Are there any girls who DON'T...

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…like to shop? Am i the only one ? The thought of going to a mall to just shop, even window-shop, it literally depresses me. Literally. i don’t know why. i HATE it. If i “need” to buy something, i make a mental plan of where the store is located inside the mall exactly, then i’ll park the car to the entrance closest to that particular store within the mall complex, then i’ll go in and try to find the exact item i need, and it’s sayonara to the mall right afterwards. Is this normal for females? i have never met anyone like this…well not a female anyways.

i don’t just ‘browse’. i don’t window-shop. i used to enjoy going to the mall with friends, but now - it just feels like a chore. Most of my friends are the type who will happily walk for hours around the mall, but to me - i just don’t like to. Is that weird for a female? It seems like a … ummm waste of time to me, and why would you want to go to a place where everyone is packed into one space (albeit a large one, but still - we’re packed like sardines especially in the cooler, popular stores), just seems… like a waste of time on different levels. i dunno - but this isn’t normal for females.

Where’s the rationale behind spending hours, literally hours, in an enclosed space, walking around with bags and bags of merchandise you probably do not even “need”, staring at people who are doing the same mind-numbing things you are? Okay that’s an exaggeration :halo: But still - i mean, what type of enjoyment do my family and friends get from shopping, i honestly do not understand. And of course they don’t understand why i HATE shopping.

:rolleyes: i should have been born a guy :smack:

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I guess it depends, i dont like going to shopping centres and just hanging out there or window shop. I would rather have coffee and share juicy goss. But if it's an arty farty type of place, i would look around and hangout there.. In melbourne we have very commercialised places to very arty type of places..so i prefer the latter..

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I used to be like you. Couldnt stand shopping. Now Ive become shallow and materialistic like everyone else. Cant walk past a shoe shop without taking a peep inside :p

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nadz... HUGZ...kasam se i never enjoyed shopping in the us...i dont mind owning nice new things but the process of shopping was never fun for me...and hey i know many girls like that so its nothing abnormal...to each her own :)

the amreeki malls seemed so deserted compared to pakistani bazaars...it always made me feel a bit homesick going there...everything was too clean and too nice...and too artificial...ive been to some of the nicest malls but i dono it was just a PHEEKA experience...

my three girly loves are handbags, shoes and perfumes...and even for those i dint like shopping around too much...i knew which shop i had to go to, and just used to go and get the stuff...

i was never one of the gals who love going and spending ages in the mall just wandering abt...i dint mind hanging out at the mall with friends but that was coz they were with me...but the thought of window shopping alone for ages is definitely depressing.....i dont know how girls can go alone to the mall and go to a lot of shops and just try out outfits for the heck of it or just keep going in different shops for the best deals...i could never ever do that...

maybe coz raised in pak i never ever went shopping alone, always went with mom and or cousins and aunts so the thought of going alone is definitely depressing...

in pakistan i love going to the bazaar coz shopping in pakistan is different coz u go with ur family or cousins, and u eat chaat and kulfi and other snacks and see all kinds of people, you get to see whats in, there's good music around, its more like an outing...

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Nadia, I used to like window shopping and going to the mall, but not anymore. Now I dont even like to go to grocery stores. I havent been to a mall in months, and the only time I do go now is to visit the cinema thats in the mall. My mom makes most of my clothes so I dont need to go unless to buy socks or something, but for that I just get mom to buy it, so I dont end up going. So yep, you've met someone else like you. hehe. I dont hate it though, I just dont care for the extra hassle. It could be partly because I am lazy, I am not sure though.

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I do love shopping. I haven't actually met anyone who hated it, and although at times I avoid going to malls at the risk of meeting people when I'm feeling unsocial, I always like the part where I get to swipe and take something nice home. That's where ordering stuff online comes in handy, too bad not too many stores deliver here.

Now, even though I like shopping, I'm still really picky about where I do, and what it's like. I love huge empty grocery stores. I can't stand super malls with hundreds of stores or crowded places of any kind and I won't ever go on a Saturday evening or a Sunday unless it's for a movie. When I go to the malls here, I only go into about 5 stores, buy what I need, and that's it. I can't window shop either. I can't walk around malls, I go to one, go to the stores I need to go to, and sit in a coffeeshop for an hour or two with my friends. Then, either I catch a movie, go bowling upstairs, or go home. And that's about it.

Oh and, IMO, shopping isn't a "girl thing" at all. My baby brother is mad crazy about shopping (much worse than yours truly). When he comes home, he drags me to the mall every other day and even when I'm lazy (which happens every other day) he'll try to bribe me or pamper me a little so I'll feel bad and go. I know of a lot of guys who can spend hours actually window-shopping at a mall, and has almost every kind of top, pants, and shoes memorized at at least half a dozen stores.

No, they're not gay.

I'm sure we can agree that it's not all superficiality to care about how one looks, and the fact that in the past women have been a lot more conscious of it is probably because obviously we're all so beautiful and smart enough to know how important it is to pamper ourselves every once in a while.

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oh well i love shopping … i LOVE shopping n i can spend all my life doing shopping :halo:..

yes i m very typcial girl :halo:…

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Nadia no you're not the only one.

If I need to get something, just like you- I just go in grab it, pay for it and come home.I never spend time looking for it- at it- or any of that.

I do however, like to get gifts for friends and young kids.For some reason getting other people gifts is fun.But even then, I never take long.

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Good to see that there are more than a dozen others out there who do not like to shop much if at all unless driven by necessity.

I can't stand going to the malls unless I have to buy something. Especially, if its to buy clothes I totally try to avoid it. However, when I do go shopping I seldomly buy from the first store. I have a few particular stores that I buy from. I usually visit those and then at the end decide what to buy.

I guess I only hate visiting malls if its to buy clothes or jewerly. Otherwise I don't mind going to the malls to eat (or anything good to do with the food) or to browse/buy technological gadgets.

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i used to hate shopping and i still cant stand window shopping, there has to be a purpose for me to go into a shop (regardless of how ridiculous it is). I can never buy anything if i have it planned

the best things ive ever gotten are things ive bought on spare of the moment :) therefore, i am always doing "spare of the moment" shopping :D

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Mystical Miss, i know exactly what you mean. The arty type of places are sometimes extremely cool. Not a bad place to spend an hour or so.

Cat-woman, i am STILL materialistic, believe me.

Irem, You are so right. In certain places, shopping can be like an “outing” from a fun perspective; you eat chaat, kulfi, etc. Yes that’s entirely different. heh i remember in Islamabad, went shopping for kapray for the shaadi of my cousin’s cousin. i think there were 10 of us - my Khala, her two sisters-in-law, their four children, me, and my two cousins. Don’t ask how we packed ourselves into one car :smiley: It was fun, that did not feel like shopping.

Actually i prefer to go by myself over here in Canada because then i don’t get dragged by my sisters/Ammi - “wahan jaatay hain, eik minute kai liyay”. “Eik minute” always turns into 30 minutes of agonizing search for the right shoe size, or the right colour, or the right earrings, or the right perfume. :mad: So at least when i’m alone, i can speed-walk my way out of the mall.

gosh don’t i sound anti-social :smiley:

Munni, Nice to meet someone else like me :clown: :flower1:

Zulaykha, wow so some guys actually enjoy shopping eh. hmm.

Sandleen, That’s okay :slight_smile: At least you are like most individuals of your gender.

Muslim Queen, haan gift-buying is different; i should have mentioned that in my original post. But if i have to buy something for myself, - it just feels like a waste of time literally.

Sadiyah, Actually sometimes just browsing around the techie stuff - cameras, electronics, etc. - isn’t TOO bad. It’s kinda fun. i can do that for around 10 minutes, depending upon how large/small the store is and how crowded or not-crowded it may be.

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aw. :slight_smile: hmm i usually do plan what i am going to buy before i hit the stores in order to minimize the amount of time required to walk around the mall searching for something. Waisay you can leave me in a second-hand bookstore and you won’t hear a word of complaint from me… i don’t mind shopping around bookstores cuz you can lose yourself in the books, especially if they’re old, dusty, and rare editions of books that aren’t published anymore :love:

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For me it is a depression reliever :slight_smile: I go shopping when I’m in a bad mood and buying a couple of things for myself helps me feel better.

I am not good at window shopping. I’ll go and buy what I need at the malls that I usually frequent. If I am at a new mall then I do window shop for shoes :love: If there are too many people at a store because of a sale then I just try to get out of there asap. I cannot go shopping during the xmass season - it is too freakin’ crowded and takes too long to buy one thing!!

There is nothing wrong with you Nadia if you don’t like to shop :slight_smile:

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I do however, like to get gifts for friends and young kids.For some reason getting other people gifts is fun.But even then, I never take long.
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ah me too MQ!! I love buying presents for others!! I spend more time searching for presents than stuff for myself :)

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Who would want to be with a woman that doesn;t shop? This is one the more endearing trait of the ladies. I sure as hell wouldn’t want to be th eone doing christmas shopping or birtday shopping for relatives. If it means, the Mrs. goes berserk at Barney’s once in a whle…hell it is ok.

It is a direct correlation between girls/women that don;t shop and girls women that look butch and unkempt. :nook:

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^ :hehe: puttar you are always good for a laugh :kiss:

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Thanks, Rukhsarbibi :flower1:

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Hmmm, I love shopping. This weekend, I got an invitation to a limited sale for Ralph Lauren, Armani, Lancome, Vichy, Biotherm … etc. etc. etc. I spent so much time there and blew so much money. I feel guilty but then again, I got some fantastic perfumes at brilliant prices … so it all works out. :hula:

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See the only reason peoplelisten to Anne Coulter and laugh at Ashrawi is because Anne Coulter is hot. She might have fked up views. A lot of women do..some on this very board. But she takes care of herself and is not afraid of dressing up.

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m so glad i am not the only one Nadia.. i honsetly hate going to the shopping malls n shopping for myself… liken agar majboori ho to obviously i hav to go (when no one else is going for me) .. then i just aim for the shops i kno.. juldi juldi shopping ki.. n out of the mall as soon as soon as i can.. i can not bear window shopping wagera either… just not my thing :bummer: .. sumtimes when m out with friends n my firends are just browsing around n m literally crawilng behind them.. i wish i could enjoy that as much as they were .. but nooOOoo … sigh

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Nadia: Go and see some doctor, If a girl dont like shopping then there is some problem. This happens some times in a month or all the time ?
Girls who are saying they too dont like shopping are just sympathizing with you.

Even heaven will have shopping malls, for keeping women bussy :p