5 Symptoms To Let You Know It May Be Time To Take A Break From Shopping
Do you have any of the following 5 symptoms of DDD (DealDash Disorder)
1) Frustration due to not winning an auction?
2) Irritability toward other bidders?
3) Angry bidding?
4) Boredom and bidding just to bid?
5) Spending more than you really should?
If you have been feeling one or more of the above symptoms, well, then that’s a signal it may be time to take a break from shopping!
Perhaps it starts one day when you feel a bit frustrated. You haven’t won an auction in awhile and it doesn’t matter what strategy you try you just can’t seem to get the win! You try different bidding strategies, different times of day and to no avail. Sometimes I feel like no matter what I do I just end up bidding on the wrong auction as I see the exact same item I am presently bidding on in a second or third auction go under a buck or two and the auction I am in is heading for $5! Sometimes its just not your day or week.
This leads to irritability toward other bidders. I start thinking about changing my Bio to something like “hey do you realize you just spent $50 for a $25 gift card? Seriously?!?!” I start talking to the screen as if the other people can hear me! Yikes!
Then can come the angry bidding… Oh now I am going to punish that other bidder… If they think they are gonna get this one they are crazy!! I will buy it now before I give it up to them!! This is MY AUCTION!! UH OH!!
Sometimes I find myself bidding on something I don’t really need or I already have 3 Applebees gift cards, 2 Walgreens, and 2 Chilis and well you get the idea… I have seen the same kids toy or tool a hundred times and I feel a little bored.
One day you open your credit card bill and get a little SURPRISE!! Buy it Now is great, but if you get carried away so will your credit card balance!!
So what can we learn and what can we do to avoid the above distressing symptoms?
First and foremost… have a plan of attack, or really just a plan! Budget how much you want to spend taking into account the real possibility that you will probably have to Buy it Now. This is a shopping site after all. Now stick to that budget.
Remember sometimes auctions can go for a day or sometimes even longer depending on what you are bidding on. That is a long time to be devoted to your computer. Make sure to use that BidBuddy so you can walk away from it all for a while. Get up and stretch, go for a short walk, whatever, but after a long bidding session take some time off.
Bidding frustration and angry bidding lead to an unnecessary loss of bids and usually just on your part. You really aren’t hurting anyone but yourself. If you find yourself in this situation, remain calm. Sometimes it is worth finding another auction and cut your losses. Or maybe sit and watch for a bit to regain composure.
Again… DON’T BID ON WHAT YOU DON’T NEED! Eliminate excess in your life… You have never camped a day in your life…did you really need to get the tent? I have so many gift cards people look at me funny when I pay the cashier at Walmart with six $25 Gift cards!!! LOL! Bidding on only what you need will also help with the overspending aspect of this issue.
If all else fails… IT’S TIME TO TAKE A BREAK… and that’s okay! Deal Dash wants happy customers, wants them to have fun and wants them to come back again and again, which means being a responsible & conscientious bidder!
