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Confessions of an Online Shopaholic (aka: a love letter to eBay)

I’m back! But I’m not apologizing. Don’t act like you didn’t know I was the least consistent blogger ever.

They say that the first step to overcoming an addiction is admitting you have a problem. So here it is, world: My name is Kate, and I’m an online shopping addict. I love the rush I get when I find a coupon code. I love ordering items in multiple sizes and getting free return shipping on the ones that don’t fit. I love clicking that “place order” button almost as much as I love it when I see the delivery guy at work heading towards my desk (yes, he knows me by name).

But I’ve resolved to make a change!  See, I’m been trying to spend less this month. Trying really hard, because Christmas was a doozy, and I just booked a vacation to the Dominican Republic. My credit card could use a rest, so I need to cut back on unnecessary expenses, like manicures, laser hair removal, chemical peels, and yes…online shopping.

Unfortunately, this is the week that I am “in between jobs.” My current team has already replaced me, but the new team wasn’t quite ready for me to start, so I’ve been sitting at my desk bored out of my mind- splitting my time between staring into space, napping, and watching James Franco videos on Funny or Die.

But these free time wasters can only satisfy you for so long…I couldn’t resist the urge to do some online shopping this week. What’s a girl on a budget to do? I couldn’t indulge in my usual online purchases (shoes and face crap) so instead…I bought a  ton of cheap electronic accessories! Wait until you see these deals. Seriously. You will want to fire up eBay and get like 100 chargers for $4.

It started innocently enough. I needed a charger (or two) for my Nexus One phone. They’re like $25 if you buy them at a reputable retailer, so I chose instead to get two for $7.23 (I love you eBay).

Then I remembered that I haven’t been able to use my GPS for a month because THAT charger broke. It was literally $1.00 on eBay. Clearly this is a product that’s being produced by a 4 year old in China, but…ONE DOLLAR!!!! Come on.

Then Jill had the brilliant idea of buying a cable to hook her COMPUTER up to her TV (what will they think of next). I wanted to do that TOO (because I copy everything Jill does), but was not about to shell out $30 on the apple store brand. What am I? Made of money? I don’t THINK SO: my price point was $2.99. Luckily, there was an eBay seller to satisfy this need.

Though I’m not officially still on my team at work, I decided to show support for them by attending a meeting about our Q4 performance. SNOOZE FEST! What could I do instead of paying attention? Remember the Nexus One phone? Yeaaaah, I lost the case it came with and really needed a new one. *boop boop beep boop* (that’s the sound of me pulling up eBay). It was only $4.85 FREE SHIPPING. *buy it now*

It was getting out of control. I was about to call the eBay addicts anonymous helpline…when I managed to think of something (semi) productive with my time. I browsed over to Lifehacker! Great! I’m going to learn lots of nifty things and read about tech gadgets that will make me sound smart to my new boss! Unfortunately, they were featuring this AWESOME laptop stand. ON SALE FOR ONLY $5!!! You know I can’t pass up a deal like that.

Now I’m embarrassed to start my new job because I’m going to have approximately 39 packages delivered to my desk within the first week.

However, today I took a little field trip to visit my new team. I noticed an empty desk- its owner was still out on vacation. In front of that absent co-workers desk was: a pile. of packages. AS TALL AS ME! Have I finally met my online shopping match?

We shall see…but for now, I gotta go- I have to leave feedback for 5 items.

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