Post-Shopping guilt

bumbleybumbley · 03-11-2008, 12:18 AM

Oh my goodness...just in the last couple of days I bought 5 pairs of shoes. It felt SO satisfying when I made the purchase, but now I feel soooooooo guilty for spending unnecessarily and I want to return my shoes. Thing is I knew I'd regret it later too. Don't you just hate when that happens?

And also, they looked so good when i bought them, but now they're kinda meh.. not that great afterall. I haven't even worn them and I've lost interest.. how pathetic!

sw33tsmil3s · 03-11-2008, 12:22 AM

not really(: im usually very happy with my purchases....unless they were ridiculously expensive for non-brand names

juicybrat · 03-11-2008, 12:56 AM

yeah...i have shopping regrets....both about the price and the product.

if i don't feel the item anymore. i return it. i can't force myself to like something that's "eh".

for expensive items...like jeans and purses...and i really like them..i don't have any regrets getting them..but it's just a chunk of money gone lol. i just feel for my bank account haha.

canido · 03-11-2008, 01:51 AM

bumbleybumbley..omg, i know exactly what you mean. When i am purchasing it, i get this thrill for getting something I like and especially if it's a good deal.

but once i get home, i just put it aside and I feel "meh" towards them. And i don't return things either because I feel bad returning and i know i would regret returning it later on. So I have piles of new clothes and bags with tags still on them, and whenever i see them...i think "what a waste".

xxk1nky · 03-11-2008, 11:38 AM

nah, i don't usually have shopping regrets either. unless it's just like sitting in my closet months down the road.

ko0ty · 03-11-2008, 12:47 PM

I always have shopping regrets right after I finish shopping but they usually go away in a couple of days! My biggest regret (and I STILL regret it) were the $500 Dior shades I got in L.A. in December just because I left my sunglasses at home!!!! I prefer my glasses over contacts (dry eyes) anyway so it's such a waste of money since I'll barely wear them.

bumbleybumbley · 03-11-2008, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ko0ty

I always have shopping regrets right after I finish shopping but they usually go away in a couple of days! My biggest regret (and I STILL regret it) were the $500 Dior shades I got in L.A. in December just because I left my sunglasses at home!!!! I prefer my glasses over contacts (dry eyes) anyway so it's such a waste of money since I'll barely wear them.

omg I could never spend $500 on sunglasses, especially since I don't wear them much and i'd just be afraid of breaking or losing them. Wow! If they're still in good condition why don't you sell them?

bumbleybumbley · 03-11-2008, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by canido

bumbleybumbley..omg, i know exactly what you mean. When i am purchasing it, i get this thrill for getting something I like and especially if it's a good deal.

but once i get home, i just put it aside and I feel "meh" towards them. And i don't return things either because I feel bad returning and i know i would regret returning it later on. So I have piles of new clothes and bags with tags still on them, and whenever i see them...i think "what a waste".

That's exactly how I feel whenever I look at all the clothes I don't wear anymore. Like every few months when I do a mini "spring cleaning" to my closet, i think about all the money I could've saved if i didn't buy all those clothes, especially the ones i wore only once or twice.

Tigerette · 03-11-2008, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bumbleybumbley

That's exactly how I feel whenever I look at all the clothes I don't wear anymore. Like every few months when I do a mini "spring cleaning" to my closet, i think about all the money I could've saved if i didn't buy all those clothes, especially the ones i wore only once or twice.

EXACTLY!

diandian · 03-11-2008, 06:34 PM

yeah.. i hate it when this happens
i think about the money i coulda saved and what else i coulda bought with it D: <
and i hate it when i want to return it and find the receipt saying "all sales are final"
oh well.. what can ya do D:

hoOoneydipped · 03-11-2008, 06:43 PM

I almost always have shopping regrets! I'm somewhat of a shopaholic, and I get this rush of excitement everytime I purchase something (kind of like the rush described in Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic). I go home and I realize that I don't really like/need it anymore.

I also have a thing about trying on clothes.. I don't. I'm just really lazy. So I end up buying clothes that don't fit me and I'm too lazy to return them.

ko0ty · 03-11-2008, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by bumbleybumbley

omg I could never spend $500 on sunglasses, especially since I don't wear them much and i'd just be afraid of breaking or losing them. Wow! If they're still in good condition why don't you sell them?

Yeah they are practically brand new.. I might sell them after summer for about half but it's hard for me to let things go even if I don't wear them. Lol.

bumbleybumbley · 03-11-2008, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ko0ty

Yeah they are practically brand new.. I might sell them after summer for about half but it's hard for me to let things go even if I don't wear them. Lol.

Yea but you'd be making $250.. think of all the things you could buy with that money! haha

aznxbabii · 03-11-2008, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by hoOoneydipped

I almost always have shopping regrets! I'm somewhat of a shopaholic, and I get this rush of excitement everytime I purchase something (kind of like the rush described in Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic). I go home and I realize that I don't really like/need it anymore.

I also have a thing about trying on clothes.. I don't. I'm just really lazy. So I end up buying clothes that don't fit me and I'm too lazy to return them.

ZOMG, you read Shopaholic books too? YAY! LoL I was definitely going to start a thread about spending problems like that.. but I love those books! Sorry for going off topic

jazuresky · 03-15-2008, 03:05 AM

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i think about all the money I could've saved if i didn't buy all those clothes, especially the ones i wore only once or twice.

+1...

For me I feel "guilty" but I feel quite frustrated/regretting knowing that I only wore them a few times. They are not that pricy when the amount of money can add up to hundreds....some items I don't regret buying but it's such a PITA when you have to sell your stuff...esp when selling is not that easy

glamourbebe · 03-15-2008, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by canido

bumbleybumbley..omg, i know exactly what you mean. When i am purchasing it, i get this thrill for getting something I like and especially if it's a good deal.

but once i get home, i just put it aside and I feel "meh" towards them. And i don't return things either because I feel bad returning and i know i would regret returning it later on. So I have piles of new clothes and bags with tags still on them, and whenever i see them...i think "what a waste".

i'm not the only one!!!
yeah, i hate it cause i do it alll the time. very wasteful but it can't be helped.

03-11-2008, 12:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
bumbleybumbley Mallvibes Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver POSTS: 533 Thanks: 20 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts Buy/Sell Rating: 0	Post-Shopping guilt Oh my goodness...just in the last couple of days I bought 5 pairs of shoes. It felt SO satisfying when I made the purchase, but now I feel soooooooo guilty for spending unnecessarily and I want to return my shoes. Thing is I knew I'd regret it later too. Don't you just hate when that happens? And also, they looked so good when i bought them, but now they're kinda meh.. not that great afterall. I haven't even worn them and I've lost interest.. how pathetic!

03-11-2008, 12:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
sw33tsmil3s Mallvibes Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vancouver POSTS: 2,154 Thanks: 16 Thanked 73 Times in 51 Posts Buy/Sell Rating: 1	Re: Post-Shopping guilt not really(: im usually very happy with my purchases....unless they were ridiculously expensive for non-brand names __________________ Clearance: Citizens, puma, TNA, billabong& more http://www.mallvibes.com/f-vancouver...tuff-3262.html

03-11-2008, 12:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
juicybrat Mallvibes Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver POSTS: 2,758 Thanks: 26 Thanked 39 Times in 39 Posts Buy/Sell Rating: 11	Re: Post-Shopping guilt yeah...i have shopping regrets....both about the price and the product. if i don't feel the item anymore. i return it. i can't force myself to like something that's "eh". for expensive items...like jeans and purses...and i really like them..i don't have any regrets getting them..but it's just a chunk of money gone lol. i just feel for my bank account haha.

03-11-2008, 01:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
canido Mallvibes Member Join Date: Dec 2005 POSTS: 528 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Buy/Sell Rating: 2	Re: Post-Shopping guilt bumbleybumbley..omg, i know exactly what you mean. When i am purchasing it, i get this thrill for getting something I like and especially if it's a good deal. but once i get home, i just put it aside and I feel "meh" towards them. And i don't return things either because I feel bad returning and i know i would regret returning it later on. So I have piles of new clothes and bags with tags still on them, and whenever i see them...i think "what a waste".

03-11-2008, 11:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
xxk1nky Mallvibes Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: BURNABY POSTS: 1,277 Thanks: 16 Thanked 27 Times in 25 Posts Buy/Sell Rating: 0	Re: Post-Shopping guilt nah, i don't usually have shopping regrets either. unless it's just like sitting in my closet months down the road.

03-11-2008, 12:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
ko0ty Mallvibes Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Richmond, B.C. POSTS: 2,333 Thanks: 29 Thanked 101 Times in 72 Posts Buy/Sell Rating: 0	Re: Post-Shopping guilt I always have shopping regrets right after I finish shopping but they usually go away in a couple of days! My biggest regret (and I STILL regret it) were the $500 Dior shades I got in L.A. in December just because I left my sunglasses at home!!!! I prefer my glasses over contacts (dry eyes) anyway so it's such a waste of money since I'll barely wear them. __________________ http://twentyfourcarat.net http://collectivehaus.net/ Please send me pics of your bedroom / apartments / make up collections / book collections / whatever you want! Click on links for more details.

03-11-2008, 06:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
diandian Mallvibes Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: bby POSTS: 448 Thanks: 15 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Buy/Sell Rating: 4	Re: Post-Shopping guilt yeah.. i hate it when this happens i think about the money i coulda saved and what else i coulda bought with it D: < and i hate it when i want to return it and find the receipt saying "all sales are final" oh well.. what can ya do D:

03-11-2008, 06:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
hoOoneydipped Mallvibes Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vancouver POSTS: 398 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Buy/Sell Rating: 0	Re: Post-Shopping guilt I almost always have shopping regrets! I'm somewhat of a shopaholic, and I get this rush of excitement everytime I purchase something (kind of like the rush described in Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic). I go home and I realize that I don't really like/need it anymore. I also have a thing about trying on clothes.. I don't. I'm just really lazy. So I end up buying clothes that don't fit me and I'm too lazy to return them.