We're DINKs... we go out to eat. LOL! Kidding... well, only kinda kidding... we like to cook, but our schedules don't match up at all, most days... so it'd be "cooking for one" which is utterly lame. I'll grill anytime, but haven't lately for some reason... even in winter... I should get on that.
Shopping: Whoever's not busy or thinks they need something off the list on the 'fridge the worst, hits the grocery store.
If our schedules miraculously align to have the same weekend day off, we might go together. Neither one of us is particularly interested in shopping.
Clothes shopping is torture. Easier to just order online and return it if the stupid thing doesn't fit.
I tend to be the one that goes and "stocks up" staples and shoves 'em in the basement pantry, and the main one... wife likes that... she doesn't like carrying all that stuff.
We make about two runs to Costco a year... one to spend a rebate check, and one just to go stock up on stuff.
Don't really care if it's WalMart or whatever for "regular" groceries. Whatever's convenient on the way home, to the airport, or wherever we're wandering.
There's a Sunflower across the street if we feel like blowing money for no good reason... we miss the Albertson's it replaced, quite a bit. It's been gone a while now and we still miss "our" checkers, and folks we knew. Some of them ended up over at Safeway but not all.
Toys and what-not, are bought online typically, unless we happen to be near an Apple Store and the vortex sucks us in. Since we budget this stuff, the lure of the Apple Store becomes stronger when the account has the money in it for the purchase.
Bookstores are a fave for both of us, and we'll happily hang out in one all day if we could get away with it. That said, most Barnes and Nobel stores are a pretty poor example of a bookstore, and it's about all that's left.
We try to get over to Tattered Cover and support them when we can, but since we're both reading mostly on Kindle these days... brick and mortar bookstores are becoming less and less common in our routine.
I also try to support our local "techie" book store, SoftPro Books, but they're not much for people hanging out and browsing... they want you to get your $50-$100 book, and get out. And frankly, I don't know how they stay in business, but their floorspace is 1/2 what it once was.
We live two streets up from a public library. It's usually more interesting to go in there, but their selection is somewhat small due to their size, so it's often better to just go online, reserve something, and stop there to pick it up as we pull into the neighborhood.
I'll wander around our local computer store (MicroCenter) acting like I'm interested, but computer stores haven't had anything truly new or interesting in at least a decade. Usually in there for media... USB sticks, SD cards, etc.
We've both realized we're in a huge rut lately... we haven't decided if that's good or bad yet. Thinking about our shopping habits, really brought it out... ouch.
