Itâs that moment you realize the usb battery pack would have been worth buying.
I tellya, the advent of the smartphone sure made that situation a whole lot more tolerable. Compare the reasonably-okay demeanor of the smartphone-equipped gents with the please-Rapture-my-soul-outta-my-body abject misery of the poor bastards with no phone (and not even a Louis LâAmour paperback to hand).
Iâve been in this spot a mere handful of times in my life (sometimes holding her purse along with the shopping bags) and I feel like I remember every. Single. Deadly. Slow. Moment.
I realize time is slowly weeding them out but some of these guys look like they wouldnât know what to do with a smartphone if they had one.
It wasnât that long ago that my father pointed at a young womanâs smartphone and asked her if it was an âappâ. Heâs having a little trouble grasping the concept.
I have been one of those dudes a million times. But then again my lady friends have been the equivalent when I go to a music shop.
Wasnât Amazon supposed to free us from this?
Whatâs quite vexing is the notable lack of safe male disposal area (aka chair or more) near cosmetics consultation points and clothes shops in malls.
Would silence the nagging to go and prolong the shop residence times and increase chance of buying something, so would be likely an economical thing to do.
Or maybe modern materials could be leveraged to make a portable minichair that could be collapsed to a cigarette box sizeâŚ
The guy in the recliner is not miserable at all. But why would you wait around on some bench? There are other stores in the mall. Go to one that interests you. Hell, go to the food court and grab a beer. Tell your woman to text you when sheâs done trying on shoes or whatever.
Iâm at the point in my life where I hate shopping period - even for things I want and love and have a gift card to blow on. I used to be able to spend hours in an REI type place. Now, I donât even want to step foot inside.
I agree, please go to somewhere you like it.
I really donât like shopping, so somebody waiting outside would make me very uncomfortably. Please grab a beer, I will be with you in a minute.
There are walking canes that unfold into a small tripod stool. Not very comfortable looking though, I think theyâre sort of an emergency tool for people who really have a lot of trouble standing up for long.
âHoney, come here, and tell me if these shoes look good.â
A man that bored by shoe shopping is hardly a go-to source for opinions on shoes.
ETA: Besides, she could text a photo.
Or if youâre not ready yet to wield a walking cane:
Same for clothes.
Bu try to explain itâŚ
I have never understood this. Does this really happen regularly? Why would you bring someone shopping who didnât want to be there? Parents having to be with children unable to get to the store without a driver is one thing, but why would an adult need a non-interested adult with them?
Not to put too fine a point on it, but some of these fellows look like theyâre one pork chop away from a cardiovascular event. Hell, walk around the mall while you wait for your better half to finish. Itâs one thing when you have to wait for someone to come out of the dressing room so you can give an opinion. But some of these guys are waiting out in the mall in the lounge-type area, not in the store itself. You could just say âIâll meet you back here in an hourâ and make the rounds, burn a few calories while you wait. (Iâm not in great shape, myself, but if it wasnât for walking I wouldnât get much exercise at all.)
Maybe not as often as some would complain about. If/when weâve got some big event coming up, and my wife needs dressier clothes, then she will take me along for my opinion. If weâre out-of-town and only have one car between us (or no car) then weâll go together. Given the age of some of the people in these photos, Iâm wondering if the husband or wife canât drive, or wonât drive alone.
Thanks for asking that question. I was wondering also, but resolved, at first, to âmaybe something special at the other side of the pondâ. Thatâs not correct, I do remember asking myself that question before, also over here you see totally bored not interested man hanging around and waiting.
Maybe itâs a difficult question btw. 
