The Rocky Mountain Collegian

September 19th, 2007

Quick Tip: Avoid The Impulse

The quickest way to save a few bucks every time you go to the store is to avoid the impulse buy.  Sounds easy right?  That’s because it is easy, it only requires you to take a few seconds and think.
Obviously we all know that stores place the essential items and most sought after products on the side of the store opposite the entrance in hopes you will pick up a few extras on your journey.  However, giving yourself a few seconds to think about those extras can eliminate them altogether.  If it wasn’t on your mind when you were heading into the store, it shouldn’t be in your bag on the way out of the store.
For all the Internet shoppers out there, this is both much easier and much more difficult.  Shopping online is easy to avoid an impulse because you have endless amounts of time to think about your shopping cart items and you are doing the searching for your items.  But, it is also difficult in that the Internet can put the sale items, clearance items, only 1 left, and more enticing offers right in front of you.  Just remember, it only takes a few extra seconds to “un-justify” an impulse buy.

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