impulse purchases
Spontaneous checkout additions
Impulse purchases are unplanned buys made on sudden urge rather than deliberation—the candy bar grabbed at checkout, the gadget ordered at 2 a.m.
The term often appears in discussions of consumer psychology and marketing strategies designed to trigger such decisions: The store layout encourages impulse purchases.
Also called impulse buys.
- overspendingExceeding one's budget
- buyer's remorseRegret after a purchase
- buy now pay laterInstallment option at checkout
- retail therapyShopping to improve mood
- treat yourselfAllow personal indulgence
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impulse purchasesdelayed gratification
Postponing pleasure for benefit
financial prudence · saving · savings · restraint · self-denial
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