Friday Five: Buy the buy

1. Do you like to shop? Why or why not?
Of course I do, silly. Well, to be honest, it depends. Once in a while I’m just not in the mood to spend hours on my feet, flitting from store to store. But most of the time, for me shopping (and not necessarily buying, mind you) is a kind of escapist activity, e.g., sitting down in Storehouse Furniture and imagining it to be my own fabulous living room, as Thom and I did last week.

2. What was the last thing you purchased?
Other than a last-minute run to Pak N Save for Thanksgiving groceries, the latest issues of Vanity Fair and The Advocate (whose cover story is on HBO’s adaptation of Angels in America, which I cannot wait to see) from Barnes & Noble the other night.

3. Do you prefer shopping online or at an actual store? Why?
For some reason I don’t shop online much, other than for things that have become e-commerce staples, like airline tickets. I guess I do like to go into actual stores and feel, try on, etc. whatever I’m considering. Kick the tires, as it were. And then maybe buy it online if I can get a better price.

4. Did you get an allowance as a child? How much was it?
Honestly, I don’t remember.

5. What was the last thing you regret purchasing?
Hm. Again, I don’t remember, which I suppose is a good indicator of my shopping habits? Though I may seem to buy a lot of things, I’ve become more picky over the last few years. I ask myself, does this shirt really fit the way I want? Can I get these shoes in a different color? Will I regret this in the morning? Heh. I love to buy things I call “investments.” Like that Kenneth Cole bag I got last week. Smart, basic. A good buy.

(Although, I think I carry this to an extreme when it comes to music. I never seem to buy “current” music these days, since I wonder how much I’m really going to listen to it later on.)