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Marketwatch: Americans spend an average of $448/yr drunk shopping

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wordnerd:
I heard about this on "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" this morning and have some serious doubts about the methodology, but is does raise questions about how much people spend with lowered inhabitations (how much companies encourage that). To wit: "Retailers are in on the trend, even adding more sales after 9 p.m. to encourage traffic from drunk purchasers." I'm also amused that the article's proposed solution is to return things...rather than, you know, not drinking so much.

Of course, drunk Mustachians are probably more like the people discussed at the end of the article:  "And still, drinking doesn’t always lead to poor financial decisions. Some consumers recently reported paying off credit cards, upping 401k contributions, and making other positive financial decisions after having too much to drink."

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/costumes-for-cats-and-500-candy-canes-inside-americas-billion-dollar-drunk-shopping-habit-2018-03-06

stylesjl:

--- Quote from: wordnerd on March 17, 2018, 04:12:04 PM ---"And still, drinking doesn’t always lead to poor financial decisions. Some consumers recently reported paying off credit cards, upping 401k contributions, and making other positive financial decisions after having too much to drink."
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Waking up from a bender with all your financial problems solved.
https://local.theonion.com/man-wakes-up-from-bender-with-financial-problems-solved-1819572523

wordnerd:

--- Quote from: stylesjl on March 18, 2018, 02:54:40 AM ---
--- Quote from: wordnerd on March 17, 2018, 04:12:04 PM ---"And still, drinking doesn’t always lead to poor financial decisions. Some consumers recently reported paying off credit cards, upping 401k contributions, and making other positive financial decisions after having too much to drink."
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Waking up from a bender with all your financial problems solved.
https://local.theonion.com/man-wakes-up-from-bender-with-financial-problems-solved-1819572523

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Ha! I should've known America's Finest News Source had already covered this.

partgypsy:
Honestly that number seems an understatement. Or the average is not really a good reflection of reality. Even for buying drinks at a bar, ordering food at a restaurant while drinking could = 448, let alone drunken online shopping.

I'm a red panda:

--- Quote from: partgypsy on March 19, 2018, 02:10:16 PM ---Honestly that number seems an understatement. Or the average is not really a good reflection of reality. Even for buying drinks at a bar, ordering food at a restaurant while drinking could = 448, let alone drunken online shopping.

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I assumed this was beyond food/drinks purchases

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