Men are better shoppers than women. They are decisive, efficient and quick. They go in, get what they want; get out and go for a movie at The Cathay.

They're rather like a special military task force except they do not kill anyone unless someone cuts the queue.

Women, on the other hand, procrastinate. They prefer to mull over options, choices, prices, location and service.

At every Great Singapore Sale (GSS), my wife usually finds what she's looking for quickly. She picks up a reduced item in a store in Orchard Road or Toa Payoh that ticks every box and pulls all the right purse strings.

Does she buy it? Of course not. She could find it elsewhere at a greater discount.

So she meanders around another 27 shops just in case the item is 50 cents cheaper elsewhere or comes in a lighter colour.

"Why don't you buy this shirt?" I cry. "It's what you wanted."

"It could be cheaper somewhere else," she replies.

"It's cheap here."

"There might be a better colour elsewhere."