Avoiding the Sale Trap By Aisha Taylor

Nina
thought about it a little more, and then decided to go to her closet. She decided to take a survey of her shoes to
understand what she already owns. One of
the things that she realized is that she loves black pumps. She loves them so much that she has about 10
pair already, with very little differentiation and some of which had only been
worn once or twice. Immediately she
realized that she didn’t “need” another pair of black pumps. All she needed to do was to go “shopping” in
her closest.
After
surveying her closet, Nina did notice that she didn’t own a pair of nude pumps
and there have been many times over the past few months were she wished that
she owned a pair. Therefore, Nina
decided to go to the shoe store to buy the nude pumps, and only the nude
pumps. As she was there, she discovered
the most fabulous pair of blue shoes.
She knew that she didn’t own a pair of blue shoes, and the shoes were
not just on sale, they were on clearance for $75!!! The original price was
$200. Nina’s sense of finding a bargain
started to kick in. She started to think
that she needed those shoes.
Once
Nina started to think about it, she realized that she barely wears blue and
that she would probably just look at the shoes and admire them. Eventually, they would end up in the back of
the closet unused, and when she was really honest with herself, she only
thought that they were fabulous because they were 62.5% off. Nina discovered that in order to “save”
62.5%, she had to “spend” $75, which is not “saving” money at all because she
wasn’t planning to buy the shoes.
Nina
decided to only buy the nude shoes, and then paid herself $75 for the blue
shoes, and put that money into savings.
Nina had a successful shopping trip because she asked herself these 3
questions:
1. Do
I already own it? Know what you already
have in your closet to avoid buying multiples.
2. Do I really need it? Is
this something that I don’t have that would complement what I own, and how long
have I wanted it?
3. Will I wear it?" If the item was full price, would I really
buy it? Seriously?
It is
important to keep these questions in the front of your mind whenever you
shop. These questions will help you
reduce your impulse spending just as they helped Nina to reduce hers.
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