10 things i love about online shopping

i hate to be the stereotypical girl with a shopping compulsion but i have to admit i have been much too reliant on retail therapy to make me happy these days. today i was going to shop some more but then i thought better of it and talked to my boyfriend about it who told me what i already knew: i have too many sweaters and i shouldn’t buy anymore. to distract me from shopping he suggested i write a blog post about what we did this weekend. i thought it was a good idea with except i’d rather blog about why i like to shop online:

1. zappos has free overnight shipping and returns – any girl who loves shoes knows how this totally makes or breaks the online shopping experience. it’s as close to instant gratification as you can get.
2. i don’t have a car but with online shopping, all i need is plastic or paypal!
3. you can read reviews about almost everything before you buy it. before, it was only electronics that i could do this for but now i can review everything from moisturizers to leggings. i have to admit, if i’m reading the reviews, there’s a 75% chance that they already have my money. i tend to focus on the positive reviews and read the negative ones with a skeptical eye which i know defeats the whole purpose of reading the reviews.
4.i love the huge selection of everything in the world!!!! (i think that basically says it all)
5. i especially love picking out colors. it is just so fun. i can get creative and ponder the possibilities of each of the color choices!
6. sometimes there is no sales tax! it’s practically like getting the stuff for free (especially when there’s free shipping in it too). okay, maybe not, but this is just one of the many lies i tell myself to ease the guilt of shopping. geez, i sound like a freak.
7. seeing how things look on models is so much better than seeing how they look on me in dressing room mirrors and ugly dressing room lighting.
8. packages, boxes, or slips on my door telling me that ups has a package for me is a great thing to come home to.
9. shopping online allows me to shop from anywhere! great for class or study breaks, or any time i have time and want to completely consume my mind with something else.
10. sephora deluxe samples. just when i thought i was done shopping… i get to shop some more!