I have come to the realization that I am a solitary shopper.
When I go shopping, be it grocery (because that's the kind of shopping I do most often) or otherwise, I dread running into people I know. I am perfectly content to roam the store by myself. If someone I know works at a store I'm visiting, and I'm not unsure as to whether or not they're working, I'll deliberately avoid their department. It's not personal, I just want to be left alone.
Part of me wonders if I picked up this habit in college. Back then, the Genovese (which has since been bought out by Eckerd) by my grandma's house was open 24/7. If I couldn't sleep, I'd drive there at 3:00 in the morning and just wander the aisles.
It's my time to be by myself. I don't have to talk to anyone, save for th ebrief interaction with the cashier. I don't mind shopping with Bryan, or my mom, or my girlfriends on occasion, but by and large, I just want to be alone.
Posted by beenie at March 11, 2005 06:04 PM