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“Do We Need This?” — The Husband’s Guide to Shopping Survival
Shopping with my husband is a mixture of adventure, comedy, and spying.
As soon as we walk into a store, whether to buy groceries, clothes, or (my favorite) books, he asks the same question:
“Do we need this?”
It’s like a script he has memorized.
Sometimes he buys the item. Sometimes he doesn’t. But the question? This is non-negotiable.
If you’re a husband and you’re reading this, congratulations! You’ve found the ultimate survival guide to shopping with your wife. If you’re a wife, you’ll probably agree. Dive into the humorous conversations that typically occur during shopping days.
Everything falls into this question category.
Yesterday we went shopping for clothes for ourselves and our children.
First of all, he asked the same question:
He: “Do we need this?”
Me: “Our kids need summer clothes and the previous ones have gotten small.”
Me: “I need new bedsheets for summer.”
He: “We already have so many. Do we need more?”
Me: “Yes, we need new bedsheets for…
