Buyer's Remorse?

[lrjohnson]

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I think so long about larger purcheases that it helps avoid most remorse. I've been "about" to buy an Ipod for almost 2 years now. I'm not a big impulse purchase person.

The trick for me is when I do have remorse, to go ahead and dump the item. That tub of grits in the cupboard won't get more exciting when it gets dusty-I have to admit it wasn't my thing and be willing to lose that seventy nine cents.

[cschin4]

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If I am buying a car or large item (furniture, etc) I walk out of the store and go home and sleep on it before I purchase or sign anything. Funny how the next day, the thing I wanted no longer seems so urgent. I have saved alot of money buy learning to "walk away" whenever I felt pressured or if I thought I could be spending too much. And, if anyone ever tells me this "deal" is only "good for the day" then I immediately leave because something else will always come along.

[Bookie]

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The trick for me is when I do have remorse, to go ahead and dump the item. That tub of grits in the cupboard won't get more exciting when it gets dusty-I have to admit it wasn't my thing and be willing to lose that seventy nine cents.

This is an important one for me as well, the need to cut my loses and move on. I'm bad about holding onto a poor choice long after I have acknowledged the mistake.

[lrjohnson]

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This is an important one for me as well, the need to cut my loses and move on. I'm bad about holding onto a poor choice long after I have acknowledged the mistake.

One of the most freeing decisions for me was to get ahead and ditch gifts i didn't like. I realized that having something I disliked in the house didn't mean I loved that person more! I love the thought, and appreciate the idea of the gift....but if I don't like it it goes. If I'm directly asked I'd be very kind but honest. That may sound bad to some, but the alternative, piles of stuff I really don't like, didn't work at all for me and didn't necessarily prevent hurt feelings.....the gifter doesn't know the difference between dusty in my closrt and on its way to Goodwill.

[shengmei]

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As a graduate student looking back on my undergraduate years, I can honestly say that there was a lot of buyer's remorse on my part. It was very easy getting caught up in wanting the latest/coolest gadget that everyone else seemed to be enjoying. I bought a lot of crap that I should not have. All in all, throughout those four years, I probably wasted about $600.

Same here.......Especially with makeup. You can't even wear makeup in a research lab.

I probably own more makeup than any other grad student....LOL.

[brizzad]

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Luckily, DH's uncle (electrical genius) took them both, put them in the oven on the lowest temp (maybe 150 or so?) with the door open. They both dried out and they both work now. Just a neat little nugget to tuck away in your memory banks - but you have to react quickly after they get wet, or else it will be irreparably damaged. The comment about humidity made me think of this.

That's definitely something to keep in mind! Do you remember how long he left them in the oven for?