How do you shop?

I did something today that I very seldom do.  I went to the fabric store (OK, I do that all the time - wait for it...), and purchased supplies for a specific project.

My McCall's 6024 dress for Easter.  I didn't have anything in my stash that made me happy for it, so I had to get something new.  Pattern in hand, I trotted over to Hancock's, got my fabric - the precise yardage called for, notions and thread all in one fell swoop.  Like I said, I never do this.  Usually I see a drool-worthy fabric and get enough for what I think I might want to make, then figure out exactly what it will become later - sometimes MUCH later.

What about you, are you a stasher, like I usually am?  Or are you project oriented?