In the calendar of any shopping addict there are two dates marked in phosphor: The January sales and the July sales. It is clear that you have to take advantage of these annual milestones to get a good wardrobe, buy basics or treat yourself to some fetish garment. However, compulsive purchases are not the exclusive preserve of sales. There are many occasions when we feel an uncontrollable impulse to buy. The best way to prevent it is to identify these situations and follow a series of tips that will help us curb this desire.
The importance of the moment
- Sometimes, the moment of the day in which you decide to buy is decisive to define if it is an impulse or a necessity. For example, in a matter of food purchases, it is a very bad idea to go before lunch or dinner. The happy little bug will encourage you to buy things to satisfy your momentary hunger that, in addition to not being very nutritious, are caloric and expensive.
- Supermarkets are usually the usual scene of compulsive purchases. The “cheat products”, we usually find them on the shelves of the boxes. They are usually things that do not have an excessive economic value (gum, chocolates…) and are easy to put in the cart moments before paying the total amount. The margin of reaction to assess whether or not we need these “bargains” is very short, which is why these products are devastating.
- Therefore, when it comes to buying food, do not hesitate to go at times far from meal times and do not be fooled by the whims of the boxes.
In the bottom of the closet
- It is not the same to buy something to build a wardrobe than to have the purchased item end up in the back of the closet, passing on to a better life. Preventing this from happening is up to you. Sales are a temptation to which it is very difficult not to succumb. The key is learning to buy. Before you go on a rampage and make bags an extension of your hands, take a look at your closet. You can make a list of the things you really need and the ones you no longer use. It will help you see which clothes are best for you to buy.
- Another rule of thumb is to try to pay in cash whenever you can. It seems like something unimportant, but the fact of having the bills in our hands and paying with them makes us more aware of the real value of the amount paid. When paying with a card, how much is being spent is not valued as much.
- This year’s fashion trends 100 % support the following advice. Don’t throw anything away, fashion is fickle and always comes back. Something that is now very out of date, for example bell-bottoms, may be the must for the following season. Obviously, it is not about developing a sudden Diogenes syndrome, if there are clothes with which you no longer see yourself favored, do not store them.
- Actually, we are surrounded by constant situations and temptations that encourage us to consumerism. Now that you have identified what they are, do not get carried away and above all, use logic. Happy shopping!