Do You Spend More When You Shop On an Empty Stomach?

July 29, 2008

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Grocery shopping yes. My mother always told us to eat before going to the grocery store so we wouldn't buy everything due to hunger. I spend less when shopping for anything else because I am fussy and cranky when I get hungry. This makes me not like anything in the store and be irritable by small annoyances. I must eat a little something or the chances of my buying something shrinks tremendously.

haydee 4 years

I need to have energy to shop, therefore I need to eat first

TahitiMoo 4 years

Yes. When I'm hungry things that I wouldn't normally eat at home end up in my shopping cart.

krrn 4 years

definitely when i'm grocery shopping. shopping for clothes, i would probably buy less because i'm just eager to leave and go eat.

MandeeLei 4 years

No matter what I'm shopping for - if I'm hungry I'm actually faster because I want to get done so I can eat!

Liss 4 years

I will buy more at the grocery store if i am hungry, so i try not to go on an empty stomach.

RosaDilia 4 years

No. I always eat at home before I go shopping.

skigurl 4 years

well i know i would spend less on clothes after i eat a big meal because i'd feel fat and bloated. so probably i would spend more on clothing if i was feeling hungry

okmom23 4 years

Shopping for clothes, accessories, and shoes is always more comfortable if I am not starving! I never go shopping for groceries when I am hungry, because I buy way too much on implulse!

CoralAmber 4 years

I get cranky when I'm hungry, so I actually spend less money because I just want to leave and go eat. :D

Lovely_1 4 years

Honestly, I know grocery shopping on an empty tummy is a no-no, but I perfer it. I find when I do so, I will pick out more (and evern better foods) that I am craving so I don't forget something that wasn't on my list!

ilanac13 4 years

aside from grocery shopping - i don't think that i buy more when i'm hungry or not - and then again, i don't think that it truly impacts my buying power in the food store either. i'm pretty controlled about that thankfully.

Brendelwoman 4 years

Honestly, I'm not sure. I try not to go shopping for groceries when I'm starving. It will be interesting to see if anyone has noticed the urge to splurge on clothing or other non-food items when they are hungry.

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