"Grumpy old Geezer Time ! "

[Frederick]

Ladies ...Do us a favour when you go shopping all you need to take with you is a purse big enough to hold your plastic and your mobile  phone .....You do not need somthing the size of a joiners tool bag sticking out behind you while you stand gazing at the stuff on store shelves .. We guys who are in a hurry have to push these bags out of the way as we go through the crowd in stores ...So when we do...dont spin round ...  grab the bag ....and  then glare at us ...we are not trying to nick your wallet...you are just taking up space for two !

[JayJay]

Hey chum, in most cases the damn handbag is full of men's stuff anyway. You know, 'here love, just put that in your bag'

[Bugsy]

That is oh so true.............[:D][:D][:D]

There is an advantage though when asking the question;

"Have you got a --------?" (insert virtually anything there) or

"Have you seen my ---------?"

The reply is always, "I'll look in my bag"

[:D][:D][:D]

[woolybanana]

If there is a queue of people behind you waiting to pay, please get your card or cash ready in advance rather than taking two hours to find it at the bottom of your overbulky bag. particulalry in supermarkets. Guys, DO NOT USE PURSES.

[Hoddy]

OK Frederick, I promise. Always provided that you will undertake never to travel by air with a rucksack.

Hoddy

[mint]

[quote user="JayJay"]Hey chum, in most cases the damn handbag is full of men's stuff anyway. You know, 'here love, just put that in your bag'[/quote]

Talk about putting it in a nutshell.  You made me smile in agreement, JJ!

[Just Katie]

Yes and while we are on the subject of shopping.  Why do men who are dragged around department stores with their wives always end up lingering in the lingerie department pretending not to look at other women buying knickers??[:@]

[Bugsy]

[quote user="Just Katie"]Yes and while we are on the subject of shopping.  Why do men who are dragged around department stores with their wives always end up lingering in the lingerie department pretending not to look at other women buying knickers??[:@][/quote]

Never, it doesn't happen I tell you, never......................[;-)]

[woolybanana]

It is fun to watch who is buying or looking at what. The most unsuitable pairs of nothings sometimes being bought by the most unsuitable females. Then you get the lovely young things, and you can see exactly what is on their minds. It is better than the telly.[6]

[Just Katie]

I stand still and stare them out.........which of course doesnt take long, then they kind of rub the backs of their heads, look to the floor and shuffle away.  I mean the last thing they want is a scene with wifey only 10 metres away. [:D]

 

[Renaud]

I have done almost all of my Christmas shopping on the internet. Firstly because it I hate the Christmas kitch that swamps the high street and the crowds. Secondly because it is cheaper and easier. (Or the other way round).

I like to support the independent high street shops against the large multiples because the family businesses and entrepreneurs deserve support. However now the high streets are just collections of chain stores and how drab is that? (Answer: very). So I buy books at our local book store but otherwise look to the internet.

I cannot be alone in this - so if you hold shares in chain stores or logistics companies - I advise selling them. Buy equities in breweries and confectionery manufacturers.

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I heard the head of Apple's European education team talking recently and the gist of one of his points was: book and CD retailers make 70% of their turnover on 'top twenty' style 'favorites' and the other 30% on the other items that they stock. In contract these statistics are almost exactly reversed by internet retailers.

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When in France we try and shop locally rather than visit Super U - however over the year we probably end up spending more of our euros at the latter.