https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/idea-use-google-doc-to-prevent-bad-impulse-buying Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 08 May 2026 11:16:16 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/idea-use-google-doc-to-prevent-bad-impulse-buying#post-695245 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:26:52 +0000 anne 695245@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good idea - I am less technological and just use a little notebook! Or rely on my memory. But impulse buying is not much of a problem for me anyway </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/idea-use-google-doc-to-prevent-bad-impulse-buying#post-695229 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:03:27 +0000 Suz 695229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a great idea - I love the fact that you can keep it with you and make changes as you go. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/idea-use-google-doc-to-prevent-bad-impulse-buying#post-695165 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 06:46:51 +0000 Lyn D. 695165@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am all for making lists- it's just the reading them when I should that often fails me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/idea-use-google-doc-to-prevent-bad-impulse-buying#post-695137 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:02:40 +0000 jayne 695137@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am using evernote for the same thing. I have a buy list anyway...and if something isn't on it. I must walk away. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/idea-use-google-doc-to-prevent-bad-impulse-buying#post-694841 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:06:34 +0000 Glory 694841@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>great idea. I am almost always sucked into impulse buying if it is on sale. I am working really hard on this - the list idea will help. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/idea-use-google-doc-to-prevent-bad-impulse-buying#post-694700 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:48:30 +0000 rae 694700@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, I do keep lists in google docs, but usually I use it to track my purchases and returns. I love the idea of keeping these shopping (and reverse-shopping) lists on my phone. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/idea-use-google-doc-to-prevent-bad-impulse-buying#post-694677 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:37:41 +0000 Jem 694677@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a good idea! It's easy to get sucked into buying something that will be annoying in the long run because there are things about it that you love. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/idea-use-google-doc-to-prevent-bad-impulse-buying#post-694656 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:27:38 +0000 old-grey-mare 694656@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So I have lately been refreshing my style. I think I got super caught up in the style rules, and lost the fun! I tend to have a problem with impulse shopping. Something about seeing an item in a store on a mannequin makes me try to talk myself into a purchase, even if I know there are things about it that I don't love or styling issues. I try to justify so many things in the moment!</p> <p>To keep myself honest, I realized I needed something to have in hand with me while shopping that I could refer to. A personal style manifesto, of sorts. I wanted something that I could refer to on my phone, but could access on any computer as well. Thanks to the power of cloud computing, Google Drive came to the rescue! I made a doc, that I then bookmarked on my homescreen of my iphone. I made 4 single lists: Love, Hate, Want, Buy. Under each of these, I list the things that come to mind. Like for example, I have "long sleeve, uncomfortable fabric, and button-downs" in my "hate" list. </p> <p>It has been so helpful while shopping. It prevents me from justifying things because I like one thing. So if it's on my hate list, it doesn't get purchased. The Want list is a list of general descriptive items that I want to reflect in my choices. And the Buy is the wardrobe building items that I need to purchase (like a pair of black walk shorts, inspired after seeing Karen's amazing summer outfit. If I look like her at 70, I would be absolutely thrilled!). Does anyone else do anything like this? If you have an issue with impulse buying, give it a shot! It's really helped me. </p>