I knew an older woman who just bought stuff on QVC all day.
Her garage was filled with unopened boxes from them delivered by UPS.
Quite a sickness.
Yes, I also knew a woman who did that. I think (at the time), she would mostly call in (not online). I believe the QVC telephone staffers were extremely friendly, and it was a way, also, to deal with loneliness.
I went to a garage sale where the wife worked and the husband stayed at home. She had a pretty good job.
They had thousands of Hot Wheels cars for sale, action figures, record albums, just TONS of stuff NEVER OPENED.
The guy was exactly what this article talks about. He sat at home shopping all day.
Hoarding. Unopened packages are a give away.