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Salon
Zina Kumok

Doom spending to beat the election blues

Lately I’ve been in the market for a new purse. For research, I joined the handbag forum on Reddit a few weeks ago. Most of the posts are about two things: people showing off their latest purchase or people wanting advice on what purse to buy.

However, I also noticed something new: people showing off an impulse purchase made just after the election. It was like the election results pulled the rip cord and people responded by letting go of their budgets. 

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