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A study in impulse shopping
Mar. 12th, 2004 12:07 amSometimes it pays to wait. Or in this case, sometimes you don't have to pay as much. Tonight on sheer impulse (cause I'm really that sort of shopper) I bought a cordless mouse and a home theatre system with dvd player. Up until now I've only used the corded mice, mostly because I wasn't about to pay $48 for a silly mouse. And along the same line, the dvd player in my computer worked well enough to where I wasn't going to buy a second one.
Tonight at wally world (of course) they had in the middle of the aisle by the electronics, a GE surround sound systems. After reading the box twice and realizing I wasn't going to be walking out of the store without one (even though we were there originally to get my son some camping gear for this weekend), I went back to the electronics to see what else they had. I was impressed by the two hundred-some dollar RCA system. I was very impressed by the four hundred-some dollar Sony system, but clearly not twice as impressed over the RCA system. Then I was saved. There, in a bright lime-green box, was a fabulous (ok, it *looked* fab) no-name dvd player with surround-sound speakers. And for $11 less than the GE system. (Remind me to tell my GE story some day).
Now, with prize in hand (metaphorically speaking, it was actually in the cart), we make for the exit, but wait! There's the $5.50 dvd bin, and it's literally overflowing with dvd's. There's just got to be something in there I'd be willing to talk myself into paying $5.50 for. And of course there was. I got "It's The Rage" (which I've not seen before, so please, no spoilers!), and Brandon got "Titan A.E.".
And for good measure, I tell Brandon, sure, go ahead and put the new AFI cd in the cart. Right after we had debated the merits of various mice and decided on the Logitech Cordless.
So, having gone out for replacement camping gear, I end-up with a home theatre and some movies. Sometimes it pays to wait, and sometimes you just pay for waiting.
Tonight at wally world (of course) they had in the middle of the aisle by the electronics, a GE surround sound systems. After reading the box twice and realizing I wasn't going to be walking out of the store without one (even though we were there originally to get my son some camping gear for this weekend), I went back to the electronics to see what else they had. I was impressed by the two hundred-some dollar RCA system. I was very impressed by the four hundred-some dollar Sony system, but clearly not twice as impressed over the RCA system. Then I was saved. There, in a bright lime-green box, was a fabulous (ok, it *looked* fab) no-name dvd player with surround-sound speakers. And for $11 less than the GE system. (Remind me to tell my GE story some day).
Now, with prize in hand (metaphorically speaking, it was actually in the cart), we make for the exit, but wait! There's the $5.50 dvd bin, and it's literally overflowing with dvd's. There's just got to be something in there I'd be willing to talk myself into paying $5.50 for. And of course there was. I got "It's The Rage" (which I've not seen before, so please, no spoilers!), and Brandon got "Titan A.E.".
And for good measure, I tell Brandon, sure, go ahead and put the new AFI cd in the cart. Right after we had debated the merits of various mice and decided on the Logitech Cordless.
So, having gone out for replacement camping gear, I end-up with a home theatre and some movies. Sometimes it pays to wait, and sometimes you just pay for waiting.
