I can remember ever since I started making money in high school I was obsessed with *New* products. If a new lipstick came out I was the first to buy it. When a new style of clothes rolled into the stores I would go just to try the new styles . If I saw a commercial or infomercial for a new product I would purposely go out to the store to search for it just to try it. See, for me, it wasn't actually buying new stuff that I was into it, it was being able to try new stuff. If a store existed that allowed you to sample everything I would never buy a thing,but unfortunately no such store existed...yet.
As I continued to try out new things and buy products just to try them one day I was invited to join an online site Bzz Agent. Although skeptical at first, I joined it and within a week I realized I had finally found something similar to "that store". The one where you try things before you buy them, but what made it even more amazing is that they would come to me and offer me to try NEW things for FREE. This was a mini version of my shopping heaven and I was loving it.
So how did the name come about? At 24 I was telling a co-worker about my shopping excursions and he said, " Wow, when you shop for products, your actually that person who really does buy something because it says , New." As I laughed in agreement and a little embarrassment, I realized he was right and that I may very well have a serious problem. I was "that" person, the person who bought a product because the company placed the word new on the packaging. The person who no matter how ridiculous something is still wanted to try it out. I don't know what was worse, realizing I had a shopping problem, or admitting I was a sucker for marketing. Bottom line either one made me feel out of control. I tried to think of what I would call someone like myself who liked to buy NEW things and couldn't control it.. I thought about it and thought about it and then it hit me. Since my behavior was somewhat like that of an addict, I was a NEWBIE JUNKY!
People make new years resolutions all the time, but how many people actually keep their resolutions is a whole other story. Where one might say, "I am going to quit smoking" this year , or perhaps, "quit drinking". I on the other hand resolved to "reduce my shopping".
Through my blog I will share with you the love/hate relationship that I have with shopping. But, before I begin I hope everyone who reads can appreciate that although I am a sucker for corporate marketing I have really come across some amazing deals and products that had I not been an avid shopper I never would have stumbled upon. I do not condone over-shopping as I have always been a strong believer in, "everything in moderation" but everyone has a vice and mine just happens to be shopping. While I torment myself and go through buying withdrawals this blog will be my outlet to voice my frustrations and joys of shopping, while reviewing the products I buy along the way. I hope you enjoy my blog and remember there are only 336 shopping days left until Christmas. :) Approx. $100 in savings with any Neat scanner! Free digital filing system and NeatCloud trial.
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