Social media is making you more prone to impulse purchases – here’s how to avoid buyer’s remorse


People are increasingly succumbing to making hasty, regrettable purchases as a result of social media, which makes them want to spend on what their peers are buying. — 123rf.com

Social media is enticing users to make impulse purchases – and the price is often regret.

Nearly half (49%) of social media users in a Bankrate survey from July said they’ve made an impulse purchase of a product they saw on a platform they use.

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