[Clare~Bear]

When you go down to the town, how long do you spend there?

Unless I haven't been shopping since last seasons stuff was in the shops, I struggle to spend a couple of hours in my local high street! My town + surrounding villages has a total population of around 60,000 so there aren't that many shops. The only shops I go in are; new look, claires, peacocks, dorothy perkins and occaisionally the two reasonably priced, (although there is a clarks aswell) shoe shops, plus certain sections of two department stores for more formal clothes if I've got something coming up.

But in the nearest city, about 30 miles away, I can easily spend all day looking in shops, and still not have gone in all of them! There's a huge high street as well as two shopping malls. Although I rarely go in one of them as they tend to be more expensive shops and the kinds of places the middle-aged person shops in.

So how good is your local high town centre for shops? Mine is quite big although most of them are charity shops or food outlets. And there seems to be a lot fo shops for older people, which is sensible seeing as a lot of Londoners retire to this area.

[Sakura-Chan]

The high street in my home town is pretty rubbish. There's the usual places like Primark, Topshop, Boots, River Island etc. but there are more pound shops and Greggs than anything else After an hour or two I'd get bored.

I'm at Newcastle for uni and the town centre is awesome for shopping I can't think of any shop I'd want to go in that isn't there. If I'm in the mood to shop (and I actually have money) I can spend hours, literally hours there. I usually go for something specific and go shopping a few times a week, have a little wander around and then go do something else or go home. I live within walking distance so it's not like I have to spend loads of money of bus/train fare, or loads of time getting there.

The Metrocentre is really close by too. It's so big and there's so much to see and do that you could easily spend all day there

[Plums&Peaches]

My mom and I once spent 12 hours when we went to London. Pros: lots of new clothes. Cons: Broke and can't walk anymore. Close enough

[hellobonjour]

As little time as possible, I hate shopping. I prefer shopping online at ASOS as you can return your items if they don't fit for free so it's very little hassle.

My local town is rubbish for clothes etc, they have all of the shops but they're small versions.

[katyness]

If I'm on holidays then I just stay until I'm tired! For me going shopping is more than just going to spend money. You see people, you see beautiful things, new lines and stuff being introduced. You feel happy you're alive to see it all. You give thanks you're not blind

At least I do

[williewalliewoolie]

went to bicester village and spent 7 hourish? i think thats normal

[CLARA_]

I can't stand shopping so its a quick in and out whenever I actually go! However, I LOVE to shop online!

[LouboutinLove]

I have Trafford Centre and Meadowhall near me as well as Manchester City Centre. I generally spend 7-9 hours in Manchester/Trafford, Meadowhall less as the shops aren't as good.

[asaaal]

ive gone from 10 am - 11 pm in the trafford centre hahaha

[truthandtragedy]

Not very long, I get too frustrated when it's busy or not being able to find anything I like so I wind up a grumpy git and sulk off home with nothing to show for it.

[bengalisoldier]

My local have many high st store there is stratford westfield london which is huge big shop and other shop have similar like westfield. And i spent shopping maximum 1 hours or sometime for half an hour.

[barkyface]

I'm awful for shopping. I only go if I know what I want to buy, and I'll decide very quickly if I think the shop will give me what I want, I'm rarely shopping over half an hour including looking in all the shops. Nottingham has a good range of shops, but I'm just not a shopper. I avoid it if possible.

[RibenaRockstar]

In my home town there is nothing, but I manage to drag out a half hour looking in WHSmiths and the charity shops my nearest town town has quite a few shops, we only really lack a TK Maxx that I care about, but.

[Bibs_x]

About 2-5 hours

[Ronda]

Not long. I end up getting annoyed at not finding anything I like in my size and go home empty handed. I prefer shopping online. I can find my size and if it looks rubbish on I can return it without much hassle!

[ScottishShortiex]

About 3 hours. I love shopping (well only if I find things) but I don't think I could handle more than a few hours.

[Bellissima]

depends where i go, if i go to the city i can spend all day like hours, if i go to town then i spend a few hours but usually bulk it out with cinema, unless i go solo, but i only do that to get something specific, so i'm only there for 1-2 hrs

[ummm]

I take ages when I'm buying clothes because I debate with myself so much as to whether to buy stuff or not, and I can NEVER find what I want... grr!

[TheWorldEndsWithMe]

If it was in my actual town, where I live, then no more than about an hour looking at everything. There's literally two clothes shops, and the rest is newsagents/Spar/one or two beauticians and pubs/takeaways.

If its in the city, though, I could easily spend upwards of 4 or 5 hours shopping and looking around and having lunch and stuff. I mean seriously, I had an exam on Friday, went into town straight after (so we got there at like 11:30) and didn't leave until about 5. Granted, we went to see a movie in the middle of it for two hours, but we could easily have spent that extra time looking around shops.

On my own, though, maybe 4 hours? It depends if I'm looking for clothes and trying them on or just window shopping, too.

[alexlduffy]

Last time I went shopping, I went to a small, local shopping centre (I'm not a massive fan of the area but it has some decent shops), spent £66 (for some people it's not much but for me it's a lot, I rarely ever spend that amount) and took an hour (although I knew most places I wanted to go to).

When I go to Liverpool I'll usually be there for a few hours.