I always have an abundance of tabs open on my computer at any given moment, and chances are, at least one of them is a shopping cart ready to be officially ordered. As a college student awaiting a solid chunk of debt in the near future, I know I should give it a rest. However, sometimes, free shipping gets the best of me. I'm not proud of any of the below, but eventually, reality needs to be accepted.
1. You've woken up early for a sale.
I'm not talking Black Friday - I'm talking about making sure you're at the mall at an early hour so you can get first pick of new arrivals.
2. You've traveled an embarrassing distance to purchase something unnecessary.
In high school, I forced my sister to travel with me roughly an hour from my house into Boston to purchase a limited edition Miley Cyrus shirt that had sold out online. Am I proud of this? No, but I still have it!
3. You've found yourself awake into late hours of the night searching for things you'll never actually buy.
Who knew that you could buy five-pound bags of sour gummy worms on Amazon? This girl.
4. You legitimately don't have room for all of your clothing in your closet.
This means you've had to get creative with storage (I keep scarves in my desk drawer).
5. Free shipping is an excuse to order anything online.
Because the best purchases are the ones made in bed from your iPhone.
6. You find yourself justifying your purchases to your friends and family.
I'm not sure that I can count how often explaining receiving a package in the mail is accompanied with "don't judge me!"
7. The holidays are the best time of the year for you.
All of this shopping for yourself over time means you're pretty good at picking gifts for others. Also, all of this time at the mall means you've made some purchases for yourself too.
8. You stalk tracking your order online to the point that you can almost guess the exact minute that it will arrive.
Better to be prepared, right?
9. People at your favorite stores recognize you and sometimes know you by name.
It's at that point that I think you've officially won at shopping.
10. You've memorized your credit or debit card information.
You didn't realize it until you ordered something one day and realized you didn't have to look for your card.
11. "Only buying the necessities" is not in your vocabulary.
As much as you want to cut down, you know deep down that it's completely reasonable to own three army green sweaters.
12. You know that finally receiving your order in the mail is almost equivalent to Christmas morning.
Because seeing your order on your doorstep is basically a present from your past (three to five business days ago) self. And you deserve it!
