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Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer
We live in the inner city, so most stuff I can get easily. I do hate clothes shopping with a vengeance. I get my most of my t-shirts, sweat/yoga pants and undies online, unfortunately for regular pants/jeans and bras I have to go to shops to try them on. This I try to limit to three of four trips a year. My local proper craft store is about a 20 bike ride away, the cheap craft store is a 5 minute walk and the proper art supply store is less than a minute on foot.
My sister loves clothes shopping, she can go from one shop to another. Luckily she has learned that I hate it. On Wednesday she witnessed how I shop for clothes. I needed a new summer cardigan, we walked past the store that sells nice men's cardigans (I have long arms). In this particular store there were two floors with men's clothes. I quickly walked around the first floor, which didn't have any cardigans, on the second floor there were several. A bunch of them were white, which isn't practical for me and others were made of a scratchy type of fabric. That left one cardigan, which looked nice, was made of a nice light fabric and was on sale for €20. I tried it on and it fitted nicely. We exited the store in less than 15 minutes and most of that time we spend waiting in line to pay.
What I hate most is that when shopping my sister is even if she has though about what she needs and what shops she wants/needs to visit she doesn't think about what the most effective route is between the shops. I don't mind going shopping with her a couple of times a year, but not much more. It's also the reason I usually plan our itinerary when we go on vacation.
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Clothes shopping is a nightmare for me. I have dropped 85 pounds, because I needed to, in the last year and a half. Size 20 to 8. I have altered my clothes as I lost along the way until it became impossible with out totally re-making. Jeans especially. Then I hit the thrift stores. I refuse to buy new clothes until my body settles into the size it is going to be. I think I am very close as weight loss has slowed to a pound or two a month. I am no longer trying to diet I just need to keep on the foods I eat for health reasons. I am doing great and usually energy to spare. Just the last couple of weeks have been bad with hubby being sick. :'(
My best friend here gave me 5 pair of jeans that no longer fit her so I am set and really hoping I stop the loss. I have lots of T shirts and other essentials. I will get by for clothes for a long time. I am so tired of altering clothes. Never liked to sew clothes. I like to sew things like curtains pillow covers. Easy stuff. I would also need to try things on as other then the jeans I am clueless to my sizes. I look great in clothes but with out them I look like a Sharpei dog. Hahaha Oh well I am old no matter with white hair.
I also went looking for a 3/4 sleeve sweater. I need it while hubby is getting chemo. It is air conditioned in there and I get chilled sitting there waiting while they juice him. I did find one at walmart and like you tried it on it fit it was in black and I was out of there. White is not good for me either. I would have liked purple but the choice was black or white and nothing in between.Also like you time spent waiting in line way more then choosing item.
I dread the day I really need to do the whole wardrobe. For now I love thrift stores. $2.00 jeans are great. I have 4 pair of 12's sitting here to go to a new home.