SUI - aka Shopping Under the Influence

We've all (well most of us) done it: come home from dinner or a party where a large quantity of alcohol was consumed, started to browse online and ended up buying something either a)hideous by sober standards, b)way too expensive, c)useless, or d)all of the above. This is known as "drunk shopping". While it's barrels of fun for us to cheer others on while they're doing it, it's not so fun when YOU wake up the next day with a headache and wondering why you have an email order confirmation for something called a "Resurrection Plant". (I know someone who this happened to)

For me 'hideous' has been many pairs of shoes bought after one too many margaritas. That WTF? moment really sucks when those boxes come in later in the week.  Now, there are certain sites I completely stay away from if I've been drinking too much. 'Expensive' was my Ugg Bailey Buttons. I really didn't have the $200 to spend but the tequila made me do it. (Maybe the lesson here is to stay away from margaritas).  I haven't crossed into the completely useless category yet, though I came pretty close with a certain t-shirt a few weeks ago - also influenced by margaritas and a certain smart-ass enabler on facebook.

All this brings me to this: I love hearing these stories from other ladies. So, lets have an informal little contest of sorts. Tell me your best drunk-shopping story in the comments (on here, not on facebook) and on Friday night, after I've done a little drunk-shopping myself, I'll decide who has the best/funniest/most outrageous story and send them this cutesy wine glass as a prize. Sounds fun, doesn't it?

"Shopaholic? I almost never mix alcohol with shopping"

I have to have a couple of rules: Anyone in the US or Canada can participate, I can't afford to ship it elsewhere though. All stories must be posted on this blog post. I will not accept anything emailed, pm'd or posted on facebook or twitter. If I get fewer than 10 entries, I reserve the right to extend the deadline. If you do not have an account with which to post non-anonymously on blogger, then you MUST include some type of identifying information on your post. That way I actually know who's entry belongs to who and know who to contact when I decide who wins.

Ready...Set....Go!

UPDATE: 1/3/12 - The New York Times apparently felt the need to discuss this issue, too. But, they aren't giving away a nifty little wine glass to make drunk-shopping easier, now are they? ;)