how NOT to buy: advanced techniques and strategies

[denimdestroyedmylife]

1. find another item in your wardrobe that is similar to your object of desire
   
2. look at your bank statement (this won't work for everyone)
   
3. look at your credit card statement (will not work for everyone)
   
4. is it priced at full retail? then pass
   
5. does someone you know have something similar? another reason to pass
   
6. if the item is not available for you to try on, convince yourself that trying it on is essential
   
7. say to yourself that you are not the ________ (< item you want in blank) type of person; e.g. i am passing on that warehouse hoodie b/c i'm just not a hoodie-type person
   
8. if the item is second hand, think of possible louses, lices, and dandruffs
   
9. if the item is on supermarket, think of all the potential scammers
   
10. tell yourself its a fake

GO!

[darkanimal]

I tried to sleep on it, take pilzzz, look at pr0n, disconected my interweb, bought me comfort food, but still I bought it!

[GiZMO]

I tried to sleep on it, take pilzzz, look at pr0n, disconected my interweb, bought me comfort food, but still I bought it!

Next time just buy it. Pills and food = more money

EDIT: who pays for porn

[mrip]

Nigga, you still looking at that free porn?

Paysites have that next level porn you don't even know about.

[darkanimal]

Asterix pays for pr0n...he my best customer

[eddyz]

just the shipping price to canada in most online sites makes me not want to buy.. + here we have like 2 stores that sell SF stuff.. so i am too lazy to drive an hour to the stores...

i only buy on ebay when shipping is dirt cheap or when i travel back to Tokyo or Hong Kong

[indesertum]

0. Don't read supermarket, supershopper, or superdenim. Stay in supertrash and superculture. Or use adblock to block all the pictures.

[homi29]

0. Don't read supermarket, supershopper, or superdenim. Stay in supertrash and superculture. Or use adblock to block all the pictures.

i went to supermarket right after this

[tangerine]

I wanted to rep all of you but I am waiting for resupply, so five star thread rating will have to do.

[lithiumsys]

- Convince yourself that there are way too many digits in that number.

- Say that you'll get it next paycheck

- Think of a necessity that you'll never buy, then convince yourself you need one of those more.

- Buy a hooker instead.

[ouss]

only perverts pay for porn

[phen3N]

i use the stickies app on my mac and made a sticky titled "shit to buy:" whenever i feel like i wanna buy something, i add it to the list. the items on the list are in order of priority/need. after a while things get deleted when i realize there are better things to spend my money on. if an item stays on the list for a long time i end up buying it.

my current list: (the active part is cuz active is having a 30% off sale)

[azn8oi]

i thought the thread was gonna be about "how you shouldn't buy" as opposed to how to not buy ... which is how the thread is unfolding.

anywayssssss the person that said to stay in supertrash is mostly right. unfortunately waywt chat ed is in there too.

just keep telling yourself that youre fat and not thin enough for sufu. that'll teach ya, unless youre nominated in this thread

[constant struggle]

tell yourself you need to wait one whole paycheck period before buying another piece of clothing...

its been 3 days, 11 more to go

help me

[ouss]

i need a mac

[the wit of the staircase]

-convince yourself that the item will not fit.

-convince yourself that supermarket will be flooded with said item at a huge discount in a few months.

-find a picture of someone loathful wearing the item in waywt. this works best.

[ouss]

^^

works for some supreme tees actually

[constant struggle]

if you guys are all hyped up on an item, just each give me $10 and i'll buy it, then you won't want to wear it, instead you'll be spending $10, instead of much more..

thanks

[headcoat]

1. find another item in your wardrobe that is similar to your object of desire
   
2. look at your bank statement (this won't work for everyone)
   
3. look at your credit card statement (will not work for everyone)
   
4. is it priced at full retail? then pass
   
5. does someone you know have something similar? another reason to pass
   
6. if the item is not available for you to try on, convince yourself that trying it on is essential
   
7. say to yourself that you are not the ________ (< item you want in blank) type of person; e.g. i am passing on that warehouse hoodie b/c i'm just not a hoodie-type person
   
8. if the item is second hand, think of possible louses, lices, and dandruffs
   
9. if the item is on supermarket, think of all the potential scammers
   
10. tell yourself its a fake

GO!

If I did all that, I'd never buy clothes again.

Anyone here a good tailor/seamstress (seamster?)? I bet if you know how to make youre own clothes, you could copy what you wanna buy and save a shitload of cash.

[B. Steez]

think about the food you won't be able to buy if you spend your money on that instead..

although that never stopped me before..

[stevie starscream]

if it's expensive, tell yourself a single article of clothing is not worth that much

if it's cheap, tell yourself it will fall apart in the wash

ebay? tell yourself there are too many scammers out there.

ask yourself, two years from now, am i still going to be happy with this purchase?

ask yourself, is it versatile? does it go with things i already own or will i have to purchase entire new outfits to make this one article of clothing work?

graphic design? tell yourself it's tacky/cheesy/novelty

solid? tell yourself it's too plain

[dandandan]

1. just look at how much student loans you've accumulated over ____ number of years in school

2. also look at the student line of credit that you took out to pay for things (rent, food, etc)

[ChaseDizzy]

If it's one of a kind, just say I can make something one of a kind.

But fuck, it won't be the same.

[constant struggle]

but what if you have the money, and it isnt a hinderence for you to buy all these things, but you know you are better off saving for "THE FUTURE"

this is the future right?

[ouss]

sir ddml, i'm facing this case :

#2 bank statement vs #? i can get a nice deal and i know the money is coming very soon, but i risk to pass the limit of my account.

what to do?

[mikeman]

i use the stickies app on my mac and made a sticky titled "shit to buy:" whenever i feel like i wanna buy something, i add it to the list. the items on the list are in order of priority/need. after a while things get deleted when i realize there are better things to spend my money on. if an item stays on the list for a long time i end up buying it.

my current list: (the active part is cuz active is having a 30% off sale)

Thats an awesome idea...im going to start doing that.

[notesee]

The main thing to help me stop from buying sometimes is .. in the end it doesn't matter what material shit I own.

[scientific]

my rule is: don't buy anything that doesn't fit perfectly

that eliminates 99.9999999999999999999999% of clothes so I'm good

[sycamore no more]

This is a good topic.

Thing is, when you desire something so bad and finally end up getting it. After awhile you want to move on to bigger and better things. This is what causes you to spend more. It's really an endless cycle of buying, you as a person will never be satisfied with what you have, especially if you are on this forum.

[scientific]

oh yea my other rule is:

if i see something i like so much that i keep thinking about getting it for days, better just get it because it's distracting me too much!