For some it’s a treat to be enjoyed, for others it’s a necessity to be endured - but everyone has to go to the shops.
Take a look at these old photographs selected from the Evening News archive and turn the clock back six decades to the Edinburgh of the 1960s.
Many of the shops featured here will have long since disappeared, but you might remember them or recognise the spot they occupy.
Scroll through and enjoy the atmosphere of the Capital as it was 60 years ago.
5. Drapers J&R Allan
Drapers shop J&R Allan on South Bridge in 1966. The business bought the premises at Nos 80-86 South Bridge in 1876 but eventually closed in 1976 after being taken over by House of Fraser. | TSPL Photo: George Smith
6. George Boyd & Co, ironmongers
Exterior of George Boyd & Co, ironmongers in Annandale Street Edinburgh - March 1966 | TSPL Photo: Ian Porteous
7. Ironmongers' counter
The trade counter at George Boyd & Co, ironmongers in Annandale Street Edinburgh in March 1966 | TSPL Photo: Ian Porteous
8. Queues in Lawnmarket
People queue outside shop in the Lawnmarket to collect Hogmanay refreshments, 1966 | Supplied Photo: Supplied