Not looking at the price of things

[justthatgirl1]

I'm fortunate to have a good enough job earning abit over £60k. One thing I rarely look at for normal day things like food or clothes is the price... it's very rare that I'll look at the price of something before picking it up.

Obviously these are not BIG purchases like a phone, tv etc. which I'd check the price for.

Sometimes I get asked how much something I have purchased is and I genuinely have no idea because I don't check the price... maybe cause I have a rough estimate of how much I'd expect it to be. Does anyone else do this?

Sounds like a good way to get overcharged. If you don't know what the item is supposed to be sold at, you're not likely to notice that they've charged you more.

You seem to think this is some form of achievement?

(I earn multiples of what you do and don’t do this- no point getting to the counter and learning that the plain white tee I picked up is £100 and wanting to put it back).

No. I would always check prices before I decide to buy something. A normal food shop no because I have a very good idea of prices there. But clothes, shoes, make up etc.. I would always check.

No, I don’t do that and I’m on a similar income to you. I try to watch my spending and save lots. You sound very immature.

Sounds like you aren't shopping in particularly expensive shops where you might be concerned something will be out of your budget.

No - even if I've got sufficient disposable income I hate getting ripped off

@justthatgirl1
So what happens when you get to the till? If the price is £35 for a pair of socks would you blindly pay it?

You sound not the brightest.

No I wouldn't say it's an achievement. I'm not bragging I'm genuinely just in a bad habit of not looking at prices .. like I said it's not big purchases.. just like food and clothes mainly (and I don't so designer or anything so I know it wouldn't be extortionate prices)

No obviously not- I shop at normal priced shops like primark, next, Matalan etc so I doubt I'd get charged that much for socks or the like

I don’t check the prices of things in the supermarket either. It’s such a nice feeling… that is pure luxury to me. I don’t need fancy holidays or jewellery or anything of the sort, just the luxury of being able to buy food without worrying about the prices.

I don’t tend to check exact prices when grocery shopping but that’s mainly because I already have a fair idea of what each item is likely to cost based on having bought it before. Not checking prices on clothing before buying sounds nuts unless it’s somewhere like Primark and you’re buying e.g. socks you know are unlikely to cost much.

Yes this is correct. Not expensive shops at all so I know my purchases will be within a range of what I can afford

Lovely

I grew up really poor though I didn’t realise it at the time. Then I made my fortune but I still check the cost of what I’m buying. I think it’s lazy and foolish not to.

I have no clue how much things like bread milk etc are as I shop online and if I need it we get it. I did notice olive oil was very expensive sometimes ago and don't buy it anymore. Not sure if that's what you mean?

I get what you mean @justthatgirl1
Pre DD I didn’t look at the price of food for example, I’d just pick up the thing I liked because I liked it.

Now I spend ages working out the best value amongst the packets of ham or deciding whether to have the nice humus or the shit one.

Not with big purchases, but I’d get the face cream or mascara without looking at the price. Now I’ll look for the cheapest way to do everything and it’s a) Exhausting and b) Not much fun. But needs must- I went slightly part time after DD and we’ve been fucked by the mortgage interest changes so now we literally count every 1p.

I usually do but was in Next recently for a last minute purchase just before the shop closed for trousers I needed so had to buy them as I was actually surprised at the till they were not as expensive as I thought they would be.

OP, if you like it that’s the most important thing given you’ve already picked a budget friendly shop. Sensible! Carry on.

Buying clothes only cos they’re cheap is a waste of money.

I check prices in supermarket cos everything’s shot up & don’t want to run
out of money/get ripped off/find it cheaper on line.

I don't look at many food prices on most things like bread and milk, tins of tomatoes. Occasionally I notice that baked beans has gone up. I not d dine things but most things I just put in my basket/ trolley, because I need cheese, bananas, cucumber, tomatoes etc.

I should have added that I don't actually spend on clothes very often .. maybe once every 4/5 months I'll do a big(ish) shop.

For those saying I'm immature or not sensible, I disagree. I managed to buy a house and put down 60% of the price as a deposit from my savings. Some would say that's not sensible and I should invest money elsewhere but for me I'd love to be mortgage free which I'm hoping and planning to be within 5 years of taking out my mortgage. My point is I save quite a bit of money so i can't be that immature or bad with money..