Retail therapy is a woman's way of dealing with the stress, heartache and unabridged annoyances of her life. It doesn't take much - boss being in a bad mood, bad hair day, stressful day, arguing with her boyfriend or husband...you get the picture.
In fact, sell therapy is probably what saves many a man's life - rather than take our disappointment (most likely caused by a man) out on the man, we take it out on our wallets and bank accounts. Terrible day? Buy a new purse - the seasons are changing anyways. Fat day? Buy a pair of shoes - they'll make you look taller and thus, skinnier. Aggravated by your job? Go buy some new clothes - at least then you'll feel like a million bucks when your job makes you feel like a troll. It actually doesn't matter what we buy - Tupperware, cleaning supplies, iPod touch, Dvd's, new bathroom rugs and shower curtain, new bedspread with matching curtains, throw pillows, dishes, coffee maker, cell phone case. As long as money is spent, our moods are right away lifted.
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As a ensue of sell therapy, I have about 60 purses, three sets of bathroom rugs, five sets of bath towels, about six bedspreads with matching curtains, three sets of dishes, two sets of Tupperware, one new kitchen utility cart, new blender, three briefcase/laptop totes, adequate cleaning supplies to wipe down a warehouse, patio ornaments, two bathroom waste baskets, a wardrobe that consumes my attic, bedroom and basement, two hair straighteners, adequate yarn to make five afghans, ten baby blankets and twenty winter scarves, three decorative storehouse boxes for said yarn, a guitar I do not know how to play, more books than I have bookshelves for, two Christmas trees, four throw blankets, three sets of living room drapes, two sets of utensils.... You get the picture.
Once a year, I purge myself of the excess....and within six months I rebuild the list of extra crap I actually don't need but is worth its weight in gold, and the American dollar, for the happiness and joy it brought me when I bought it. Do not try to cure a woman of her sell therapy tendencies - those of us who succumb to it have actually become very economical shoppers for it - we know where to find the deals, where the best sales are, where the clearance aisle is in every drugstore, Target and Walmart, how to get a reduction and rarely pay full price for anything. So when your woman is having an awful day, the best thing you can do is greet her at the door, give her a hug and hand her 0 - you will be amazed at how far she can stretch that 0 and how much happier she will be when she comes back home.
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