Impulse Buying? OR Saving Up?

[zenith_kitten]

A combination for me. I had seen the iPod around for a while but held of buying it to see what else came on the market.

I also did a bit of shopping around comparing prices at different places and countries. I thought about buying while while I was in the States in May, but doing the sums taking into account the exchange rate, buying adaptors, I just went bugger it and bought a month after I came home.

It's a purchase I don't regret one little bit !

[bdb]

We're not all kids, you know...a lot of us don't have to "save up" to buy something that's $300.

But most of us can't just go impulse-spending $300 all the time, either. It was something I thought about for quite awhile, and decided the iPod was the DAP to get.

So I guess my answer is "neither".

[QWER]

For me it was a combo. four years ago i started to save up my money. (Im 13, do the math) although at that time i had never even heard of the ipod, and didnt even have my walkman yet. But i figured (correctly) that instead of buying candy every time i got five dollars, id save up for something big. that was an invaluble decision. ;-)

[Adam]

I save every bit of money I get.

Then I impulse buy big things.

[casa~la~rocka]

I never just buy something that costs 300 bucks without giving it some thought. I'm not the person who can toss money on a whim, especially on a high-tech gadget like an ipod, that sounds like such a guy thing to do. I have been brown bagging it for the past couple of weeks and it's made a difference, believe me. I'll be purchasing my ipod this weekend if all goes well.

[Blackmane]

Took me quiet a while to save up. Felt great when i got it.

[if6was9]

i was always keen on the idea of getting an ipod, but never really gave it serious consideration until i started to save for a year out in australia. i sold my car and needed entertainment for the walk to work, and there was no way i was gonna travel australia without all my music in my pocket

[andrewgood]

Me personally I do the same thing with you, I save up money and buy an item impulsively. But it would depend on the deal given to me. Stores use tempting impulse buying hooks to get you in and keep you in.