tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7019112442705574172.post329196659513730059..comments2023-08-27T12:11:01.197-04:00Comments on Fighting Foreclosure - Getting Nine Hundred: Not Spending Money in Big Box StoresDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14703479564503074258noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7019112442705574172.post-54437349206795689112009-03-06T15:54:00.000-05:002009-03-06T15:54:00.000-05:00Kristy, I love kitchen gadgets!! Although, how ma...Kristy, I love kitchen gadgets!! Although, how many I actually *need8 is questionable. A good knife, a cutting board, a wooden spoon and a pan do it in most circumstances.<BR/><BR/>I am leaning more towards online shopping myself. It seems to be the best match for me.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703479564503074258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7019112442705574172.post-18645931421612703372009-03-06T00:03:00.000-05:002009-03-06T00:03:00.000-05:00When it comes to stores like this, I've learned - ...When it comes to stores like this, I've learned - for me - the best method is to shop online. I LOVE Bed,Bath, and Beyond, and every time I'm in the same vicinity as this store, I want to stop in and browse. I'm not a window shopper by any means, and usually walk out with something I don't need. Plus, there's a lot of stuff that I currently want for my house, that I don't need, but would make life easier. Mostly stuff for the kitchen, but I can and should wait on this items. Primarily because I shouldn't be spending the money, but also because my kitchen is just too small.<BR/><BR/>At any rate, I definitely agree that wandering in a store like that is bad news for the pocketbook! Get in and out with as little interaction with the store as possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7019112442705574172.post-4792725651901680882009-03-04T14:27:00.000-05:002009-03-04T14:27:00.000-05:00Slinky - I'm a go in, get it... then wander kind o...Slinky - I'm a go in, get it... then wander kind of gal, usually. This is one of those things I have to work on breaking.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703479564503074258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7019112442705574172.post-24243678250329928452009-03-04T11:35:00.000-05:002009-03-04T11:35:00.000-05:00When I shop on my own, I do it mercenary style - g...When I shop on my own, I do it mercenary style - get in, accomplish mission, get out. With others, I tend to conform to their style. My fiance is an up and down every aisle kind of guy - he's really very thorough about it too! The friend I usually go clothes shopping with has a decent method of just shopping stores that are likely to have what we're looking for.Slinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04311889236278363648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7019112442705574172.post-31216455212972769452009-03-03T10:23:00.000-05:002009-03-03T10:23:00.000-05:00I love Ikea, but I HATE the crowds there. Fortuna...I love Ikea, but I HATE the crowds there. Fortunately my sheer irritation with people contains my shopping impulse. otherwise that would be a dangerous store for me too. BB&B is cluttered, which is why wandering is so bad - you actually start looking at all the stuff!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703479564503074258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7019112442705574172.post-14599242075365670172009-03-03T07:31:00.000-05:002009-03-03T07:31:00.000-05:00I never do this kind of shopping for clothes, but ...I never do this kind of shopping for clothes, but get me in Ikea and I'm DOOMED! The marketplace is my worst nightmare--reasonably priced kitchen gadgets, clever items I never knew existed that I suddenly need, etc. BB&B is pretty dangerous too, though it always feels cluttered to me so I tend to get in and get out. But man, wandering while shopping can be dangerous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7019112442705574172.post-431642688967585552009-03-02T17:53:00.000-05:002009-03-02T17:53:00.000-05:00Frugal Dreamer - Oh my yes! Distraction was set o...Frugal Dreamer - Oh my yes! Distraction was set on Maximum that day. I'm starting to think you are right - I am going to start doing more online shopping. I almost never over-buy that way.<BR/><BR/>Getting Stuff Done - Oh, I hear you. The call of the chocolate and coffee. Yum! And I have indulged in my own vicarious shopping in my time - it usually made me feel better about something else I bought. I'm glad you like the other blog - yeah, eBay isn't the best spot for CDs. Try Amazon.<BR/><BR/>Frugalchick - Agh! You know what I have a habit of doing then? Is buying something out of boredom! I'm spending all this time wandering around, I should get something out of it, right? Yikes. Yep, I'm leaning towards online shopping more and more.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703479564503074258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7019112442705574172.post-89808011715074530582009-03-02T17:21:00.000-05:002009-03-02T17:21:00.000-05:00Dawn, the situation you've described is exactly wh...Dawn, the situation you've described is exactly what's been happening to me over the past month. When I got to a store, I generally like to look in 1 or 2 particular sections and then get the heck outta Dodge. But my friend M likes to wander through stores for *hours* looking through just about every rack in the store. It's too easy to pick up impulse items that way!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875152884082759723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7019112442705574172.post-69774197122988195712009-03-02T16:52:00.000-05:002009-03-02T16:52:00.000-05:00OH and PS I like your other blog. very interestin...OH and PS I like your other blog. very interesting. I have a shed load of books to shed, so to speak. And CDs. I have found ebay not so good for these.HowtoBEaCOOLoldLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08761358782754350104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7019112442705574172.post-34530200462227087012009-03-02T16:51:00.000-05:002009-03-02T16:51:00.000-05:00HA! I am liking your blog. its so honest!! I so...HA! I am liking your blog. its so honest!! I so know what you mean. The other trap I fell into the other day, was even though I managed to avoid shopping myself during our Sunday wander into Brighton shopping areas, was that I succumbed to a pointless, expensive and fattening pain au chocolate and double shot latte. It was like I HAD to indulge in some way. And I encouraged Hub in some rather pointless spending on MORE shoes and Jumpers (its like he has some sort of obsession with these things - they were nice, they were second hand, but he has SO many already, why did I encourage him? vicarious shopping, that's what)<BR/><BR/>Mainly I find it best not to go to the shops. Even if I don't buy anything I find I get a bit annoyed or depressed because I find myself wanting something I cant have.HowtoBEaCOOLoldLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08761358782754350104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7019112442705574172.post-27840736580410114272009-03-02T15:27:00.000-05:002009-03-02T15:27:00.000-05:00Good for you! :) H is REALLY bad for this. Wheneve...Good for you! :) <BR/><BR/>H is REALLY bad for this. Whenever we are in a store, I have to practically drag him by the arm! He gets SO distracted. <BR/><BR/>We avoid going into stores all together ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7019112442705574172.post-77609723433944871962009-03-02T14:53:00.000-05:002009-03-02T14:53:00.000-05:00Lise - I agree, they really know how to suck you i...Lise - I agree, they really know how to suck you in. Personally I don't think there is anything wrong with that - that is what stores are for. But as savvy consumers we have be aware of it and know our own weaknesses. Seriously, you should have seen that knife rack... coolest knife rack ever. I am STILL thinking about it. But do I need it? Absolutely not.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703479564503074258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7019112442705574172.post-82798370726911177952009-03-02T14:48:00.000-05:002009-03-02T14:48:00.000-05:00*nod* Absolutely agree. Last weekend, my husband a...*nod* Absolutely agree. Last weekend, my husband and I went out for breakfast, and decided to cruise the mall on the way back home. (I don't know when I decided this was a hobby of mine; usually I avoid malls like the plague).<BR/><BR/>Well, of course I emerged with a bottle of hand lotion I *needed* for work (nvm that I had another bottle at home already I could have used) and he with two video games. <BR/><BR/>In conclusion, as you said, stores are really good at getting you to part with your money. You can't win unless you go in prepared.Lise Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254900461916653605noreply@blogger.com