Posted on 03/19/2023 5:18:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Booze-loving shoppers have revealed their weirdest online drunk purchases - after it was found that Americans have splashed out over $14 billion in the last year while buying under the influence.
From five-pound bags of Sour Patch Kids to rubber ducks and Tamagotchis, those who are prone to drunk shopping admitted that their 'inner child comes to life'.
A surprising 17 percent of Americans admit they shopped while drunk last year, spending an average of $309 each on intoxicated purchases, according to the Finder's Drunk Shopping Survey.
But while the huge sums are enough to send anyone's head spinning, it pales in comparison to 2020, when $44.9 billion was spent during the Covid-19 pandemic as drunk consumers were stuck inside.
Yet, while some say they 'aren't proud of it', TikTok users in the millions watch along to discover in real-time what their favorite creators have mysteriously bought.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Maybe someone should market a blood alcohol level tester for folks prone to drunk shopping, who know they have a problem?
Drunk shopping used to mean opening the yellow pages to escort services.
They’re creating content on the Internet, too.
I only buy ammo when I’ve had a few - then I’m never disappointed when I see the confirmation notice.
We had a guy that owned an equipment rental company in Tucson when I was a kid. He woke up after several days of binge drinking and found out that she bought thousands of dollars worth of equipment.
I like the idea of T-Rex arms.
Was there a cooling off period?
I had a friend who worked at a computer store. One day a man came in and bought thousands and thousands of dollars of stuff. He sent someone in the nect day to return it, because he was drunk.
Drunk posting on FR a couple of times...
She would look good in it though.
Is that when you said Obama was awesome?
I think I said I loved hillary.
Even drunk that is beyond the pale
I wasn’t that drunk, I think. Whatever it was, it was probably pulled.
This was back in the mid 60’s when people were held accountable for their actions. He had to go through with the purchase.
Ambien and Amazon - Be your own secret Santa!
OMG, I nearly spit when I sw that!
Thats brilliant, you owe me a keyboard.
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