I've shopped aimlessly in my day, and as a fashion editor, I'm pursuing new-arrivals sections almost daily. Most of the time, I practice restraint rather well. Still, there have been times when a piece jumps out at me, and I have suddenly added to cart, entered in my credit card security code, and am compulsively checking the tracking number until said package arrives at my doorstep. Not a great habit.
To cut down on these impulse purchases, I started making a wish list of items I feel my wardrobe is missing, styles I've purged and want to replace, or new trends for the season that I've deemed worthy of investing in. I've found this to be an extremely helpful tactic not solely to reduce impulse purchases but also to avoid an accumulation of items that, while cute, end up either unused or feel less than authentic to my style because I bought them without a specific purpose.
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