Parking Lot for Men

I hate shopping that will eat more than 30 minutes, even for 15 minutes. If I am going to purchase something, I will just go to the store, probably the very first store that I will came across, buy the stuff and leave immediately. If I am going to buy something from store A, thats it, I will just go to store A and buy the stuff. Rein, my girlfriend, is a definite shopaholic and I don’t like it when I need to go with her for shopping. If she wants to buy something, even in a convenience store, may take least 10 minutes, will take 30 minutes, even an hour and I am here in the car waiting for her, with the hazard blinkers on and parked parallel beside the store. Whenever we are in the mall, and she is looking for a dress or other stuff to buy, she will go to store A all the way to Z and returns to B, but later returns to store F to buy the darn thing. She is just checking the prices and compare it with the other stores, which is practical for the money of course, but women still need to be sensitive on who you shopping with, especially if he is easily get bored standing, waiting and avoiding annoying sales ladies.

Good thing most of the dress retails has its own set of comfortable chairs, even couches placed in the middle of the store. It’s like a parking lot for the husband or boyfriend wherein the guy, even irritated and bored for spending unnecessary time in this store, can seat and wait, even popped a PSP or play something from your cellphone.

I remember when there was a massive and earth shattering sale from a popular dressing company, which reaches up to 70% in discount, and there is a rush of women of different ages, even pre-teens start swarming towards the store, its like the stampede scene from Jumanji, it was scary. I entered the store, immediately finds a big couch in the middle of the store, and the sounds of women chattering swirls around the room. I sit and noticed that there were 3 big couches, and everyone sitting were all men, with their lonesome faces waiting for their partners to finish checking the dresses that are still impractical expensive even if it is already discounted. I saw a man fiddling with his cellphone while I saw another guy reading the label of a cereal packaging he bought from other store. Here I am sitting, waiting, attempts to play the PSP but the battery can only last 5 minutes. Still sitting on this couches lessens my irritation of waiting for her, checking and testing the sizes of dresses that she will probably not buy in that store but instead from a different store.

I think dress retails should add something on these couches and chairs, especially if they are on sale. Why not put a bucket of free beer in the middle of the couch? While the girls shop and tries to outdo everyone else just to get the perfect dress, the men, sitting on this parking lot, enjoys drinking the booze and socialize with other brave and patient men. This men, including myself, I salute you.. and myself.