To have the right kind of shopping experience, one needs to really be married and have a wife. And, go with her to shop. To all kinds of shops. To all kinds of shopping places. I once went with my wife to a shop in india where we have gone on a tour. She wanted to buy a saree. She could not decide on one so she asked the girls there to help her. Then she asked me to choose one. She herself chose one. At the end, she was 4 sarees heavier and I, some Rs.8000 lighter, having spent some 4 hours in the process.