I love Fashion but hate Shopping

[snickerdoodles]

I enjoy shopping much more when I do it purposefully and do it all in one go. I no longer shop for sport, so if I go it's with the intention of buying a few things and after that I don't go into the shops until I go on another planned trip.

 

[blueorchid]

I just don't think I am patient enough to enjoy shopping. I hate trying on different types of cuts and sizes, etc. to get the item that fits me like a glove. I just finding tiring. Nothing to do with self-esteem and that, but I find it just exhausting.

 

[cheepmunk]

If five or six items in my wardrobe could be magically replaced whenever they wore out, I might never shop again. Wow, I think I'm surprised to make this realization. But I really have a strong wardrobe right now. The biggest challenge actually is getting out any of the extras that were mistakes, editing it down a bit.
Shopping used to be an activity.
What should we do?
Let's go shopping.
Okay, an aimless activity.
Then it became more purposeful; I needed x, y and z, so I'd go shopping. Problem is, it's rare that you find exactly what you're looking for. When I settled, I regretted it. When I was distracted, I regretted it.
When I see something perfect for me, it feels like it was pulled straight out of my own brain, as if someone read my mind, so I am not one who follows fashion or is inspired by the ideas of designers. If I were, then I think shopping would feel more stimulating and exciting. I love the things I love, and could wax on and on and get down right lyrical about the things I am passionate about, but I don't have a particular interest in seeing the 900 billion items out there that I don't love.

The things I really love right now are things I picked up randomly over years of seemingly endless browsing (I bought a lot of crap, too, but that's mostly gone). But now that i have found the things I love, I have very little patience for going out there again and sorting through piles of crap. Which makes it very difficult to replace the things I love when they wear out, because finding a suitable replacement would require more endless browsing, especially when one hangs onto clothes for long enough that a particular item is not made anymore.

 

[saann]

Wow so many great posts here, I love hearing how different we all are in our opinions.

Which makes it very difficult to replace the things I love when they wear out, because finding a suitable replacement would require more endless browsing, especially when one hangs onto clothes for long enough that a particular item is not made anymore.

I hate this, especially with shoes. When I find a pair I love I want to wear them all the time but if I do that they'll wear out faster and then I'll be stuck trying to find new ones that I'll love just as much.

 

[purplethistle]

Sometimes I get two of the same thing just to avoid endless browsing and wearing it out faster if its something I know I'll be using a lot. If its jeans exact same colour cuts etc. if shoes more likely to go for a different colour.

 

[BoaConstrictor]

Shopping kinda creeps me out. First of all, I'm not a big fan of consuming. I mean, shopping can be fun when you're out to find something you've thought about, perhaps done in some amazing material that makes you go wow, but generally... I find most things hideous when I see them in store. Not hideous like disgusting and I want to throw everything in the bin (even though there are a lot of not so pretty things out there), it's more the the idea of how I have to relate that particular garment to myself that makes me nauseous. If that makes any sense.

 

[purplethistle]

Another thing I don't like about shopping is the trying on clothes, shoes or testing the make-up. I know I'm probably in the minority but I find it really disconcerting that theoretically countless strangers have tried/tested what I'm about to try or test. For me this process is unhygienic, it makes my skin crawl every time it crosses my mind.

 

[Not Plain Jane]

I prefer to shop online, I rarely have had problems with fit on anything. I don't "hate" regular shopping, but I like to help myself, mull things over, and so on. The only problem is that the shipping is not environmentally friendly, and that bothers me. So I try to balance things out: not order too often, order multiple items at once, etc.

 

[HiHeels]

i think if i know that i am making a good purchase, i don't mind it, but definitely it is no longer sport for me, as it once was. online initially felt like a godsend, but i have more success/satisfaction with the items when i've selected them in person.

 

[cologne_rocks]

I hate shopping tops cause they destroy my hairdo when i pull them on/off at the changing room.

 

[HiHeels]

^you must have one major hairdo.

but that's an interesting aspect of shopping you've just identified. the whole trying on stuff, getting undressed and redressed in possibly your future clothes and possibly total mistakes, looking at yourself in a mirror with satisfaction or criticism, and then taking the clothes off again and putting your own back on. that's kind of a strange thing to do in the middle of the day, come to think of it. like playing dress-up for a few minutes.

well, i tried to go shopping today but i was told at the store that the shoes i wanted were only available on the store's website. the end is near.
i felt disappointed (no instant gratification), then relieved that i could order them and assess them in the privacy of my own home, and then worried that i would like them less without the encouraging surroundings of the store (which is actually a good thing, if i want to be sure that i am buying them for the right reason).

 

[Squizree]

I don't hate shopping itself, but I hate the process of shopping. I HATE "bargain hunting" and I HATE touring shops for hours and only leaving with a couple of or no pieces. I only shop for clothes when I need to, in which case I go nuts

 

[fantastical]

Another thing I don't like about shopping is the trying on clothes, shoes or testing the make-up. I know I'm probably in the minority but I find it really disconcerting that theoretically countless strangers have tried/tested what I'm about to try or test. For me this process is unhygienic, it makes my skin crawl every time it crosses my mind.

YES!! totally, completely, and wholeheartedly I agree with you! I never try on makeup because that absolutely grosses me out about how many other people put their mouths on lip glosses or lipsticks and I have no idea who they are or where they have been. As for clothes it only bothers me really when I am trying on bras or something intimate like a swimsuit, because you never know if people actually keep on their underwear while trying it on.

and for the shopping experience itself, I have to be in a very specific mood to go shopping. I can't be hungry, tired, or in a bad mood. And I hate shopping at stores during the busiest parts of the day so I avoid weekends when there are nothing but teenagers everywhere. I also don't like shopping in messy stores like TJMaxx or Marshalls even though they might have a great bargain. I can't be bothered to shift through racks of clothes with no organization to them because it just frustrates me to not be able to find something that I am looking for.

so yea...I'm kinda picky, therefore most times I just stick to online shopping

 

[Squizree]

Another thing I don't like about shopping is the trying on clothes, shoes or testing the make-up. I know I'm probably in the minority but I find it really disconcerting that theoretically countless strangers have tried/tested what I'm about to try or test. For me this process is unhygienic, it makes my skin crawl every time it crosses my mind.

lol really? I have to admit, that sounds a bit paranoid but I understand your concern. But if you buy it obviously you're going to wash it.

 

[MimiV]

What I dislike the most about shopping is bad sales people.. I know that I am extremely picky about this, but if I set out to "invest" in something that I don't/can't buy everyday - I'm looking for a pleasant experience in the shop. I want to leave the store with a smile and a sense of satisfaction (which is supposedly the goal for the store cause this is what will make me a faithful customer). Way too many times I find myself going in a store with a great mood only to be totally put off with someone ever completely ignoring me or, which is worse, harassing me.

 

[Andrea.RL]

I dont HATE shopping, the problem is I don't have tons of money and I'm saving to pay for school, plus I follow all the runway shows and top magazines/editorials, so I'm pretty much influenced by that then the mainstream trends people sport on the street. When I find something I like it's more often Alexander Wang, Proenza Schouler, Rodarte, YSL etc so finding something similar in your regular mall isn't easy (I still try to make the outfits with lower brand clothing), and most of the time I end up trying to put together DIY's or something.

As for trying on the stuff, I dont bother I prefer going home and bringing it back if it doesnt fit. (Now trying on stuff in the stores is something I HATE )

 

[JunyaSchick]

I really HATE going shopping, the whole process annoys me: visiting shops and boutiques, deal with shop assistant, try on clothes, queue for everything, get andry because I can't find my size, etc, etc...; as a result I try to go shopping not only to watch but to actually shop, I do a lot of shopping online and when I go shopping I try to find time when "people don't go normally shopping" (that is, unsual moments during the week, like monday mornings).

As other people has pointed out here I hate trying on things and NEVER try on make-up; I also find that very unhygenic.

 

[morpis]

oh my. this thread caught my eyes because I thought exactly like this.

I S---erioously want the clerks let me having my time to look up clothes.
I have very bad experience, which I once tried on the clothes and it wasn't good with me, so I didn't buy it apparently. and then the clerks were speaking ill of me behind me because I didn't buy the clothes even though I tried on the clothes.
I got so flipping shocked, but I'm too timid to be angry at them and fight with them.. I was just like 'ah....wow......... ...' this condition. (yeah, I know I'm such a nutter. I need to be a bit angry at them. )

Anyway this kinda became 'trauma' so I just don't like the clerks, who are being burden to me.
and I can't try on the clothes just comfortably since that day.
If they are watching me and being sticky to me, I'm mostly like, "...ah..hahaha..........." and just go out because they creeps me out. (i think I might be "clerks-phobiac"....(cough))


I love fashion and like shopping, too.
But the process of shopping hell out of stresses me.

 

[aldn]

To keep from hating shopping, I go without something in mind. When you look for a specific piece and you can't find it, shopping can totally blooooooow. But when you're shopping just to shop, you'll be amazed at the things you find.

I couldn't agree more. When you actually go look for a blue cardigan or black boots they will suddenly all fall off the face of the earth.

 

[platinumpink]

I don't really like shopping. I enjoy the journey home knowing I've got new things, but the process of purchasing them I find undesirable. I hate shopping with other people as well. It's nice to have a second opinion, but other than that, shopping with others is something I'd rather not do. Plus I tend to leave with nothing and end up having to go back by myself to purchase whatever it is I saw.

Also, being a pattern cutter, I don't get the same thrill from shopping that other people do. I'm constantly looking at garments thinking I could make my own version that would be much suited to my style/body shape with better quality fabric, with the guaranty that no one else would be wearing the same thing.