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[quote=Anonymous]Question: once you pull the trigger, do you ever think of that decision again? Like, do you happily store the extra detergent and remember that you bought extra?

OR: Do you then feel very annoyed that you have no space for the extra detergent, remember that last time you forgot you had it, or regretted your decision even after a bigger sale?

The issue may be that you don't like to give up the control (once you buy it, you're stuck with it, though some people are really into returning things). Or that you are afraid of hoarding. Or that more stuff = more mental load.

For me, even knowing that I could save more money by buying more, I tend not to, because of all of the above. Because I'm particular, and halfway through first detergent bottle I decide I no longer want this particular detergent. So to me buying more is not necessarily cost-effective. I like to travel light through life, and to me it ends up being more cost-effective not to buy in giant quantities.

OR maybe you just like to overthink things, in general, and have trouble trusting yourself to make the right decision, and second-guess yourself so much, it's easier to put off the decision because less time spent second-guessing afterward.[/quote]

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