Smashion Forum - Deals and Steals - Have you ever gone discount buying and ended up spending more?

Posted by sandra on 03-Oct-10 9:14 AM

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:14:07 GMT

All righty girls! I know there's a lot more people who experienced the same things that we did! Even so, I don't feel that bad when I spend a lot because this is somehow a treat for myself. And besides, money just come and go and we've gotta spend it the way we want to because we worked for it and we fully deserve the pleasures out of it!

Posted by bailey on 01-Oct-10 3:35 AM

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 07:35:43 GMT

Guilty as charged haha. Although I try not to feel guilty over it, because when I think about how they actually cost, it's still cheaper. For the price, you actually got a lot of items, not just one. :)

One thing I do, is I bring a specific amount of cash with me, no cards or anything. I let myself spend as much as that amount can buy, but no more. It hurts to see a lot of pretty stuff that I want to get but don't have enough to pay for it, but it's better... sort of. Hehe.

Posted by kristinechong on 01-Oct-10 3:24 AM

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 07:24:31 GMT

Argh, this happened to me before as well. I don't usually buy lots of stuff, but there was a time a big sale occured through out the whole mall.. I ended up using more than 5x the money I used to - for shopping. It's crazy! It's pricier than my usual shopping spree routine, but then.. when you think about it. It's still worth the discount!

Posted by janejinx on 21-Aug-10 1:56 PM

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:56:09 GMT

I couldn't agree with you more. I tend to spend more on sale season than on regular days. It seems like there's a magnet on those price tags. Even if I know that the prices are still high, I can't help myself but try the items on and just a swoosh, I end up paying for them. I believe that this is one of my guilty pleasures.

Posted by sandra on 04-Jan-10 4:34 PM

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:34:51 GMT

Discounted items are definitely a steal, especially if you've been craving for them since day one. I once went to Mango and saw this beautiful LBD that i simply just had to have! Of course, the price tag made me want to bawl like a baby, so I made a promise to hold off until the sale season comes along.

Finally, the LBD was on sale. I bought it - together with a handful of other items. Guess what, I ended up spending more than I would have if I just bought the dress before the sale!

Although everything was a "steal", perhaps shopping during the sale season empties my pockets more than during regular days. How about you, have you noticed the same thing happening when you go shopping for sale items?