I HATE Shopping!

The back to school shopping was finished this week when I finally got both the kids in one place on the same day & took them shoe shopping. I really dread this time of year...I hate shopping. I know that some will think that there's something genetically wrong with me, but I've never enjoyed it.

First you've gotta cruz the ads & find coupons and specials. This is time consuming, but can really be worth it. I got 80% of Doug's back to school clothes in one store and with the sales, in store coupons, and coupon that I got at home, only paid $60. Riley got two pairs of shoes for $16.49. My best was actually shoes for me:I got a pair of $52 Nikes for $21.60...this was after three coupons, one for 20% off any shoe purchase, a $10 off in store coupon for Nikes, and a $10 off any purchase over $50. Bragging aside, I still don't enjoy shopping.

Christmas would pose a special problem, but I figured out YEARS ago how to avoid that...I start Christmas shopping about May, and I make a lot of the Christmas presents we give. This means minimal shopping in the crowds during the holiday season.

Shopping with my husband can be a learning experience also. I have a list when I go shopping, I get the stuff on the list & get out. Gregg must go down every isle & look at every item. Sometimes interesting things are found doing this, but I still haven't changed my shopping style.

Doug is a lot like me about shopping, get in, get what you want, get out. You would think this would make shopping with Doug nice...it's not. For some reason he's a pain to shop with...mostly I think it's a 17 year old boy thing.

Riley is a lot like her dad when it comes to shopping...plus she loves shopping, has a total disregard for sales & coupons, and wants one, possibly two of everything. Shopping with Riley is a special type of hell, and will leave you broke upon leaving the store.