How to - Shopping with Hubby

How to go shopping with your Hubby, without going to jail.

Step 1. Make sure you give him hourly notice leading up to leaving time.

Step 2. Plan your journey and ignore his comments of "winging it"

Step 3. Take plenty of water and nibbles so he doesn't spend a fortune on food.

Step 4. Ignore the "outfit" he chooses to wear or better yet lay his clothing out for him

Step 5. If driving pray to the gods that you will find a park quickly to avoid road rage embarrassment. If walking/public transport make sure you have your mp3 to drone him out.

Step 6. Steer clear of donut shops and bakeries.

Step 7. DO NOT assume he will help wrangle the children, he is like a bigger child, you will need to wrangle him.

Step 8. Do not give in to sooking,begging, pleading and tantrums. Hold your ground on buying new PlayStation games, he has enough.

Step 9. Avoid getting into arguments. Hold your ground but smile and nod at outrageous statements regarding your budget.

Step 10. Do not allow him to push the trolley, shoppers are vicious and he will be eaten alive.

Step 11. Make sure seats are around, men like to sit down.

Step 12. Try and avoid serious bra and undie buying, you will get a headache from all his jokes.

Step 13. Expect to be in and out of change rooms especially for the easily indesicive hubbies.
Step 14. Avoid the lolly,chip,soft drink,ice cream and beauty sections.

Step 15. Do not expect him to know where the parents room is. Remind him that tiny toilets are for tiny bums.

Step 16. Lower expectations when it comes to an enjoyable shopping spree.

If all else fails - Leave him at home!

We decided on a trip to one of the bigger shopping centres in our area today. I came home sun burnt, far more stressed than when taking all 5 kids and my head is throbbing.

Wine and panadol will be my diet for the evening

How does your partner/hubby go with shopping? Is he great or does he cope poorly?