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Online Shopping Turns My Crank!

I don't love shopping.  I have always been the kind of shopper who waits until they desperately need something, goes into the store at the quietest possible time, goes straight to the needed item, picks one from the back that no one else has touched, barely looks at the price tag, takes it to the counter, pays, and then gets the heck out of there.
 
Online shopping however, really does it for me.  I can spend hours browsing through products from the comfort of my own couch, in my comfy sweatpants and stained tank top!  I will invest time comparing prices, searching different websites, and reading reviews.  Why is it such a different experience for me than in-store shopping?
 
First of all, online shopping appeals to my introvert self.  It does not require face to face communication with any other human beings!  Wahoo, after a long day or week of patiently reminding 10 years to raise their hand before they share their idea.  There is no navigation through crowds of people with a shopping cart that keeps veering to the right.  I am comfortable, I can sip my homemade iced coffee and I am not constantly bribing my child with M & M's to "please just stay in the cart for 5 more minutes, we're almost done".
 
I also think that online shopping provides far more entertainment.  Not only do I get the consumer thrill of finding a great deal as I punch in the digits of my fingerprint covered credit card, but I get the additional thrill of anticipation as I wait for my order to arrive at my door!  After that I get excited all over again as I pry open the box and remember all the great deals I found! 
 
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In my online shopping adventures, I have heard scandalous arguments between the city garbage man and my grocery delivery guy who couldn't find my new address and thought he had hung up the phone before he began cursing.  I have had multiple packages arrive in one day.  I have even made a connection with a wonderful seamstress in India who made my beautiful and relatively inexpensive suit for a friend's wedding.  Inbox me if you ever need a custom made Indian outfit...it was risky but worked out brilliantly! 
 
 
 
Aside from a few t-shirts that didn't fit quite right, I can't say that I have had any awful online shopping experiences.  It always seems to work out for me.  Perhaps because I truly enjoy the experience!  There, I have done it...I have managed to rationalize a little Friday evening shopping spree for myself.  Please excuse me while I fetch the plastic!  Amazon, here I come!
 

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