Shopping

           

The thing I do best is shop. I haven't found too many people that don't like to shop. I do my best shopping early in the morning once the stores open and I always find a good deal on things. The companies always have stuff on sale, clearance, and regular priced. If you wait about two weeks and come back to a store to purchase the thing you really wanted but didn't want to pay full priced for has been marked down. Sometimes stores due inventory and markdowns on certain days to draw in the public. If you have favorite stores you might want to inquire when those days are and shop on those days. I love a good deal. Even if you are out buying groceries, it can be a rush sometimes to stay under budget but get everything you want. If you pay closely attention to the price of bread, milk, cheese, and eggs. The prices are always up and down. The generic is always reasonable and taste just like the name brand sometimes. Buying tires for your car can seem overwhelming, but I normally call around and price different places to see who has the best deals. I love to shop for anything. Whether its clothes, shoes, cleaning supplies, hair products, just whatever. Some would say I am addicted to shopping but as long as I am not in debt, it is fine right? I don't care what others think because it is my money that I am spending and I don't drastically spend four or five hundred dollars in a day.  People who do spend large sums like that just because have a serious problem. I splurge once every three months.

 It is hard to even go in Wal-Mart sometimes and buy maybe three items. As soon as you come through the door, you see something and are like yeah I need that or wow that’s on sale, let me stock up. Costco and Sam's Club really make shopping for a large family simple because everything they have comes in bulk. The decision making process is then made simpler. Our clothes and shoes that department stores sale can sometimes be found in T.J. Maxx, or Kohl's, or Marshall's. I wonder if you all have noticed that too as well. Shopping can be fun but yet stressful. Like back to school shopping is the worst. It seems everybody is waiting on no sales tax weekend before they buy supplies or uniforms. Are we really getting a good deal that weekend by no sales tax or have the made the prices reasonable and added the tax in and make it seem like everything is on sale. Have we paid close attention to how retailers want us to spend our money? I am standing in a store looking at dresses and the dress I want is red and in my size. Let's say I wear a size six, but my friend may be a twelve and it doesn't come in red but blue. The red dress in a size six is thirty eight dollars but the same dress in blue in a size twelve is fifty eight dollars. Why is that? Does the color really matter? What if they were the same color but after the size ten, the price goes up.

 We really should pay attention to detail when shopping. Like buying shoes for instance, we really want those new Jordan’s, or Nikes. The size we need is the display shoe. Everyone has tried it on, has a spot that is tiny, but it is my size and I just want it. Is the store supposed to take off a percentage because it’s the display or throw in something free? Depending on if you have the gift of gab, you might be able to get a discount and then sometimes they won't. The same store will wait until the following week and then lower the price of the shoe. I am amazed at our retailers. It doesn't discourage me from shopping but makes me aware to pay more attention.