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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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  • I do do research if it's a significant purchase, but if I see something in a supermarket that's reduced for example and it's something I know I will use then I don't have a problem buying it straight away.

    I find people who impulse buy make a lot of mistakes, get the wrong thing, a poorly made thing, or one that looks good but performs poorly. I've always been of the "buy cheep, buy twice" mentality and I've always though that one should buy the best one can afford, rather than the cheapest, so I get things in sales and shops like TKMAXX. I'm also a big one for seeing something I like and walking away, if I still want it 30 mins later then I'll go back and buy it, most of the time I've forgotten about it. I also think to myself about whether I prefer the company of my money more than the company of the item, most of the time the company of my money wins out.

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  • I do do research if it's a significant purchase, but if I see something in a supermarket that's reduced for example and it's something I know I will use then I don't have a problem buying it straight away.

    I find people who impulse buy make a lot of mistakes, get the wrong thing, a poorly made thing, or one that looks good but performs poorly. I've always been of the "buy cheep, buy twice" mentality and I've always though that one should buy the best one can afford, rather than the cheapest, so I get things in sales and shops like TKMAXX. I'm also a big one for seeing something I like and walking away, if I still want it 30 mins later then I'll go back and buy it, most of the time I've forgotten about it. I also think to myself about whether I prefer the company of my money more than the company of the item, most of the time the company of my money wins out.

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  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    I'm pretty good at resisting the 'invitations to treat'. However, I have a svant knowledge of price values; across various shops, for various items.

    I have a spreadsheet of annual spending, divided into 52 weeks; and my OCD wants to have a multiple of £20 notes, precisely, in order to keep up with spending records. I even separate cash from non-cash payments.

    But the '72-hour rule' - of how long to mull over a potential purchase? Forget it.