Amazon is prime territory for drunk shoppers

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[h=2]Women are slightly more likely to shop while drunk, but men spend more money on their drunk purchases, a survey found[/h]
When it comes to drinking and shopping, Amazon is a top destination.

Amazon AMZN, -0.11% is the No. 1 site people go to shop after imbibing, a new survey by tech and business newsletter The Hustle found.



Shoppers spent an average of $444 per year on purchases they bought while they were drinking beer, wine or liquor, according to the survey of more than 2,000 alcohol-drinking adults.

Of the purchases they made, 85% were from Amazon. The average age of respondents was 36, with an income of $92,000, more than twice the national average. Women were slightly more likely to shop drunk: 80% said they had done it, compared to 78% of men. But men spent more money than women on their drunken purchases: an average of $448 a year compared to $441,

Wow, a whole $7.00 more!
Apparently drunk shopping reaches its peak after dinner time: Other research on the trend found that shopping while intoxicated is more common after 9 p.m. Retailers capitalize on that by advertising more sales when shoppers are likely to have had a few drinks.



For consumers who want to avoid a financial hangover there’s even an app — DrnkPay — designed to stop people from overspending after they’ve been to a bar. And apps like Cold Turkey will block certain sites altogether.

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Well I guess I'm not up to date and all modern here,but I never heard of these things. I found it hilarious, For more see-

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/guid/839111E6-4F22-11E9-A459-E31637C20915
 

Someone needs to invent a Breathalyzer app for smart phones, kind of like the ignition interlock on cars & then if the persons alc % is over a certain point, orders won't go thru.
 
Geezerette said:
Someone needs to invent a Breathalyzer app for smart phones, kind of like the ignition interlock on cars & then if the persons alc % is over a certain point, orders won't go thru.
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Yes and for email, and general social media on our laptops, tablets and desktops.
 

I buy quite a few things online, and usually check Amazon, and several other sites before I buy. I would tend to agree that a lot of people Must be drunk if they are buying much on Amazon....I find better prices elsewhere 99% of the time. There's a pretty good reason why Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world....millions of unwise shoppers.
 
I think this entire subject is funny as heck. And of course, sad. Gives you a great glimpse into why America will never be great.................
 
My former next door neighbor and some of her girl friends got drunk one night and she ordered one of those fake fireplaces online. She forgot all about it until the day it was delivered.

She didn't even remember it. Fortunately, it was really a nice piece and scaled perfectly for her living room. It finally came to her.
 
What makes me wonder is how much did the government give to someone or some organization to do this study? I know the survey was reprinted on MarketWatch, but more than likely, an organization requested funds to do one of these worthless knowledge surveys.

I often find find these surveys or insider information to be interesting, but by tomorrow, I will more than likely have forgotten about it until someone brings up an issue that is related to this item in another conversation. Then, it’s like, “Oh yeah, I remember reading somewhere yadda, yadda, yadda.”
 
Sunny said:
I am 100% in favor of drunk shopping. Look at it this way: all those people under the influence are staying home, they're not driving to stores!
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Maybe the older generation, but younger people have all the apps on their phones. They do everything on the go, on their phones.
 

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