Do you Shop Online and Drink ?
While this may be bad for the consumer, the online retailers are just working on ways to make it easier for you to shop. In the last few years mobile and tablet technology have been at the forefront of invention. Since the boom in the smartphone industry there has been a major push for retailers to create mobile friendly sites. These mobile friendly sites specialty Apps that are being created only make shopping an easier process for us. Retailers are catching on and now sending targeted shopping emails to you in the evening rather than the morning hours. Just take a moment to look around the next time you are out and you will notice the amount of people using their smartphones, chances are one of them is shopping.
It was recently reported that channels such as QVC saw a rise in purchases after 7 P.M. Then, the items they are currently selling are ordered at a rapid rate compared to earlier in the day. Multiple websites have reviewed their shoppers and judging whether they have been purchasing their products while intoxicated or not, and it turns out, statistics show that almost half of their shoppers have been purchasing while intoxicated. Based on website traffic many sites show that traffic increases when people get off work, and when they wind down from a hard day.
I am not totally convinced that this report is right. I surveyed our group of friends and most did not admit to shopping while under the influence. What are your feelings on this topic? Do you find yourself drinking while shopping online? If we are having a #wineparty we always like to do it with friends! Do you find yourself drinking and shopping?????