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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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To: nickcarraway
Tamagotchis…

Those are still around? How 1997.

21 posted on 03/19/2023 11:20:39 PM PDT by Allegra
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I wonder how I got a 67 million dollar yacht. I drunk shop. 🤓

Maybe I can convince Mrs Deplorable that I drunk shopped for my Ferrari...🤓

22 posted on 03/20/2023 4:46:31 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Defund the FBI, the American Stasi.. Hello 2023, can we get over 2020 yet? )
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To: nickcarraway

I know a guy who got divorced 4 times after he got sober - he never got married after he got sober.....


23 posted on 03/20/2023 5:19:54 AM PDT by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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