I have gone into town to buy a few last things we need for the expedition: Peruvian wasp repellent, toothbrushes, canned peaches, and a fireproof canoe. It will take a while to find the peaches,...

At the end of the day, taking 50% off a $250 dress still means walking out of the store $125 poorer.

Consumers presented with six choices on an item were twice as likely to buy as consumers overwhelmed with 24 varieties of the same item.

My wife loves window shopping. As for me, I’m more into curtains.

we might have to eat the dog” poor, but still poor. Poor like, no insurance poor, and going to McDonald’s was a really big excitement poor, wearing socks for gloves in the winter poor, and...

It was a stark choice: shoes or food; beauty or sustenance; the sensible or the self-indulgent. “I’ll take the shoes,” she said firmly.

But you’ve loads of shoes,” he bellowed joyfully. I shook my head sadly. Men just don’t get it, do they? They’re definitely missing the shoe chromosome.

The starting point for ‘discounts’ may be the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP), an arbitrarily high price that no one will ever pay. By crossing out the high MSRP, retailers are handing shoppers a psychological...

Nobody ever goes to that store to shop because it’s too crowded.

Edinburgh has had a huge increase in out-of-town shopping in recent years and we have to decide whether we have reached the point where it’s unsustainable.

To travel is to shop.

Carrie: Honey, if it hurts so much, why are we going shopping?Samantha: I have a broken toe, not a broken spirit.

I’d rather stub out cigarettes on my tongue than go shopping.