The average woman spends an estimated 25,185 hours shopping in her lifetime — the equivalent of eight years — according to OnePoll.com.
Each year, they make 301 shopping trips that take some 400 hours to complete.
That breaks down to:
• 84 food shopping trips, totaling 95 hours;
• 57 book shopping trips, totaling 31 hours;
• 51 window shopping trips, totaling 49 hours;
• 30 clothes shopping trips, totaling 101 hours;
• 27 toiletries shopping trips, totaling 18 hours;
• 19 gift shopping trips, totaling 36 hours;
• 18 accessories shopping trips, totaling 30 hours; and
• 15 shoe shopping trips, totaling 41 hours. [Women, Retail/Service Sector]
Source: “Women Shopping Poll,” OnePoll.com, Harriet Crosse, Abbeywood Business Park, Emma-Chris Way, Filton, Bristol UK BS34 7JU; 44-117-9066-555; info@onepoll.com; www.onepoll.com.
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