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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Shopping for women and men is different. We knew that. Women shop to see trends and what is new and fashionable. Men shop to get what they want, the best quality for the best price and see new products.
Women shop for recreation and men shop for necessity...sometimes, not always.
At this time if I am looking for something to buy, I let my fingers do the walking on my computer to see what is available and what the price range is.
For instance if I need a lamp, I will shop on line to see what is available and refresh to myself who are the best manufacturers and best places to buy it, comparison shop a little. Then go out to the available stores nearby and see what they have. Lowes and Home Depot have available catalogs from the manufacturers and you can order from them and they extend then the ability to return it to them if you don't like it.
I will then go to Ocala and Orlando if I can't find what I want and usually end up buying something I can see.
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We do have a Home Depot in our small town. We try to avoid it.
When they first came to town, everyone was thrilled......we don't have a Lowe's so H.D. was the next best thing........well, let me tell you, after a few home projects several years back, when they lost our Jacuzzi whirlpool tub, lost our bathroom mirrors, our toilets, etc. and so on.......and then everyone would call or stop by the house and tell me "I am the manager".
Go figure.
All of the twenty something year old "kids" were the manager. They would state that they would hunt down our missing stuff...........well, what a fiasco. Glad when those projects were over. We went back to our little homegrown store........and now just let our contractor buy the "stuff" .....
I've never shopped for recreation. Maybe when we were in our teens.
But after getting married, and realizing my new husband did not like to shop, I just shopped alone........then with the children........but since the invention of the internet...........so much easier. I shop by brands and have never been disappointed yet.
Williams Sonoma, The Pottery Barn, lots of the fun kind of stores are online. Too numerous to mention here.
Macy's and Bloomies has adorable baby clothes and toddler clothes.
DITTO FOR "BABY GAP".............adorable.
They gift wrap and ship.........so it makes it very easy on us.
Amazon.com I get free shipping............no tax. I never pay tax online.
ORVIS.COM.........nice New England styled clothing. Vermont and Virginia.
The adolescent age grandchildren still like the L.L. Bean KIDS CLOTHES.
Our one teenaged grand daughter was always happy shopping the J.C.Penney sales with a gift card......
She could really stretch the money and had fun modeling the clothes for us here at our place.
They don't have a JCPenney up where they live.
Talbots, The Tog Shop, Appleseeds, etc........so many.
But I'd say that AMAZON.COM is my favorite........they keep all of your information and it's a no brainer to just go and order whatever it is you need, as they have it all..........even just got a new book onto my Kindle.
Dryer dinging, so time to carry the laundry upstairs to fold and hang......
MELISSA AND DOUG have great toys and games, puzzles........wooden stuff which young parents today love.