These are the 10 biggest shopping frustrations

Anyone who knows me a little knows that you can't make me happier than with a good shopping spree. My heart skips a beat at the sight of cute bags, beautiful dresses, and shoes that I don't need at all. And if it sparkles... Take. My. Money! Shopping is one of my greatest loves, but as is often the case with great loves, this relationship doesn't always go smoothly. I often find myself cursing in a fitting room because a pair of pants that I thought would be too big won't go past my knees, and I often wonder who gave me permission to dress myself when I see what I drag into that fitting room. Anyway, shared sorrow is half sorrow, they say, right? So I sincerely hope that I'm not the only one who experiences these shopping frustrations on a weekly basis.

1. Everything with jeans. They are too tight, too loose, do nothing for your figure, or you completely disappear in a model that you couldn't even get past your thighs in a size smaller. I'm convinced that jeans designers are all in a conspiracy to make our lives a little more annoying.

2. We all know this lie: ‘it's a bit too tight now, but if I lose some weight, it will be fine.’ Spoiler alert: it won't be fine. Admitting to yourself that something doesn't fit well feels better than stubbornly walking around in a too-small piece of clothing. Hang. It. Back.

3. Everything has become so expensive, and somehow I always find a way to justify a purchase. Fifty euros for a glitter top that is too cold, itches, but looks amazing: sold.

4. The lines at the fitting rooms. This makes me spontaneously feel anxious. I would prefer to buy three hundred euros worth of clothing to try on peacefully at home, with the big risk that the things I don't want to keep will never be returned. It's just embarrassing how much clothing still hangs in my closet with tags on.

5. That you can only take six items into a fitting room. Sorry, but your whole store sparkles and shines, and I can only take a handful of items to try on? And if it doesn't fit, I have to get completely dressed again to look for new sizes and then join that line again? Don't call me.

6. And one more thing about those fitting rooms: could the person who makes the lighting plan for these booths please report to the counter? Why do my pits suddenly have pits when I'm in a fitting room? Seeing my reflection in those half-baked mirrors with a spotlight on my head = instant depression.

7. The sizing system. Do I have size 38? 40? 46? According to the stores I often visit, I have them all at once. Another reason why I always have to drag more than six items into a fitting room.

8. Makeup stains on white clothing. Have you ever caused that and returned the item without shame? Straight to jail.

9. Having an outfit in your head and not being able to gather the items together. Result: completely stressed, frustrated, and contemplating all your life choices in a pile of almost-but-not-quite clothes. Attention shoppers, Sophie would like to be picked up at the fitting rooms.

10. There are surely people working in the stores I visit, I just can never find them. Looking for an item or a different size? You figure it out. Unless, of course, you're just window shopping, then you suddenly get bombarded by an overly enthusiastic saleswoman asking if you can find everything. It's never right, is it?.