The top impulse buys Americans regret most, study says

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe claim under review: Americans are buying things they never use, and the top offenders are unworn clothes and slow juicers.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhich I'd call a very busy closet. Everything in there is waiting for its moment.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe New York Post reports a custom packaging firm called Arka studied public Reddit discussions about twenty popular products and counted the regret.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA packaging company, studying things that end up in the back of a closet. Sorry, how many boxes did they sell?

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe study doesn't say. It does say unworn clothes and slow juicers tied at nearly eighty-six percent, and heels came third.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBought for a special occasion, never worn. So the occasion happened. The shoes just weren't invited.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorJuicer owners said cleaning took too long, and many quit within weeks.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorArka also puts the average American at about a hundred and fifty dollars a month on unplanned purchases.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Bonk-o-Meter says Medium Bonkers. The finding is real, and the firm studying it sells packaging.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe juicers were bought for the juice. The only part anyone kept using was the box.