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Impulse Buys or Planned Purchases
When I went to Marshall’s last weekend for my new dishes …
…I saw all kinds of fun, discounted food products. Like dried fruit and specialty granola.
But I realized I can make my own homemade Vegan GF Granola for pennies per serving in 20 minutes. So I passed on the store bought.
I also saw a great price on agave, until I remembered that ordering agave on iHerb.com is actually cheaper than the discounted price at Marshall’s. Use code AVE630 at checkout to save $5 on your iHerb order. For anyone who needs protein powder, supplements, stevia, hemp seeds, chia seeds, specialty flours, and more, iHerb is the hookup. I’ve posted about it recently .
Oh and I love coffee! This was exciting to me to see all this coffee at reduced prices.
The exotic flavors looked great but I remembered that I had just bought Cocoa Coffee from TJ’s . I have plenty of coffee on hand.
I can prove that I am well-stocked in the coffee department with a Coffee Review post , where I reviewed enough coffee to keep a narcoleptic awake.
Moving on to these funny mugs that I saw, but I don’t need any more dishes .
I kept reminding myself that I was there to buy a few cute items for blog photography purposes, maybe some everyday plates , but not re-outfit my whole kitchen. I have kitchen cupboards in which I can “shop” from if I need to, rather than buying more.
It was hard to pass up aisle after aisle but as I said the other day, I can exercise willpower and restraint like a “switch” and I kept the switch in the off position. Mostly.
Here’s what I did buy when the switch was ‘on’.
From my last post on giggles and contagious laughter , it was fun hearing your stories of busting out with laughter for no special reason.
Breakfast/Snack/Dessert: Vegan GF Banana Nut Muffins
Questions:
- Best thing you’ve ate or done so far this weekend?
I made something dessert-ish that rocked my socks off. To be blogged about, soon.
- Do you impulse buy? Or do you plan your purchases carefully? Or, a mix of both depending on the item/situation?
I am a researcher on some items.
My DSLR camera, researched it tons.
My Macbook computer, researched it tons.
Makeup/Hair/Health & Beauty Products: Impulse buy with what looks fun, but also buy based on need.
Clothes: Impulse buys are less and less. I gravitate toward wearing the same things over and over in my closet, and know myself well enough to know what I will end up getting use out of and what I won’t reach for. I would rather buy what I know I will actually wear than just random things that look cute in the moment.
Food: I try not to impulse buy anymore even though I just posted about all the foods I’ve tried because of the blogosphere and trying anything once . With impulse buys on food, I wind up with food that’s either over-priced, perhaps not very healthy (if we’re talking pre-packaged or pre-made food), or is something that I won’t use/desire in the long term.
When I first started reading blogs, I went through a trying everything I saw phase, but now, I am much more selective before I plunk down cash for something that I see on blogs. I make sure that I feel I will really enjoy the product or if it’s an ingredient, that I will actually make the recipe I am buying said ingredient for.
How are you with Impulse Buys vs. Planning your Purchases? In related matters, don’t forget to check my recent Willpower & Restraint post.
