Louie

Mango is on sale. And I am so happy. I've been planning to buy a bag and a pair of shoes since May but I decided to wait for the sale this month instead. I went to one of the stores last Saturday with my mom and two sisters. The store, as expected was packed with women of different ages. There were guys too and unlike us girls, they didn't look like they were having fun. Husbands, fathers and boyfriends were either carrying the stuff their counterparts intend to buy or sitting on the couch waiting. I was able to buy the shoes I've been eyeing since summer. I was also able to buy a bag and other stuff. When my dad came later that day to pick us up, I wasn't sure if I wanted him to see all the shopping bags. Not that he's totally against shopping. He's against splurging cash on something that's not worth it. Surprisingly, he just asked my mom how much she spent for all our stuff and that was it. And my mom didn't exactly pay for a small amount.

I still want to buy a skirt though. The store we went to didn't have my size. My mom told me that we can go to Shang later to check if they have my size. She plans to buy other stuff too. She told me not to tell my dad though.  The reason's pretty obvious. Going back to Mango would be just too much.

But is it really too much? Sure. Mango earns a lot from girls' ultimate weakness: shopping, but it's not like we're not getting our money's worth. To put it in economic terms, the utility maximization from shopping is high. And besides, it's not like our shopping urges are uncontrollable. We don't shop on a day-to-day basis nor do we insist on getting stuff that are not within our means. Shopping is bad when you just keep on buying a lot of stuff which you won't be using later on anyway. I'm going back to Mango later for the skirt and after that, I'm done with shopping. I think that's not too much.