When or Why Do You Shop?
Posted in guest post and tagged with coach bags, coach outlet, economy, recessionista, Shopping, what women buy on 03/10/2010 01:44 am by Mommy PR
Hi everyone! First off this is Angela from Mommy PR. I tend to straggle my little end over here to Recessionista Party every so often, and today i wanted to share some points of a story i came across and get your opinion on it.
So i was “google”ing and “bing”ing around the “internets” (sorry always wanted to say that)… i kept trying to find information on “What Are Women Splurging On In The Recession”. I figured i would find stories on how moms cut back on steak, or reused panty hose for potting plants. (<– Dont you judge me lol).
Well instead i came across the SAME article several several times. (Either these people interviewed the same women, or we have a super story on our hands….). I want to get your opioion on these findings. This was dated for May 2009, so consider your answer to be relevant of one year later.
A survey, carried out by Karen Pine, Professor from the University of Hertfordshire and the author of Sheconomics, revealed that 79 per cent of women reported that they would go on a spending spree in order to cheer themselves up. Out of the 700 women who took part in the survey, 4 out of 10 (40 per cent) said that it was ‘depression’, and 6 out of 10 (60 per cent) named ‘feeling a little bit low’, to be the main reason for them to throw some cash on the clothes that they do not really need and spend extra money on.
Almost 50 per cent of the British ladies admitted that recession made them feel scared or even terrified, while 45 per cent said that their financial situation had taken a serious hit because of the recession and crisis in the economy. The survey also found that the three quarters of the women have already considered cutting back on spending money in the nearest future. But the overwhelming majority expressed the opinion that shopping has the power to make them feel much better.
Professor Pine and her colleagues came to the conclusion that some women use shopping in order regulate their emotions and keep them under control, they use it as a way of dealing with negative feelings or dissatisfaction with life. The experts said that this ability to be in control of one’s emotions is critical for mental and physical well-being and human beings adopt a variety of possibilities of doing so, such as using drugs and alcohol, for example. Shopping appears to be one of these methods that has increasingly been adopted by many women. So worrying about finances could, no matter how paradoxically it may sound, lead women to spend more.
Is your face puzzled?? Mine was! But then i have to look back.. shoot they are right! With my hubby gone so much (military), i DO tend to migrate to those “Super Saturday Sales” more often when i need a pick me up emotionally. Hum.
{Oh and just for the record, after living in Italy for 4 years, im sure that those British ladies make more than us, so i would probably spend their money faster in a 12-18 month deployment lol.}
So what about you? Are you more of a shop when you want to gal? Eat a bowl of your moms super famous, feel good, chicken noodle soup? Or check the balance on that maxed out credit card, cause your in the mood to shop instead of cry? (and if your the “my BF just broke up with me but forgot his credit card at my house” type girl.. here is the link to the wonderful Recessionista Party Shop).
Fashionistas.. tell me your views. Its 2010. How is your economy? Still shopping and very thankful for places like Recessionista Party?
What have you kept the same and what have you changed (shopping wise).
{Talk about YOU, not your husband or kids.. Its all about the ladies today}
Ps- I will still be shopping!! I will say that i have changed WHERE i shop. I love my Coach, but i like it even better when i can put more money in it , than what i spend on it. (hint– Buy Coach At Recessionista Party!)
Thanks for your time ladies! You can visit me anytime over at Mommy PR and of course i will pop in on Recessionista Party! I look forward to your answers!
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March 10th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Oh yeah, retail therapy has always been my saving grace. Until the past year or two. Now it’s been months since I’ve headed to the mall, however I haven’t given up hope that those days will be back again! Now I am all about the bargain and only the bargains lol! I could go crazy at Recessionista Party with all those great deals, and as soon as the economy picks up a bit more I will
just don’t let my hubby know that just yet – don’t want to scare him too much!
March 10th, 2010 at 8:12 am
Well although the money is a little tighter only because of raising prices at the grocery stores and as stations. but I still shop for the great deal, but my fad is scrapbooking, I am always looking for the perfect paper, perfect embellishment. Never have enough paper though, but just about enough to open my own store. I never pay full price only buy when 50% off even before the recession.
Denise
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March 10th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Not me! LOL.. I would love to be a spender but I am sooooo much of a “gotta be paid early and extra” and the fact that I don’t like spending on myself cuts down my shopping. I’m definately not a splurger although a sale is tempting..
I buy what is needed and leave the rest up to christmas and birthdays for family purchase minus the few good boy/girl treats here and there for my kids.
Tax return you ask?I prepaid my rent 4 months and my electric 3 months, bought parts etc. I guess thats my OCD for ya!
I DON’T SHOP FOR ME! Thats pretty much the sum of that!
March 10th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
I think I do both. When I am feeling down all I can think about is shopping, I just want to buy one thing online, anything! But other times I just want to shop, either way I love to shop, I love to shop with people I love to shop for anything, even grocery’s (that’s if I’m super desperate). I have a friend that says when she has a lot of money she feels really frugal but when the end of the month hits and they don’t have very much all she can do is shop and buy new clothes for herself! I think it does help us regulate feelings of stress and depression. Interesting study!
March 10th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
I am not a typical shopper like going to the mall or anything- my get away is grocery shopping. The thrill of the hunt? BOGO and free stuff. I have gotten so good at it, my freezer is full as well as pantry. My last ’score’ was getting free coupons for creamer(coffee) I had 60 coupons I got from a lady that knew someone who worked for Nestle- goodness, I have coffee creamer for years and have given it away.
Oftentimes, I even use those as gifts but I like getting boxes and opening them.It makes me smile.
Like Tara before me, my thing is to prepay- I like to do that too. My husband is a carpenter so I take the money he makes in busy season and prepay bills through the winter!
I dont buy alot for myself- I like simple things-maybe thats why I like bloggie contests. Small things in the mail make me happy
March 14th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
I’m not a big shopaholic, but my weakness is fabric stores. Even if I don’t buy a thing, I like to just walk around and touch the different textures. I might treat myself to a few yards of something on sale, but that is about it.
I just need to get around to sewing everything up now.