retail therapy

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Frugal Retail Therapy

Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo @Spontaneo (14699) • United States 6 May 21

I am very proud of my frugalness. I only buy what I need and can afford. Yesterday, the roommates and I went to a local store's clearance sale. I bought 2 cute outfits for $6.10 including tax. Then, online tonight I bought 7...

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Signing Off: February 1, 2020

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 1 Feb 20

I hope you all had a great first day of February! I wasn't online all day long so wanted to hop on let you all know I'll be here more tomorrow. I did clear out some notifications and will be doing some reading tomorrow to...

grocery shopping

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Crystal & Gemstone Shopping

Miss Nikki @MissNikki (5234) • Maple Ridge, British Columbia 19 Feb 19

The other day I needed some cheering up, so Jay and my mum took me to a store near our new home that I have really been wanting to visit but have not yet had a chance to. It is called Emerald Moon Metaphysical, and it's a...

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A Little Retail Therapy For A Change..

Catherine @bluesa (15022) • Johannesburg, South Africa 21 Aug 17

And it is another Monday, whoopdeedo. Bonus is on Sunday I did retail therapy! My dear friend, Dianne, motivated me to do some shopping with her wonderful weekend in Boston that she shared with us. And it was just so nice to...

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Shopping - Retail Therapy

XinfulThotz @XinfulThotz (4136) • Singapore, Singapore 15 Sep 16

Shopping can be a type of retail therapy for working adults with lots of stress... Do you shop to relieve stress? What do you normally like to buy? Please share with me

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releasing stress through shopping

cherigucchi @cherigucchi (15932) • Philippines 19 Mar 13

After a very long week of having this work overload, i had a chance this afternoon to go out all by myself and shop few things for myself. Two days ago, my husband and I planned to go to a spa to treat ourselves with a whole body...

reliving stress

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Shopping: A girl's best friend... but not much for me

chubbychubchub @chubbychubchub (90) • Philippines 22 Oct 12

I better sleep and watch movie at home than do shopping but i love going to the groceries ehehe.. i only shop when i need to buy some gifts or if i really really need a new wardrobe. my mother is the one who do the shopping for...

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Stress Coping Mechanisms

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 30 Apr 11

We all have to deal with a lot of stress in our lives and during these times we will notice that we have different ways that we cope with these stressors in our lives. Since I've been going through more stress than usual, I've...

coping mechanisms

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on impulse buying

eliezl @eliezl (610) • Philippines 11 Jun 09

picture this happening.. you went to the mall you saw something that caught ur eye you'll decide whether to buy it or not you keep on giving yourself excuses and reasons why you have to then in the end, decide to buy it...

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Retail therapy... have you tried it?

dizzblnd @dizzblnd (3073) • United States 18 Aug 08

I had a very stressful couple of days last week. I won't really go into all the details. Lets just say I am a mother of an almost 17 year old boy who is growing up and I have had to let go a little bit. It wasn't easy. Everything...

better than a shrink

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What does shopping mean to you???

wittyakanksha @wittyakanksha (436) • India 3 Apr 08

DOes shopping is an exercise or a means to know the latest trends? Is it an attempt to fit in?? Does it work as a therapy for you in tough times??? Let us all do our bit in expressing our views on the benign cause of...

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Does Retail Therapy work?

diablouk @diablouk (598) 2 Apr 07

Ok so how many times when you are feeling low have you decided you need some retail therapy? Has it worked ? Have you felt better afterwards? Or have you spent so much more than you could afford and regretted it...

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Retail Therapy

freak369 @freak369 (5112) • United States 25 Feb 07

I am borrowing the title of this post from Bizziebod, I was trying to think of the proper way to phrase it and couldn't come up with anything better. Every month or so I feel the need to power shop; to leave the house with a...

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Retail Therapy

megs85 @megs85 (3142) • Australia 15 Dec 06

The term 'retail therapy' is used to describe a major shopping spree designed to alleviate stress or lift ones mood, erase theie problems from their thoughts. Do you think retail therapy is an effective solution to one's problems...

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