A new survey shows that Americans spent a whopping $44.9 billion on drunk purchases over the last 12-months. Buying everything from food, furniture, shoes, clothes and accessories.
Sober shoppers typically ask themselves a series of legit questions prior to making a ton of online purchases. Questions such as, do I really need this, can I afford this, do I even really like this? However, those questions tend to be less important once you have a few drinks in you.
Personal finance website ‘Finder’ has a yearly tradition of finding how much Americans will admit to drunk shopping and just how much they spend during those tipsy shopping sessions.
For a 12-month period ending in February 2020, 22.9% of people surveyed admitted that they had made spontaneous purchases while drunk. That’s slightly less than the 26.4% of respondents from the previous year who admitted to buying items while under the influence.
While the number of people who admit to drunk shopping is lower than last year, intoxicated shoppers are spending much more money, according to the survey. Over the past 12 months, the typical drunk shopper spent $768.58 compared to $674.96 the previous year. More than a quarter of men said they’ve drunk shopped, compared to 19.1% of women.
Food and more booze were the most common drunk purchases for everyone, but 36.9% of people admitted that they bought clothes, shoes and accessories while drunk.
Men were more likely than women to make drunk fashion purchases, according to the survey. Nearly half, 45.4%, said they purchased clothes, shoes and accessories while under the influence, compared to 20.2% of women.