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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s one of those right place, right time things. I popped in once and found lots of Baby Boden on the final markdown rack. For less than $35 I got $200 worth of Baby Boden (that had the original prices still on it). But that doesn’t happen every time. You need to know when to time the shipments. [/quote]

But why did you want $200 worth of baby Boden? I have a growing kid, I get that I often need to buy a bunch of new kid clothes. But when I need them, I need them. Buying way in advance usually doesn’t work because I don’t know what size we’ll be in what season.

Whenever I buy clothes for myself, too, without knowing what I’m about to wear them to they end up sitting in my closet forever. I don’t have room to just buy random stuff because it’s a good deal. [/quote]

LOL $200 worth of Baby Boden is like two tops, a set of pjs, and a dress. [/quote]

Yeah but why would I want that?? When would I ever be in a situation where my kid needs two tops, a set of PJs and a dress and I haven’t already just bought them and I wandered into a Nordstrom Rack and there they were? If my kid needed those things, going to a Nordstrom rack would not be a good strategy right? You don’t know what they’ll have. So if I needed those things, I’ve already ordered them.

I guess the point of this thread is some people really like browsing and either holding an open need until they come across a bargain, or getting stuff before they need it and storing it. I hate all three of those things. I don’t want to buy random le crueset pots, I just want to outfit the kitchen once. If/when something in the kitchen is broken or otherwise needs replacing, I want to replace it quickly and directly. When I’m looking for the replacement, I want to use digital search. 
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I totally get what you are saying. But I think you are underestimating the dopamine hit many get from shopping. They don't necessarily need (or even want) the pot/sweater/tote/decorative pillow or whatever the heck else they are throwing into their cart, and they will likely be sorry later when it is taking up space in the kitchen/on the couch/ in the drawers or whatever. But the dopamine hits are so good, they shop to relax or have fun or whatever. It isn't rational consumption. It is shopping as fun. Depressing? For sure it is. And the landfills get bigger and bigger...[/quote]

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