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Old 03-27-2019, 01:00 PM   #1
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https://thehustle.co/drunk-shopping-survey?

Who's guilty here?

Your thoughts on this article?
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Old 03-27-2019, 01:05 PM   #2
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I have never and will never be drunk enough to buy Justin Timberlake tickets!
Having said that, I may have made some purchases while slightly under the influence, but nothing of the scale of these folks. Definitely made firm travel plans, if not actual plane ticket purchases, while drinking.
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Old 03-27-2019, 01:49 PM   #3
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A friend of mine confessed she drinks wine and buys Groupons. I still think this is funny.
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Old 03-27-2019, 01:58 PM   #4
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Not really shopping, but don't show me a gofundme for someone's cat that needs surgery after my 2nd glass of wine...
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Old 03-27-2019, 02:06 PM   #5
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No, I cannot think of a single instance when I bought something while drunk.

I never mix drinking and shopping, even when not drunk, because when I drink it is an activity to enjoy by itself and shopping never crosses my mind.

And when I got drunk, I just wanted to go to sleep.
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Old 03-27-2019, 02:08 PM   #6
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I bought a timeshare in Lake Tahoe during a day of drinking and gambling. Cancelled it a couple of days later.
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Old 03-27-2019, 02:23 PM   #7
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No, I cannot think of a single instance when I bought something while drunk.
Then you must not drink. I mean I've often bought another drink when drunk.
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Old 03-27-2019, 02:24 PM   #8
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I learned long before we had Internet access that any form of drugs and shopping was a bad combination. After some surgery I was prescribed Percocet for pain. I found that Percocet, tool catalogs, a telephone, boredom and a Visa card are a very bad combination. A while later the UPS truck was at my house every day for about a week.

A costly lesson, and well learned.
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Not happened yet. I did not find anything about situational context here.


If I'm out on town drink, talk, dance etc. No time for shopping.


If at a party more or less the same.


If I'm at home getting drunk - or if come home half drunk and don't hit the bed - I usually start playng my guitars.
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Two comments:
1) They should have considered QVC and Home Shopping Network as drunk targets also.

2) Does this explain why Prohibition and the Great Depression were overlapping?
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2) Does this explain why Prohibition and the Great Depression were overlapping?
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Definitely made firm travel plans, if not actual plane ticket purchases, while drinking.
Well, THAT explains things, hehe!



Here's a quote from the article that explains some of the non-PUI* people here:

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Computer engineers prefer retiring by 30 to purchasing 3-foot-long gummy worms on Amazon after downing 14 Tequila Sunrises.
I can't say I've NEVER bought something online after consuming an adult beverage, but it's not my habit. Also, my typical shopping pattern often spans days (I put something in the shopping cart and see how I feel about it the next day, or the next time I happen to go to Amazon, very often).

*Purchasing Under the Influence
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Who's guilty here?

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I am, after a long day of drinking I made DW stop at the Ford Dealership (in 2006) and wrote a 10k down payment for a brand new Ford GT. Next day I had to do the perp walk back to the dealership. Would have been a collector
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Who's guilty here?

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The drunk buyer is wholly responsible. If you get drunk, you’re not absolved of responsibility IMO.

I made some bad decisions when I was younger, and maybe some dumb purchases but nothing like expensive tickets. Now when I drink too much, my transgressions are limited to saying dumb things...
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After a few beers, I was captivated by one of those home shopping channels. The item was a variety collection of 125 pocket knives. For the price of $199.95, I could not see the downside to making this purchase. Of course, the resulting delivery was a bit disappointing, not to mention getting yelled at by DW. They were cheap Chinese blades that I gave as gifts for several years. The last dozen or so I gave away as a bonus prize at a garage sale.
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Doesn't someone here have tag line something like: In all fairness to alcohol, I have made some bad decisions while sober?
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Well, the only thing I have ever bought while drunk was more booze... well, maybe something to eat...


I just do not get drunk anymore... for many decades...
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Well, the only thing I have ever bought while drunk was more booze... well, maybe something to eat...

I just do not get drunk anymore... for many decades...
A long time ago, I got drunk in public. And when that happened, I did not buy more drink.
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