I'm trying to cut back on my impulse purchases, but it is so hard! If I'm already buying something that I need, why not throw in something I want as well? I've drastically cut back on my trips to Target for this very reason, but as my Amazon order arrived today, I realized that I'm just as bad online as I am in the store. Am I the only one?
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It depends on what site I'm at online? I'm bad about anywhere where I have to decide quickly. Like ebay, Im terrible about ebay.
If it's a site where I have to add things to a cart, usually I can stop myself from taking the plunge.
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in store, for sure. Online, I'll go back and look over and over and over for weeks sometimes before I bite the bullet and buy it. And I google all over the place to see if I can find the same thing for cheaper....I never do that in store.
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Online for sure!
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In store. I rarely make impulse buys online but I'm terrible in store.
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I pretty much suck both in stores & online. I really need to do better...it is nice to know I'm no the only one, though.
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in store for sure. I ponder online purchases a lot.
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In store because I don't really shop online.
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I think they're probably tied! Online I cringe at the idea of paying shipping so I really have to need the item for me to buy & in store I have a habit of grabbing things, walking around the store, and the putting things back that I don't really need.... I think it's how I deal with not "buying". lol
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In store. I can usually contain myself online because I spend so much time researching that I end up forgetting what I was trying to buy in the first place. And I'm notorious for putting things in my cart and not checking out.
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In store. I will go for a few specific things and then end up with a cart full, especially at Target. That place is dangerous.
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In store for sure. I do it online, too, but Walmart and Target are horrible impulse places for me.
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Online! It's pretty much the only place I shop.
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Both I guess, but for different reasons. With online, I hate paying shipping so I like to order everything at once and will add more stuff as I'm pondering-- BUT I'm pretty good abotu returning things I don't want (like, I'll order $400 worth of Old Navy and Gap stuff, try it all on, and return $325 worth of it).
In store it's just the usual OOOH that's pretty... I want...I don't think I've ever walked out of Target with only the item I came in for though.
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@Ash: Same, I rarely do aaaany shopping at all in-store (aside from groceries and the Target necessities!)...
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@Foodnerd81: That's alot of returns! I always worry about it being a pain to get it all returned (shipping it back) so I try to avoid it like the plague! lol
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Ha, I'm glad no one has voted for "I'm the model of fiscal responsibilty" yet! Of course, if you are, please share your tips!
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@runsyellowlites: I've gotten so much worse since buying maternity clothes-- they have hardly any in store, so if I want to try on a couple of sizes, I need to order a whole bunch. I see it as their fault-- if they carried stuff in store, I'd grab a whole bunch of stuff for the fitting room... so they are just shipping to stuff (free for me) to my "fitting room" aka home. I do make sure to be REALLY careful about observing the return policy though!
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In-store for sure. I stall on online purchases infinitely. I hate paying for S&H, so Amazon Super Savers usually get me the most for online.
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In the store for sure. Especially at Target!!
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