08.01.2008 3:00 pm
A shopper’s confession
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
In this week’s column, I write about how guilty I feel about my shopping habit.
I never truly understood the term “retail therapy” until I had children and began trying to juggle two jobs at once — raising them and writing for the paper.
Does anyone else suffer from shopper’s guilt? And, how do you fight the impulse?
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Buyers remorse or as you coined it, shoppers guilt, can be more pronounced during economic hard times. Even if what you purchased was not expensive and it fit into your budget, you may feel that you shouldn’t be spending money frivolously and you may not be able to enjoy your purchase.
When I get the urge to go shopping (my weakness is clothes and shoes) I will have a friend go through my closet with me and help me put together new outfits with my existing clothing. I’ve also gotten together with one or two friends who wear the same size and have a similar taste in clothing as me and we will trade items that we no longer wear.