Comments on: Preventing Otakus From Making Impulse Purchases Is Futile

By: Lss

Lss — Sat, 17 May 2008 05:37:24 +0000

need? do we really need figures. come on its a case of wants not needs.

anyway imo even for preorders you should look at the price of the item rather than that of what you are paying atm for the preorder.

By: Curbing that otaku impulse - My 8 principles/practises at Hontou ni Taihen desu

Curbing that otaku impulse - My 8 principles/practises at Hontou ni Taihen desu — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:01:44 +0000

[...] to fellw esteemed spenders, I’m of the belief that the monster that is impulsive otaku buying can be subdued. While the [...]

By: Bob-san

Bob-san — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:00:23 +0000

I suppose it’s fortunate that Madison does not have any big anime stores selling things like figures. I’ve a Best buy card for my DVD purchases and occasionally pick up manga (A little behind on the titles I’m getting right now though). So the $100 rule is something that I don’t think I’ll have to follow much. I only tend to go nuts at anime cons (ACEN to be specific)

By: Pay Any Price, Bear Any Burden at hontou ni sou omou?

Pay Any Price, Bear Any Burden at hontou ni sou omou? — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:14:51 +0000

[...] largely in agreement with double on controlling impulse buying, if only because it is important that we have cognitive models that give us the comforting illusion [...]

By: Hynavian

Hynavian — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:19:02 +0000

I don’t think the $100 cool off plan will work on me at all.

Considering I’m not a figure collector, my purchases are usually mangas that cost around $5 to $20 (the most). Being a regular helps too so that I will not burn a hole in my pocket with bulk orders; purchasing a volume per month seems affordable. And as you’ve said, it seems really silly to have a cool off period for a $9.90 manga.

By: shiro

shiro — Thu, 08 May 2008 03:45:43 +0000

“Act first, think later” is what I will do.

By: double

double — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:48:16 +0000

IcyStorm > Yea LifeHacker’s an awesome read.

Baka-Raptor > Wow, you’re different from the majority.

tj han > What you said about surplus applies to more than 90% of my stuff. When I look back on the stuff I’ve bought over the year, I realised that I’ve never even touched some of the stuff apart from unwrapping them from their packages.

The Sojourner > Don’t worry, you’re not the only one who Gainax milked. Moo.

Caitlin > Gas is definitely an exception, as without it, how are you going to drive?

Adun > I salute your wallet.

gordon > Actually, both are equally painful. One to the heart, one to the wallet.

Panther > Preorders are the Otaku’s Evil.

Soshi > I hate to sell my figurines, but I might have to do so eventually to clear more space.

By: Soshi

Soshi — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:10:03 +0000

I usually think it over for at least a day before I make any purchase, $100-rule bearing or not - which made me miss my GSC Miku pre-order =A=;;.

Generally speaking, I go by the “If I buy this, will I sell it/chuck it away”? If the answer is YES, I’d usually not buy it.

By: Panther

Panther — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:39:22 +0000

I rather make informed purchases nowadays than go by any rule. It is not about a cooling period or anything, and yea, preorders totally nullify anything like that. All in the mind.

By: gordon

gordon — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:54:38 +0000

which is more painful?
regret buying it or regret not buying it?

for me if i spend too much this month, i’ll either try to cut down on spending next month or do more OT to earn back the money.