Shopping! Shopping! Shopping!

Philippines
December 5, 2012 5:00am CST
A lot of people go shopping nowadays. The shopping malls are full of people every day. Some maybe prefer shopping online because of this. Have you gone shopping lately? Have you shopped online lately? Christmas season is fast approaching. May we all be satisfied with the things we've bought or buying. Let's be practical because money is hard to earn. Happy shopping everyone!
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@bhelle76 (353)
• Canada
5 Dec 12
I did my early Christmas shopping in the middle of November, so I am a hassle free with in this time. I am just waiting next week to wrap up all the gift me and my husband bought for our kids and friends.
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• Philippines
5 Dec 12
Wow, that's good for you. You only have to wrap them. I guess I have a lot of things to do. I don't know where to start. I guess I'll prioritize my son and my husband first and then the rest of our family members.
@apriadiq (51)
• Indonesia
5 Dec 12
make a list and dont bring a credit card just cash
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• Philippines
5 Dec 12
Oh, absolutely. I don't have any credit cards yet. LOL. I will only bring some money money and I have to budget it wisely.
• Philippines
6 Dec 12
@nelerkz I haven't gone shopping yet. LOL. I'm thinking of what to buy and if I'll buy or just have lunch with all of them. LOL. I guess children are my first priority. Don't know how to budget my money. Haha.
@nelerkz (467)
• Philippines
6 Dec 12
Same here, I don't have, I usually pay by cash and last week I did the shopping but not much unlike angel? he he Have a nice day.
@berting600 (3453)
• Philippines
5 Dec 12
Hello Angel,I just shop online when the product is hardly seen in the market.I will buy my daily needs in the wet market,when the needs are fishes,meat,and different kinds of vegetables.I buy my needs in groceries in the department store.I am also buying my other needs in a particular store which cater to the special product like lights,or electrical parts.I do not shop in a hurry like shopping for Christmas gifts because many people are going to shop during this period.I shop ahead of time to avoid the too much crowd and to avoid also having some quarrels due to too many shoppers can cause misunderstandings among other people.
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• Philippines
5 Dec 12
Oh, yeah. Sometimes there are people who quarrel over things. They look funny but maybe when we were in their shoes, we also have to fight for our rights if we saw the thing first. LOL. It's good to shop early. Maybe you don't have any worries now because you're done shopping, aren't you?
• Philippines
6 Dec 12
@mydanods I also prefer offline shopping. We can choose carefully if the products are in front of us. I guess if we are that choosy or meticulous, it's better to shop offline so that we won't regret afterwards. Thanks for posting and happy mylotting.
@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
6 Dec 12
I prefer offline shopping myself. I usually shop in the evenings, mostly for local foodstuffs and things like that. Do not have much money to go on a shopping spree although everyone would wish for something like that.
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@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
5 Dec 12
I won't go just for the sake of it. If I really feel in need of something, I never go to malls and even if I go there, I will pic up only what I really needed and useful. I will decided first what I want and will get it, if available. Sometimes I used think that the common man are really fools and they will stop spending only the bank balance get exhausted. They will purchase like anything and dump the things and carry as much they can fill in their cargo. I think we should be so judged with our requirement as anything is readily available on our demand in such cases, we need not get everything which is there in the mall and go for only what we really reqquired. Also, if I am not sure about the quality and work of the product by hand, I will not get it from online and it involves a ceretain percentage of risk in all respects.
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• Philippines
5 Dec 12
Yeah, you're right. We should only buy the things that we need whether online or offline shopping. I also don't prefer online shopping because I can't see the product in person. I can't tell its quality. So, maybe I'll just end up regretting afterwards. I'll go shopping to the malls but I will just bring a certain amount. Thanks a lot for posting and happy mylotting.
• India
5 Dec 12
You are absolutely right. If we have money, we can get it at any point of time and no need to the products to be dumped at our home unnecessarily. Thanks for responding and have a nice day!
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• Philippines
5 Dec 12
Yes. It's not good to buy a lot of things in just one day. It's like there's no more tomorrow. And when we see them, sometimes we also get motivated to buy some unnecessary things as well. It's my pleasure to comment back. Have a nice day, too! :)
@flapiz (22415)
• United Kingdom
5 Dec 12
Hi! I went shopping recently and yes the mall was VERY crowded. I find fitting clothes very tedious as the lines in the fitting room seems infinite. But I was able to buy really nice stuffs. I think it was worth all the money.
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• Philippines
5 Dec 12
I can only go shopping from 10am to 1:30pm. I have to go to work at 2pm. Yes, I guess when I arrive at 10am, there are still less people. I'm already excited. LOL.
• Philippines
5 Dec 12
Oh, good to hear that you've bought some good stuffs. They worthed your time waiting in the long line. Oh, I wanna go shopping already. LOL. I guess I can't wait til Friday. Haha.
@flapiz (22415)
• United Kingdom
5 Dec 12
Go for it! Before the good stuffs run out. If you go on Friday I'm sure there will be more people lining and Christmas shopping too. That is not a nice scene unless of course you're a people person. But personally I hate crowded places.
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@kokomo (1867)
• Philippines
7 Dec 12
I do not yet go for shopping this time. But I need to before the Christmas Eve will approach. I need to buy gifts for my brothers and my mother and it is my aim every Christmas. I cannot express my feeling with doing this. I feel as if I did I lot most especially when they received it with a smile in their face. They are very excited for me to go home.
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• Philippines
7 Dec 12
Oh, I hope you'll get them gifts before Christmas eve. I guess we have the same aim. Goodluck to us. Merry Christmas in advance.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
5 Dec 12
i have been buying a little bit all year for Christmas so i don't have much left to buy. i did go shopping on Saturday and found the stores to be fairly full but not excessively so. i imagine as Christmas gets closer, the stores will get busier.
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• Philippines
6 Dec 12
Wow, good for you. You're done shopping. Yes, they'll get busier and busier as Christmas gets closer. Hope I'll finish shopping soon. But sometimes last minute shopping is good. They have a lot of good deals. LOL. Merry Christmas in advance!
@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
6 Dec 12
Lately I go shopping online quite a lot. In fact I already feel a little guilty to it since I spent a lot of money. But actually it is still worthy because the price is less expensive than buying in the real stores. However, sometimes you will buy something that is not so necessary online. You may just like it and then want to get it at that time.
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• Philippines
6 Dec 12
Oh, I guess that also goes when we shop offline. When we're already out and see a lot of beautiful things. We have the tendency to buy unnecessary things. We should always try to ask ourselves if we really need to buy those things at the moment. It's our choice to buy or not. It's okay if you spend a lot of money. Christmas is only once. So pamper yourself and your loved ones. Happy mylotting.
@Angelpink (4035)
• Philippines
5 Dec 12
We do shopping even in regular days but the fun is so different. I don't know why we feel so very excited and happy if we shop in this season. Line in cashier is so long , standing for long hours , bumping people all of these we don't mind so long as we can go shopping. This is also the season wherein we can't practical , usually we pamper ourself for working all through out the year and yes one way is to shop.
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• Philippines
5 Dec 12
That's right. I guess some of us don't bother about the number of people. We just enjoy shopping. LOL. Yeah, we pamper ourselves even this time only. LOL.
• United States
5 Dec 12
I seriously love to shop! Its my addiction. However, even though I love to shop in the stores, I am finding that online has way better deals than in the store. So lately I have been more of an online shopper!
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• Philippines
5 Dec 12
Oh, what's your favorite shopping website? I'm getting curious with online shopping. My Paypal don't have much money in it yet. LOL. So, I guess I'll go to the shopping malls to shop this year. Maybe I can do online shopping next year. :)
@neelia27 (896)
• Philippines
6 Dec 12
i haven`t try shopping online though i`m looking for things that i might like and buy it through online.. i`m actually not yet shopping for the gifts for family and friends maybe i will do it this week.. and you are right we should be practical in buying things because money can`t be picked up in the street it is hard earned so spend wisely..
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• Philippines
6 Dec 12
Oh, yeah. We should be practical because New Year's next to Christmas. That's another holiday for us to prepare for. Oh, we should hurry up shopping. Christmas is only a few days from now. Thanks for posting and happy mylotting.
@iluvusabado (2560)
• Philippines
5 Dec 12
we went to the mall this afternoon. we just bought a toy car for the kid. we'll still return maybe after mid-december. there are a lot of people at the mall this early. so i guess the earlier you shop, the better.
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• Philippines
5 Dec 12
That's right. The earlier the better. I guess I should go out tomorrow. LOL. Thanks for the reminder.
@betty1989 (751)
• China
5 Dec 12
I go to supermarket everyday. I just buy things for daily living and something really in need. Christmas season, there are so many discounts outside. Really attracting me. I donot like shopping online because I cannot know the detailed information,just the written one.
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• Philippines
5 Dec 12
Yes, you are right. I guess sometimes, they look so good in the picture but when they arrive, they don't suit our taste. I also prefer seeing the things in person. That way, I can check if the size is right and there's no defect. Yes, I guess shopping malls and small stores have their sale nowadays. It's really exciting to shop because we can see a lot of choices with affordable prices. Let's enjoy shopping.
• United Arab Emirates
6 Dec 12
Since you mention to be practical since money is hard earned, I plan to go shopping once there is a sale. I know here in Dubai, there will be a sale before the end of December. That is the reason why I'm saving money every now and then to take full advantage of this. Since I'm on my way to financial recovery, I won't be giving gifts to my friends for now since most of my friends are in the Philippines.
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• Philippines
6 Dec 12
Yes, right. SM Baguio had their sale last two years on December 26 to January 1. So, I want to give gifts on New Year's eve. LOL. But I'm having second thoughts. Christmas is on December 25th so I have to them on that day to feel the Christmas spirit. LOL. Good for you. You can save money because your friends are away. Just buy something for yourself. Goodluck and advance Merry Christmas.