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impulse purchasing
Jan. 22nd, 2007 09:10 pmI love to get mail. I don't think that I'm alone in this, as it seems to be a fairly universal thing to like. I don't particularly care for the contents of bills, credit card offers, refinance your student loans, save for your kids' college, and other junk mail inserts, but I love having an envelope waiting for me. It's the thought that someone, somewhere was thinking of me and sent me something...even if that something is a request for payment.
When I was in college, I discovered the beauty of shopping on the internet. My life has not been the same since. I learned that I could go to a store that specializes in exactly what I am looking for, click a few times, type in some information, and then? Then I get a package in the mail! Packages are even better than letters! And, if I pick the right store, then they start sending me catalogs, which mean more mail!! I really like this cycle, as may be evidenced by the Too Much Stuff in my house.
At some point, shopping online morphed into something a little less healthy. I would buy things on eBay, Amazon, Half, or other places so that I could look forward to the item showing up. I had no need for these things, nor really even the money to spend on them. I was buying them so that I would have a reason to make it through 7-10 more days. I've had to work hard to break this habit - it's taken a lot of therapy and a couple of stern talks with myself about Budgets, Savings, and Credit Card Bills. I stil don't always believe me, though, as is evidenced by my Lush and BPAL habits. I like to think that now I'm buying pretty things, not because I think that they will make my life better, but because my life is already pretty good and pretty things are just a bonus.
And I've totally rambled off my point. The point of this entry was to say Thank You to Miss M for the book that looks wonderful and I know exactly what one I'm sending you in February and Thank You to those crazy people in Florida who sent me chai-flavored, caffeinated candy that makes my tongue go numb. You people totally rock my socks off and I hope I can tell you enough how giddy and happy you make me on a daily basis, not just when you send me shiny stuff. Not that I don't like the shiny stuff, I just like my shiny friends a whole lot better.
When I was in college, I discovered the beauty of shopping on the internet. My life has not been the same since. I learned that I could go to a store that specializes in exactly what I am looking for, click a few times, type in some information, and then? Then I get a package in the mail! Packages are even better than letters! And, if I pick the right store, then they start sending me catalogs, which mean more mail!! I really like this cycle, as may be evidenced by the Too Much Stuff in my house.
At some point, shopping online morphed into something a little less healthy. I would buy things on eBay, Amazon, Half, or other places so that I could look forward to the item showing up. I had no need for these things, nor really even the money to spend on them. I was buying them so that I would have a reason to make it through 7-10 more days. I've had to work hard to break this habit - it's taken a lot of therapy and a couple of stern talks with myself about Budgets, Savings, and Credit Card Bills. I stil don't always believe me, though, as is evidenced by my Lush and BPAL habits. I like to think that now I'm buying pretty things, not because I think that they will make my life better, but because my life is already pretty good and pretty things are just a bonus.
And I've totally rambled off my point. The point of this entry was to say Thank You to Miss M for the book that looks wonderful and I know exactly what one I'm sending you in February and Thank You to those crazy people in Florida who sent me chai-flavored, caffeinated candy that makes my tongue go numb. You people totally rock my socks off and I hope I can tell you enough how giddy and happy you make me on a daily basis, not just when you send me shiny stuff. Not that I don't like the shiny stuff, I just like my shiny friends a whole lot better.
