Even worse is being a man and forced to shop with a woman. Sorry...but kinda true ;)

Maybe both sexes should practice solo shopping ?

So true dbarron. I wouldn't take DH shopping with me, ever. And he is just fine with that! LOL

I was shocked when I found out my new husband like to shop with me. He had no problem sitting, holding my purse while I tried on clothes. He was patient and always encouraged me to buy. If I had been a manipulative person I could have really taken advantage of him and had a closet full of clothes. I did manipulate him if I wanted to shop alone, I would wait until he was working in the garage and up to his elbows in grease. LOL

So do the two of them have ad nauseam conversations about the pro and cons and intricacies of every truck on the market? I would have to be saved from that.

I despise clothes shopping in every form. Hubby comes with me and is content to wait while I try on clothes and then gripe when I can't find anything that fits properly. He is amazed that the sizing on women's clothes is so poor. Numbers don't mean a thing. Whereas he can buy a pair of jeans, golf shirt, or a long-sleeved shirt, anywhere and they all fit without having to try them on.

blfenton, pros, cons, engine size, horsepower, towing packages, running boards, and now we are down to, (wait for it) , does it come in RED? Seriously???

You have to remember this:

Buy whatever swim suit or truck you think looks best to you - you're the one going to be seen it it!

prairie, they sound like firemen. Why do all firemen drive red pickup trucks to work in their big red trucks? :) I was married to a fireman's son. I admire them greatly, but it sure made me smile to see a parking lot full of red pickups.

Oh man, I hear ya. They complain about women, puh-lease. haha DH and I do go shopping together, but go our separate ways once we get to the store. He can tolerate about 10 minutes in a store with me, then he's ready to leave.

I used to tell him all the time, it's a good thing I didn't die when our kids were growing up, poor things wouldn't have had Christmas, or birthdays or anything! lol.

I do not like to shop and when my husband needs to buy shoes I cringe as I know he will walk the entire mall looking for the right price, right shoe, right color and then head for the first store we shopped and buy the shoes there. Drives me nuts and wears me out. Also when he wants to look at anything computer or tool related. I would rather sit for hours in the car than to look at computers or tools.

Mary

Back in the 70's, my mother and I took my then boyfriend with us shopping on December 26. Never again. He was like a deer in the headlights! I married him anyway, knowing that shopping wasn't in our future.

Anyone else watch the recent episode of Big Bang Theory in which Leonard and Sheldon go shopping with the girls, in charge of their purses? I laughed outloud when Sheldon realized the iPhone was unusable in the store. To see him sitting there holding Amy's ugly purse....so funny.

My hubby and I do not shop together.. Does not work!! He likes to go in and pick up what he needs and leave. Me, I need to look around a little. When we go to our house down south I don't have a choice due to me not driving his big truck.. I try to have a list so i don't forget anything. He would rather I do the shopping. Me, too!!!

man, I totally missed a Big Bang? I would remember that. The shopping episode I remember is the one where he can't choose a gaming console. Not even after he gets to the store.

Yes, in this episode the girls were mad because they always did what the guys want to do (play board games, especially), so the guys agreed to do what the girls wanted--go shopping. They waited while Amy and Penny try on clothes. I think I remember that gaming console one.

When we shop at a big box store, I drive my wife nuts because I like to browse. On my way to get an ordinary household supply, I'll be attracted to the computer and camera department. And then, Oh look, I see a new design pressure washer at the other end of the store. While making my way tot he pressure washer, pass by the hand tools - ohhh gotta look at those. Finally, I end up at the jewelry counter examining the various cuts of stones. (I design and cut faceted stones for a hobby.)

I look across the store at a little column of smoke. It's my wife; time to go.

How funny! My DH & I shop for both together! He enjoys a nice female physique and we both like trucks! What's not to like....lol

socks - I remember that. The two of them sitting in the chairs outside the changing rooms holding the purses. I was thinking that there was no way my husband would ever, ever do that. I had to hand it to the writers for that episode.

Hi Lisa2015,

Is that line of yours ... copyrighted?

o j

I am apparently a split personality, as I like to shop, except when I don't. If I'm shopping because I need new "general purpose" clothing because of a weight gain/loss, or if it's a social/boredom thing, I meander for ages. If I need new shoes (I'm not in any way a fancy heels person) or new t-shirts, I'm in and out and don't want to fuss around.

Put me in a place with makeup, plants, or kitchen/bath stuff, you best just either leave me or be prepared to spent a couple of hours.

And the kitchen/bath thing has been 100% true since I was just past the baby stage. When I was a toddler, my parents would take me to Lowes or HD as a treat, because I was completely obsessed with the model kitchen and baths. They said I would be furious if we drove past one and didn't go in.

All that said, I absolutely prefer to do most of my shopping online and I get annoyed when my husband doesn't do online prep before a trip that involves a specific purchase that has options.

I think the worst place to shop is Best Buy. There is not a single thing I want to buy in there for me or anyone else. If I need a new computer, it's dh's job to go pick it out and buy it. I don't care.

He absolutely hates Hobby Lobby. Nothing in there for him. We can handle clothes shopping because neither one of us really goes unless we have a purpose.

I don't car shop because he wants what he wants and I would keep the same vehicle forever until it died and then buy a truck. My current vehicle was a 'gift' for my birthday because I didn't want to get rid of my old vehicle and he wanted it gone.