Poll: Things that make you hate shopping
I love shopping. Well, mostly. There are three essentials, three things no woman can live without, that really make me dislike the hunt. They are, in no particular order: bras, jeans and bathing suits.
Misery loves company, so give us your feedback in our new poll on what shopping essential makes you run screaming to Starbucks for some caffeinated therapy. ($4 coffee is cheaper than real therapy, no?)
- Bras
- Bathing suits
- Jeans
- All of the above
Mark me down for d.) All of the above.
~ Deal Diva Colleen
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Stephanie Hayes came out of the womb wearing high heels. While other kids were reciting multiplication tables, she was learning to calculate an extra third off the half-price discount during buy-one-get-one week. She loves animal prints, black mascara and anything that sparkles. She objects to visible panty lines, Crocs and anything that costs more than a car payment. And she doesn't drive a nice car. She can be reached at (727) 893-8857 or 
Since she was a little girl Nicole Hutcheson dreamed of dressing like a Vogue cover girl. But her reality was more JCPenney catalog. The fact only honed her better ability to find luxury for less. Always on the hunt for markdowns on designer labels, this Deal Diva’s weaknesses are good jeans and killer heels. She can be reached at (727) 893-8828 or 
Colleen Jenkins learned two invaluable shopping tenets from her mom: 1. Buy quality. 2. Get it on sale. Then she added one of her own: Accessorize, accessorize, accessorize! This Deal Diva’s idea of a blissful Saturday includes a trip to the Ellenton outlet mall. She loves mixing classic with trendy and cheap Target accessories with her markdown Banana Republic duds. She can be reached at (813) 226-3337 or 
A disciple of the little black dress classics school, Letitia Stein stretches her budget by looking for styles with staying power. She lives for 80 percent off shoes at DSW, floral sundresses and bohemian chic tops. She confesses to being a bit of a snob when it comes to handbags and jewelry. She can be reached at (813) 226-3400 or 
Stay tuned Carol...I'm going to blog soon about my latest bra shopping trip. I just have to mentally prepare myself for an over-share :)
Posted by: Deal Diva Colleen | September 04, 2008 at 04:09 PM
Definitely bra shopping - oh, the horror!
Posted by: Carol | September 04, 2008 at 03:59 PM
Nightmares of blouse-shopping have been startling me awake in a cold sweat for weeks. I don't know where this "shapeless frock" trend came from, but I'm a little... shall we say "topheavy"?... and blouses with no shape take out the "top" and just make me look "heavy".
Bad trend! Very bad trend!
Posted by: D | September 03, 2008 at 03:37 PM
Jeans for sure. I'm short and petite, so finding grown up jeans is impossible.
Posted by: Jess | September 03, 2008 at 12:59 PM