Impulse buyer here

[Sirfetch’d]

The willpower thread got me thinking about this tbh. I was at the store earlier buying groceries and when I looked at the list that my mom and I made and then looked at the receipt...I realized there was quite a difference. I ended up putting so many things in the shopping cart on impulse that I probably shouldn't have but I was like "eh I kinda want this". Are you an impulse buyer? It doesn't have to be just food either. What are some of the weirdest impulse buys that you have made?

 

[Syndrome]

I bought my car on impulse

but I needed a car so meh

other than that I would say that I'm not an impulse buyer

 

[Aeroblast]

I don't spend money often, but when I do I use a lot...

 

[Capitalist Ness]

my soul tears apart every time I spend money, so no

 

[bill flibby]

Kids, don't go grocery shopping before your meals. You'll end up buying calamari without a single regret. Aside from, you know, you spent money on calamari not knowing what it was or how to prepare it or how it taste...

Outside of food, I don't purchase anything on impulse. I rarely purchase anything for myself. I did buy an Urf figurine (a character from League of Legends), because I knew it would sell out super quick and URF mode is the best thing that ever happened to League, but aside from that... I don't really have anything. I don't impulse buy, nor do I make purchases for basic living, like clothing and furniture and upkeep. I'm frugal in a strange sense.

 

[bill flibby]

Kids, don't go grocery shopping before your meals. You'll end up buying calamari without a single regret. Aside from, you know, you spent money on calamari not knowing what it was or how to prepare it or how it taste...

Outside of food, I don't purchase anything on impulse. I rarely purchase anything for myself. I did buy an Urf figurine (a character from League of Legends), because I knew it would sell out super quick and URF mode is the best thing that ever happened to League, but aside from that... I don't really have anything. I don't impulse buy, nor do I make purchases for basic living, like clothing and furniture and upkeep. I'm frugal in a strange sense.

 

[Pokemon Game Fan]

I definitely am. I bought my computer out of impulse. Impulse buying is doing me bad, I am in so much debt.

 

[Kikaito plush]

Yes I pretty much am which is the reason I run out of money quickly.

 

[esperance]

Spending money makes me sad, so I only buy things if I am 110% sure that I want them.

 

[blue]

I'm currently paying off a car that I can't really afford and will be for the next three years.

 

[Aquacorde]

yeah mainly when i grocery shop. thats such a problem when i have no money. the best way is absolutely to make a complete list including a breakdown of ingredients for planned meals and stick to it. and dont shop when ya hungry good lord never do it if ya on a budget

 

[Universe]

i really don't have so much room to wiggle when it comes to money, as i have a lot of fixed expenses that i need to pay.

that being said i never impulse buy because then i'd have a major problem to deal with. ;P

 

[donavannj]

I... have a bad habit of impulse buying for my hobbies and collections. In fact, all most of my posts in this thread, this thread, and this thread were impulse buys. Have an impulse buy problem when it comes to food, too, sometimes.

 

[Lucid]

Allllllll the time, I buy bullshit I don't need off of Amazon on like, a weekly basis. I'm so bad with money.

 

[Sylphiel]

I am a bit, I try not to be, but sadly it's always along the lines of "but it only costs this much, surely it won't hurt to get this as well", so I end up giving in and buying it.

Weirdest thing, uhhh. I don't remember. Aside from food-related things - which the things I tend to grab aren't even that odd - the only things I've bought on impulse lately are my owls (either plushes or little figurines), so. Although I guess if I said "I bought owls", with no context, that could be seen as weird. :P

 

[Zeffy]

if you count buying games during steam sale / sale seasons in general, then yes i am 100% an impulse buyer

 

[Aisu]

^Omg Hermione where's Ron

I'm always buying things on impulse even when I can't afford it, mostly due to commercials and YouTube ads.

 

[Evening]

i am and will likely forever be

 

[Sylphiel]

I'm always buying things on impulse even when I can't afford it, mostly due to commercials and YouTube ads.

Oh man, I feel like if I bought things based on the youtube ads I get, I would have so much deodorant and mayo.

THANKS YOUTUBE

 

[txteclipse]

My impulse buys are generally inexpensive, less than $4 or so. Definitely never outside my means, either: I allocate $35 of my paycheck per month to whatever I want to buy. I can either burn it all that month or save it up for something bigger.