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With today being the biggest shopping day of the year.............

27 replies

madammecholet · 17/12/2011 09:06

do you prefer to do it

(a) online, on the sofa with cafe au lait on tap and you're own loo

or

(b) with 3 million other bodies crammed into a shopping centre or town, sharing flu, pushing, shoving and generally being rude & noisy...

I'm a. I just don't get why people like (b) - apart from feeling and touching the stuff you're buying, which I do get. But not the crowds & choas.

Why would you....

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Cybbo · 17/12/2011 09:11

I'll tell you why

I ordered a parka from River Island LAST FRIDAY 9th
Went into the shop on Saturday with daughter to check size woudl fit

She says' Ooh I like that. I need a new coat.' So, despite my reservations about mother/daughter twin thing, I bought her one. She's been wearing hers all week. Mine hasn't arrived yet

Instant gratification, my friend

Jessicaalbastwin · 17/12/2011 09:12

Definately A madamme I do it with a nice cuppa on My own without My Husband and 7 yr old dd, not on the loo though. Smile

MrsCampbellBlack · 17/12/2011 09:12

Online every single time because I can ponder at home when it arrives and try on with other things. Also much better selection online and generally can get a better price.

But the main reason is that shopping with small children in tow is just no bloody fun at all.

MrsCampbellBlack · 17/12/2011 09:13

And loving cyb and her daughter as parka twins Grin

Original poster
madammecholet · 17/12/2011 09:13

Ahh, i do like instand gratification cybbo, althou i do get that from a couple of clicks...Wink

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marriednotdead · 17/12/2011 09:14

I was never keen on the crowds and prefer to shop locally/online whenever possible.

Ironically, I now work in specialist retail in the West End and am currently on a train full of lemmings shoppers on my way to work.

ggirl · 17/12/2011 09:15

online , except it's pushing it a bit to rely on somehting being delivered on time now

OtterBaubles · 17/12/2011 09:16

Can you link the parka, please?

DD and I both need new coats, and I like the idea of doing the twin thing. Xmas Grin DD may, of course, have different ideas.

MrsCampbellBlack · 17/12/2011 09:17

Specialist retail [intrigued]

Original poster
madammecholet · 17/12/2011 09:17

instant Shock

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OtterBaubles · 17/12/2011 09:17

But, in answer to the OP, I have done about half on-line, and half on the high street. However, I go in really early and get out by 10.30, avoiding the heaving masses.

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madammecholet · 17/12/2011 09:19

marriednotdad I feel for you. Sending a motivational hug .... spill on the 'specialist retail'. I think I'm def a specialist shopper!

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Cybbo · 17/12/2011 09:20

It's the same as this but for some reason mine had £30 off

But if yours comes before mine I'LL KILL YOU

OtterBaubles · 17/12/2011 09:27

Thanks, Cybbo. I just showed DD and asked what she thought, and she said, "What? For you? Right." and made this face, Hmm.

I feel silly now. Xmas Sad

The search continues.

monkeysmama · 17/12/2011 09:34

I really like that parka and an tempted to order one. I do have a big black puffa Barbour but really fancy a parka too.

I've done all my Christmas shopping on line. I went to Westfield in Stratford on a Monday morning in early December and it was heaving. I quickly decided it would be my last high street shop. I do have to face supermarket on Christmas Eve for veg etc though.

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madammecholet · 17/12/2011 09:51

Nice parka..

I just hate the bun fight of it all today.... we're off for a walk and a pub lunch with friends instead..... it'll be mayhem , but I'll cope as i'll have a large glass of red in my hand.

Can't say that when you're in the queue in M&S!Wink

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TheGoldRoad · 17/12/2011 12:29

I've got that River Island Parka..looks nice but is not very warm. More of a fashion item. Comes up huge as well, I had to get size 8 when I was a 14 at the time Xmas Shock

marriednotdead · 17/12/2011 15:54

Specialist retail. For voluptuous women Xmas Wink

gregssausageroll · 17/12/2011 16:05

I am an A all the way. I don't mind a bit of shopping during working days closer to Christmas but only when I don't really have to buy anything!

tardisjumper · 17/12/2011 16:11

I feel the same way about grocery shopping tbh. Thereare downsides but they far outweight the screaming children thing.

I also saved huge amounts of money doing it online.

Plus I am lazy.

Cybbo · 17/12/2011 16:16

yes gold I ordered a 12 (am a 14, thought it would be tight) then tried on daughters 10 and it was perfect

NanAstley · 17/12/2011 16:28

This year I have done the entire Christmas shop online. I started on 28th November and by 10th December all the gifts had been delivered and are now all gift-wrapped and be-ribboned. We only went into town as a family to enjoy the atmosphere and visit the market stalls (we bought a fair bit at the stalls, but as they were extras and not main gifts, we enjoyed the experience).

Christmas has been much much better because of it. I am a convert!

CointreauVersial · 17/12/2011 21:41

OP, I'm with you all the way. On my sofa with my laptop.

I don't go near the shops on a Saturday beyond mid-November. I don't know why people leave it so blinking late (yes, I mean you, DH).

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madammecholet · 17/12/2011 21:44

:):)

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GeorginaWorsley · 18/12/2011 10:17

Done all mine online and it has all arrived.
Usually buy clothes online also.Hate crowded shops and 'malls' especially.
I like a wander around a little market town when on holiday.

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