We recently heard that the financial crisis hasn’t tempered our love of shopping, but new research shows 83% of women feel guilty after making those luxury purchases. That’s one-third more guilty shoppers than before the credit crunch.
The survey by Skinny Cow also found that 86% of women justify their latest purse purchase, while others simply hide the evidence from their partners.
One in ten women told white lies about their spending, while roughly the same amount of girls try to pass new fashion finds off as old items from their closets. Considering how many men actually notice our outfits, that’s probably pretty easy to do!
One-fifth of women admitted they’d live on baked beans and toast to afford the latest It bag or pair of Jimmy Choo heels. But that’s not the only money-saving trick we’ll resort to. Twenty percent of girls sold old outfits on eBay to afford new ones, while 3% were cheeky enough to ask for an advance on their wages!
“Life at the moment is full of stresses with money being right up there, but it’s difficult to break the habit of a lifetime,” a spokesman for Skinny Cow said.
“Going shopping now comes with more baggage, so women are trying to find creative ways to justify their spree while looking to other indulgences in their life which are guilt-free.”
