Four hours, one cup of posh coffee and £117.32 spent – the perfect shopping trip
Back to Topic
Click to Print
Useful Websites
Glossary Term Selection
This article is 10 years old.
Click here to view the latest articles for this topic.
The perfect shopping trip involves a four-hour trawl around stores, one cup of posh coffee and a cake – and a modest £117.32 dent in the bank balance, it has been revealed. Researchers, who polled 2,000 women who are regular shoppers, also found the ideal expedition to the local shopping centre would include a 25-minute journey leading to the purchase of seven items.
Finding something you’ve wanted for ages in a sale and discovering you can comfortably fit into a garment one size smaller than you usually wear are also essential.
Vouchers and gift cards to spend to the tune of £60 and not having to queue for longer than six minutes also make a shopping trip idyllic for women.
The study shows women like to shop on the high street fortnightly, preferably alone rather than in the company of friends.
A spokesman for Gift Card & Voucher Week, which commissioned the research, said:
The simple fact of the matter is that women absolutely love shopping, and so are happy to traipse around hi...
Want to see the rest of this article?
Would you like to see the rest of this article and all the other benefits that Issues Online can provide with?
- Useful related articles
- Video and multimedia references
- Statistical information and reference material
- Glossary of terms
- Key Facts and figures
- Related assignments
- Resource material and websites
