I love to shop, I just hate to buy.
A&F, Forever 21/Old Navy - nice, but I'm too old to rock that look, not even sure if I could have/would have done it when I was the right age. All a bit preppy, but that's ok, some people are preppy/coasties after all.
I like Macy's, true it's expensive compared to others, but the stuff is good. They are always having sales, manufactures promotions, and deep discounts so for some stuff it comes out pretty close to outlet prices (or even lower) a couple times a year.
Lane Bryant, The Avenue, Catherine's all cater to large sizes, and at least LB and the the Avenue have got a little more hip over the years. Bonus, The Avenue sells shoes and boots, lots of them and have them in 11 and 12 wide.
Torrid - If you have one near you, you should check it out, it's hip version of LB/Ave/Cat. You can find them online (of course).
H&M - Sadly, I find them to be the almost ultimate triumph of style over substance. The stuff looks great, trendy, ripped off the most fashionable current designers. But, the materials and mostly the workmanship is really, really crappy. Yeah, it's half, or less than half of what I'd pay for something that looked like that at Macy's, but the Macy's one is going to last years and years, and the H&M one is going to last a few wearings at best.
Second-Hand/Thrift Shop - This is pretty much the shopping equivalent of Xenophon's march to the sea. Some love it, others hate it - it's a unique experience.
The Gap - it's where I shop when I'm trying to fool people into thinking I'm normal. High quality stuff though.
