No ! Shopping is a universal disease that seems to strike all women , usually beginning at an early age & can be with them for life !

It is gender specific…. men seem to be immune from it & women prefer not to share the pain , which suits us fine !

Guys hate it for two main reasons. Firstly it’s incurable & costly to live with & second , the man of the house has to break his back year after year in order to fund this dreadful disease!

The official censor in our household has struck ! My solution to this disease has been vetoed ! Sorry guys ! Take it up with she who must be obeyed !

JC Penney usually has good deals. Old Navy, Walmart, Payless, Target.

Watch for the sales and stock up when there’s a good buy!

My guess is that most of the people emailing you are eliminating obvious non-options and getting info on their "prospects" before they take their favorite ads to their parents for consideration.

A few are probably totally in charge of the process- probably even paying for it entirely themselves.

And, of course, several of them are probably wasting your time.

But definitely be kind and cordial, and don’t ask for the parent to respond. I would be very offended if someone said that to me. You never know, maybe one of those kids will be your buyer!