshopping'.

[DCSL]

Good lord I hate window shopping. I never go somewhere without something specific in mind with intent to buy. Window shopping seems pointlessly time-wasting to me. I see a need in my wardrobe or what have you (like I just had to buy a dress for a wedding, ugh... a waste of money for something I'll probably never wear again) and I go buy something to fill it. I don't just go to the mall and walk around until something frivolous catches my eye. Hate hate hate.

[Atlanteax]

Originally posted by JihnasSpirit
Because I'm stressed and I just grabbed the Victoria Secrets catalog with the intention to purchase something, I just realized I'm addicted to buying lingerie. :S

Kinky! :yes:

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

I'm addicted to hardware and the like. Bestbuy, Circuit City, Electronics Warehouse, most computer websites... they are all the bane of my existance.

I literally have 6 or 7 digital camera's. I have no need for another TV, but I want to buy another flatscreen to put in my kitchen. I have 3 computers now, and don't do anything with them except for the main one.

My name is Bill, I am a hardware addict.

[Nieninque]

Originally posted by DCSL
When was the last time Princess Di wore the same thing two days in a row?

Several years ago I guess...some time before she died :shrug:

Women do have a lot more options when it comes to shopping for clothes. I envy them for it. Us guys, while we have options, need to be a bit more creative.

- Arkans

[Wezas]

Originally posted by AnticorRifling
An outfit doesn't look right with the wrong accessories. Shoes make an outfit, the handbag compliments the shoes, etc. I love taking my wife shopping because she's got far options as far as fashion goes.

Your man card has sooooo been revoked.

When it comes to shopping with women the fun comes with helping them piece together a good a good outfit. Being protactive is a ton better than just sitting there like a stump.

- Arkans

[Wezas]

Originally posted by Arkans
When it comes to shopping with women the fun comes with helping them piece together a good a good outfit.
- Arkans

WTF, am I the only non-beef wellington man on this board?

WTF, am I the only...beef wellington man on this board?


Naaah, I heard there are others! Hey! It's okay! It's 2005! :D

- Arkans

(The above quote may or may not be accurate)

[Atlanteax]

Originally posted by Wezas

Originally posted by Arkans
When it comes to shopping with women the fun comes with helping them piece together a good a good outfit.
- Arkans

WTF, am I the only non-beef wellington man on this board?

I'm a Non!

The only way I'll help a women pick out her outfit is if I get to oogle at her, and steal some private time in the dressing stall.

.

On a somewhat related tangent...

I hate hate HATE having to touch a purse, especially if I have to stick my hand in there (when she insist that I get something from it, or tells me that something is in her purse).

Usually, I just bring the purse to her and let her fish out whatever it is, as I'm generally concerned with something eating my hand should I stick it in the purse.

[CrystalTears]

I hate hate HATE having to touch a purse, especially if I have to stick my hand in there (when she insist that I get something from it, or tells me that something is in her purse).
Why is that? I don't get it. My fiance has no problem buying me anything, from pads to tampons to picking up my happy pills (birth control for you), yet when I ask him to get something from my purse, and even state exactly where the item can be found, he fumbles and winds up handing me the whole thing. Oh you big wuss, what is the big deal? Seriously. I don't understand the fear with purses to get something. Don't want to hold it, carry it.. fine. But get something?? Geez.

[Edited on 4/12/2005 by CrystalTears]

[CrystalTears]

Originally posted by Wezas

Originally posted by AnticorRifling
An outfit doesn't look right with the wrong accessories. Shoes make an outfit, the handbag compliments the shoes, etc. I love taking my wife shopping because she's got far options as far as fashion goes.

Your man card has sooooo been revoked.

:rofl:

Option, smoptions. I don't want them! I want to be like you guys. Switch off each day between a different pair of jeans and wear whatever shirt I want with the same shoes. I like to be comfortable.

Oh wait. I already do that. *dimples*

[Shari]

Like I had said in a previous post, I only have like 8 pairs of shoes. One is a pair of sneakers for work. The rest are sandals/flip flops as I generally hate wearing shoes.

I enjoy shopping to a degree, but its hard to do so when you're a starving college student who works a part-time job.

I can't STAND going to the mall just to walk around and find something "I like". I usually go when I'm in dire need of something for a function.

BUT...my one guilty pleasure, is lipglosses. Not lipstick, I find it too heavy, but the shiny, sparkly kind that tastes good. Its almost out of control, you dump my purse out and the only makeup that is in there is 5 or 6 glosses. I need to stop.

You'd think after 20 I'd have every color and not need to buy anymore.

I'm still waiting for that to happen.

[Wezas]

While carrying the purse for a few seconds isn't on my "Top 10 favorite things to do" list, I don't mind so much.

I don't usually fish through her purse - mainly because she has so much bullshit in there I can never find anything. She finally got a purse where there's a zippered section on the outside that holds her wallet. Easy access to the monies. I'm all about that.

I don't mind shopping with her, but she goes into it knowing that I'm going to be bored out of my skull. Hopefully it's a place like Kohls or Target that has something other then just (women's) clothes. Also she knows that I only have two answers to her "How does this look?" question.

Nice and very nice.

[Atlanteax]

Originally posted by CrystalTears

I hate hate HATE having to touch a purse, especially if I have to stick my hand in there (when she insist that I get something from it, or tells me that something is in her purse).
Why is that? I don't get it. My fiance has no problem buying me anything, from pads to tampons to picking up my happy pills (birth control for you), yet when I ask him to get something from my purse, and even state exactly where the item can be found, he fumbles and winds up handing me the whole thing. Oh you big wuss, what is the big deal? Seriously. I don't understand the fear with purses to get something. Don't want to hold it, carry it.. fine. But get something?? Geez.

[Edited on 4/12/2005 by CrystalTears]

Yet, the amusing irony is that men (including myself) have no problem picking up a dead animal (rabbit, mouse, bird, squirrel) yet women want nothing to do with it. I'll usually hold it for a few for my dogs to sniff at and then I'll toss it into the can.

While I realize that it is not the same as going into a purse... it is the same reaction in a manner of speaking.

How women feel about touching dead animals (I do wash my hands after) is pretty much the same as how men feel about putting their hands inside a purse.

[Apotheosis]

Originally posted by Wezas

Also she knows that I only have two answers to her "How does this look?" question.

Nice and very nice.


That's a tough one.. usually I am honest, and that seems to work.. well, heh, my recent ex anyway...

we would shop, I would pick out all the stuff I wanted to see her in, she'd usually buy it (or I would), and I actually have good taste being an art student.. But when it came to shopping for me, 100% of the stuff she wanted me to wear got the "NO" answer.....

i am sooo not wearing pink, ever!

[Wezas]

On the rare occasion where I'm pretty sure she's trying to trick me into saying something's nice when I know she doesn't like it, I may throw out a "eeehhh" with the hand tilt.

But I have to be pretty sure she doesn't like it.

[Atlanteax]

Originally posted by Wezas
I don't mind shopping with her, but she goes into it knowing that I'm going to be bored out of my skull. Hopefully it's a place like Kohls or Target that has something other then just (women's) clothes. Also she knows that I only have two answers to her "How does this look?" question.

Nice and very nice.

So you never had her thwap you and pinch you on the arm...

After you randomly flipped out about one outfit she's trying on (especially one that she likes) ... going "Oh God NO. That looks absolutely horrible!" and rubbing your eyes, muttering about going blind?

I guess I got lucky as she understood my sense of humor :saint:

[Wezas]

Originally posted by Atlanteax
After you randomly flipped out about one outfit she's trying on (especially one that she likes) ... going "Oh God NO. That looks absolutely horrible!" and rubbing your eyes, muttering about going blind?


I tend to stay away from things like that. She would laugh it off, but in the back of her mind she would still be thinking it and she'd probably not buy it.

And it's entirely possible that it would come up again when she can't find anything to wear. :lol:

[CrystalTears]

Which is why I take no one with me when I go shopping. If I like something, I buy it. I already think I look like a whale, I just find something that doesn't make me look so hideous that someone try to haul me off to the ocean. I don't need someone else telling me that they can park their bike in my wide ass in the jeans. No thank you. :moon2:

[Edited on 4/12/2005 by CrystalTears]

[Wezas]

Originally posted by CrystalTears
I don't need someone else telling me that they can park their bike in my wide ass in the jeans.

Disturbing mental picture quota for today has been met.

[DeV]

Originally posted by CrystalTears
Which is why I take no one with me when I go shopping.
Same. I HATE being rushed and I am, admittedly, the type that will browse until I see something I absolutely want or must have. When I find something I like, I buy it. If I'm with my girl I'll just head over to the electronic/video game department and let her pick out some things and meet up at a specified time. It usually works out well.

I don't carry a purse, trendy bag carrier instead, and I don't like carrying my girl's simply because I don't like lugging things around when we're shopping together. But, I do it anyway because it's like an unwritten code or something.

[Tsa`ah]

I would rather shove an allen wrench into my ear while pulling a molar out with a rusty pair of bulldogs than go shopping with my wife.

Women, not all, wander. They have no clue what they want when they leave the house, yet are convinced they must buy something. What does this mean to the unlucky bastard that has to come along? Agony .... pure, undiluted, excruciating agony. While a woman may think of it as "quality" time with her man, the man looks at it like this. Fighting traffic, finding a parking space, walking along at the slowest possible pace, watching your woman pick through shit she would never wear in the first place, watching her buy shit she'll never wear, looking at trinkets, looking at clocks, looking at end tables, looking at mirrors, strolling through the cosmetic isle, strolling through the perfume isle, standing for long periods of time looking at mannequins in various windows, waiting outside of the women's bathroom ... no less than 15 times in any day's shopping, putting one thing in the cart, taking another out ... only to put it back in the cart 30 minutes later, rushing from one store with "a great sale" where she bought jack to the next store with a "great sale" where she still won't buy jack .... yet on to the expensive store where nothing is on sale where she will buy all kinds of shit.

Then there's the whole purse thing. What women do not understand about men is that there are typically two kinds. Those with wallets and those that think a pocket is just as good. Me, I'm a pocket kind of guy. I have a clip that holds my IDs and credit cards, but outside of that ... I just shove everything else in my pocket. Should I need it, I get it out of my pocket. It's simple, it's effective, and I don't have any clutter.

Women are a different story. They have a wallet that goes inside of a bag. Inside of this bag is a whole bunch of useless shit. What is this shit specifically? I have no idea ... it's just mind boggling. My wife for instance ... has her wallet that holds her money (less change), credit cards, a photo album, IDs ... and it has a calculator. Then there's a change purse ... WTF? Then there are the necessities most women need, then there are the "necessities" every woman thinks she needs (makeup and lots of it). Not that she wears much, but she carries enough to take her through a year. Then there's the "WTF" is this crap. Gum wrappers, candy bar wrappers, loose change, tweezers, clippers, another pocket photo album, expired coupons, random hand outs, movie guides ... IT'S JUST CLUTTER! That is why men LOATH sticking their hands in a purse. It has nothing to do with tampons or birth control (for most), it has more to do with the terror of sticking your hand in a poorly lit area we call "The Abyss of Fucking Doom".

[CrystalTears]

Originally posted by Tsa`ah
I would rather shove an allen wrench into my ear while pulling a molar out with a rusty pair of bulldogs than go shopping with my wife.

Women, not all, wander. They have no clue what they want when they leave the house, yet are convinced they must buy something. What does this mean to the unlucky bastard that has to come along? Agony .... pure, undiluted, excruciating agony. While a woman may think of it as "quality" time with her man, the man looks at it like this. Fighting traffic, finding a parking space, walking along at the slowest possible pace, watching your woman pick through shit she would never wear in the first place, watching her buy shit she'll never wear, looking at trinkets, looking at clocks, looking at end tables, looking at mirrors, strolling through the cosmetic isle, strolling through the perfume isle, standing for long periods of time looking at mannequins in various windows, waiting outside of the women's bathroom ... no less than 15 times in any day's shopping, putting one thing in the cart, taking another out ... only to put it back in the cart 30 minutes later, rushing from one store with "a great sale" where she bought jack to the next store with a "great sale" where she still won't buy jack .... yet on to the expensive store where nothing is on sale where she will buy all kinds of shit.

Then there's the whole purse thing. What women do not understand about men is that there are typically two kinds. Those with wallets and those that think a pocket is just as good. Me, I'm a pocket kind of guy. I have a clip that holds my IDs and credit cards, but outside of that ... I just shove everything else in my pocket. Should I need it, I get it out of my pocket. It's simple, it's effective, and I don't have any clutter.

Women are a different story. They have a wallet that goes inside of a bag. Inside of this bag is a whole bunch of useless shit. What is this shit specifically? I have no idea ... it's just mind boggling. My wife for instance ... has her wallet that holds her money (less change), credit cards, a photo album, IDs ... and it has a calculator. Then there's a change purse ... WTF? Then there are the necessities most women need, then there are the "necessities" every woman thinks she needs (makeup and lots of it). Not that she wears much, but she carries enough to take her through a year. Then there's the "WTF" is this crap. Gum wrappers, candy bar wrappers, loose change, tweezers, clippers, another pocket photo album, expired coupons, random hand outs, movie guides ... IT'S JUST CLUTTER! That is why men LOATH sticking their hands in a purse. It has nothing to do with tampons or birth control (for most), it has more to do with the terror of sticking your hand in a poorly lit area we call "The Abyss of Fucking Doom".

Holy shit? Dad??! Is that you?

[Vixen]

I have learned that on the rare occasions I do have to shop and try things on, never to bring my husband if I want an honest opinion. Not that he's not capable of giving one. But he just wont.. I get an "It looks fine", or a Thats nice, or something equally noncommital.
If I want an honest opinion I take my best friend Sarah with me. Cause I can get a "damn those make your ass look big" or a nope.. all wrong for the hips kinda comment. Friends don't let friends walk out of dressing rooms looking like hell. Thank god I have one like that.

She who cant wait till she doesnt have to buy maternity junk anymore

[Apotheosis]

Originally posted by DeV


I don't carry a purse, trendy bag carrier instead,

purse, handbag.. it's all the same

[Edaarin]

I don't think any of my girl friends carry anything other than Burberry/Coach totes...I'm not even exaggerating here.

Going shopping with a girl can be slow death or a way to pass the time, depending on the person. Sometimes I'll go along as a guy opinion, other times I think I get asked to go along because they can't find anyone else and god forbid they go shopping alone. Those second cases are usually the brutal ones that make me want to snap and stab myself in the face with a jagged broken off mannequin leg.

[Apotheosis]

Originally posted by CrystalTears

My fiance has no problem buying me anything, from pads to tampons to picking up my happy pills (birth control for you)

I have never bought a woman tampons, and never will.

[CrystalTears]

That's what I should do. Drag Sarah down here and let me have it truthfully. Knowing her though she'd just tell me I look cute in anything and tell me she loves me. Oh wait, that's with a jello shot in her hand. Nevermind!

Anyway, I think my mother, who would drag me shopping with her everywhere, made me who I am today in every respect. I hated shopping with her so much she would bribe me with "I'll take you out to lunch" (now I'm a cow and taking me forever to lose it, though just as much my fault, but still).

She would have me walk around with her, holding her outfits, watch her go from rack to rack, looking at the most outlandish shit, things I wouldn't be caught dead in, begging her to let me walk over to at least my section of clothes or out into the mall in the computer stores. NO! Had to stay there with her, having her hold up two garments, ask me which one I like, and that's the one she puts back on the rack. Hate.. her.. when.. she.. shops.

[CrystalTears]

Originally posted by Yswithe

Originally posted by CrystalTears

My fiance has no problem buying me anything, from pads to tampons to picking up my happy pills (birth control for you)

I have never bought a woman tampons, and never will.

Neither has he, but he's told me he wouldn't care.

[Apotheosis]

Originally posted by CrystalTears

Originally posted by Yswithe

Originally posted by CrystalTears

My fiance has no problem buying me anything, from pads to tampons to picking up my happy pills (birth control for you)

I have never bought a woman tampons, and never will.

Neither has he, but he's told me he wouldn't care.

Just wait until you ask him.. I am sure he will find a convenient excuse to not buy the tampons. :D

I suppose once the _marriage_ part happens and you settle down with all the kids and stuff that comes with married life, then I can see that happening...

[DeV]

Originally posted by Yswithe

Originally posted by DeV


I don't carry a purse, trendy bag carrier instead,

purse, handbag.. it's all the same Maybe.. just maybe. I've seen guys carrying the exact bags I have on two different occasions. Their primary use is for school and I lug those books around religiously. Most of the time my wallet goes in my back pocket--tight fitting jeans or not-- and my chapstick/lip gloss goes in one of my front pockets and I'm set. Everything else I may need I give to my girl to stuff into her purse but usually, I'm cool with wallet/keys/lipgloss.

[Tsa`ah]

Originally posted by CrystalTears
Holy shit? Dad??! Is that you?

I'm slowly turning into an edgier version of my dad, which isn't really a bad thing.

Last weekend I had to make a trip to Home Depot and then make a stop at the GM dealership to pick up a few parts I had ordered over a month ago. I map out in my head what I'm going to do. Go to the hardware store, go to this isle, get this thing, maybe take 5 minutes to walk over to the power tools and talk myself out of buying a new impact wrench, check out, drive to pick up the parts I ordered, drive home. 35 minutes and done.

When I tell the wife I'm going to run this errand she says "hold on, let me fix my hair and get the girls shoes on", to which I reply "FUCK NO" and leave. Then call her on the cell phone and tell her we have more than one vehicle and my day is planned .... go shopping without me.

My dad, considering the lack of cell phones, would just say "like hell you will."

My wife has to submit a request for me to accompany her on a shopping spree months in advance and wait patiently wait no less than a week for approval or rejection. When it comes to grocery shopping, either she does it or I do it ... never both.

[Edited on 4-12-2005 by Tsa`ah]

[CrystalTears]

Originally posted by Tsa`ah
When I tell the wife I'm going to run this errand she says "hold on, let me fix my hair and get the girls shoes on", to which I reply "FUCK NO" and leave. Then call her on the cell phone and tell her we have more than one vehicle and my day is planned .... go shopping without me.

My dad, considering the lack of cell phones, would just say "like hell you will."


As mean as it may seem, that part just cracked me up.

If he's running on an errand, I usually don't want to go and if he wants me to accompany him, he'll ask me. But usually I say "have fun, see you later". I'm a bum. I don't like going out. If I need something I'll go get it myself.

[Tsa`ah]

Originally posted by Yswithe
I have never bought a woman tampons, and never will.

My wife probably buys roughly 25% of her tampons, I buy the rest. I've never had a problem with it and don't see myself developing one.

Women, when PMS hits, will make your life hell given enough time. Ease the future pain a bit ... start buying them.

I've seen guys get into arguments over not buying them, I've seen guys muddle through check out lanes trying to conceal the fact that they were buying tampons (hiding makes it more obvious), and I've seen zit faced dorks snicker at men buying tampons.

Just remember this, when she's done with the tampons ... life continues and Mr. Happy continues to be Mr. Happy. Be sure to let the zit faced virgins know this ... when it's done, you get some ... they just can only milk zits and dwell in the suck they call life.

[DeV]

Originally posted by Edaarin
I don't think any of my girl friends carry anything other than Burberry/Coach totes...I'm not even exaggerating here.
One of my ex's got so tired of me carrying around mens style Old Navy bags that she bought me this really nice Burberry backpack that was so ridiculously expensive I didn't even want to use it. I've used it like 4 times total.

You can't go wrong with a coach bag or wallet though. I prefer the latter as I've never had a bag but love their style of wallets.

[DCSL]

Originally posted by CrystalTears
Which is why I take no one with me when I go shopping.

[Edited on 4/12/2005 by CrystalTears]

The only people I take shopping with me are wimps. Only my wimpiest friends get to come and that's because I know they won't volunteer any opinions or attempt to get me to try on something I would never have picked out for myself.

I've been scarred by shopping with my mother when I was little. I'd be trapped in the dressing room for hours with clothes being thrown over the door. The fact that I didn't like that dress or that I was tired or thought those pants were too baggy or whatever, did not matter. It was like a nightmare. :( Someone hold me!

[Atlanteax]

Originally posted by DCSL
It was like a nightmare. :( Someone hold me!

Anytime Babe! ;)

[DCSL]

Originally posted by Tsa`ah
Just remember this, when she's done with the tampons ... life continues and Mr. Happy continues to be Mr. Happy. Be sure to let the zit faced virgins know this ... when it's done, you get some ... they just can only milk zits and dwell in the suck they call life.

This was my ex's reasoning and it was awesome. Guys who wimp out on tampon purchases, listen to this. Buying tampons is a sign that you have a steady girl and aren't starving for sex like every other "OMG, those are tampons!" wimp. Get used to a girl's maintenance, guys, if you want to be around it for a prolonged amount of time.

[Latrinsorm]

So long as the guy is not held responsible for faulty choices based on insufficient guidelines, there's no problem at all.

[Tsa`ah]

Originally posted by Latrinsorm
So long as the guy is not held responsible for faulty choices based on insufficient guidelines, there's no problem at all.

You are. If the woman has a preference (like my wife), you will eventually tire of making that second and third trip ... or explaining why you need to exchange this box of tampons for a third time.

The last time I went shopping with the wife, months ago, she stood at the big Wall-o-Tampons trying to find her type. I was getting my razors and enjoying the break from tampon duty. She stopped at the wall ... I walked on and grabbed my razors. I came back and she's still trying to find her tampons. I sighed, grabbed them, and moved on to tooth paste/brushes, soap, and listerine while she prepared for a 30 minutes stroll down hair care.

[Wezas]

Originally posted by Latrinsorm
So long as the guy is not held responsible for faulty choices based on insufficient guidelines, there's no problem at all.

ROFL sounds like a story there.

You get the wrong size?

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by Tsa`ah
If the woman has a preferenceHaving a preference is fine. Saying "get a tampon" is not indicative of a preference. Once the preference established, the guy is at fault, but the preference has to be established.

No story directly related to tampons, but 16 years of snagging groceries defines a clear trend.

[DeV]

Originally posted by Latrinsorm
So long as the guy is not held responsible for faulty choices based on insufficient guidelines, there's no problem at all. Write down the exact brand she wants on paper and you should be fine. You should also have a second brand/type just in case the first is out of stock as to avoid second trips and an even crabbier girlfriend.

[Apotheosis]

Originally posted by DCSL

Originally posted by Tsa`ah
Just remember this, when she's done with the tampons ... life continues and Mr. Happy continues to be Mr. Happy. Be sure to let the zit faced virgins know this ... when it's done, you get some ... they just can only milk zits and dwell in the suck they call life.

This was my ex's reasoning and it was awesome. Guys who wimp out on tampon purchases, listen to this. Buying tampons is a sign that you have a steady girl and aren't starving for sex like every other "OMG, those are tampons!" wimp. Get used to a girl's maintenance, guys, if you want to be around it for a prolonged amount of time.

:(

[Wezas]

Originally posted by DCSL
Get used to a girl's maintenance, guys, if you want to be around it for a prolonged amount of time.

Another plus for the "hump 'em and dump 'em" method of dating.

[CrystalTears]

Why do women have men get the tampons anyway??! I don't understand it!

[Apotheosis]

Originally posted by CrystalTears
Why do women have men get the tampons anyway??! I don't understand it!

I think it's a dominance/control thing..

[Apathy]

Originally posted by CrystalTears
Why do women have men get the tampons anyway??! I don't understand it!

The same reason that men make women bite open the condom wrapper.

[CrystalTears]

And here I thought the biting of the condom wrapper was so that we would slip the condom on you with our lips. Silly me. :D

[Edited on 4/12/2005 by CrystalTears]

[Atlanteax]

Originally posted by Yswithe

Originally posted by CrystalTears
Why do women have men get the tampons anyway??! I don't understand it!

I think it's a dominance/control thing..

Perhaps it is along the lines of "mark their territory"? Those dang possessive freaks! Guy is wandering around with tampons, he's obviously whipped by someone...

At least guys don't piss on the women to mark them. :lol:
(yea, a bit on the digusting side, but it's for the point! ... now I'm recalling that movie "The Animal" where the guy pissed on the girls door and on her chair after the waiter was hitting on her)

[ElanthianSiren]

Originally posted by AnticorRifling
An outfit doesn't look right with the wrong accessories. Shoes make an outfit, the handbag compliments the shoes, etc. I love taking my wife shopping because she's got far options as far as fashion goes.

Anything goes with black.

I have 6 pairs of shoes: 2 Doc Marten Boots 20i steel and 12i regular, 2 pairs of sandals (1 maryjane and 1 high heeled), a pair of sneakers for walking and hiking, and 3 inch heels for when I used to go clubbing.

I collect dresses. My closet looks like a damn forray into vinyl, velvet, and several other man made materials. The reason I do it is probably way less complicated than other people's: I was a fat kid. I grew out of it, (or I just got fit), and now I collect all the things I couldn't have then. -So basically, if I see a dress I want, it's in my closet.

I don't collect makeup or anything else (except music cds) because it really doesn't seem purposeful to me, but my mother could fill a vault with her various purses, shoes, makeup items, shawls, and other accessories.

-Melissa

[ElanthianSiren]

Originally posted by DCSL

The only people I take shopping with me are wimps. Only my wimpiest friends get to come and that's because I know they won't volunteer any opinions or attempt to get me to try on something I would never have picked out for myself.

I've been scarred by shopping with my mother when I was little. I'd be trapped in the dressing room for hours with clothes being thrown over the door. The fact that I didn't like that dress or that I was tired or thought those pants were too baggy or whatever, did not matter. It was like a nightmare. :( Someone hold me!


Wow, you don't shop online?

Shopping online is awesome IMO. A lot of retailers are wising up to the idea that women might want to buy their clothing like men and ceasing the idiotic reliance on size 5, 6, 7, 8 that varies between all garment manufacturers.

Many, at least the ones I visit, (Lip Service, X-tra-x etc, Lucky Brand), have started posting measurement guidelines. I hate shopping in dept stores or trying anything on in fitting rooms. IMO it's a waste of time that requires I deal with annoying people I'd rather not deal with anyway.

-Melissa

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by ElanthianSiren
Anything goes with black.:heart:

[Shari]

Wow, so many things to say regarding this thread.

For example...It just dawned on me what a very open relationship Scott and I have. We have a rule when we go shopping at the mall. We alternate. We go to a place I want, then him, and so on and so forth.

I have the following in my purse: keys, wallet, birth control, tampon, asprin, bobbypins, 4 different kinds of lip gloss :( , mirror with face powder, and a ton of receipts that I need to throw away, DKNY Be Delicious perfume.

Scott has no problem looking for stuff in there, nor does it bother him to hold it when I ask him to.

Shopping for clothes with him is also a godsend. We are very open. If something doesn't look good we tell each other. "I don't like the way those pants look, they're too tight and your skin is oozing over the top!" I don't get offended, I know other people that I DON'T know would be thinking the same thing if I walked by with those pants on. I'd rather buy something I've got a second opinion on that I know looks good.

He also buys tampons now (when its an emergency, as I usually try to keep stocked up on those), I just have to remember to write down what kind I want or he gets the wrong ones.

Also, WHO THE FUCK opens condom wrappers with their teeth? Gross. Not that it matters since we don't use them anymore, but ICK.

[ElanthianSiren]

Originally posted by Jesae
Wow, so many things to say regarding this thread.

For example...It just dawned on me what a very open relationship Scott and I have. We have a rule when we go shopping at the mall. We alternate. We go to a place I want, then him, and so on and so forth.

I have the following in my purse: keys, wallet, birth control, tampon, asprin, bobbypins, 4 different kinds of lip gloss :( , mirror with face powder, and a ton of receipts that I need to throw away, DKNY Be Delicious perfume.

Scott has no problem looking for stuff in there, nor does it bother him to hold it when I ask him to.

Shopping for clothes with him is also a godsend. We are very open. If something doesn't look good we tell each other. "I don't like the way those pants look, they're too tight and your skin is oozing over the top!" I don't get offended, I know other people that I DON'T know would be thinking the same thing if I walked by with those pants on. I'd rather buy something I've got a second opinion on that I know looks good.

He also buys tampons now (when its an emergency, as I usually try to keep stocked up on those), I just have to remember to write down what kind I want or he gets the wrong ones.

Also, WHO THE FUCK opens condom wrappers with their teeth? Gross. Not that it matters since we don't use them anymore, but ICK.

:yeahthat:

Perfume = strawberry scented oil or Lucky Girl.

I buy my own tampons.

Yeah That!!! refers to the condom thing. Nasty. I think I'd prefer giving head 10,000 times to opening 1 condom with my teeth. In fact, I know absolutely that's the case. That oily latexy scent of a condom is enough to cause vomit urges.

-Melissa

[HarmNone]

Hate. To. Shop. Word. :barf:

[TheRoseLady]

Originally posted by CrystalTears
Why is that? I don't get it. My fiance has no problem buying me anything, from pads to tampons to picking up my happy pills (birth control for you), yet when I ask him to get something from my purse, and even state exactly where the item can be found, he fumbles and winds up handing me the whole thing. Oh you big wuss, what is the big deal? Seriously. I don't understand the fear with purses to get something. Don't want to hold it, carry it.. fine. But get something?? Geez.



This is my husband 100%. He'll buy anything I tell him to buy and not blink, but the purse is taboo. The only thing that he will say is something about how heavy it is ie you have way too much stuff in your purse, you need to clean it out or something equally annoying. I usually pull out my wand of silence and threaten him with it.

[Wezas]

Originally posted by ElanthianSiren
I think I'd prefer giving head 10,000 times to opening 1 condom with my teeth. In fact, I know absolutely that's the case.

-Melissa

I won't make you open the condom.

Now, about the address.... :saint:

[TheRoseLady]

Originally posted by Yswithe

Originally posted by CrystalTears

My fiance has no problem buying me anything, from pads to tampons to picking up my happy pills (birth control for you)

I have never bought a woman tampons, and never will.

Heh, you're stil relatively young yet.

[Edited on 4-12-2005 by TheRoseLady]

I tried reading this thread. I really did, but I only got about 5 posts in before I said fuck it.

[TheRoseLady]

Originally posted by CrystalTears
Why do women have men get the tampons anyway??! I don't understand it!

Well I don't often, but occasionally I think I have more than I do - and if he's going to stop on the way home from the store - guess what, he's buying some. Usually I just keep stocked up.

Or the even worse scenario, you're out and you get a big surprise - enough that you can't vacate the car without possibly drawing attention to yourself. That has happened to me, it is not fun.

[Apotheosis]

I just learned more then one thing from this thread, i'm scared.

[DCSL]

Originally posted by CrystalTears
Why do women have men get the tampons anyway??! I don't understand it!

!!Warning, graphic feminine problems portrayed in this post!!

Well, I wasn't going to go into details, but since someone asked... I have horrible, horrible periods. Incapacitating. The pain is on a scale of broken bones, and I've had broken bones so I know. The amount of medication I have to take to get the pain to a mere throb knocks me out cold. I've also had experience with period-borne anemia, where the bloodloss gets to be so much that I've occasionally fainted. Not all the time, but sometimes.

You don't know how galling and embarrassing this is to a girl like me. I like doing things myself. I like to be tough. I like being strong. Fainting as you're walking through the grocery store is not on my cool list. I hate it with a fiery passion but sometimes even the most iron control can't keep your head up when two pints of blood are missing from your body.

I don't always make my guy grab the tampons because I'm usually prepared. But sometimes periods come earlier than expected and I might not be prepared. If I'm not prepared, all of those other things can stop me from driving myself to the store and grabbing something other than toilet paper to keep the blood off my sheets. I'm sure no one wanted to picture that, heh, but it's part of the explanation.

So.. yeah. It's not about dominance or cruelty to the guy. At least not for me. Just extentuating circumstances.

[DCSL]

Originally posted by ElanthianSiren

Wow, you don't shop online?


Rarely. I'm short with wide hips.. in comparison to many my size, anyway. But I'm also not overweight. This makes shopping for something that fits correctly incredibly hard. Most brands are too long in the leg, too long in the body and arms, and too loose around the waist even if they fit nicely on the hips, so I'm constantly pulling my pants up. My mother calls them "goddess hips" but I call 'em a pain in the ass to shop for, when I'm forced to shop at all.

[CrystalTears]

Originally posted by DCSL
I'm short with wide hips.. in comparison to many my size, anyway. But I'm also not overweight. This makes shopping for something that fits correctly incredibly hard. Most brands are too long in the leg, too long in the body and arms, and too loose around the waist even if they fit nicely on the hips, so I'm constantly pulling my pants up. My mother calls them "goddess hips" but I call 'em a pain in the ass to shop for, when I'm forced to shop at all.

I know EXACTLY what you mean. I'm the same way. I have to try things on because the online shopping doesn't cut it once it gets here cause it won't fit right. Unfortunately, shopping for pants is a torture I have to endure once in a while.

[Xcalibur]

My woman being 5'11 cannot got to most stores even if she's weighting like 130 pounds.

She must go to really expensive stores or get lucky and find THE piece of cloth she wanted.

That being said, shopping with her is painful:forehead:

[ElanthianSiren]

Originally posted by DCSL

!!Warning, graphic feminine problems portrayed in this post!!

I actually had all that, including nausea and vomitting, (which I've refrained from quoting for the sake of the male board readers), when I was in highschool. They put me on depo, and it fixed it right up.

In my case it was related to my diabetes -- like all other things -- which does wacky things to your hormones in general :p

Really though, you should try lucky brand. You can find them in Neiman Marcus if you'd like to sample some in life first. I have several stlyles, and I've never ever ever had a pair fit poorly or not be up to sizing specs. They are the best jeans ever made.


The link below is for the fit selector; several styles do have a short option.

http://www.luckybrandjeans.com/btc/FitSelector_W.aspx?l=00020001007800000000


-Melissa

[angiethom]

ohhh women and shopping is like water n thirst heheheh... i buy all my electronics items from international electronics (http://www.msmart.com/)...

[Nieninque]

http://bostonite.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/futurecast-penis.jpg

[Kuyuk]

I am an idiot.

Scratch this post.

[Paradii]

I don't get the bot's analogy. Women and shopping is like water and thirst? So women quench shopping?

[iJin]

LOL. These bots makes me smile.