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7 Stages of Online Shopping

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Auburn chapter.

Who doesn’t enjoy shopping from the comfort of their own bed? So you get those daily emails from your favorite stores and you try to resist shopping. Then, one day you see a sale so good that just can’t resist. Here are the stages you go through when shopping those completely irrestistable sales. 

1. Excitement 

This sale is so good you’re internally screaming (or externally). 

2. Overstimulation

You can’t help but to go through the entire website and add everything to your shopping cart. 

3. Denial As you head to the checkout, your wallet is screaming at you not to spend any money. Because let’s be real, we’re in college and most of our money goes towards food. 

4. Anger Okay, so you paid and put in your shipping information, but now you’re mad at yourself because now you don’t have that money that you just spent. 

5. Bargaining You bargain with yourself and honestly consider emailing the company to let them know you made a huge mistake. 

6. Acceptance

You’ve now accepted the fact that you really wanted those new clothes or shoes and may be eating ramen for the next month, but sometimes you just need to TREAT YO SELF. 

7. Patience 

… and now we wait. But when your package arrives, you’ll be so excited that you literally rip it open so fast and will fall in love with whatever you bought all over again. 

I'm an involved Sophomore at Auburn University with a passion for writing.  I've grown up as a Navy Brat which has placed structure into my life.  I enjoy helping others in my free time as it brings joy to my heart.  I believe in Auburn and love it.