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Impulse Purchases.

Roy

Does anyone else have a problem with not being able to purchase something without researching it deeply first?

I find it really difficult, it’s practically impossible to just buy something on impulse. I can spend hours comparing and researching an item on the internet.
I ordered a new shower pump today, that was after 2 days of looking at performance, reviews, type of components in it, connection type and cost. My wife just decides she likes a product and orders it. Can autistic people just impulse buy?

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  • Oh yes. This is something I brought up during my assessment.

    I never buy anything significant without creating a spreadsheet with lots of criteria that I then research.

    Just before my assessment I had wanted a coffee maker and had researched all the manufacturers, different types of machines, the cost, reliability, what Which had to say and so on.

    While it is a compulsion, the truth is I love researching things. It gives me a temporary special interest from which I emerge as an expert in something ridiculous like coffee machines.

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    I have note books full of findings and references for purchases, a coffee machine would warrant a lot of research. My kettle broke this week and off I went down a rabbit hole. Argos tend to change their stock items after Christmas, I found a good brand which met all my specifications with a good discount and it was in stock at my local Sainsburys.

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  • in reply to Deleted User

    I have note books full of findings and references for purchases, a coffee machine would warrant a lot of research. My kettle broke this week and off I went down a rabbit hole. Argos tend to change their stock items after Christmas, I found a good brand which met all my specifications with a good discount and it was in stock at my local Sainsburys.

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