I Don't Like to Shop!

I think I might be in the minority for my gender but I don't like to shop.

Some people use shopping as a form of entertainment. "Let's go to the movies or go shopping..." Some people go shopping just to look at is new or whether something they like is on sale. Others see shopping as a chore or even a form of torture. These are the long faces that you see sitting on a bench in the middle of the mall outside of the department store.

I believe that most people like to getting new things so what makes some people love it and others hate it? It is something we all have to do at one point or another. It has taken a while but I think I have figured out why I don't like to shop. What surprised me the most was it isn't the typical issues with price, self-image, or weight. I have boiled it down to three things: time, organization, and personal style.

What I like about shopping:

I like to get new stuff.

I love it when I get something I really liked or wanted on sale.

I love when there are plenty of my size to choose from on the rack or shelf.

Walking in the store picking out what I want, buying it and leaving within 15 minutes.

Shopping online, reading reviews, researching the best price, using promotional codes, getting boxes delivered to the house.

What I don't like about shopping:

Searching through rack after rack of sale items that are in no particular order.

Taking my shoes on and off when trying clothes on that never seem to fit right.

Standing in line to try on clothes or to buy them.

Finding the perfect outfit and having it be the most expensive thing in the department.

Finding plenty of what I like but not in my size.

Continually trying on clothes than appear to made to fit a 16 year old without any figure.

Having too much to choose from or only really trendy or ugly stuff available.

So what do I do? My strategies:
Option#1: Only shop at stores that are incredibly organized and have a limited selection. I It might be a little more expensive but it is well worth in the end. Can you put a price tag on your time?

Option #2: Pick out a bunch of stuff, buy it, take it home and try it on at my leisure then return anything I don't want later. I might spend more time driving to and from the store and going through the exchange/refund process but it is less time overall.

Option #3: Hire or ask someone to shop for me. Could be very expensive but it could be very efficient. I just have to be sure I like their style and give them a strict budget to follow.

Option #4: Shop online! You can sort by size, colors, and style, in a matter of minutes and have it shipped to right to the front door. There are so many free-shipping offers out there that shipping costs is really not and issue.

When it comes to shopping my attitude is "... you can't take it with you." Why spend all that time just looking around when I could be doing something more important? I want new things and I want to look good but there has to be a way to get that without wasting so much time. My answer is shop where there is organization and where I like the designs and it will not take so much time. Just one perspective...