Odelay
09-20-2011, 01:13 AM
This topic has been done to death by stand up comics and women who write those books about the differences btwn the sexes. But I guess I'm still dumbfounded after all these many years of my life that women, without exception, shop the same way. Doesn't matter if they're from Venezuela, Nigeria, Holland, or the good ol' USA, it's always the same regardless of the dame. It's the same whether you're shopping for item(s) for them, whether they're helping you shop for a mother, sister, etc., or whether they're helping you shop for yourself.
1. "How much money do I have to spend?"
Huh? When I shop I'm out to get the best deal on whatever I'm looking to buy. I don't pre-define my budget. I'm looking for super-bargain. If I can get it at a Dollar Store I'll be super happy.
2. She immediately goes to a shelf or rack that has pricetags at least 50% higher than the budget I just laid out. "Don't worry, these are on sale. The final price will be less."
Yeah, but we have 3 things to buy and you're blowing the budget on the very first item.
3. "What's her size?"
Huh? How the hell should I know. My sister/gf/mother is normal sized. That gets a serious eye roll. By the time she explains the complete range of sizing on the item she wishes to purchase on my behalf, I want to gouge my eyeballs out.
4. We'll go to only 2 stores in a huge shopping region, and the whole time I'll be thinking... I wonder if the one of the other 38 stores don't have a huge sale we're missing.
5. "I know this is beyond what you wanted to spend but this item is soooo cute! It's really perfect."
By then my eyes are glazed over and I just want to end the experience. Pay whatever and then take her to lunch at McDonalds, restricting her to the value menu, out of spite. And even that doesn't dampen her chipper mood. She comes out of the shopping experience on a high, and I'm nauseous, and not from eating a Big Mac.
1. "How much money do I have to spend?"
Huh? When I shop I'm out to get the best deal on whatever I'm looking to buy. I don't pre-define my budget. I'm looking for super-bargain. If I can get it at a Dollar Store I'll be super happy.
2. She immediately goes to a shelf or rack that has pricetags at least 50% higher than the budget I just laid out. "Don't worry, these are on sale. The final price will be less."
Yeah, but we have 3 things to buy and you're blowing the budget on the very first item.
3. "What's her size?"
Huh? How the hell should I know. My sister/gf/mother is normal sized. That gets a serious eye roll. By the time she explains the complete range of sizing on the item she wishes to purchase on my behalf, I want to gouge my eyeballs out.
4. We'll go to only 2 stores in a huge shopping region, and the whole time I'll be thinking... I wonder if the one of the other 38 stores don't have a huge sale we're missing.
5. "I know this is beyond what you wanted to spend but this item is soooo cute! It's really perfect."
By then my eyes are glazed over and I just want to end the experience. Pay whatever and then take her to lunch at McDonalds, restricting her to the value menu, out of spite. And even that doesn't dampen her chipper mood. She comes out of the shopping experience on a high, and I'm nauseous, and not from eating a Big Mac.