When You Simply Gotta Have It!
Are there items that you pine for? Are there shoes, purses or a pair of slacks that you passed over — perhaps, due to the price or you just didn’t make it to the store in time — that now you wish you owned and are always thinking of how you would wear them, use them, etc…? If so, then you have the “Simply Gotta Have It” shopper’s dilemma.
I have it, so I completely understand it. There are red sandals that I purchased and returned twice about 10 years ago (I am not kidding) that I still think about. Why did I return them? I felt that they were unnecessary, expensive and simply wouldn’t be worn enough to warrant the expenditure. That purple backpack up in the left corner has come and gone and boy do I wish I had it! It’s by Tory Burch and I saw it in Elle Magazine this Spring but by the time I looked for it, they were all, long gone. I will continue to search high and low for it, calling and trying and wasting time because it’s given me that “Simply Gotta Have It” itch.
I call this issue a dilemma because it turns seemingly strong individuals to complete mush. If you don’t have the “Simply Gotta Have It” dilemma than you are a free person. You can shop and pass up those items that don’t fit into your current needs list or your current budget. But, for those of us with this dilemma, passing-up is simply not an option. One cannot pass up a red dress because one owns 10 other red dresses. It’s impossible because it is feared that come a few weeks or months down the road, that dress that was passed-by, will be the perfect thing to wear, the one red dress that is completely necessary to complete the day’s look.
I don’t wish this dilemma on anyone. Stick with what you need, stay within your budget. Don’t buy too much of the same thing because next year your “thing” may change to something else and then you have to purge… a lot.
Since I have the dilemma, I have also learned how to handle it and overcome it. It takes hard work and determination but it’s very possible.
First thing: one must get rid of the guilt and worry. So, even though you own a couple of red dresses, you can still buy a red dress if you find one that you truly love, that fits your budget and doesn’t completely replicate another dress in your closet.
Second: don’t fret or worry if you can’t get a specific something at the moment you want it. There are always wonderful new things to be purchased and there is so much out there today at your fingertips (literally, if you shop the internet) that one item will not change your life.
Unless, of course, it’s a fabulous purple backpack!
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