quicko: shopping

I'm not positive whether this is an Australian thing or a I've-been-teaching-ESL-too-long thing, but it seems to me here that the use of "shopping" is lots more liberal here.  To me, shopping has to be an arguably fun endeavor -- looking for new clothes, shoes, accessories, perfume, etc.  However, here it is just the monotonous day-to-day "gosh-I-need-to-pick-up-some-teabags" type of behavior.  Searching for Scotch tape, cellophane or socks could be shopping here, whereas I reserve it for the likes of shorts, skirts and swimwear.