Shopping on a Saturday is the Pits

United States
March 25, 2017 12:55pm CST
I had to go and pick up my prescription so my daughter suggested that we run a few errands while we were out. It sounded like a good idea since the weather is supposed to change later this afternoon. One of our stops was the Dollar Store in a neighboring town and it sounded like a good idea when we thought about it. However, the parking was atrocious and then the store was beyond crowded, very hot and the lines were long. If I didn't need the things I had in my cart I would have left and gone back during the week. But it didn't make sense since I was already there. The rest of our errands went smoothly enough and we picked up some chili from Wendy's for lunch. Now that I'm home and relaxed I feel better but going out shopping on a Saturday isn't something I do very often. I hate crowded stores and hunting for a parking space. Do you try to avoid shopping on weekends?
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@sishy7 (27169)
• Australia
25 Mar 17
I shop at Aldi on weekends... I usually go during their off-peak hours though, a couple hours or less before their 5pm closing time. Less shoppers so less crowded inside and at the parking lot.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
25 Mar 17
Yes,I do.I avoid shopping every day
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• United States
25 Mar 17
I try to avoid shopping as much as possible. Many of my clients send me on shopping excursions to stores that are usually mobbed. Not a fun thing to do. When it comes time for me to do my own shopping I am not thrilled.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
27 Mar 17
I usually go shopping each Saturday and that is a very busy day in the stores. I have been places where I only needed one thing and the lines were so long that I just left.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
27 Mar 17
Yes and after 4 pm in the afternoon. One day at CVS the line to pick up prescriptions was so long I left and came back the next morning.
@DianneN (246906)
• United States
25 Mar 17
I never shopped on weekends in my life, even when I worked. Weekends are reserved for fun and pleasure with friends or family.
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@jstory07 (134482)
• Roseburg, Oregon
25 Mar 17
Nothing is crowded in this small town and you do not wait in line to buy your items. The town is 21,000.
@Tampa_girl7 (49016)
• United States
26 Mar 17
I hate crowded stores
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
26 Mar 17
yes we do and we like to go early in the morning when the store isn't real busy
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
25 Mar 17
I always try to get to the grocery store soon after opening on a weekday. Less people....more selection and I'm in and out quickly. At one time I enjoyed shopping...but that was a few years ago.
• Banks, Oregon
26 Mar 17
Unfortunately Saturday is when we do all of our shopping too, the lines are ridiculous and you feel so claustrophobic with so many people around.
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
25 Mar 17
We go grocery shopping every Saturday morning, and then usually stop by the thrift store afterwards. Today we went to the Dollar Tree as well, and I got Tylenol, egg rolls and fried mushrooms. Lol, the tylenol is really the only thing we needed, but the others are good deals.