How My Shopping Changed in 10 Years - Page 3

Meowingkitty · ‎06-19-2010

I used to go to the mall almost every weekend. Even if it was just to look around. I had a job but it never required me to wear anything other than jeans, tee and whatever shoes I wanted so I didn't have closets full of dresses and heels but I looked anyway. I used to love to go the Scottsdale Fashion Square and wander around but the last time I was there most of the reasonably priced stores have been replaced with higher end stores like Gucci, a fancy watch store etc. so I quite going. I live 5 minutes from a mall and if I do go it's to run into Macys or Dillards and that's it. During Covid the stores started opening later (like Dillards, opens at 11:00) and I don't want to go out that late in the heat so I just order online. I still go to Kohls, Target, Walmart and Costco on a regular basis. Amazon is my friend.

Mom2Dogs · ‎03-09-2010

The amount of what I shop for has changed but nothing else.

Unless there is a health reason I cannot imagine not going into a store....I buy very little on line. I still go to the mall, shop my local grocery and drug stores.

I purchase less only because I am not in need of much for my house any longer unless something really catches my eye.

I am 68 and working just 3 days a week, my wardrobe is much more casual and most of my clothes are in good shape.

My friends and I used to shop, have lunch about 1x a month...we have not done that in quite a while...now they enjoy getting groceries together, ugh...I never go. I don't need company to get my groceries.

Puzzle Piece · ‎06-29-2010

@Sooner Same here. Amazon and other stores. Our Williams Sonoma closed along with Tuesday Morning - others as well. I don't buy from the Q like I did I the past. I'm okay with that.

As we are now retired, I don't have a need to constanty buy things. It's liberating.

Never Forget the Native American Indian Holocaust

We rescue cats · ‎01-25-2023

I no longer need the clothing that I needed when I was working in the office so I only buy a few things and even that is done very seldom. I need some pajamas but will need to go in person for them, I need to feel the fabric. Most everything else is from Amazon other than groceries.

Lynn-Critter Lover!
(especially cats!)

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@Kachina624 wrote:
I haven been to the mall or a grocery store since the start of the pandemic. The only stores I've visited are the UPS Store for mailing and a jewelry store for a change of watch battery.

I now have everything delivered; Walmart, Amazon, QVC and a few others. My new hobby and leisure-time activity is breaking down cardboard boxes for the recycling bin. It's like laundry, I never get caught up.

@Kachina624 Amen! AMEN! Especially breaking down boxes! I am GOOD with a box knife I can say! And I have been in the Post Office to throw something in the slot since criminals started breaking into the outside boxes. And the bank. Once.

songbird · ‎03-21-2010

I don't buy any jeans/pants or shorts from QVC. They are all pull ups. I hate them. I much prefer the button zipper closure. QVC will not change. Nearly all the brands are like this. Candace Buri still have zipper closures. But I think she's the only one. Most women (especially retired women demand it...like the elbow length sleeve, long tops, etc.) So I get alternative styles at the mall stores. I've cut back on clothes shopping. I used to love clothes shopping (at the mall) but I watch my money more then I used to.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@Desertdi wrote:
@Kachina624 OH.....those CARTONS with the sealed flaps!!!! WHAT do they glue them with????

I have a "fireman's screwdriver"...and I have to huff and puff...practically dislocate my shoulder...and it takes a half-hour of struggling to get those things open.

I think I'll go to Home Depot and get a CROWBAR. di

@Desertdi I fought with one of those yesterday! I cussed at it and it still did no good. Brute force I'll say. Didn't know I had it in me!

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

@Sooner wrote:
@Desertdi wrote:
@Kachina624 OH.....those CARTONS with the sealed flaps!!!! WHAT do they glue them with????

I have a "fireman's screwdriver"...and I have to huff and puff...practically dislocate my shoulder...and it takes a half-hour of struggling to get those things open.

I think I'll go to Home Depot and get a CROWBAR. di
@Desertdi I fought with one of those yesterday! I cussed at it and it still did no good. Brute force I'll say. Didn't know I had it in me!

@Sooner I actually FELL OVER ON MY BUTT wrestling with one of those things!!! di

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LavernLuvsShoes · ‎07-13-2021

I retired in 2014, so I don't need to shop for "work" clothes any more.

When I venture out, it's pretty much just to Church 3 times a week, and two of those days, I dress casually - While I have plenty of "dress" clothes for Sundays, I will pick up a couple of new pieces every year (for the summer and the winter time).

However, they usually come from Amazon or some other online clothier.

Re: Grocery shopping - I prefer to see, touch, and smell my own food.

I tried having groceries delivered one time (during Covid), and I was totally disappointed at the "substitutions" and the quality of the produce that was selected for me, so Never Again!

No DoorDash or Uber Eats, etc. - On the rare occasions we "eat out" now, we'll do a Curbside Pickup, bring it home, and eat in our Pajamas (LOL)

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@songbird wrote:
I don't buy any jeans/pants or shorts from QVC. They are all pull ups. I hate them. I much prefer the button zipper closure. QVC will not change. Nearly all the brands are like this. Candace Buri still have zipper closures. But I think she's the only one. Most women (especially retired women demand it...like the elbow length sleeve, long tops, etc.) So I get alternative styles at the mall stores. I've cut back on clothes shopping. I used to love clothes shopping (at the mall) but I watch my money more then I used to.

@songbird I demanded pull up pants for non work wear except for jeans, which I can pull down without unzipping if I do it right, for a very long time.

I also have always loved 3/4 sleeves because they don't get wet when I wash dishes or hands, or creep down when I play the piano! I LOVE them!