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    Drunk Internet Shopping: Um, do you have this problem?

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    Yesterday's Chicago Tribune had a funny (by funny, I mean terrifying) story on what they're calling BUI (Buying Under the Influence). The condition-which the Tribune describes as the "internet's dirty little secret," though I can think of far dirtier internet secrets-involves people (mostly women) getting real wasted, blacking out and going on online retail benders, typically blowing hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars on clothes and shoes and rings and crap. The weirdest thing was, most of them don't regret it. In fact, one woman referred to this kind of sloppy shopping as "the only thing you can do after a few drinks and not have any regrets." This is presumably because you can return most purchases. But what if you're a cheapo drunk shopper and you buy things on sale? Then you're just screwed? The terror.
    Also: Is this a phenomenon I've missed? I mean, I did go through a ridiculous, late-night wasted infomercial period, but the resulting four easy payments of $9.99 for a food dehydrator were, as expected, easy. But not remembering buying an $850 ring? I hear a "Hi my name is...and I'm a..." in that. [Chicago Tribune]

     

    22 comments

    • BC  •  4 years 1 month ago
      I have a very successful French Handbag website and in the last year, I have had 2 people BUI..they wanted to know if my return policy covered this issue..lol
      They loved the bags and it wasn't an issue but something new to think about!

      www.BinkHandbags.com
    • A Yahoo! User  •  4 years 1 month ago
      I do that also. But it always seems I end up ordering the fiance gifts as well so he can't say much about it. :) victoriasecret.com is my sickness!!
    • Dark Cinderella 1978  •  4 years 1 month ago
      i do this! oh, you described me perfectly! i don't return my scores, mostly because they're things i've been lusting over that i'd never be able to justify while sober.

      i should curtail my habit though. i have to keep it under the radar with my husband, which isn't always easy.
    • cutiepie  •  4 years 1 month ago
      yes I have done that many times!!!! lj
    • Tiffany w  •  4 years 1 month ago
      well this is the best way to shop without feeling guilty. lol
    • brokenfishfoot  •  4 years 1 month ago
      DERRRP!!!
    • Chocokide  •  4 years 1 month ago
      Petry - That is my checklist too! I never knew my 'condition' was common. Bottoms up!
    • Valerie Rains, Shine staf ...  •  4 years 1 month ago
      I have a loved one with this problem, but I don't try to rehabilitate her because sometimes I inherit the things that don't fit and she's too busy/lazy to return. Everyone wins, really.
    • Petry  •  4 years 1 month ago
      I am so guilty of BUI! Bottle of wine...check, laptop...check, credit card...check!
    • CIGS ARIES Sharon  •  4 years 1 month ago
      YEA DONE THAT, TRY NOT DOING THAT ANYMORE, ONE OF MY CUSTOMERS DID THAT ON TV, QVC WHILE SHE WAS DRUNK
    • CarMel  •  4 years 1 month ago
      If the shoes fit...........you've done well. Half wasted or not. At least your not driving to the mall while under the influence. I'm sure all the bright lights will probably make you sick to your stomach! Blah!
    • Blackangel  •  4 years 1 month ago
      lol.... after a few drinks i'm ready for bed...
    • Tiffany w  •  4 years 1 month ago
      well this is the best way to shop without feeling guilty. lol
    • Yorkie0921  •  4 years 1 month ago
      Sounds more like a manic episode to me. Or a combo of drinking, while in a manic condition. Pretty classic, women (and men) have done this type of 'bender shopping' for years, it's just the internet has made it frighteningly easy!
    • Penny Christensen  •  4 years 1 month ago
      i have recently done drunk shopping once. I have to admit, it was fun to be carefree for once. Its not something i normally do, but it didnt hurt anything. You have to have guilt free fun every now and then, as long as its not a habit, its not going to hurt anything
    • ariannej  •  4 years 1 month ago
      I used to have a BUI problem.......Ebay was the worst. I guess I'm still recovering!!! I still will have a glass of wine and shop online..I just do not Ebay!!!!
    • T or Tina  •  4 years 1 month ago
      LOL I have done this once. My husband was out of town with work & I got a little tipsy & was bored to death & started shopping on line. It was a shock to him when package after package arrived to our house. (luckily I am & will forever be a bargin hunter...even when tipsy)
    • Erin Flaherty, Shine staf ...  •  4 years 1 month ago
      Um yes. Well, technically there was no black out. Just shopping under the influence: Sober, I would threaten, but never in a million years actually buy a new Juicy Couture track suit to replace my frayed old one. (WTF!?) What am I, a cast member of "Desperate Housewives?" Sheesh.
    • AMossy  •  2 years 7 months ago
      I have this problem. I think I need a support group. Or the computer needs to be taken away from me while drinking.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  4 years 1 month ago
      LOL... oh man. It not like actually going to the mall drunk. it is up there though. When you realize that you spent more shopping online drunk than you would have if you would have just went to the mall drunk you feel like as ass.

      For all the time I have spent drunk or online I have never done this. I didn't even realize it was a problem. Interesting.

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