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<\/p>\nA HOME decor expert has revealed her must-try technique for preventing impulse purchases.<\/p>\n
Morgan Smith (@olivebranchcottage) explained that she often changes her mind about buying an item after taking it to the \u201ctrash can\u201d aisle of the store.<\/p>\n
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She shared advice for not going over budget when shopping for homeware with her over 165,000 followers on Instagram.<\/p>\n
Morgan said: \u201cDo you find yourself buying decor and then when you get it home you really don\u2019t like it as much as you thought you did?<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I go shopping all of these colors and pretty displays overwhelm me.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut before I buy anything I take it to the trash, meaning the trash can aisle in the store.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo this vase, it looked gorgeous surrounded by all this beautiful foliage. But in the trash can aisle it kind of looked like a weird donut.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morgan showed a cream-colored vase with a hole in the center, before also trying her technique with a glass vase.<\/p>\n
She continued: \u201cAnd then this vase I loved it surrounded by the wreath, but in the trash can aisle I realized I could probably find the same thing at Goodwill for cheaper.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I like it in the trash can aisle then I will buy it because I know it will be pretty anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The DIY enthusiast explained in the caption of the post that she has been doing the technique since she fell out of love with a number of recent homeware purchases.<\/p>\n She wrote: \u201cTAKE IT TO THE TRASH! I call it the Target Trance.<\/p>\n \u201cYou love everything because it\u2019s so beautifully curated and styled in the store (darn you and your talent too, Studio McGee).\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cBut then you get the decor piece home and it\u2019s just\u2026 meh?\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt frustrated me so much when I used to pull out my holiday storage containers and not like some of the decor that was only a year or two old.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe impulse buying had to stop. It was honestly just wasteful, so I started \u201ctaking it to the trash.\u201d Definitely recommend it.\u201d<\/p>\n Over 264,000 people liked the post and thanked Morgan for sharing her advice after trying it for themselves.<\/p>\n One person commented: \u201cThat\u2019s such a good idea.\u201d<\/p>\n Another said: \u201cLove this! I have to separate stuff at the thrift for the opposite reason too.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI think I love something just because it\u2019s surrounded by ugly things, but in reality, it\u2019s just less ugly and not that great either [laughing].\u201d<\/p>\n A third added: \u201cOh my gosh genius. but what\u2019s the antique\/thrift store equivalent of the trash can aisle?\u201d<\/p>\n A fourth added: \u201cThis is as hysterical as it is ingenious \ud83d\ude02 who would have ever thought! But it\u2019s so so clever. Good thinking!!\u201d<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dk-comp-page1-waiting.jpg\")
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