Comments on: Five Reasons a Man Should Shop with His Wife

By: Persephone

Persephone — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:26:10 +0000

I love to shop with my husband but I know my way around a store as well as he does.

By: spicoli

spicoli — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:36:49 +0000

I don’t mind shopping but I hate shopping with other people. If I am in a store, it has to be all about me!

By: OldFriend

OldFriend — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:15:01 +0000

David, I am a ghost from your past. It was fun seeing this issue addressed on the news (and fun seeing you). I do enjoy shopping with my wife. In our case I am the impulse buyer. The other comments about a man over buying (tools esp) apply to me and I am not ashamed of it. Nothing is better than having a completely over-engineered jackhammer to punch in a few staples. Then watch it hang on the garage wall for years gathering dust. Most women (and some men) out there will never understand this power trip. Also, I never return things. After my wife points out how rediculus the purchase is I promise to return but do not. Why in the world do we need two shop vacs? I don’t really know but I trust my gut instincts on these matters. I also
do not price compare when I shop.
Probably because I am in a mathematical profession and doing math in the grocery feels too much like work. How many times I have I come home with medium sized eggs and told it was the large eggs on sale that week. How does she even know this? Don’t get me started on itune purchases.

My wife does most of her non-food purchases at the Goodwill store. She has created a fantastic home environment at a fraction of the cost of my tools. Unbelievable.

Now my wife has walked in and found me wasting time on the internet again. She wants to add something ..

Hello,all of the above is very true. Also, I am a craigslist junkie and have begun to get my husband addicted too. (He is not as bad as me). But this hails to your “shopping on line” tip–fast and fun (and a great way to recycle) Well I think we have turned our comment into our own blog… please keep in touch with your old friend and keep him in line.

OlFriend is back. I want to give my number one reason for shopping with wife: Women’s clothes shopping. It does not have to cost anything – I will leave the benefits to your audiences imagination.

By: probuyer

probuyer — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 03:41:59 +0000

I was a buyer for a major international corporation for almost 2 decades.

I’m also usually the one in our household making purchasing decisions.

I guess I should go see if I have a pe-is that I’m not aware of.

By: Moneylady

Moneylady — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:25:19 +0000

I agree with Natalie…..I saw the post on the website, David I hope this is your hobby and you have a real job somewhere, or are you really and idiot!

By: Natalie

Natalie — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:22:35 +0000

This article overgeneralizes to the EXTREME. Who edits the articles on this website? Anybody?

By: Gail

Gail — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:02:44 +0000

Tut tut tut David. You made huge generalizations in this post! I have never bought anything with the intention that I can bring it back if needed. What a time waster! In my experience it is the guys that buy parts they aren’t sure they need and then they have to find the receipts and unused parts to return them to the store after a project is finished unless they decide it is easier to keep the stuff ‘just in case’.

However the redeeming part of your post is the fact you want to do things with your wife and that even includes shopping. During the rare times that we have money to shop at the store for clothes for me (instead of my sewing them) my hubby loves helping me find clothes and talks of how he loves dressing up ‘his’ Barbie. We just like being together.

Not all women are ditherers and can’t make decsions. I’m perfectly capable of grabbing what I need at a correct price and getting out of the store. I don’t have the energy to stand around debating the merits of whatever. My son usually helps me get groceries due to my poor health and he is now excellently trained to to anybody’s shopping and bring home exactly what was needed and only what was needed.

By: Justin

Justin — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:00:33 +0000

My wife and I love spending time together and we rarely shop without one another. We are both frugal minded people and this definitely makes shopping easier when we you and your spouse are on the same page.

By: Dena

Dena — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:55:55 +0000

I think if you are in a relationship, one person tends to be frugal and the other more relaxed in their spending. Opposites attract. I haven’t stepped foot in a mall in years. My husband loves shopping. I tend to research my purchases and know exactly what I want and the best deal. My husband loves to window
shop and rarely puts any thought into what he buys. Christmas shopping is a complete nightmare to me (the crowds, the marketing) and my husband says it puts him in the
Christmas mood. Hmmmm… I guess we don’t fit the roles you described.

By: Lou Russo

Lou Russo — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:12:44 +0000

I also kind of enjoy shopping with my wife for much the same reason you do, I enjoy being with her. Grocery shopping does drive me a bit nuts, though. My wife is an inveterate coupon and sale item searcher. We routinely save 30-50% off our grocery bill. That said, she is still capable of spending an agonizing 5 minutes deciding which of the items she has a coupon for to actually buy. On those occasions when I go myself, she gives me the list and the coupons and I go like Mario Andretti through the aisles getting what I need. I always attribute this to the concept that in the early history of human beings, men hunted and women gathered. To me, shopping is like gathering. My wife carefully selects those items that appeal to her. Me, I just want it to be over.