How much do you plan on spending on DSD?

[jenn33199]

Originally Posted by Tree City

My goal is to spend less than $30, so I chose "$20-$30." But TBH, I'll spend more money if there are some awesome sales and everything on my wish list is super cheap lol. Oh, that's the other thing: instead of a flurry of purchases DSD weekend, I use my wish list. Everything I like goes on store wish lists; then I go back like an hour later and go through my wish list and pull my top faves. Even just an hour's wait helps me control my spending. I have to stop buying kits "just because" they're a dollar. If I buy 10 kits at a buck each but I'll never use them, then I'm still wasting $10.

Ha- I've done this more times than I can count. I have many kits I haven't used....not that I don't want to- just run out of scrapping time! I need to be more disciplined like you!

[scrappingramma]

it absolutely does me no good to set a budget for DSD
I go way over anyway-- :-)

[Joanne K]

I picked 0-$10.

I like to cruise for the freebies, and BOY do I get a LOT!!

HOWEVER: if I see something I WANT from a designer I know, I will buy it. I look on iNSD to introduce me to designers I do not know, at a price I cannot resist: FREE

IF designers give me irresistable coupons, I will NEED for them to last for at least a few extra days, as I expect to be working on that designated day.

[ofpinksandfairytales]

For iNSD, I gave myself a $20 budget... but I had some GC's and coupons worth $25 around that time so I spent those as well.

My $20 budget... I ended up spending $20.86 so I overshot it by 86 cents

[auddymay]

I love all the freebies, to be sure, but I will likely spend about 20 dollars as well. I have to admit some confusion...I always thought iNSD was in November and the original NSD was in May (same time, sometimes same day as my own BD)...oh, nevermind. I see it is being called DSD now.

[ouisiekelly]

I do the same thing, but I have so many kits that I think soon they won't fit in my w external drives! I want something special and different. One thing I have found out is that the kits have so many elements in common! I guess the designers get the cu products and use them in all their kits. Can't wait to see if there original kits out there.

[Dana's Footprint Designs]

Originally Posted by createdbyjill

Oh boy!! DSD and iNSD are dangerous days for me.....I'm a kid in the candy store!

Morning coffee in hand....I begin to scroll down the list of my favorite stores with my favorite designers and spend the morning hitting "Add to Cart"

Here's a peek into my brain on those days...

new cu grab bag from my favorite sisters....woohoooo.....*Add to Cart*...hmmmmmm....don't have those overlays yet... "Add to Cart"....manoman.....new Holiday CU....better stock up...*Add to Cart*...wellspring is 6 months away....these would look nice...*Add to Cart*....I've spent way to much....oh wait....look at this.....do I really need these?.....*Add to Cart*

That's me all morning....someone find me a meeting....I am an addict

I'm a bit like you Jill

[catgoddess]

I usually spend about $100, but the better the sales, the more I spend for sure. I also love a good FWP as long as it's a kit/templates - no QPs or anything like that.

[Limequilla]

I usually have a mental budget of $100.00, but if there is a truly awesome sale by a designer I love, then that's shot out the window.

I have noticed an alarming trend recently that I am buying things I already have. Maybe the designer has changed shops and it isn't in the right folder on my hard drive (moved to her new shop), or maybe I just forgot I had it, but I cant keep buying things twice. I have wishlists in the stores that offer them, and I might confine my purchases to those wishlists to make sure I don't duplicate orders. However, with the recent surge in shop changes and retirements, I noticed my wishlists have dwindled down to hardly any items.

I think I'm going to be less quick to hit "confirm order" this DSD. As Tree City above says, waiting an hour (and checking to see if I have the darn kit already!) will do my Paypal a world of good.

P.S. We could use a thread about the recent designer changes...I need to do some folder swapping, but I'm not sure where everyone has gone.

[SWJenn]

Originally Posted by Limequilla

P.S. We could use a thread about the recent designer changes...I need to do some folder swapping, but I'm not sure where everyone has gone.

Here you go! http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/s...11#post3263311