https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 05 May 2026 03:28:57 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend/page/2#post-205523 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:49:16 +0000 annagybe 205523@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Used to have a shopping buddy, but she recently took a major hit financially. I pretty much shop alone, which can be dangerous when I get a good salesperson.<br /> I have a difficult situation in that a person that used to be a good friend took a job at Neiman Marcus. It is a pure commission job. She now only calls me to sell me something. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend/page/2#post-205518 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:39:19 +0000 shana 205518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The more I read the more I realize that finding the perfect shopping friend is a rare and wondrous thing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend/page/2#post-205506 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:28:23 +0000 Melody 205506@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My favorite person to shop with is my sister. We have very similar tastes with the same build/shape and have frequently bought the same tops and dresses separately at different times in different cities, entirely coincidental. Sometimes we separate while shopping together and come back to find each other holding the exact same thing. And we often show up at places dressed very similarly. It's so easy to shop with her because we like the same stores and we tire out about the same time, or want to hit Cinnabuns at the same time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend/page/2#post-205479 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:10:37 +0000 Tara 205479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am definitely an alone shopper. Having someone along with me frustrates me because I like to power through the shops, zooming in straightaway on what interests me and taking the time when there's lots of things that interest me.</p> <p>I end up feeling a bit resentful if my friend is looking bored or is done before me...I love an entire day to myself just going into whatever shop pleases me!</p> <p>That said, my current BF is incredibly patient and actually helpful at times in the shops, pointing out cute stuff for me...but it also depends on his mood </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-205410 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:20:55 +0000 Louise 205410@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hate shopping on my own. I'm a very social shopper I love meeting up for lunch/ drinks and a browse and a natter. My regular shopping buddies are my Mum and brother's girlfriend. My friend Rachel and I meet up every 2 months and usually go shopping though she is moving back to work at my school so we'll get to see each other more often x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-205271 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:42:11 +0000 yublocka 205271@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I enjoy shopping with friends, but definitely am more focussed and successful when on my own in general. However I find I make a lot more impulse purchases when out with friends!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-205219 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:01:18 +0000 Mae 205219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aww... thanks April. You are MY best shopping buddy, too. Once a year is not nearly enough, but it works. (Plus, you send the *best* care packages.) xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-205184 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:08:06 +0000 Kristen 205184@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>One of my closest friends is dubbed Shopping Friend on my blog; she works in retail and is terrific at giving me honest feedback and great new ideas. She always has the perfect bag and shoes for herself too! </p> <p>Laura, of course, is a great shopping buddy too. This SYC thing is putting a crimp in that, though!:)</p> <p>Mostly, I am the shopping friend for my other friends and family. They rely on me the way I rely on SF and Laura. It's kind of a nice feeling! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-205172 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:25:38 +0000 AJ 205172@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My best shopping buddy moved away years ago. When she lived nearby, we used to go to our huge outlet center and make a weekend trip of it. We did that twice a year and it was so fun to head back to the hotel and go over our loot.</p> <p>I do enjoy shopping with my sister but we only see each other once a year. So usually I'm by myself which is fine, since my time to go without kids is limited so I need to move fast and stay focused. </p> <p>When I go out with pals, I much prefer to linger over a quiet and calm meal. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-205148 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:54:43 +0000 Maya 205148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am much too methodical and focused to enjoy shopping with others. Of course I love shopping with other YLFers but that is the exception that proves the rule. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-205146 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:50:55 +0000 Mamapicklejuice 205146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't have a shopping buddy - I wish I did! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-205144 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:43:26 +0000 taylor 205144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I shop with my hubby alot..he has a great eye. My daughter and I do alot of damage together and have lots of fun...we power shop., move quickly and get alot done...I like that. My favorite shopping buddy doesn't live in town anymore :(.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-205130 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:21:48 +0000 Sparky 205130@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had two fabulous shopping buddies when I lived in Brazil. Wahh, how I miss them. I do like shopping with someone who can give me helpful feedback when I try things on. But finding a person whom I click with in terms of shopping strategy, that's something else. I have two friends now who I might try shopping with ~ one I think will be a thrift store shopping buddy ~ but we haven't managed to try yet.</p> <p>ETA: Cookie, can I borrow your hubby? Actually, maybe he could tour the US being everyone's shopping bud. He sounds like the perfect partner in crime! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-205101 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:31:57 +0000 Angie 205101@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I LOVE to shop with my clients, YLF'ers, Greg, my late Mum and my sis in law (although Greg only has a two hour window twice a year). </p> <p>I actually prefer to shop with other people. It's more festive that way. You can't beat good food and fashion with friends. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-205097 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:28:37 +0000 shana 205097@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think kari hit the nail on the head - it's about chemistry and it's hard to find. Since I've only had one shopping buddy in the last 37 years, I don't think they come around too often! </p> <p>Even when we didn't shop together, she was my sounding board and when we met, I often had an item or two stashed in my bag to review! Ylf is great but having a shopping buddy I trusted allowed me to skip the whole process of finding items, taking pictures, editing &amp; posting them online, writing up my post, waiting for feedback and then going back to buy (or buying &amp; returning). I guess I'm just lazy!!</p> <p>My mom &amp; I don't see each other too often &amp; when we do, it's all about the grandkids these days. I did enjoy shopping with her when I was younger and it kind of makes me sad that I'll never have a daughter to share shopping trips with like my mom &amp; I did. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-205082 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:08:37 +0000 Ana 205082@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do my best shopping alone. I don't mind shopping with someone else, and sometimes it's more fun to do so. But I can usually get more accomplished if I'm by myself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-205079 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:02:48 +0000 JewelryGirl 205079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a great friend that we sometimes shop together but I think due to schedules &amp; both knowing our own style so well we each shop alone more often than together. However, we are more "review the loot" buddies than anything. Or, "on the hunt" buddies where each will scope out things while the other is out on their own missions &amp; if one of us is on the fence then we review together...it's more fun for each of us for our busy lifestyles I think. Ohhhh everyone needs a girlfried that fits at least one of those categories - shopping, strategizing, on the hunt, review the loot, etc. That's the cool thing about YLF - we have that on-line at the click of a finger as well! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-205033 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:41:08 +0000 Kari 205033@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is very difficult to find a friend with "shopping chemistry" that meshes, especially having been very spoiled with friendly but astute criticism from YLF. Though I have many friends that I enjoy browsing non-clothing stores with, I can't say that I have a real shopping friend. Maybe someday I'll find one.</p> <p>However, I love to shop with my mom and also with my younger sister. In both cases, our body types, ages, and style preferences are very different, but our budget preferences are pretty similar, and we really get each other's aesthetic. One of us will often suggest items that we think the other would like, or veto items that are impractical or unwise buys.</p> <p>My sister and I did the NAS pre-sale together this year for the first time and had such a blast that we're hoping to make it an annual event. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-205016 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:39:18 +0000 NK 205016@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nope, I've never really had a shopping buddy. Even my best friend from high school was about 8 inches taller than I was, so we could never shop at the same places.</p> <p>I think I do better on my own anyhow. I don't like waiting around for someone else or having them wait around for me while I try stuff on. It's too much pressure! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-204978 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:57:34 +0000 Queen Mum 204978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really do best when I shop alone. As much as I value the input of others, it makes it too stressful while I am actually in the dressing room. I do best when I can think alone and then come here for some feedback. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-204964 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:29:36 +0000 Laura 204964@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shana, I am sorry your shopping buddy moved away. That is a big loss. Are there any YLFers in your area? KristenKP and I have become the best of shopping buddies. There's nothing like another person who "gets" the YLF way to make shopping a completely pleasure - we have different styles but we're on the same wavelength. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-204945 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:41:07 +0000 biscuitsmom 204945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cookie and April, can they teach my DH? I would love that! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-204939 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:38:45 +0000 April 204939@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't have a shopping buddy who is local &lt;sobbing with Khris&gt; though I have two long-distance ones.</p> <p>SO is a good shopping buddy for some things (I wouldn't bring him to look at handbags or shoes, for example, but he's pretty good with clothing) and my best fellow shopper is Mae, but we only get to do sister shopping once a year. Not ideal. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-204938 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:37:35 +0000 Cookie 204938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am the shopping buddy. I even have to give opinions by cell phone sometimes. If I want my own shopping buddy I take my husband. He has a good eye for what looks best on me and he never looks at the price tag. And he likes shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-204922 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:25:50 +0000 Bianca 204922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Generally I shop alone. As a mom w/little kids, its heavenly getting away and trying close on by myself! It took me a while to get confident on how to wear things and know my body type. I always take things home and try them on again, just to be shore. But I do like going to the mall with the the Gals! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-204879 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:31:09 +0000 RoseandJoan 204879@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love to shop for accessories with my friend J, as the over extended tea breaks tend to take away almost all of the shopping time and leaves no time for the fitting room. I also shop 80% online which by nature is a solitary sport! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-204877 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:23:20 +0000 Barbara 204877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to shop with my sister, who always tried to buy an entire wardrobe in one shopping excursion. Haven't done that in DECADES. I do shop alone, but I prefer it that way. I know what I like, what looks fab on me and I am not easily distracted. My husband calls me 'stealth shopper' because I am so focused, which he said is unusual for a female. Was that a compliment or an insult??? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-204875 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:13:41 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 204875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've never had a really good shopping buddy. My mom's not bad - she's got a good eye for color and fit - but she lives across the country, so that doesn't happen often. It's fun to shop with my SIL, although it doesn't happen often (see 'across the country'), because she's one of those stereotypical blonde sorority girl always dressed to a T kind of people. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-204862 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:27:58 +0000 shana 204862@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Occasionally, I force my DH to shop with me and it's always a mistake. He's either bored &amp; disinterested or much too opinionated:) He's not a good shopping buddy!</p> <p>Maybe we need to use ylf to match us with shopping friends in our cities??? Sort of a match.com for shopping!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-have-a-shopping-friend#post-204843 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:03:18 +0000 biscuitsmom 204843@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I usually shop alone...my sister thinks anything outside of a thrift store is 'a huge waste of money' and if you can get it on 'it fits fine' soooo, we dont often shop together! I like thrift stores, but certainly not exclusively...I dont have any friends nearby, so thats not an option...if I shop with DH he's well-meaning, but clueless when it comes to fit and he's always in a hurry to leave.... </p>