Perception of Purchases

Pillows.

I’d say they are a necessity. If you want a decent amount of sleep anyway. Everyone has to buy one at one point or another. Perhaps you will wind up at Kohl’s, DI (ew, don’t buy a pillow there please), Walmart,  or my personal favorite, Bed Bath and Beyond. Regardless, you are going to have to buy a pillow at some point. Don’t argue with me, we both know it’s true.

So why my rant about stinkin pillows. Well first off, thanks to pillows, my drool is conveniently absorbed during my sleep. Saves me from having to blow dry my hair each morning after soaking in a pool of my own saliva. Total time saver, let me tell ya. I’m kidding, relax.

I found myself at Bed, Bath, and Beyond the other day pillow shopping with my boyfriend. He uses what may as well be a used up sock for a pillow and it was time for it to go. After being quickly side-tracked by the many amazing gadgets in that store that I hope to own one day, we ended up in the pillow section to make this much needed purchase for him. . .

I thought it was going to be quick and easy.

Thought wrong! Wouldn't be the first time. There were so many pillow options there that it was overwhelming! I suddenly found myself liking every pillow I touched and thinking that I needed to purchase all of them. My boyfriend on the other hand, was looking at thread count, quality, firmness, and price. He was quick to rule out the crap and narrowed his decision to a point where any of the pillows he chose would be a great choice.

So I realized that you MUST be willing to limit your options. Less is more. And less is easier! There is no point in overwhelming yourself with countless options when it is obvious who or what the top competitors are.

So this week (I start my paragraphs with “so” waaayyy too often. That needs to change), I am going to be more assertive in making decisions. Because everything is NOT a good option. There is absolutely a good, better, best in most things we come across, especially purchases ;)

Well, until next week. . . . So long. (Worst wrap up ever for a blog. I know)