My first ever purchases arrived in the mail today.

A nice 'sliming' top (it crosses over in front and is a short sleeve sort of item.

And an honest to goodness night gown (which I was sure came with a robe but I checked oops that is sold separate, yippee another 45 bucks if I want it too.

125 bucks later and my wallet is whining now

I measure everything against the cost of a new model hehe. 125 bucks, aaawwww I could have gotten 3 bombers for that much

Are you planning to do this often? (my wallet asks in near shock).

Probably.

Hey you have 2.35 life times worth of models, you don't need any more.

You have more than 3 lifetimes of books.

My wallet is going to really get to hate me once I get a feel for what size I take.

I admit though, I likely bought items a bit past the usual dollar range for common articles.

Looking forward to this Christmas 2014 though, a time I used to hate. I'm going to enjoy asking for clothing. Let them pay for it hehe.

I have a similar problem!  The thing I noticed most was what I call the "Women shopping" trip.  I always used to hate it when my wife trailed me around all the shops and departments looking for something, then as like as not went back to the first place to buy it.  Now I do just that.

My bank account and I have frequent discussions about clothes and shoes.. Especially shoes.. lol

Yep can relate to that,It's like a constant dialogue. Clothes/shoes/bills/food. feels like confesions of a shoppaholic sometimes.

I know many women that loath shopping.

I know many men that loath shopping.

I know many women that sound like men when it comes to spouting the rule, get in get your thing, get out. Well at least men think that is one of the men rules.

Me, I am mainly dealing with my wallet dealing with needing to add shopping for clothes to the usual list. I have stopped 'pretend shopping' and have crossed the line. I have bought women's clothing finally. One article is a fail and one is a success. The fail, well it is a pity I wasted 50 bucks on it, but oh well, I not long back wasted 50 bucks on a POC model airplane kit too. It happens.

I have a local cis female friend that has added me to a few groups on Facebook and is wanting to help me shop for some of the more daunting female clothing articles (panties etc). Maybe she also just wishes she has someone that likes to shop to go out with her hehe.

I don't really like shopping for male mode stuff. I buy what I need after making sure it fits in the store, then I bring it home and throw it in the wash. For girl stuff I try on all the outfits the second I get home and dread having to put them in the wash because I won't be able to wear them. Just another indicator that I really should not be putting up obstacles for myself lol. I've spent maybe $100 over the past 5 years on male clothing and I've spent well over a thousand on women's clothes. I'm having the wallet issue too.

So wanted the night gown to fit, oh well the wife tells me it fits her, and she likes it.

That is such a funny sounding comment to make

I suppose I can now tell her she owes me hehe.

Hey it was a very nice and not cheap at all night gown too.

If there are good thrift stores around you can find some super-cute, super-cheap stuff.  Almost my entire wardrobe is secondhand, and cost me less than $100, and I have an outfit for every occasion

I've done most of my clothes shopping at charity shops.  (I think that's the same as your thrift shops.)  More recently I had a bad session with the divorce mediator and went for some retail therapy.  I just happened to catch the personal shopper without an appointment, spent half an hour being her dress up doll, and spent a lot more than I should have done.

Lesley: What's the problem with panties?  I still buy mine online.  You just need to know your size.  Mind I'm not trying to look like a magazine advert for Victoria's Secret.  Nobody's going to see them so they are just ordinary.

'Daunting' items is more a nod in the direction of cliche items for cliche men.

And to some extent, I have some small bit of conditioning to turf along those lines.

Men will not be squeamish accompanying a female while she shops for shoes, nothing racy in shoe, but it gets more difficult for some men when it comes to the more intimate articles.

That, and well I don't routinely spend a lot of time trying on underwear of either gender. My size? I am inclined to say middle size ie not small not large. I doubt it is that simple

I know my wife wears underwear that can only be described as plus sized.

I am still feeling apprehensive buying clothing and having it around the house and in her face so to speak where my wife is concerned.
And I am a bit reluctant to be buying anything she can't wear because it is too small. Touchy subject I guess. Not in a hurry to be able to wear nice things she can't. I don't imagine many wives want to be outdone by someone in a male form.

I have a friend that likely will aid me in finding articles at local cost effective solutions though. And she is a plus sized girl, so no risk she will have no experience going a step beyond the size 18 world.

Ooh that reminds me.  My wife sent a bag of clothes to a charity shop ( = thrift shop? ) and, ahem, it was slightly lighter when it arrived.  I turned up at my therapist wearing a dress from it and her receptionist reckoned it needed the drawstrings at the back tightening.  She adjusted them for me and we made bitchy comments about my wife and my figure.  It is fun being a smaller dress size than your wife and having girly friends comment on it!

Me and the wifey just went shopping last weekend for the first time and she bought me 10 pairs of chonies!!! (undies for the layman) It was so dificult for some reason but so exhilerating, I could feel the blood pulsing in my head! I've worn womens jeans my whole life basically so buying them is no problem but i've never gone to a specialty store. I can see how this could drain my wallet fast

Ahh the first of the month, money time.

I needed some more perfume, totally ran out.

Bought myself something from Donna Karen New York (label reads DKNY on the boxes). Called Golden Delicious. It's very floral in scent, not like a musky scent. Green apple like smell. 30 ml (1 oz to ya yankees), for 20 bucks (was on sale). The bottle if sort of like an apple shape with a lid that comes off to give access to the spray noozle.

Nice seemingly durable scent. Generally speaking perfume has more staying power than cologne. You need less, but you also normally pay through the nose to get any. 100ml bottle is routinely 100 bucks and change +tax. Ouch. But if the stuff impresses me for durability, I will try and save up for a bigger supply.

Looks like another month where I can forget panties and wigs though. The family likes to eat