Am a money saving Bitch and proud of it!.

[Trinity-Belle]

A mans shopping method.
1) Decide what you want i.e. new camera etc. (can be anything except clothes, but works with shoes..)
2) If weathers nice, pop to the retailers have a play and see what you like and what suits your needs. Make notes of names, model numbers etc.
3) Go home and google for reviews/ opinions and prices..

Saved me a fortune..lol

A woman's shopping method.

1) Decide you want to go to the shops
2) Call up a friend to see if she fancies it
(repeat stage 2 until suitable shopping buddy is acquired)
3) Put on something which is easy to get in and out of in changing rooms
4) Do hair and make-up
5) Decide that what you are wearing doesn't go with your comfy shopping shoes... select different outfit.
6) Meet friend selected at (2) for coffee in town
7) Go to a shop and look around
8) Discus colours and styles with friend
9) Select item(s) (friend will probably also select items... the whole arrangement is reciprocal)
10) Try on in changing room and show friend
11) Reluctantly ask fitting room assistant to get the next size up for you
12) Remove item, hand back to fitting room assistant and leave shop
(repeat stages 7 through 12 until lunch time)
13) Find nearest Zizi's/Wagamama's/Café Rouge and have lunch and a glass of wine
14) Discuss mornings browsing
15) Revisit shop visited before lunch and select items tried on earlier for purchase... possibly trying on agian
16) Spot other items which may have to be tried on (as per stagess 8 through 12 above)
17) Pop into other shops which you had missed in the morning (repeat stages 8 through 12)
(repeat stages 15 through 17 until money exhausted or feet tired)
18) Stop for coffee and cake
19) Discuss purchases/things not purchased
20) Go back to one more shop to buy something you regret not having bought already.
21) Go home
22) Remove all tags from new items and dispose of securely
23) Hide all receipts
24) Put on one of your new outfits
25) When OH comes home and asks if you are wearing something new, tell him you got it in the sales last year.
(repeat stages 24 through 25 on different days until OH stops asking or new outfits have run out)
26) Go to stage 1

..... or maybe that's just me?