Shopaholic?

monster · 02-16-2010, 08:51 AM

Well are you? I read Confessions of a Shopaholic -well I tried to- but I just didn't get it because I am totally not a shopaholic. I'm Scrooge McStingy. I'm only pleased with a purchase if it was something we absolutely desperately needed and I got it for 10% or less of the going rate. Otherwise I hate shopping. For food, clothes, anything. In fact I hate food and clothing shopping so much that if I find what I need at a good price, I'll buy as much as I possibly can -and then a bit more- so I can put off shopping again for as long as possible. Drives Beest nuts when there's a good meat deal on -getting the stuff into the freezer is his job

I never need to have the latest thing -the latest phone/car/coach purse..... How ridiculous to pay so much when you can get an older and perfectly functional model for a fraction of the price. I only just moved up to a cellphone that flips closed.

I sort of enjoy gift shopping, but only if I really like that person and know their interests well enough that I can find something unusual that they'll love. But even then I want it at a bargain price. I prefer to buy gifts for people when I see something they'll love rather than when it's a traditional/expected time to give them a gift.

I quite like cruising second hand stores, but I'm happiest when I see stuff that I have priced at higher than I paid, and I can't find anything I want to buy

Bizarrely though, I am a hoarder and a collecter, but I just don't want to go shopping for the stuff. I am slowly changing my hoarding ways, I wonder if I may eventually turn into a shopaholic to fill the empty spaces?

How do you rate?

View Poll Results: Shopaholic?
Michael Jackson. Total shopaholic. What bank balance?	1	7.14%
Imelda Marcos. I'm only a shopaholic when it comes to shoes/purses/phones/whatever	1	7.14%
Sammy Sensible. I love shopping, but only buy what I need.	5	35.71%
Scrooge McStingy. Hate Shopping, Hate spending money. Humbug.	5	35.71%
Sarah Palin. I'm special and don't fit into these categories. Let me tell you about it.	2	14.29%
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02-16-2010, 08:51 AM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Shopaholic? Well are you? I read Confessions of a Shopaholic -well I tried to- but I just didn't get it because I am totally not a shopaholic. I'm Scrooge McStingy. I'm only pleased with a purchase if it was something we absolutely desperately needed and I got it for 10% or less of the going rate. Otherwise I hate shopping. For food, clothes, anything. In fact I hate food and clothing shopping so much that if I find what I need at a good price, I'll buy as much as I possibly can -and then a bit more- so I can put off shopping again for as long as possible. Drives Beest nuts when there's a good meat deal on -getting the stuff into the freezer is his job I never need to have the latest thing -the latest phone/car/coach purse..... How ridiculous to pay so much when you can get an older and perfectly functional model for a fraction of the price. I only just moved up to a cellphone that flips closed. I sort of enjoy gift shopping, but only if I really like that person and know their interests well enough that I can find something unusual that they'll love. But even then I want it at a bargain price. I prefer to buy gifts for people when I see something they'll love rather than when it's a traditional/expected time to give them a gift. I quite like cruising second hand stores, but I'm happiest when I see stuff that I have priced at higher than I paid, and I can't find anything I want to buy Bizarrely though, I am a hoarder and a collecter, but I just don't want to go shopping for the stuff. I am slowly changing my hoarding ways, I wonder if I may eventually turn into a shopaholic to fill the empty spaces? How do you rate? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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