Shopping by instinct?? Harmful or Useful?

The study reveals that most of us shop at a time when it's not planned at all. For example, you are out to meet a friend and you plan out for shopping at the near by mall; or you have headed to the market to purchase something very specific, and it somehow turns out into a shopping night with so many bags lingering on to your shoulders. Reason whatsoever, the result is unexpected or unplanned expenditure.

Many households are of the opinion that they tend to buy better items at more profitable deals at times when they've actually not planned the trip. Once planned they either forget certain necessary items or tend to stick to only pre-planned products, even if their price is above the normal rates.

But many others say that, the visual appeal and the desire to own a specific product displayed intelligently on a store adds to the instinct to buy it and have it for no reason. This leads to unwanted expenditure, which they later regret heavily, once back to home.

No matter, which column you fall into, but instinct shopping (shopping just because you felt so - for any reason), is a major factor which the shoppers lean onto to get their sales up. Meanwhile, online shoppers tend to provide you better deals and offers where you don't see the product (only to get lured), instead prepare a list and log in just when you want to shop, just what you want.

Make your choice, but be careful before making any decision based on pure instincts. Happy Shopping!!! :)

Confessions of an Online Shopper...

I am a great housewife… this is what my husband makes me feel and what I usually get to hear from peers and colleagues. I work in a software company where working is worship. And similarly back at home, ‘office work’ is a sin – a thought set by myself. I don’t want my two little kids to crib about me sitting in front of the laptop instead of having them in my laps. ;) Neither do I want my hubby to complain about late dinners nor insufficient attention that I give him once we are together.

But there’s one thing that’s completely unavoidable and eats up most of my leisure time with my family – “Buying Groceries & household items”. It’s a frustrating task to set out for shopping all tired and exhausted after a long day at office. During weekends, I prefer lazing around or preparing delicious recipes for my family instead of having me lost amongst grocery stores.

So I have now-a-days switched to shopping online! I confess that I am addicted to it. But I don’t let that addiction reach my homeJ. Be at office or during weekends I just spare out 20 mins (in total) to simply place my orders online and then I am free! I get the items delivered within 48 hours and that’s when I pay for my bill (Cash-on-Delivery Convenience). Not many women are aware of the ease of shopping online. All they can think about is mobiles, books or electronic items… but not groceries. So when I find myself buying groceries too via web, it boosts my confidence of being a perfect house-maker & a pakka professional while I am at office, where I keep spreading this positive aura that surrounds me always.

If you too ever had your share of perfect home-office balance experience...do share it with me… I would love to hear about it!