Not new but seeing plenty of recent profiles asking to be taken on a shopping spree.  

 
What does that mean to you? And perhaps more importantly, what does that mean to your SB?  

 
Assuming you are willing to do so, how you handle the process?
- How often? Every date, once a month, only on special days like birthdays, etc.  
- How much? Do you set a max budget? Do you tell her about the budget in advance, or only when she's close to exceeding it?  
- Do you "net it out" of the typical allowance?  
- Do you shop with her? Or just hand over cash?
- Assuming she gets clothes, lingerie, swimwear (i.e.: something sexy), do you insist (or does she insist) on a private fashion show?
- Do you negotiate (or just expect) some type of "above and beyond" return on your investment?  

 
For me, I try to set low expectations starting at the M&G and then pick one or two occasions to surprise her with a spree. Often, I'll align it with some event she has upcoming like a birthday, graduation, or big holiday. But even then, I tend to suggest we buy stuff that she needs over stuff she wants for the most part. Still, I've taken plenty of SB's to Victoria's Secret when she's mentioned that she doesn't feel like she has any sexy lingerie. (Yes, obviously self-serving.) But even then, I nudge her to pick out one or two outfits and perhaps some accessories (VS always has an "on sale" panties bin). This almost always expands to 3 or 4 lingerie sets, plus some other items. And I expect to come in between $300-$400 total cost. Occasionally, I've had to ask her to pick her favorite 2 or 3 from a bigger selection, and that tends to gently suggest that she's over budget.  

 
Other times, she may ask me for help with some important purchase, and I'll decide if and how much I want to contribute to that goal. But again, my general "comfort" level is a $300-$400 budget.  

 
I think it's important to note that my decision is rarely affected by how well or poorly she spends her regular allowance.  Whether she uses her regular allowance to make her car payments or to get bottle service at a club, I don't really care, As long as she's contributing on her arrangement contribution commitments, I have no say or concern for how she spends her money (especially since the worse the decisions she makes, the greater her desire to enthusiastically stay in the arrangement)

 
How do you approach shopping sprees?  

 
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The Cat

I have no idea what they mean by a shopping spree.  But I always assume the worst, i.e. they want to go crazy at the mall and buy whatever they want while the SD pays for it all.  I've been shopping with a SB at a bookstore she likes and paid for several books she wanted.  And another SB asked me to go to the grocery store and we bought her a shopping cart full of food which we took to her house, stowed away, and then proceeded to her bedroom.  I'm always open to providing that sort of practical, no nonsense shopping.  But not the extravagant frivolous kind.

What I have been asked for.....
1. She likes to shop and wants me to pay for it/carry the bags. IE, she thinks a sugar daddy is a pay pig.
2. She thinks she is better than other sugar babies and deserves presents plus allowance.
3. Long term SBs have asked for shopping or extra cash as gifts for birthdays, etc.  The expectation is they are buying things to wear for me.  One of my long terms always makes sure she buys lingerie for me and send me pics in advance.  So I'll pay for that.  Especially if she's picking up a vibrator to use while I watch.

What I expect....
1. Long term SBs will get some gifts and shopping, with a budget, for birthdays and anniversaries.  One girl and I just went over one year, her bday is close to it so I gave her a double allowance for a date.  I told her to buy something to wear for me and she did not disappoint.
2. Discuss what she wants and why I care in advance.  If she wants to look good for me, let's say we want to do a really nice dinner date, I'll buy her a dress, shoes, lingerie, etc.  The expectation is I'm the first person who sees her in all of it.  If we break up and she wears it for another guy, whatever.
3. Her to be responsible with her money.  If she's out shopping and can't make rent......

I have made that clear to a few SBs who brought up shopping. That said I have provided extra cash and/or presents for special occasions - birthdays, graduations, concerts. But "sprees" - no.

I agree with Dick. If I was at the mall with my SB picking up the tab I'd feel like I was somehow losing on the deal. It's not just the shopping, it's the waste of a good afternoon. I do agree though that other gifts are appropriate. In my case instead of shopping (she buys her clothes online) I get us concert tickets. We have at least a half dozen concerts lined up over the next few months, some out of town so we take mini vacations. At least that way I get some pleasure out of it and she thinks going to concerts is epic. (I will get her something for her upcoming birthday though.)

I too have seen these descriptions in profiles of 'shopping sprees' and I've not run into any POTS in real life that ever mentioned anything like this to me. Perhaps this is the province of the online scammers and rinsers who ask for money up front for gifts and shopping and such and never intend to meet.  [And of course, some of the SLF girls who claim they are SB's, lol].  

 
I don't do shopping sprees. I give my SB's nice gifts and sometimes extra cash for things but there is no way in hell I'm getting dragged into going shopping.