A Different Approach To Shopping
Just got back from the Target store empty handed. This is the third time I caught myself on using a different approach to shopping. Two shirts on sale for $11.99 each got my attention, I decided to try them on and went to the fitting room. While looking at myself in the mirror, I began talking to myself (inside my head of course): “Do I really need these shirts? I have plenty shirts in my closet already. Maybe I just put $23.99 into my savings account or apply them towards my credit card debt?”
Many people tend to buy stuff they don’t really need. Marketing labels, sale tags and different advertisements that we see are really working and may confuse our minds for a minute or two, just enough to make us say “YES, I want to buy it!”. How many times you bought something that ended up laying around for some time before it gets to the storage room or your garage? Just open your closet or garage and I think you’ll find the answer.
Next time you at the store and you see a good deal (some deals are misleading) or you see something that you want to buy, stop for a minute and ask yourself a question: “Do I really need this thing?”
I think this is why I have nothing in my closet to wear except for my uniform for work! This is not always a good thing!
Trying things on usually has the items end up back on the shelf. It gives you time to think like you said, plus once somethings on, it usually loses it’s appeal.
I agree with you Angie, it happens sometimes to me. I guess it depends on how good you can imagine yourself in the particular item without trying it on. If you run with every item in the fitting room, most of the stuff will loose it’s appeal.
Trying things on usually has the items end up back on the shelf. It gives you time to think like you said, plus once somethings on, it usually loses it’s appeal.