Do you ever get Buyer’s remorse?

Have you ever been shopping and then on the way home, you start getting that guilty feeling?

Have you ever gotten home and hid your purchase, or vow to take it back the next day?

Did you know that you are not alone?

How do I know this?  Because it happens to me and lots of other women I talk to every day!!

Buyer’s Remorse comes in so many forms…

• We go to  SALE and come home with 3 of the same tops in 3 different colors and wish we hadn’t.
• You’re at a fun special Girl’s night out and you buy 4 different purses in all different styles. Why?
• You are at the store and think, “I have been looking for ______and here it is, I have to have it!” You get home and ask yourself, “What was I thinking?”

Recently, I (JoJami) experienced buyer’s remorse. With spring here, I went looking for a great looking new flat shoe that I could throw on and run around in;one that was stylish yet, comfortable.

While shopping with my husband one day, I tried on a pair from a store that I do not usually shop in.

My husband took one look and said, “Those don’t look like you AT ALL!!”  Enough said. I certainly did not buy them, and I was sure glad I didn’t. A few days later I was in Philadelphia at one of my favorite shoe stores (Head Start Shoes) and found a gorgeous pair that fit the bill!  They were stylish  and comfortable, but  there was one problem…they were expensive!

I bought them anyway, justifying the fact that I had tried others on in the past that never seemed right, and kept telling myself that these were just perfect.

OH BOY…..I felt so guilty all the way home!  Just Terrible!! Buyer’s remorse!

I felt like maybe I had made a mistake…but I eventually got over it.

SO…the moral of this story is:

We all have times when we are not feeling totally confident in our choices and we start to experience buyer’s remorse. If you can just hold off returning an item for a day or two when you are feeling less anxious and less guilty, then then you can decide if the purchase is really right. After a little time I decided my expensive flats were really comfortable and stylish, and now I am a happy Glam Gal!

I adore my new flats and every time I put them on, I feel comfortable in them and they go with all my clothes. They were worth the splurge because I wear them all the time and do not feel the need to buy anything else, and I will have these shoes for several years to come!

The bottom line is:

• Now that we are over 40, we need to stop shopping like we did when we were young.
• We need to buy less quantity and buy better quality things that we love and adore!
• Also, don’t be alarmed when you finally buy something that you really like and it is a little more expensive than you usually spend, that you feel bad about it at first.
• If you buy the right things, you will be happy in the end.