As I have got older I think I have fell more out of love with shopping. Not that I was a particular fan of shopping in the first place. Well, I am rather attached to the whole food and coffee thing all connected to shopping, but the actual having to look through shops thing really puts my back up.
If I go to my local Shopping Centre, I have to go in there with a plan on what I actually need. I go to the areas I need to and get out as soon as possible. It is why I have resorted to order most gifts and things from the internet. Less chance to get overwhelmed by all the people and all of the things. The shop I visit the most is the supermarket, and I hate shopping for food more than I hate shopping for clothes. I always end up buying the wrong stuff. I get grumpy with myself.
I don’t know what it is about the whole experience that annoys me so much, really. I have had 40 years to get used to it, and I have only hated it more and more. There are two exceptions, two types of place where I can browse and not get panicked. Music shops and book shops. Obviously it is because these are things I have actual interest in. Food has always been such a loaded subject for me, so it is something I try do shop for a quick as possible. Clothes, are a similar thing. I have grown up with things not being my size, too long or too tight.
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