Subject: Activities » Shopping (Page 2)

It’s easy to tell when you’ve got a bargain – it doesn’t fit.

The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

Shopping tip: You can get shoes for 85 cents at bowling alleys.

American comedian

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I liked Amsterdam… I spent $2,000 window shopping.

(1957 – ) American comedian

People who say that money can't buy happiness just don't know where to shop.

(1958 – ) Australian author

People will buy anything that's one to a customer.

Once again, we come to the holiday season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Thank God we’re living in a country where the sky’s the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks to television.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

Bargain Hunter: One who is often led astray by false profits.

The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with ONLY a loaf of bread are three billion to one.

(1927 – 1996) columnist & humorist

A necessary item goes on sale only after you have purchased it at the regular price.

Consumer: One who delights advertisers by acquiring unnecessary products.

My first rule of consumerism is never to buy anything you can’t make your children carry.

American author

I went to a record store, they said they specialized in hard-to-find records… nothing was alphabetized!

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

I went to a general store, but they wouldn’t let me buy anything specific.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Never try to guess your wife's size. Just buy her anything marked ‘petite’ and hold on to the receipt.

You might be a redneck if… you've ever bought lingerie at a yard sale.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

She took my son to Costco, bought 14 pounds of Oreos – and saved us money somehow.

American stand-up comedian

Our culture teaches us to buy things we don't need, with money we don't have, to impress people we don't like.

(1946 – 2007) American entrepreneur

If you go to Bed Bath & Beyond without a coupon, people will wonder if you’re OK.

(1964 – 2014) American actor, Broadway performer & stand-up comedian