The Joy of Shopping

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I have a confession to make: I love shopping. Yes, you’ve probably heard every teenage girl you know say this at one point, and it is rather stereotypical. I feel like when I say this though, people look at me as materialistic and spoilt, and don’t really understand

It’s not about the clothes I end up with at the end of the day, not really. It’s about the feel of the fabric as I brush my fingers across a rack of shirts. It’s about the wonderful outfits that come to mind as I see a particular piece.

It’s the feeling of putting on a piece in the changing room and knowing exactly what would look good with it. It’s about how confident I feel as I find a pair of perfectly fitting jeans. It’s the feeling of finding the most gorgeous skirt among a bunch of rubbish. Those are the reasons I love shopping.

I prefer shopping alone. Perhaps this is because I’m used to it, or that I don’t have any really close female friends, but I love being able to spend three hours in a shop if that’s what I want to do. I like being able to go back into the changing room several times with the same dress without anyone rolling their eyes at me.

Few things make me feel calmer than strolling through the same few shops all day long, browsing through the same selection of items. I could spend hours in super
drug, testing different colours of lipstick on the back of my hand, only to end up buying nothing.

Do you like shopping? What's your favourite thing to shop for?

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