How do you shop?

I take help wherever I can find it.

I shop online first. When I go to the store, I know exactly what I want. I go in, find the item, buy it, and leave. It’s a surgical strike.

I buy some groceries online. I get a pound of tea each month and a few packaged goods that way, too.

I shop online for gifts and such.

I care too much about the quality of what I’m buying to give up in person grocery shopping. I would be happy to hear how people have fared with that here if anyone has done it.

I do my Christmas shopping almost universally online, at this point. Throughout the year, I am more likely to stroll though the city to find clothes, DVDs, and books. With books, however, I suffer from being in the wrong country. Most of my favourite authors write in English, and I have no use for the German translations. So, as I can’t rely on my bookstores there, I usually order from home.

I do my grocery shopping on foot.

Depends on what I’m looking for.

Electronics, I usually do my research online, and buy wherever the best deal is.

Tools, clothes, and shoes I buy in person, because feel and fit are very important.

I only buy books from locally owned book stores.

@marinelife I buy a few grocery things online. I drink a lot of tea, and I use loose leaf tea. I buy a good brand I like from Amazon. I used to buy it from a small shop online, but their quality became inconsistent, so I switched to buying a national brand (Stash). I use Amazon’s Subscribe and Save feature for tea, laundry soap, and a few packaged food items (packaged snacks, pasta, etc.) I know I will use regularly. It’s a way to save a little extra money. I can recommend it.

I like shopping in brick and mortar stores, mostly. I might research online, and occasionally but, if the price is right and I’ve already personally checked out the merchandise in person.
I like the personal connection, the bustle in the stores, the whole process.

I tend to shop brick-and-mortar, then look for best price on-line, if it’s a big purchase.

The rest of the stuff I just shop and buy. I do a lot of bargain shopping and second hand.
For dinner I fixed pork cube steak (on sale $1.68), generic frozen corn and day-old bakery rolls (6 for $1.41) that I split and fried in garlic butter.
Menard’s had gloves and sock hats for 75¢ today, and I bought a nice long sleeved Areopostle shirt 2nd hand for $3.

@canidmajor – it must be a regional-thing. I like to be out, if able.
Clothes and shoes- it’s the experience- has to be out.
Lowe’s and such- you have to breath the air, it lures you in.
Groceries- were I to have minions, they would sooo be there. Ick.
@ibstubro – ooo you are good! Savvy- most excellent!

Where I live you can order your groceries online and go pick them up at a designated time from your grocery store. I was thinking I could get my staples this way. And before I pick up my staples I could run in for my meats and veggies, which I will always want to eyeball personally. Has anyone done anything like that?

I get my groceries delivered for a $10 fee.

Groceries I go to the store for.

I will go to Costco about once a week. Milk is what pulls me there – a gallon of milk costs at Costco less than a half gallon elsewhere (2 and change). While there, I may buy berries, garbage bags, look at clothes, books, whatever. Other grocery stores I go to as needed.

Clothes, I’ll look online at sites, looking for the best price at sites I know I like. I may also go to the store but I always look for a sale and I always get good prices. If it’s not a great price, I don’t buy it.

Stuff stuff I may buy online or I may buy in the store – it depends on what it is, how badly I need it and if the price is incredible.

@RedDeerGuy1 $10 is a screaming deal! The delivery service here is 20% over $100 and $20 flat under $100. If you just place your order online and pickup curbside there is no additional cost. I’m thinking I have down time at work and should take advantage of that.

I just checked, @AdventureElephants, and grocery delivery here is $4.95.
Spend over $100 and it’s free.

There’s a service here that works like a club. There’s a $99 annual fee, or a $14 monthly fee. After that, orders under $35 have a $7 charge, orders over $35 are free delivery.

I’m thinking about signing up as a shopper, actually. It’s $15–25 per hour, and there are often tips involved.

Man, I’d be all over that job, @Seek.

I just told my husband I have to buy a phone that is compatible with the app, but yeah, I think that’s happening. I just read a news article saying they’re desperate for shoppers.

@Seek I’d be more inclined to sign up, and tip, if it didn’t cost me 20% or more. I think I’ll snapshot this screen and send it on….

@ibstubro Our delivery is a third party. That has to be the difference. I wish I lived there.

The third-party service I’m talking about is called “shipt”. They’re only in a few states so far.

Mostly online. I’ll buy certain things in a store. For instance, if I want a piece of electronic equipment and haven’t yet decided what brand/model. There are also some presents where I just want to wander around and see what catches my eye. Really though, that doesn’t happen much these days because I can ‘window shop’ online. I just can’t feel and touch the things. We do our grocery shopping at the store.

If it’s a bigger purchase, I always research online first.

I shop online sometimes for stuff. But for food & clothes I go to the stores that have good deals each week :D

Yes, our delivery is store-direct, @AdventureElephants. It’s a huge store with full service deli, bakery, seafood and meat counters. Fresh sushi, pizza and oriental food.
You can order on-line and pick-up or delivery is <$100, $4.95, >$100 free. I’m sure tipping is encouraged, but why the hell wouldn’t you, at those rates.

Looks all fancy, where you can save your favorite brands, etc.
I live outside city limits and only shop for two, or I’d have to try it.

I was in a fancy department store tonight (night before Christmas eve), in order to buy one more gift for a coworker. I wanted earrings and I wanted to spend around 25 bucks. I got her something for about 35 bucks. It was 40 and then 20% off.

I need a few more jewelry items for other friends that I’m not seeing until after Christmas, so no rush. Those I’ll get on Amazon, because I know I can get decent silver jewelry from Amazon Collection for less than 25 bucks. With Prime I can have it two days after ordering it, which saves the trip to the department store, too.