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I’ve decided that I’m actually very afraid of buying things. I oftentimes get buyers remorse to a large degree. Therefore, shopping takes a long time. When encountering a shirt or jacket that I like, I have to inspect it, look at it, and think extremely hard about if the purchase is worth it, if I’m willing to buy it. It goes through a series of tests.
- How much do I need this? If the item under consideration is something that I haven’t seen before or been able to research/learn more about, chances are slim that I will actually consider making a purchase
- Is this item discounted? I dislike purchasing items at the retail price, solely due to the fact that I know that the item will be on sale at a later date, when I can return and consider it for purchase again.
- Is the price right? This is where most purchases occur. If the item passes through the first two steps, it comes to this final test. Unfortunately for me (but not for my wallet) this is also the most difficult test. I am frugal, to the point of being cheap. However, this cheapness does not also translate to lower quality. Instead, I lust over expensive things but continually wait for the price I want, which invariable never happens.
Therefore, I tend to buy not many things over a large span of time. Unless it’s for others.
When it comes to gifts, I never really worry as much about the price or the value. This is likely due to the fact that I have no idea how the other person will judge a gift in terms of use, value, or how much they want it – unless I specifically ask them. Therefore, it’s much easier for me to drop money on a gift with an extremely short consideration time.
Nah, my haiku’s don’t need to be related to what I want to write about.
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