Drunken shopping — it’s a thing, seriously
It’s almost too easy to spend money online these days. These drunken purchases are the proof
Maybe it’s a Friday night and you’re at home dipping into a bottle of Pinot Grigio.
You click on Etsy and before you know it, you’ve bought those $26.95 antique German doll heads (complete with German dirt) . . . really, how could you not scoop that up?
Sound familiar? We asked around and found a many people willing to admit to shopping under the influence . . . maybe you even did it yourself on New Year’s Eve. Right?
Burgers and briefs “I was at a friend’s house having a barbecue and I’d had a drink concoction and we decided that we should probably eat. So I ran home next door to throw together hamburgers and while I was waiting for the meat to defrost, I went online. My underwear that night had been bugging me and I’d ordered my husband an underwear subscription and while checking out his subscription, discovered that the site had just introduced a boxer brief for girls. I was so excited that I proceeded to buy a few pair!
“I then completely forgot about the order and was shocked, surprised and delighted to get the underwear in the mail.”— Pamela Rice, Toronto
OMG I bought an MG “I was following a car, old 58 MG, on eBay and got caught up in the auction and made a few bids to see where it was going to go. Next thing I knew it was mine! But I had no room to put it at my place — it was all in pieces and it would have cost a small fortune to fix it up.”
“Plus it was somewhere in New York state so I would have had to get it here somehow. I came to my senses and ended up telling the seller I couldn’t do the purchase.
I paid him $40 for his time and to keep a positive rating on my eBay account. Now I wish I had that car!” —Tim Mcallister, Minneapolis
Lo and behold, Louboutins
“I have a glass of wine or two and online shop after a stressful day at work. I normally just add items to my cart, and then forget to check out or fall asleep before I get to check out. One night after some riesling, I decided I owed myself an expensive pair of shoes. So I went online and found a pair of Christian Louboutin pumps for about $700. I added them to my cart and checked out, but when I woke up the next day, I had no recollection of purchasing anything. The next month, I received my credit card statement and was shocked to see a $700 transaction off of this particular website. About a week later, I received the non-refundable shoes which were about 2-3 sizes too small.”— Nora S., St. Catherines, Ont.
Eeeek, emojis!
“After an evening of drinking, I bought some “flirty emojis” online to use in some naughty text messages I was sending. They were really cheap, but I would never have bought them if sober. I regretted it because I’ve always been a person who considered paying for phone apps, ring tones, etc. to be a waste of money, no matter how cheap they are.” —Tom Smith*, Toronto
Tsk tsk, tickets
“I was listening to music — The Weeknd, before he became so huge with the 50 Shades of Grey soundtrack — and I liked it. So I Googled, saw that he was playing at the Sound Academy the next night and bought two tickets at $75 each. I was quite hung over going to the concert the next day — plus I felt really, really old!” —Christal Pshyk, Toronto *not his real name