Happy Shopping
Common ways people shop
The procrastinating shopper.. My dad is what is known as a procrastinating shopper. He would go into the stores on Christmas eve and grab the nearest salesperson and require their assistance in his shopping extravaganza. The way my dad shopped was a little unconventional to say the least. He would look around the store and the mannequins and the outfits hanging, spot one he liked and say
“ Well I think I will take that outfit there and I need a medium shirt……”
After rattling the sizes for each piece of the outfit he would stand back and wait for the salesperson to oblige. I believe this was the only way he knew how to do it and I am unsure if he realized the outfits were not hung together as outfits on the racks and these sales people had to search long and hard to get all the pieces together.
He would pick outfit after outfit until he felt he had enough and always insisted on wrapping the gifts himself, he is a perfectionist as well and wrapping is a specialty.
The done in February shopper….. There are some folks who head back to the stores after the new year to grab the deals left over from the holidays. They have in mind what their loved ones may have in mind for next year and buy it all, take it home wrap it up, store it away in a closet and sit back the rest of the year and laugh at everyone else. Yeah I hate those people.
The over-time shopper….These shoppers are not as good as the ones above but yet again these too will sit around come November and laugh at the last minute crowds. This type shops a little here and little there throughout the year picking up things when they see them and by the time thanksgiving is here they are just about done and can relax.
The everything at once shopper….This is me, this is the way I shop. I wait until the beginning part of December to realize oh #*&% Christmas is this month then I compile a list as to what everyone may want. I go to the stores and shop until I am done. Usually it takes two days but once I start I do not stop until everyone is crossed off my list. As long as they have checks next to their name I feel better. I buy, buy, buy then go home and wrap it all and pack it away in a closet.
The returning shopper….Now this kind are the ones that drive employees at the stores to jump off cliffs. These shoppers slowly shop throughout the year and once December approaches they feel the pressure and start randomly buying gifts for people whether it is something the person would like or not. They go home to find they have bought 30 pairs of toe socks, a wrench kit and boots that really wouldn’t fit anyone in the family. After some debate the consumer packs everything back in the car and returns all the items to the store. Not so bad right? Well they continue to do this until after the seventh time returning items they just buy gift cards.
The greedy shopper…. This can be classified as two groups. The people that intend to Christmas shop but fill the carts with items they really just can’t resist. And the people that buy presents for people knowing they are the wrong size, color or just something the receiver would hate wait until the gift is open and isn’t liked, they offer to take it back to the store and in the end no one gets a present because the gift giver kept the money and said “oh well I’ll get them something next year, I really did need the money.” If this is you, should be ashamed at yourself. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE and next time be honest and get them something little or nothing to begin with.
December 18th, 2006 at 2:58 pm
You forgot that my kind of shopping! There is the creative shopper that buys many supplies to make their gifts. I am so glad to see your picture, you look so nice. My students (Spencer especially) think so too!