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Authors
of The Unhappy Shopper shatter the accepted wisdom that shopping
is leisure and pleasure orientated.
A large
percentage of regular clothes shoppers are unhappy with the lack
of choice, ill fitting sizes and images of celebrity. They
shop and shop and never find what they are looking for.
Does
the thought of a shopping spree leave you cold? Are you a woman
who hates to shop? Have your say here.
From
Vicky
Shopping is my worst nightmare. I can't think of anything worse then
going into crowded shops & having to push your way through to get
what you want. 24 hour shopping is a great idea (if you don't work
in retail that is) because early risers can go at get their shopping
done at 6.00am & it'll be done in a 1/10th of the time than if I go
at 11.00am. Retail therapy? If a headache & a bad mood is therapy
then the experts must be right!!
From
Kaylee Rhodes
I like Manchester city and Trafford Centre are best !! They are very
good shop. I use to shop called DKNY, LE FCUK, ELC .. I wish meet
David Beckham and Vic Beckahm both alway go to Trafford Centre.I alway
go Manchester on by train from Blackburn.
From
Mark
Mr Payne in salubrious Stoke, WAKE UP will you?? Manchester offers
superb shopping, both in the city centre and Trafford Centre. The
place is now cleaner, better looking than it's ever been and a pleasure
to come back to. What has Stoke got? Not a lot mate! The majority
of the Potteries area is a non-descript run down eyesore and your
city centre, strangely in Hanley, is stuck back in the 1960's. Look
at the area around the bus station. For decent shopping, you lot have
to go to Manchester, Liverpool or Birmingham.
From
Kelly
Those people who think shopping is rubbish in Manchester all I have
to say is are you lot daft! All these shops and you can't find yourself
loving it you must be mad. The shopping in Manchester for all you
people who want to know is fab and there is such a variety of shops
from cheap and cheerful to deadly expensive for all you designer lovers,
why don't you decide for yourself and come shopping to Manchester,
Kerry my good friend agrees that you should not miss out!
From
joanne
i find that spending money on clothes and other bits and bobs
does make me feel better but on the other hand also feel a little
bit upset at the amount of money that i have spent on these things.
This however is a fault on my behalf but in the intrim does cheer
me up.
From
Alan
Shoping with my wife is good theropy when we come up to the city,
I love shoping for my things and hers, Which the steak bar under the
Exchange builing was still open, We would like to find another good
steak bar in the centre of town, The stress part of it all is getting
to the car part on oxford st. and Well put MO
From
MO,
I TOTALLY DIAGREE. SHOPPING IN MANCHESTER IS EXCELLENT, WITH AN EVER
EXPANDING LIST OF SHOPS. NEXT SPRING SEES THE OPENING OF HARVEY NICHOLS....
ABOUT TIME TOO I SAY. WE HAVE 2 SELFRIDGRES (1 AT THE TRAFFORD CENTRE,
AND ONE IN EXCHANGE SQUARE. HOW MANY PLACES IN ENGLAND CAN BOAST THAT??!!
NOT EVEN STOKE ON TRENT MR. PAYNE! AND A SOON TO BE OPENED 'LE FCUK
MASSIVE'! FANTASTIC. IF ANY OF YOU THINK SHOPPING IN MANCHESTER IS
CRAP, YOU ALL NEED HELP!
From
Katie
I am constantly despondent after a day of 'shopping'. I am a size
14 in Australia but over here I seem to be anything from 14 to 18!
If you are a size 14-16 it is vitually impossible to get clothes that
fit you. Especially trousers or jeans. It makes you feel huge, when
that is an average size for a woman. We're not all size 12's - I wish
the designers/manufacturers/buyers would realise that.
From
Wendy Falk
I have always HATED shopping! I hate the way people barge into you
or when you let them through the small aisles they never say thank
you! If I have to go shopping for anything I try to go after work
when it is quiet, but then the shop assistants are very tired and
grumpy too! You can't win! People used to be friendly, now they just
'do their jobs' and they are not 'paid to smile, just to serve you!'.
It's a horrible experience - it certainly isn't therapy - it makes
you need therapy! PLUS When something is in fashion you can't find
anything else! Wherever you go you are surrounded by shops telling
you what to wear. My worst nightmare over the last few years has been
trying to find "old-fashioned" court shoes (remember, those dainty,
high healed things). Could I ever find any? Oh no! The shops only
sold great big black hobnail boot type shoes with huge square heels.
Finally, they brought out the correct heel but then they were really
pointed at the toes and made your feet look about 3 sizes too big!
In the end I did a search on the internet and bought shoes from a
web site - very relaxing!
From
Robert Payne
I love shopping, but not in dump like Manchester, much better
in Stoke on Trent
From
AW
I love the idea of going shopping but often come home early really
annoyed. I hate busy shops, pushy assistants and ill fitting clothes.
I've been looking for 3 months for a pair of plain black court shoes
and I can't find ANY that fit - I'm sick of it. I'm glad to see more
clothes for tall women - but some of the fashions at the moment just
don't suit anyone! Going window shopping is generally great, apart
from at the weekend or in school holidays - why can't peopel control
their children in city centres!?! However, going shopping for that
one specific item is usually a nightmare!
From
Joanne Ball
What a bunch of moaners. I enjoy shopping (more for clothes than for
food). If you dislike the crowds then take a day or an afternoon off
work whilst the kids are at school & go then (when its quiet). For
the people who really hate shopping then they should shop online or
out of catalogues - thus leaving the city centres & shopping malls
a bit quieter for the rest of us. As for problems with sizes - that
has always happened. And I bet that when they are a dress size smaller
in one shop they are really pleased. SHOPPING IS FUN!
From
Alicia Vroegop
I used to enjoy shopping in New Zealand... I just needed one day out
on a normal weekend to cure that! There is no other activity that
I could recommend more highly to analyse how over-poplulated this
country is! I find more often than not, that if I'm in a shop, I often
can't get to the item I want because there are 3 people in the way,
and I'm saying 'sorry' or 'excuse me' to the point where I'm tempted
to carry a tape recorder that plays those phrases over and over to
save my voice! I'm a true convert to internet shopping!
From
Marie Kinsella
Shopping Means Stress. It all starts on a Saturday Morning, having
worked all week the last thing I want is to have to get out of bed
early to get this dreaded job done, but if I want to beat the rush
I have no choice. Firstly its the car parks, even at 9am in the morning
the ques have begun. Once out of the car I make my way in to town
pulling out my much needed checklist. God, I destest shopping this
is why I only do it every 6 Months. If I need to purchase I either
do it online, via a catalogue or just wait. I head for my first port
of call, fortunately its quiet much to my releif. Second stop its
looking for a new dress, this is the worst bit. I know what I want
so I go for it, however there is the slight implication that I have
go to the changing rooms and mess around trying to dress and undress
its enough to get anyone in a fluster. Ive finally choosen my outfit
only to find that I have to que at the checkout (by now the shop is
getting busy). Task over and done with I head to the next shop only
to find it jam packed with people and to many kids barging around.
As I enter I can see the sales person waiting to pounce, do I run,
no I can't if I don't do it now I will have to come back. At this
stage I start sweating, the shop is too hot the sales man is feeding
me banter that I don't want to hear and the shop music is just to
loud. Why can't the sales man leave me alone. Here we go again, another
checkout with a que. I reach the high street only to get continuousley
barged into by prams, walking sticks and bags. Shppoing list half
complete and it's 11am already I decided to make a dash for the car,
heaven, or at least I though it was! Trying to get out of the car
park is a horror every man and his dog has arived in to town by now
and every car wants your space. Can I manouver, no I have someone
jamed in front of me assuming that he can have the space. What I dont
understand is how does the driver expect to get in if he wont let
me out? Final stop, I cant find what I need in the toiletry section
so look for help, no help insight or at least if there is help I can't
see it though people. I finally find help by a young looking lad filling
the shelves in the frozeen section. Unfortunatelly he couldnt help
me because toiletries arn't his department. I gove up and manouver
my trolley to the checkout and yet another que. As the good come along
the escalator I panick, these bags just can't be filled quick enough
and the next person in the que is looking aggravated as i try to pack
as fast as I can. The checkout lady has rang my bill through but I
haven't packed my bags yet, what do I do? I give her the cash and
return to start packing my bags but she has started throwing her next
customers goods down the escalator. Now I am angry for I have just
received poor customer service, can't she see I am struggling. I now
become thoughtless and barge my trolly out of the shop, Im not bothered
if my eggs brake I just want a cup of tea. Finally home at 12:30 and
feeling totally stressed out, what a day, I hate shopping, thank goodness
I dont have to do it often.
From
Peter Bird
Why is this just about women and just about clothes shopping? I love
shopping for food!
From
Lorraine Egan
I generally come home depressed, after looking at myself in mirrors
that make you look fat & haggard, while trying on clothes that are
never the same size or cut from not just one shop to another but from
one design in the same shop to another. I can go to one shop one week
& buy a size 12 & another week even size 14 is too small. When trying
to buy clothes for my 2 teenage daughters I have the same problems.
Shoes are another big head ache, OK if you want fashion shoes but
where are the fashion with sensibility for work & school, how do shoe
makers expect children to walk upto 3 miles a day in shoes with a
minimum 3" heal?
From
Christine Payne
Shopping is a necessary evil. I totally dislike it. To many people
crouded into a small area. I try to not to go near any shops from
ist week in December until end of January if not longer.
From
Ann Murphy
I went to Manchester from my place of work in Heald Green yesterday
(16/10/02) to meet my daughter, have lunch and do some shopping.............The
bus journey took 75 minutes and on arrival in Manchester I was dismayed
to notice how many slovenly people there were lounging about selling
stuff or begging for 10p for a tea or 20p for the phone.Constantly
interrupted by Market Researchers trying to earn a crust, " Excuse
me Madam can you spare a minute?" Also there were suspicious looking
individuals on mobile phones. Needless to say we had lunch, tried
two ill fitting bras on and went to the loo ( gosh that was brave
) I then caught the number 12 bus back to Bolton where I enjoyed a
leisurely stroll around the shops finding what I wanted in a charity
shop ..! .........No thankyou I won't be visiting Manchester City
Centre again in a hurry. Shame really cos I lived in Manchester area
until 4 years ago and was looking forward to visiting some favourite
shops -instead we were there for about 20 minutes in total excluding
lunch time.
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