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I am so pleased to see there is at least one woman who hates to shop. I hate it too, but my impression is this is more prevalent among males. I have always shaken my head in disbelief at shopaholics, whose sense of self-esteem and well-being seems to be connected to the purchase of things. And yes, there are certainly males among them. This attitude is one of the causes of our economic meltdown which began in 2008; people piled on the credit card debt and used their homes as ATM machines thereby getting underwater on their mortgages.
Here's another one. Few who love shopping as entertainment don't spend more than they need & get a lot more than they need. I go in, get what I need. I also don't spend more in gas than I save by going to store after store.
When I want something, I buy it if the price seems reasonable to me.
I will not travel 100 miles to save fifty bucks,
I will not shop to see if another store has the same thing cheaper if I am satisfied that the the first store is selling at a fair price.
I will not trade in places or with people who are unfriendly even if their prices are cheaper.
I will not shop in places with huge crowds and long lines no matter how great their bargains are.
I continue to trade with merchants who are cordial and have treated me fairly in the past, even if I hear that Joe Blow now sells product X for fifty cents less.
I will gladly pay $10.00 bucks for a not above average lunch in a place I like, served by people I like than pay the same price for a better meal in a place who ambiance I don't especially care for and whose staff is simply passingly polite.
If my tastes ran to steak dinners and wine, jaguar cars, and Gucchi watches this would, of course, be a disasterous way to live. However, circling back to what I said a ways back, as my tastes are pretty pedestrian - chicken salad lunch, etc. What I "lose" by not shopping around is nothing to what I gain in a pleasant day trading with friendly people and not driving around like it was a triumph to spend three hours to save fifty cents.
I'm with you! A component of good living is to have pleasant interactions. While spending wisely is rewarding in monetary ways, it is also rewarding in a human way to do business with folks that add to our lives, even if its a brief encounternance.
And that is exactly why companies offer them. They know that they can advertise a low "sale" price on an item or items and there will be many people such as yourself who will never bother to fill out the paperwork to collect the rebate. This is much better for them than to simply mark down an item on site and give consumers the lower price at the point of sale. If everyone mailed back the rebate forms, then rebates would go away because there would be no benefit to the merchants for having them.
And that is exactly why companies offer them. They know that they can advertise a low "sale" price on an item or items and there will be many people such as yourself who will never bother to fill out the paperwork to collect the rebate. This is much better for them than to simply mark down an item on site and give consumers the lower price at the point of sale. If everyone mailed back the rebate forms, then rebates would go away because there would be no benefit to the merchants for having them.
I just purchased appliances from a local retailer who does a lot of business and they handled he rebate to make sure the advertised price was what we got if for and that it was handled correctly. Guess that's why they do a lot of business.
This assumes that people who do not like shopping are jackasses who doe not recognize overpriced merchandise.
In my experience people who do not like shopping have thoroughly cased out their needs and the shopping scene years ago, and know exactly where to go to get what they want and don't waste quality time on shopping.
Or they know EXACTLY what week each season that the final clearance is for each category and hit the store during that week.
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