How to Come to Terms With Pandemic Purchases You Regret

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🗓️ 16 August 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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During the pandemic, many people turned to shopping to adapt, cope or relieve stress. Now, some consumers are dealing with buyer’s remorse over items like air fryers, hot tubs, fancy exercise bikes, massive amounts of baking supplies or even new pets. While others have regrets over things they didn’t spend money on such as a home improvement project now that material and labor costs have soared. We talk with experts about why consumers make decisions they later wish they hadn’t and how to manage regret. And, we want to hear your stories of pandemic purchase regrets, write us an email or send a voice memo to [email protected]. Guests: Jorge Barraza, professor of psychology, University of Southern California Aparna Labroo, professor of marketing and consumer psychologist, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:24.4	Did you make a big purchase during the pandemic that seemed like a good idea at the time?
1:30.3	And now you've come to regret.
1:31.8	Whether it's a fancy exercise bike, a vanigan, a puppy, or a bulk shipment of whole wheat flour, you're not alone.
1:38.8	We'll spend the hour reflecting on the decisions we made during the height of the pandemic
1:43.0	and how they've held up as the world has slowly, painfully crept back towards normalcy.
1:48.5	Maybe you're one of those people who has a garage full of unused exercise equipment who maintains, I regret nothing.
1:54.6	Or maybe just those extra packets of ramen at the very back of your pantry are driving you nuts.
1:59.5	There's room for all kinds of forum listeners and regrets.
2:02.3	They're all coming up next after this news.
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