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Americans spent $14BILLION 'drunk shopping' last year. Here are some of their weirdest 'blackout' purchases - from wigs for dogs to mini T-Rex arms for chickens
Daily Mail ^ | 19 March 2023 | Will Potter

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 ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: donatefreerepublic; drunk; shopping; us
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1 posted on 03/19/2023 5:18:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Maybe someone should market a blood alcohol level tester for folks prone to drunk shopping, who know they have a problem?


2 posted on 03/19/2023 5:32:46 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosophers )
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To: nickcarraway

Drunk shopping used to mean opening the yellow pages to escort services.


3 posted on 03/19/2023 5:49:31 PM PDT by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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To: nickcarraway

They’re creating content on the Internet, too.


4 posted on 03/19/2023 5:53:05 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Rurudyne

I only buy ammo when I’ve had a few - then I’m never disappointed when I see the confirmation notice.


5 posted on 03/19/2023 6:01:04 PM PDT by GreyHoundSailor
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To: nickcarraway

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.


6 posted on 03/19/2023 6:11:51 PM PDT by wjcsux (RIP Rush Limbaugh 12 Jan 1951- 17 Feb 2021. We really miss you. 😢)
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To: hellinahandcart

I like the idea of T-Rex arms.


7 posted on 03/19/2023 6:19:38 PM PDT by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy thmkeorist stuff, there.”)
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To: nickcarraway
Why am I only now learning of this?


8 posted on 03/19/2023 6:20:46 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: wjcsux

Was there a cooling off period?


9 posted on 03/19/2023 6:21:34 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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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.


10 posted on 03/19/2023 6:23:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Drunk posting on FR a couple of times...


11 posted on 03/19/2023 6:26:56 PM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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I'm not saying I shop drunk but I still can't explain to my wife how that corset showed up under my name from Amazon.

She would look good in it though.

12 posted on 03/19/2023 6:27:43 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (4,942,927 Truth | 87,539,833 Twitter)
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To: dynachrome

Is that when you said Obama was awesome?


13 posted on 03/19/2023 6:29:12 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

I think I said I loved hillary.


14 posted on 03/19/2023 7:22:15 PM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: dynachrome

Even drunk that is beyond the pale


15 posted on 03/19/2023 7:32:01 PM PDT by xp38
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I wasn’t that drunk, I think. Whatever it was, it was probably pulled.


16 posted on 03/19/2023 7:33:10 PM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: nickcarraway

This was back in the mid 60’s when people were held accountable for their actions. He had to go through with the purchase.


17 posted on 03/19/2023 7:36:41 PM PDT by wjcsux (RIP Rush Limbaugh 12 Jan 1951- 17 Feb 2021. We really miss you. 😢)
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To: nickcarraway

Ambien and Amazon - Be your own secret Santa!


18 posted on 03/19/2023 7:51:16 PM PDT by Species8472 (Don't celebrate sin!)
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To: gundog

OMG, I nearly spit when I sw that!


19 posted on 03/19/2023 8:10:00 PM PDT by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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To: Species8472

Thats brilliant, you owe me a keyboard.


20 posted on 03/19/2023 11:17:39 PM PDT by GunHoardingCapitalist (The cake is a lie!)
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