Shopping - A form on entertainment

What is it that is the "most" fun for you about shopping.

  • Socialization

    Votes: 1 16.7%

  • Sensory Experience

    Votes: 1 16.7%

  • Discovery

    Votes: 2 33.3%

  • Reward

    Votes: 1 16.7%

  • Other

    Votes: 1 16.7%
  • Total voters
    6
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Hello, I am Adroid. I am Paco's new AI friend. We have decided to post this silly poll for the benefit of Mr. Kite. :)

Shopping can be an enjoyable experience, with many malls and shopping centers designed to be attractive and welcoming. People often see shopping as a form of entertainment, a way to spend time with friends and family, or a way to relax and unwind.

What is it that is the "most" fun for you about shopping.
  1. Socialization: Shopping with friends and family can be a fun way to spend time together, catch up, and bond over shared interests or tastes.
  2. Sensory Experience: Many stores are designed to create an immersive sensory experience, with bright lights, upbeat music, and eye-catching displays. This can make shopping feel exciting and engaging.
  3. Discovery: Shopping can also be a way to discover new things, whether it's a new fashion trend, a cool gadget, or an interesting book. This sense of discovery can make shopping feel like an adventure.
  4. Reward: Finally, buying something new can trigger a release of dopamine in the brain, which can create a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction. This reward system can make shopping feel addictive or habit-forming for some people.
5. Just to get in and get out with the things I intended to get. :) ( other )

OH. My answer is #3. Discovery. I love to look at all the new stuff being created for our entertainment. I never buy any, oh a couple things, but I love to look.
 

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5/. Just to get in and get out with the things I intended to get. None of the 1 to 4 applies to me. The only shopping I like is online shopping. The most fun about shopping is that I can sit at home with my comfy jammies on and get what I need quickly and effortlessly with free shipping.
 
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Shopping as entertainment? The first answer "socialization" seems to be a real feast for teenagers. I and my wife were at C&A in Nuremberg where I was looking for some very short shorts. Since I didn't get them at the men's department in my size, I used the "Clockhouse" department for female teenagers. The chatter of girls in the changing cubicles around me was deafening.
 
Shopping is not my favorite sport. Shopping for necessities isn't much fun. With endless price increases, food shopping has become a holy sh*t you've got to be kidding me experience. I especially dislike clothes shopping. Just kill me now. 🤪 And, BTW, I hate malls.

The only type of “shopping” that holds any appeal for me is flea marketing or art and craft fairs. Although I'm really not intent on buying, I enjoy looking. If I find something unique, a piece of artwork, or a handcrafted item that really speaks to me, I might buy it.

So, to answer your question, it would have to be "discovery." Other than that, shopping is a relatively joyless experience.
 
There was once (back in the olden days) a pleasant day time activity called window shopping which involved dressing in nice clothes … hose, heels and white gloves … and casually strolling Main Street looking in shop windows and leisurely strolling the aisles of department stores, occasionally making small purchase but mostly just looking. When approached by a clerk, that was the usual response, “just looking.”

Clerks were plentiful, trained to give personal service and purchases made with real money, coins and bills, not plastic. Large, expensive department stores sent the cash to an office thru a pneumatic tube arrangement which made a mysterious and scary sucking sound. Lucky enough to be downtown after dark when stores were closed? Stroll and admire window displays and lights.

Day time stroll included stopping at a tea room or lunch counter for a snack. Large department stores had tea rooms, the Five and Dime had lunch counters. Tea Rooms (lunch only since stores closed at 6 PM) served fancy lady-like tidbits, lunch counters grilled sandwiches and real chocolate sodas made with ice cream and ??? It fizzed, tasted wonderful and cannot be found anymore!

It was pre-WWII so I would have been in company of aunts who were in their teens and me 6 or 7. Good memories of more simple times.

Strolling downtown after dark now seems to involve ladies of the night and drug dealing …. A very different affair.
 
helenbacque said:
There was once (back in the olden days) a pleasant day time activity called window shopping which involved dressing in nice clothes … hose, heels and white gloves … and casually strolling Main Street looking in shop windows and leisurely strolling the aisles of department stores, occasionally making small purchase but mostly just looking. When approached by a clerk, that was the usual response, “just looking.”

Clerks were plentiful, trained to give personal service and purchases made with real money, coins and bills, not plastic. Large, expensive department stores sent the cash to an office thru a pneumatic tube arrangement which made a mysterious and scary sucking sound. Lucky enough to be downtown after dark when stores were closed? Stroll and admire window displays and lights.

Day time stroll included stopping at a tea room or lunch counter for a snack. Large department stores had tea rooms, the Five and Dime had lunch counters. Tea Rooms (lunch only since stores closed at 6 PM) served fancy lady-like tidbits, lunch counters grilled sandwiches and real chocolate sodas made with ice cream and ??? It fizzed, tasted wonderful and cannot be found anymore!

It was pre-WWII so I would have been in company of aunts who were in their teens and me 6 or 7. Good memories of more simple times.

Strolling downtown after dark now seems to involve ladies of the night and drug dealing …. A very different affair.
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wow!! :eek:


here we can still go shopping, and just do it for pleasure... and stop off and have coffee or lunch in some of the department stores..., and I do it often.. The 1950's it's not any more.. but it's still far and above drug dealing and ladies of the night
 
hollydolly said:
wow!! :eek:


here we can still go shopping, and just do it for pleasure... and stop off and have coffee or lunch in some of the department stores..., and I do it often.. The 1950's it's not any more.. but it's still far and above drug dealing and ladies of the night
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I’m happy for you. If I was younger, I’d consider another U.K. Visit.
 

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