Do you shop with friends and relatives or alone?

India
June 15, 2007 8:36am CST
There are advantages of going for shopping alone or with near and dear ones. If you go with people, they will help in selection. Alone means you can do shopping without other's forceable interference. You can think calmly about your requirements and select. Which one is better and which one you follow? Can you please share your opinion please?
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@firumon (501)
• India
16 Jun 07
Hi friend, Some times i go to shopping with my friends and some times i go alone. Both are used according to the type of shopping. When i am going to purchase dresses. I never go alone. I use atleast two of my friends. Because as you said, selection is an very important thing in purchasing dresses. But i go alone when i go to buy any gift to my girl friend...... Because when i go with them to buy gift to my girl friend, no doubt they will make fun on me. May be they make us fool in front of my girl friend. I have such experience also.. After that i never use friends while purchasing gifts to my girl friend. But friends are needed while any other shopping........ Thats all, thank you dear......
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• India
18 Jun 07
Hai friend, there is a point in your writing. Yes company needed for certain purchases and no for some purchase. This never struck me, really. Thanks God bless.
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@firumon (501)
• India
18 Jun 07
Hi friend, You again appreciate me by saying that my response contains one point..... I am very happy to know that. Thank you dear for your valuable comment....
@stacyv81 (5903)
• United States
16 Jun 07
I like to shop alone, you never feel rushed, and can look at whatever you want, and whenever, I just have always liked to shop alone.
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• India
18 Jun 07
Yes, you are correct, need not rush and have freedom in seeing things. Thanks for responding.
• Philippines
16 Jun 07
yes me too, I go alone..in shopping to mall
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• Singapore
21 Jun 07
I normally shop alone, though actually, I seldom shop. I don't like having to accommodate others or have others accommodate me when I shop since it is unlikely that we share the exact same interests. So there. :P
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• India
22 Jun 07
Ya many people like to shop alone, I have seen. freedom is the main reason.
@Nardz13 (5055)
• New Zealand
21 Jun 07
Hey, I love and prefer to shop with my daughter or my son or my husband who has alot of patience with me when shopping and supportive of my choices. When Im shopping with my grandma and my mom, they're yelling out to me and holding something up, that I dont like, even when I kindly refuse and tell them its not me or my type of thing, when we get home, they've gone and bought it for me or things for my children, its cool shopping with them but then again, dangerous in that sense too lol...
• India
21 Jun 07
Yes. This is always the case with most of us. Our elders' taste will not suit us but our youngsters' taste will be ok for us. May be our mind goes towards update fashion always. Thanks for responding.
@321633wy (1795)
• United States
17 Jun 07
I prefer to shop alone,because i have more choice and freedom by shopping alone.For an example i can shop wherever i want and how long as i wish.
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• India
18 Jun 07
That is true. You have freedom of time and place of purchase, spending time at each counter and so on. Thanks for the response.
@rangics (1334)
• Philippines
16 Jun 07
I love to shop with friends or with my mum. I enjoy every moment we spent at the mall. At least it gives you time to be with them and bond. :0
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• India
18 Jun 07
Ya. You have a point. You are coupling shopping with a bonding experience with mum and friends. Enjoying shopping and spending time with them. Good friend. Thanks for responding.
@samson1967 (7414)
• India
15 Jun 07
I am choosy in my selections and I always select the shopping things on my own. Going with friends and relatives is fun but I will not allow to choose anything for me, for I know I can choose better things myself than anyone else.
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• India
17 Jun 07
That is good samson. I go with people, end up messing things by listening to others and after coming home will think that I should have bought this or that. I think I should follow your technic here after.
• Philippines
16 Jun 07
wow its better to alone in going to shopping no one will disturbe you.where, in mall? I'll go alone for shopping and groceries..
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• India
18 Jun 07
Thanks for sharing your view friend.
@mamacathie (3928)
• United States
15 Jun 07
I have not had many opportunities to shop alone. I have always had my Mom that needed to go or had a child still at home or a grandchild with me. Now my daughter is married and has a baby and they go with me shopping. If I go at night my hubby would go with me. It might be nice to go shopping by myself but I can't say for sure right now.
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• India
18 Jun 07
So you are always in company. That is also nice only. Somebody whom we can ask opinion. Thanks for responding.
• Philippines
16 Jun 07
With friends, cause I wanted someone to comment something about what I buy and help me to choose which is better to buy. :)
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• India
18 Jun 07
You do not know. Sometimes they give good idea of selection. Thanks for response.