Husband was distraught the other day, when he discovered that our grocery store no longer carries his favorite salad dressing from Kozlawski Farms. In the old days (when we had to walk eleven miles to school, in the snow), we’d have searched all stores then given up. Now? Turn on the laptop, find the website, and click-to-order. Not only did we get our dressing, but three new flavors to boot, along with apple butter and strawberry preserves.
It got me to thinking about how many times I click-to-order each day, and how I find it hard to imagine life without the Internet. I jotted down some of my recent purchases:
Most Recent Purchase:
Sass it Up! Salsa chips from Revival Soy
Most Expensive Purchase in 2007 (so far):
Quad-core MacPro workstation with cinema display
Favorite Purchase in 2007 (so far):
Nike Imara heart rate monitor
Funkiest Purchase:
Amazing Live Sea Monkeys
The Where-Have-These-People-Been-All-My-Life Purchase:
One case of Stokes Seeds Dri-Water Gel Pacs
Purchase That Cost More to Ship Than Buy:
Speedo nose plug
The You-Think-You-Can-Actually-Fix-That Purchase:
Water/Ice Dispenser Parts Kit for KitchenAid subzero fridge
The What’s-Wrong-With-the-FDA? Purchase:
L’Oreal’s Ombrelle sunscreen
Oddest Search Term Used in Recent Memory:
botox shot gluteal muscle
Studying the click and purchase patterns of humans is the new anthropology. What strange and wonderful searches and purchases have YOU made? I’d love to hear about them!