Sigh. I hate when I "impulse buy"

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We are in the market for some new blinds. I price out a million online sources, do research on different brands, etc. I made appointments with three different companies to come give me an estimate.

I bought from the first one. I had to cancel the other two. Now I am so annoyed with myself. Why would I do that? No price comparisons whatsoever, other than online sources. And I ended up going for the premium brand. Why do I do that shit? 

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Because you wanted the premium brand to begin with and you were trying to justify it buy making appointments, etc. Just deal with the fact that you wanted the premium product and move on. I always like the most expensive or more expensive thing even though I research everything.

Don't beat yourslef up too much. That is unless you truly can't pay for it.

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If you do a lot of research, that doesn't sound like an impulse buy. You were probably burnt out from looking and just wanted to get it over with.

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Jan 21, 2013 18:47:25 GMT -5 stumpy said:

Because you wanted the premium brand to begin with and you were trying to justify it

This is very true.

DH gives me grief because I majorly comparison shop for the small things (like groceries) but for big purchases I don't. I'm not rational. 

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I wish our blinds were a little nicer but they came with the place and they're custom so too expensive to replace on a whim. If I legitimately needed new blinds, darn straight I would get nice ones.

Don't feel bad. Bring lunch to work for a few weeks.

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Jan 21, 2013 18:50:26 GMT -5 @missy1 said:

If you do a lot of research, that doesn't sound like an impulse buy. You were probably burnt out from looking and just wanted to get it over with.

I was definitely relieved to not have any more appointments. 

I know I'll be happy with the product but there's no excuse for not getting more than one quote. Who does that for a $1000+ purchase! Me, that's who. 

Thanks everyone for making me feel better though!

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You aren't the only one that does it. You did all the research and you liked what you saw. If you didn't like it, you would have moved onto the next appointment. Don't worry.

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Jan 21, 2013 18:56:40 GMT -5 @gingersb said:

Jan 21, 2013 18:50:26 GMT -5 @missy1 said:

If you do a lot of research, that doesn't sound like an impulse buy. You were probably burnt out from looking and just wanted to get it over with.

I was definitely relieved to not have any more appointments. 

I know I'll be happy with the product but there's no excuse for not getting more than one quote. Who does that for a $1000+ purchase! Me, that's who. 

Thanks everyone for making me feel better though!

we do that all the time-- your time is worth something too. Don't beat yourself up.

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Jan 21, 2013 19:34:49 GMT -5 kooshball said:

or maybe, you want your money to go to quality and thought the better brand meant that? I don't see how this is at all impulse?

Sorry, I meant that it was impulsive because there are other dealers of the same brand so I may have been able to get a lower quote. I am 100% happy with the product, but did not compare the consultants prices to anyone else's. 


I do feel much better. Just had a moment of "oh shit maybe I could have saved a few hundred dollars".

Thanks ladies. 

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Jan 21, 2013 19:56:09 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

LOL, well I'll be the one to say it. You fell for the hard sale and probably should have gotten the other two quotes. But what's done is done so no sense in worrying about it anymore. Hope you love them.

There was no hard sale! Hard sales make me want to run.