impulse buying
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China Daily’s reporting on the emotional economy also included warnings from scholars and commentators that emotional value is hard to measure consistently, creating room for price distortion, impulse buying, and speculative excess.
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
These shortcuts make impulse buying “almost effortless,” Florida-based VyStar Credit Union says, and removing the ease of a one-tap purchase forces a moment of hesitation that could save your budget.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
Our penchant for shopping on our phones is accelerating our impulse buying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
They want to save more, stop impulse buying, improve their credit and shore up an emergency fund.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024
Kat says impulse buying is "one of the worst habits you can have" when it comes to saving cash.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2023
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