Comments on: The Economics and Psychology of A Spending Trigger http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2007/08/27/the-economics-and-psychology-of-a-spending-trigger/ Living Less Large in Central MA Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:28:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: teacake http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2007/08/27/the-economics-and-psychology-of-a-spending-trigger/comment-page-1/#comment-103 teacake Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:52:18 +0000 http://www.electric-monk.net/lise/2007/08/27/the-economics-and-psychology-of-a-spending-trigger/#comment-103 hmm.. I came across your blog while googleing "pumpkin patch" bpal. Why? Because I am trying to talk myself into buying the whole patch and the forum is down for maitenance and I need my enableing fix! Could landing at your blog be a sign I should reconsider? LOL.. I've always been a terrible sucker for LE's. First it was action figures. Then it was niche perfume (not limited for time but limited as far as who wears it, especially in my country). Now it's BPAL and I manage to convince myself it is much more affordable than niche or a vintage Jawa with plastic cape. It's the lure of the HUNT and the save-yourself-from-winter lure of the hoard. I also like to buy food on sale in bulk and I could live off the drygoods in my house for a year. hmm.. I came across your blog while googleing “pumpkin patch” bpal. Why? Because I am trying to talk myself into buying the whole patch and the forum is down for maitenance and I need my enableing fix!

Could landing at your blog be a sign I should reconsider? LOL.. I’ve always been a terrible sucker for LE’s. First it was action figures. Then it was niche perfume (not limited for time but limited as far as who wears it, especially in my country). Now it’s BPAL and I manage to convince myself it is much more affordable than niche or a vintage Jawa with plastic cape.

It’s the lure of the HUNT and the save-yourself-from-winter lure of the hoard. I also like to buy food on sale in bulk and I could live off the drygoods in my house for a year.

]]> By: Lise http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2007/08/27/the-economics-and-psychology-of-a-spending-trigger/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Lise Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:13:05 +0000 http://www.electric-monk.net/lise/2007/08/27/the-economics-and-psychology-of-a-spending-trigger/#comment-95 Hi, Kate, welcome to FinF! Glad you like it here :) I agree with you - the forums are the worst! I manage to avoid spending just by not reading them. I have come across some BPAL scents I've loved - I currently have bottles of Hellcat, Mr. Nancy, and The Music of Erich Zahn. I definitely think there's some quality there, but I think I've somewhat given up on finding a signature scent. I think only rarely do the blends evoke what they're supposed to evoke. Hi, Kate, welcome to FinF! Glad you like it here :)

I agree with you – the forums are the worst! I manage to avoid spending just by not reading them.

I have come across some BPAL scents I’ve loved – I currently have bottles of Hellcat, Mr. Nancy, and The Music of Erich Zahn. I definitely think there’s some quality there, but I think I’ve somewhat given up on finding a signature scent. I think only rarely do the blends evoke what they’re supposed to evoke.

]]> By: kate http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2007/08/27/the-economics-and-psychology-of-a-spending-trigger/comment-page-1/#comment-94 kate Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:29:31 +0000 http://www.electric-monk.net/lise/2007/08/27/the-economics-and-psychology-of-a-spending-trigger/#comment-94 on the topic of bpal specifically, ive been where you are. its such a unique culture, the bpal one... i guess it just took enough misses more than hits and seeing a few things which i thought were funky happen... and those boards! they just made me want to spennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd. bath bombs! new makeup! candles! tea! etc etc etc... all lovelies. super duper nice yummy lovelies. all triggers for me... the topic of spending triggers is SUCH a good one. *why* is it a certain TYPE of item that we want MORE MORE MORE of? i hadnt known the concept of "holy grail item" till bpal. i hadnt been so sucked into the limited edition idea of fuel to spend IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ITS TOO LATE till bpal either. i guess i found a couple of scents which i truly truly adore from bpal ultimately. one i will never be able to get again. and know what? thats ok. because there are soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many lovely smelling smellies out there that i can find a new one to adore. and the finding is as fun as the having. i honestly DONT think bpal is any better than anything else. i dont believe they are true EOs at all. ive looked for that claim and it has never been made by beth. i believe they are just fragrance oils no better than anything any other independent vendors out there can offer, they are just different though. and the descriptions are so haunting and seductive... but with so many FUNKY smelling blends... i think its more fun to buy an EO every once in awhile and blend my own scents day by day... why did i write so much? oh because i know where you are and i like your blog and wanted to have a conversation with you... on the topic of bpal specifically, ive been where you are. its such a unique culture, the bpal one…

i guess it just took enough misses more than hits and seeing a few things which i thought were funky happen… and those boards! they just made me want to spennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd. bath bombs! new makeup! candles! tea! etc etc etc… all lovelies. super duper nice yummy lovelies.

all triggers for me… the topic of spending triggers is SUCH a good one. *why* is it a certain TYPE of item that we want MORE MORE MORE of? i hadnt known the concept of “holy grail item” till bpal. i hadnt been so sucked into the limited edition idea of fuel to spend IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ITS TOO LATE till bpal either.

i guess i found a couple of scents which i truly truly adore from bpal ultimately. one i will never be able to get again. and know what? thats ok. because there are soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many lovely smelling smellies out there that i can find a new one to adore. and the finding is as fun as the having. i honestly DONT think bpal is any better than anything else. i dont believe they are true EOs at all. ive looked for that claim and it has never been made by beth. i believe they are just fragrance oils no better than anything any other independent vendors out there can offer, they are just different though. and the descriptions are so haunting and seductive… but with so many FUNKY smelling blends… i think its more fun to buy an EO every once in awhile and blend my own scents day by day…

why did i write so much? oh because i know where you are and i like your blog and wanted to have a conversation with you…

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