What is your shopping weakness?

@hezoid (2144)
August 2, 2008 4:28pm CST
Do you have a weekness when it comes to shopping? Is there one type of item or product that you are alays drawn to and just have to buy, ie clothes, make up, jewellery, make up, magazines etc. For me i think i have a few. Make up is one weekness, i have so much of the stuff already but it's hard to resist buying more! Also earrings, oddly enough. Not real jwellery just fashion jewellery ones, i have a bit of an addiction to buying them, i have lots of pairs but i never have enough. My other weakness would be toiletries becuase i do love my baths and can't resist a new bath product. Now tell me yours.
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• United States
2 Aug 08
Hello hezoid My biggest shopping weakness is when I see something that I just know one of my friends, family, or acquaintances would like. I just want to get it for them (and I usually do.) I very much enjoy getting gifts for people. As far as things I like, let's see. Lamps. Coats. Watches. Gadgets. Clocks. Pens. Various Office Supplies. Mind you, I haven't bought anything at all like this in quite some time. Over a year, in fact. But I sure do like to look at them.
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@hezoid (2144)
2 Aug 08
How sweet of you to buy gifts for others, you have lucky friends!
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• United States
2 Aug 08
I'd have to say scented candles and wax melts. I'm always searching for different scents. I have two cats, so I also visit the pet department looking for something for them. One more area is the cleaning products, searching for something that may be marked down, clearance items also interest me.
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@hezoid (2144)
2 Aug 08
I love scented candles and wax tarts too, actually i must confess i spent my last bit of paypal money on some bath bombs and scented candles from a lady who makes them herself and has an online shop. I am favouring scented votives in soy wax at the moment, i have far too many wax tarts!
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@Mickie30 (2626)
2 Aug 08
I love anything to do with chocolate. As for clothes handbags and scarfes.
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@hezoid (2144)
2 Aug 08
Mmm, chocolate, i try not to buy too much becuase if i by it i want to eat it!
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@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
5 Aug 08
My weakness as far as shopping goes has got to be scrapbooking supplies. If a store has any scrapbooking stuff, thats the aisle you'll find me on. And if I hear of a new scrapbooking store anywhere nearby, I'll be going to check it out. I love all the different papers, embellishments, tools, just anything to do with scrapbooking. That and black bears, if I see one I don't have one like, I'll have to get it, lol. But, my main weakness is scrapbooking, going to a retreat this October, a whole weekend of nothing but scrapbooking, with a view of the ocean, and other scrapbookers!
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@hezoid (2144)
5 Aug 08
I love that kind of thing, but i make cards rather than scrapbooking. the stuff always seems so expensive to me though, do you find that?
@mlhuff12 (797)
• United States
3 Aug 08
I am actually pretty good about shopping. I don't have any weakness. Although, recently the past few times I go to the mall, I usually end up getting nothing. However I usually get a smoothie there. So I guess that might be considered a weakness. But beter a smoothie that cost maybe $5 than something more expensive, right?
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@hezoid (2144)
5 Aug 08
Wow, how do you go to the mall and manage not to buy anything?
@mlhuff12 (797)
• United States
6 Aug 08
It is hard sometimes. I usually don't really find much that I like that I would be tempted. But right now it's easier because I am saving money so I can pay off a scooter that I just bought.
• Malaysia
3 Aug 08
Hie Hezoid, I would always check out on the latest novels in book shops and ended up with romance books. And another would be definitely food - snacks from bread or cake shops. I have cut down on chocolates,ice creams and save that only for special treat days. Cheers and happy posting.
@hezoid (2144)
5 Aug 08
I like to buy books too, but they are too expensive to buy new so i buy them at car boots where i can get about 5 books for the price of 1 in a shop.
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• Malaysia
6 Aug 08
That is sure a good value for money, I wish they have it here as good deal as that. Instead I still have to pay a certain amount of fees for renting them. Cheers,
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
3 Aug 08
For me it's books, but I do like toiletries as well - I like things that smell good.
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@hezoid (2144)
5 Aug 08
I love toiletries, i love to smell good too!
• Hong Kong
5 Aug 08
I think my weakness would be clothes and handbag. I seem to be conquered by those lovely tops and handbags. Every time when I see one that I like, I have to get it without my senses. My mom always complain that I have too many, but it seems to me that it's never enough.
• Malaysia
3 Aug 08
i am a shoeaholic! i cant resist cute shoes that fits me well, i'll go crazy over them haha. i also love pretty tops, that's another weakness of mine when it comes to shopping.
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@hezoid (2144)
5 Aug 08
I have a small weakness for shoes, i think it's becuase my weight does not affect my shoe size so even if i cant get clothes to fit i can get shoes to fit!
• Philippines
2 Aug 08
Hi there hezoid! I do have several shopping weaknesses. Clothes, bags, shoes, perfumes/colognes, and books. I used to shop till I drop and justify it by saying: "Hey! I worked hard for this money so I deserve to treat myself." Later on, I realized that there are more important things that I have to spend my money on. There are more important things that I have to save for. Though I am more careful now in spending my money, I must say that I still spend more time looking at clothes, bags, shoes, perfumes/colognes, and books. But this time, I do not necessarily have to buy those stuffs that attract me.
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@hezoid (2144)
3 Aug 08
I think it can be hard to fight that compulsion to buy but sometimes we have to stop and ask ourselves if we really want it an can really afford it. It's important to make sure we've paid everything else ie bills and mortgage/rent before buying nice things for ourselves!
@bowtieguy (5915)
• United States
5 Aug 08
I guess for me it is clothes, I will see something new and have to have it. I bring it home and realize that I have something similar to it, I always end up with a closet full of pretty much the same thing.
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
4 Aug 08
Oh, I just love to shop!I am a shopaholic!I love to shoop for anything and everything! It can be clothes, shoes, jewelry, knic knacs, home goods, electronics, music. It doesn't matter. My other weakness is $1 items. I just love those $1 stores. I am a bargains shopper and I love sales. I have to admit I will pretty much only by items on sale. So all the items that I mentioned above I will only buy when there is some type of sale so I'm at least thinking about saving money while I'm shopping till I drop!
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@hezoid (2144)
5 Aug 08
Well they say he first step to being curd is to admit the addiction! owever it depends whether you want to be cured, i don't. I like the £1 shops too (that's what we have over here) you can pick up a real bargain.
@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
3 Aug 08
Perfumes, I always go to their perfume section and window shop even if I don't intend to buy. I love smelling the different scents that are for testers. There are perfumes that works well with me and some that I don't like. I have a wide array of them at home but I don't use them often.
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@hezoid (2144)
5 Aug 08
I collect ASui perfumes, and when she releases a new one i just have to have it, so i guess that's a little weakness of mine too.
• Sweden
3 Aug 08
Oh yes,I always like almost everything like blouse,earrings,shoes,bags and jeans..I dont like jewelry im into fashion things.I dont have much make up,i go out without make up and sometimes had make up if i feel to put.I have already lots of clothes some of it i did not wear yet but when i go to mall i cannot resist not to buy even i know that u have many things..when i go to mall i always buy somthing when i get home,my husband told me that i am addicted in shopping.But anyway boys is different with girls..girls always want shopping but boys is not they just buy what they need not like girls if they found somethings cute then they buy it even it is not needed heheh..I think that a nature of girls.
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@hezoid (2144)
5 Aug 08
I agree, it's in our nature to buy things even though we don't need the just beucase we want them!
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
3 Aug 08
not sure that I do. I only shop when I have too. BUt when we were on the road traveling I just had to have soviniers
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• United States
3 Aug 08
I've a weakness for computer accessories, gizmos, and gadgets. If it is a thingie for a computer, my head will turn. "Buy me, buy me, buy me....Please!" the thing will call like a siren in the night.
• United States
3 Aug 08
Oh, I love clothes that have a tribal look; in particular, anything remotely American Indian or African. Vintage clothes also never fail to catch my eye. As far as other shopping products, I love hand sanitizers and body sprays -- anything that smells of white tea or green tea, I must fight the urge to buy it.
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@ersmommy1 (12588)
• United States
3 Aug 08
Well I like shopping for cute clothes for my daughter. Now that I am expecting a baby in December, it has turned. Now it is baby clothes for my son.
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• United States
3 Aug 08
my shopping weakness is clothes mostly jeans. also whenever i go into walmast i have to buy a pack of bic pens. i love to write alot so i have to always make sure i have some pens to do that and paper.
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@dhevasena (144)
3 Aug 08
Oh its got to be chocolates and clothes.. I cant resist either of them!
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