Miserable Men of Instagram Photos Show Dark Side of Holiday Shopping

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While men may dislike malls, the average 63-year-old woman has spent eight years of her life shopping, according to a study done by GE Money. The researchers also found that the average American woman shops for 399 hours and 46 minutes each year; about 10 percent of that time (36 hours and 17 minutes) is spent buying gifts for family members and friends. At least some lucky ladies have partners to hold their things while they browse. Having free hands can definitely speed up the process!

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An individual will spend an average of 15 hours shopping this holiday season, according to Consumer Reports. Women plan to spend twice as long as their male counterparts, 20 hours versus 10 hours, respectively.

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Shoppers expect to stand in store checkout lines for about three-and-a-half hours on average, according to Consumer Reports, with about 25 percent preparing for more than four hours of standing in line. At least most malls have convenient and comfortable places to take a nap while waiting around.

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Procrastinators shopping in the final days leading up to Christmas might want to consider riding a bike or walking instead of driving. Progressive Insurance estimates that last-minute shoppers will spend about 25 percent of their total trip time idling in traffic or in parking lots. It's a good idea to fit in a nap in the outdoor-furniture aisle because getting a cart full of presents home could be tiring.

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Toys R Us will be open for 87 uninterrupted hours, from 6 a.m. on Dec. 21 until 9 p.m. on Christmas Eve. With so many kids, this guy needs every possible minute to shop.

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Shoppers around the country say they are planning to spend an average of $801 on gifts this holiday season, according to the American Research Group Inc.'s 29th annual survey on holiday spending. Although if you happen to sleep through closing time that number could significantly drop.

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Twitter found that 45 percent of users would rather take the social media tool shopping with them than their spouses. Fortunately, home furniture departments offer ample room to escape and relax.

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Those who wait until the 11th hour to buy Christmas gifts are not alone. According to a recent survey by Chase Blueprint, more than a third of Americans said they would do most of their 2013 holiday shopping at the last minute, with men being the main procrastinators at 44 percent, versus 27 percent of women.

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It seems that wisdom really does come with age (when it comes to holiday shopping, at least). Forty-two percent of millennials admitted to being last-minute shoppers, says Chase Blueprint, compared with 33 percent of Generation Xers and 32 percent of baby boomers.

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Men get bored pretty quickly when they’re with a significant other. It takes only 26 minutes on average for them to get fed up following around a wife or girlfriend, according to a Quidco.com survey, with more than 25 percent admitting to leaving them and going home alone. ‘’If men buy whatever they were looking for in one of the first shops they went into, it’s going to get pretty tiresome going from shop to shop with their other half — especially if they are having to follow them into the same store several times," says Andy Oldham, managing director at Quidco.com. Looks like men of all ages are affected.