View Full Version : Word help: What's this called?
vancouverforsale
May 29th, 2005, 02:46 PM
When you go in a store and you buy something you weren't looking for, and never really needed and regret it later? My mind says "Spontaneous Purchase", but that's not the right word. Any ideas?
me!
May 29th, 2005, 02:49 PM
impulse purchase or impulse buying.
go try it sometime.
Rehii
May 29th, 2005, 02:49 PM
An "impulse buy"
vancouverforsale
May 29th, 2005, 02:50 PM
Thanks dudes, that's it, it was on the tip of my tongue...
→ElectroLux←
May 29th, 2005, 02:52 PM
When you go in a store and you buy something you weren't looking for, and never really needed and regret it later? My mind says "Spontaneous Purchase", but that's not the right word. Any ideas?
Like when I bought that Fitness Center membership for $289 bucks and never went ONCE to their gym :mad:
aquariaguy
May 29th, 2005, 03:20 PM
Like when I bought that Fitness Center membership for $289 bucks and never went ONCE to their gym :mad:
That hurts.
Homer88
May 29th, 2005, 03:48 PM
Lots of impulse purchases from ebay for me =(