Shopping ! Him vs Her !!

Festival Season!

Sale and discount offer on almost all pages of every Newspaper!!

So, thoda shopping par likhna mangta hai na ??

Shopping, to Him, by definition, is a task. 

A task to be performed efficiently. 

Utilising minimum resources. Minimise the time and the spend within the allocated budget!

Shopping, to Her, is an outing. An activity to relax, destress, and to binge (of course!). 

Time limit? (ridiculous!).  Budget?? (You must be joking!!)

To go shopping, He makes a list of things to purchase. 

Identifies where to buy. Head straight for the destination. Asks the attendant where to find what (no point wasting time running around aisles and straining the neck to search the lower most and topmost shelves . Add to the cart (the rolling & physical one), join the shortest Q , pay and leave !   

And at times, get irritated and grumble and bitch about the overloaded shopping carts of the folks ahead and the inefficient checkout attendants while the Q moves along slowly .

Her Shopping: 

As she enters the mall, the fragrance of perfume at the lobby attracts her to the Christian Dior counter. A few tests, and the smallest bottle with a 4 digit price tag (after a 35% discount offer) gets the first card swipe! and as she moves to the escalator the hand bag shop screams at her with an end of season sale ( or closing shop, fire sale ) banner. A new shade of blue (apparently much different for the other 4 blue ones she has at home) gets her pick !

Then, into the hyper market, the recce starts .With the leftmost aisle and browse thru all the products- new products/brands, buy one get one free offers, the big bins piled with assortment of packs,  the brightly colored bottles & boxes, the shining steel pots and pans , bright ceramic cookware and the Fancy gift items. Things get added in the process & her shopping cart is almost full by now.

 Standing in the Q is a wonderful shopping experience for Her! 

‘Hey, what is that bottle you have in your cart?

‘Coffee powder – buy one jar and get 50 gm sachet free!’

A quick dash to the aisle and she returns with a big coffee jar and a bigger smile!

And a few more quick dashes, as the Q is moving, and many more satisfied smiles later her cart is overflowing !

Come home, She proudly displays her shopping conquests to Him. 

‘I can see you have smoked our credit card, honey’ ,  He observes ..’ but I thought you went out to buy some fresh linen and some gift wrappers ?? ‘

‘OMG, I totally forgot those !!’   a serious frown engulfs her face. “How could I miss them ??”

And then her face lights up over-shadowing the 40watt LED nearby.

No worry Darling, I will go shopping again tomorrow !!!

And he muttered to himself – “Now why the   %#!!   did I say that! “

Happy Festivities & Happier Shopping!!

Krish..