The Thrill of The Chase

[arjunajane]

Date: 1/8/2009 11:43:46 AM
Author: AmberGretchen
Hmm...I do love the chase and I definitely love a bargain, but, especially for big purchases (mainly jewelry and handbags for me), I really take pleasure in the item once I have it too. In fact, that''s an important part of my purchasing decision for non-essential (don''t want to stir up a controversy here - I realize ''essential'' is subjective but I''m thinking of food, medications, etc...here) or luxury items is a calculus of how much pleasure I will derive from owning the item, and for expensive items, it has to be quite a bit. For example, my tsav and diamond ring, I plan to wear for the rest of my life (not every day but a lot of days), and every time I look down at it I will take pleasure in how pretty it is (to me) and also in the success that it represents.

I am more like what AG has described here.
Absolutely, I enjoy the chase/hunt alot, and spend waayyy too much time on PS/ebay/etsy/insert other site here, browsing and increasing my "want list".
But what I do have, I enjoy immensely. I''m starting to find as I develop my jewellery tastes that I''m definately a "quality over quantity" person, and I *think* my choices reflect that.

I do own way way too much clothes, but thats a whole ''nother topic! I can very much relate to finding long-forgotten items in the closet

Probably the most expensive "wearable" items I own are jewellery and my Chloe bag. Aside from wearing my ering everyday, I try to save other items and the bag for occasions. I find not wearing them to work etc keeps them more special, and I do appreciate them alot when I use take them out.

 

[EricaR]

Date: 1/8/2009 11:47:16 AM
Author: Italiahaircolor
I go nuts...

If I decide I want to buy something...either a purse, or jeans, or something for the house...its like I have to have it at that moment. I catch myself driving to fast, cursing out slow drivers, being cut-throat over parking...even if the item isn''t ''hot property''...I get way amped up!

I''m doubly worse on Black Friday!!!!

This is exactly me!!! I either do this or the exact opposite - research the hell out of something, spend months searching for the best deal, and never end up getting it. The "gotta have it now" urge has gotten me into quite a bit of $$$ trouble. Whoops! Now when I go into a store I bring a list with me and I DO NOT buy anything not on the list.

 

[beau13]

Date: 1/7/2009 1:02:42 AM
Author:loriken214
Do you get a rush out of obtaining something that you really want, jewelry, shoes, etc., and then find that the excitement is over once you have it? Then it is on to the next conquest?

Lori

This usually only applies to my men!!

 

[decodelighted]

Date: 1/9/2009 6:52:44 AM
Author: loriken214
Deco,
Did you get your shoes?????
Lori

Oh dear. There was a misunderstanding ... the link I listed was a site where they were on sale for $311 or so ... BUT where I *wanted* to find them/and have been obsessively checking... was a site that had the very same shoe (list price $396) for $201. So (sigh) no .... no divine sparkly Spanish Mary Jane for moi ... yet.

ps: but thanks for all the Shoe Mojo Gypsy, Isaku5, NovemberBride & Loriken24!!

ETA: See ... only size 7.5. BLERG.