While opening my email inbox this morning it suddenly hit me, I am subscribed to so many mailing lists I don't even have time to read them all. This in itself is not a problem, the pesky emails are simply deleted, never to be seen again, well until the next edition is sent to my mailbox. As I looked at the subject line of all these emails however I noticed that the great majority were from exclusive online boutiques and group discount websites. I have finally succombed to the Intenet shopping bug!
I was always convinced I would never resort to shopping online, always preferring to hit the shops in person to find deals before anyone else, and that's where the greatest satisfaction lay. All that changed however when my shopping trips started evolving from the regular sample sales in the Fall and Spring to joining mailing lists for even more exclusive shopping deals online and daily group buy specials for Montreal. I have to admit I have yet to purchase a group buy deal from tuango.ca or cliquesave.com, however I would be lying if I said I was never tempted to. Strangely enough the very thing I swore I would never do, shop online for clothing and accessories has occured in the form of Beyondthe rack.com I then started to invite my firends to join, being the sharing type, especially with my clsoest girlfriends and they too could not resist the allure of the significant savings they offer.
Will this craze affect in-store shopping? I'm not convinced, since stores have survived a bigger threat like the financial crash of the Summer of 2008 and have slowly recovered they can also survive this new trend. After all, nothing beats the satisfaction of snagging the last pair of uber reduced designer heels before anyone else can get to it, especially upon seeing their faces, it's priceless.
That being said, I will probably retain my memebrship to these websites, as one never knows when a truly good deal may present itself, but I will always remain true to my non-virtual shopping habit ;)
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