Shopping Is An Addiction

Women do shop alone, but we prefer company. We tend to buy more when we shop with company. Somehow, the urge to buy is contagious. We cannot resist sales and big discount. Any shop that hangs the word "SALE" is worth exploring, just in case they have good and cheap stuff. If an item is worth buying, we have to consider getting it even if we dun need it now. There is never too many bags, shoes, clothes, accessories, etc. There will always be a chance to use the new item one day. Afterall, we always need some new bag to go with that top and shoes to match that bag and accessories to go with that bag... You get my point.

I was never into online shopping. I prefer the real feel of shopping. The need to see and touch and to walk the entire street, going into different shops, comparing prices before getting The Piece. It was until I became a mummy that things changed. With a baby in the picture, shopping becomes a challenge. Though unwilling, the husband can stand outside the shop and wait while I pick & choose. I can choose to pretend not to see his impatient look too. With a baby, if she says no shopping, she means it.

SingaporeMotherHood forum opens up a whole new experience. The bulk purchases (BPs) and sprees mean that I can still do shopping without going to the shopping mall. It is a temptation hard to resist especially when BPs and sprees are wat accompany me in the lonely nights while I express. See, it is not entirely my fault. It doesnt help that things come cheaper via such BPs and sprees. BPs and sprees organisers love to catch my attention with discounts too. -.o"

To date, I have purchased the following from BPs and sprees:
- 2 nursing shawls
- 4 pairs of leggings for Lil Shauna
- 1 big bag
- 1 toy
- 2 story books
- 3 tops
- 1 dress for Lil Shauna
- 1 bottle of fernugreek
- 1 tube of destini nappy cream

The latest additions are 4 bibs.

The best part of the whole experience of BPs and sprees -- I have introduced my colleagues to it. The girls are crazy over the cheap bags and clothing. How to resist temptation when all the rest of your colleagues are browsing and choosing and buying and talking about it? Kekeke.. It is not that we are easily influenced, we chose to share the joy. ;p

But of course, online shopping cannot and can never totally replace real shopping + window shopping. We still need to walk the malls. So, if Daddy Lim is reading this, do take note. Lol!

Mummy Lim