Impulse buyer vs. Long study?
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It depends....when it comes to buy full price items I won't find on sale then I stalk the bag and think long and hard before buying it (see classical balenciaga & LV items)...when it comes to outlet shopping i impulse buy a lot...but was never disappointed...usually I know very well what I like and what I don't when it comes to bags.
My only full price impulse buy (well...it was love at first sight...) was the neverfull GM...I saw it on a magazine on saturday and got it by tuesday...
there is no designer bag that I own and that I'm not using
My only full price impulse buy (well...it was love at first sight...) was the neverfull GM...I saw it on a magazine on saturday and got it by tuesday...
there is no designer bag that I own and that I'm not using
tsugumu -- your answer resonated with me. impulse buying when at an outlet...because you'll never know what you'll find there... and stalkingstudying when going after full price merch.
I declare myself a total stalker. Partly (or mostly) due to the fact that I really don't have all that much money to spare (I support myself), so anytime I want to get a high-end bag or accessory I have to save up and give it much thought. I don't want to risk not liking it and then coming across some freaky return policy that won't let me return it, then being stuck with something I don't LOVE.
I'm that crazy
But I barely ever buy anything out of impulse.
I'm that crazy
But I barely ever buy anything out of impulse.
I like to do my research before buying a bag, but it's doing that research, which usually introduces me to other bags. For instance, I looked around for about two months trying to find the perfect MJ Blake. Then I got one. And then I had to do a sort of "best of purses" feature for work. So I had to do more research. Then I'd come on here and find something new. Last weekend I bought a B-bag, and then coming on here to post about it, I see that RM is having a sample sale. So it's been two days since my B-bag purchase and I am already waiting for my new RM to arrive. And now my poor 'lil Blake will have to take a breather in her dust bag. Wow...that was kinda long-winded.
I'm more of a stalker than an impulse buyer. My fund is limited, so i have to make sure i will be spending it on the bag I really love. I have to see the bag, touch it and wear it first before i can make the decision. But when it comes to sale, there's no choice...must be impulse...
I do a bid of both but as a sahm I basically have to stalk, put money aside etc...and I just love the joyful anticipation before buying a bag.
Personally I love my choco paddy, I liked them already in the beginning of 06 but just thought it would be too trendy and went for Bal but by the end of the year I couldn't resist anymore and I am soo happy with my choco satchel I just love it.
But then I got a second one and the color was rather wrong even if I had put a lot of thinking into it.
I don't think I've ever made an impulse purchase on a handbag, come to think of it. Even if I really want it, I'll still wait a month or two to make sure it's not a passing feeling.
If I had more money I would be an impulse buyer. For me, it is almost always love at first sight with bags, and I invariably go away, think of ways to afford each one and convince myself I have thought it through properly before I go back and buy. So far, I have never not gone back!! So I think I could make a good impulse buyer if I could only afford it! 
But then again, maybe if I had loads of money I would be less discerning and would just buy everything in sight!!
Come to think of it, I do impulse buy when it comes to cheap bags...does that count?!
But then again, maybe if I had loads of money I would be less discerning and would just buy everything in sight!!Come to think of it, I do impulse buy when it comes to cheap bags...does that count?!