Hello...My name is Redwood, and I have a Lazada and Shopee addiction,is there hope for me..

[redwood1]

I don't have a problem with drugs or alcohol or gambling or overeating...I have a problem with the, Buy Now, button on Lazada and Shopee...

 

It all started out small about 5-6 years ago...I would order something every few months....Then a few years later I noticed I was buying something every month and then before you know it, weekly buying had snuck up on me....

Then after covid hit I found myself buying online many times a week...

 

It's not just look and buy.......Nooooo.....

Both Lazada and Shopee have to both be thoroughly searched, to find the lowest price... Then shipping cost have to be compared, then reviews have to be read... Then if the reviews suck then I will go to Amazon and read their reviews......bla bla bla

The point is, it can take a long time just to order 1 thing.....

 

If I am not waiting for a package to come in the mail, I feel like I am missing out on something and start getting the shakes....But as soon as I click the BUY NOW button I feel much better....

 

My wife is fed up with all the online shopping and might leave me, my dog is threatening to leave me too.....

 

I have to make a choice between my new best friends Lazada and Shopee or my wife and my dog......

 

 

[ezzra]

Change your name to Deadwood maybe?...

[Hummin]

You got an addiction based on a substitute. 

 

Make rules for yourself and follow them

[tonray]

2 hours ago, redwood1 said:

My wife is fed up with all the online shopping and might leave me, my dog is threatening to leave me too..

Let the wife walk.....plead with the dog , tell him you can change

[RandiRona]

You won't believe but exactly everything you said happens in my house but it's my wife who has this symptoms. May be wife swapping a key here?? 

[Gecko123]

3 hours ago, redwood1 said:

If I am not waiting for a package to come in the mail, I feel like I am missing out on something and start getting the shakes....But as soon as I click the BUY NOW button I feel much better....

I know exactly how you feel, you're not alone, brother. Are you as proud as I am about how quickly and efficiently you can place an order? Do you get as excited as I do tracking a package as it gets closer and closer to the house? Are you ever disappointed if a package arrives sooner than expected and prematurely cuts short your anticipation? What a buzzkill, right?

 

And when all your deliveries are "completed" and that 'darkness-at-noon' feeling starts creeping in? The sight of flattened cardboard boxes and bubble wrap in the trash bin making you twitchy like you you need a fix?  You get all restless, start fidgeting, maybe snap at the wife for no good reason? And you know no matter how hard you try, the only thing that's gonna make that feeling go away is placing another Shopee order!!!

 

[sungod]

How do you guys react to faulty goods/ wrong delivery?

 

Is it total despair and depression, or does 'the buzz' start again when you start packing up the item to drop off at the courier and watch the journey back home?

[JayClay]

1 minute ago, Gecko123 said:

I know exactly how you feel. You're not alone, brother. Are you as proud as I am about how quickly and efficiently you can place an order

Clearly not, as the OP specifically spoke about how *long* it takes him to make an order.

 

I feel this thread is a joke thread but if there is anybody reading that actually does want to change their behaviour. The following tips may help:

 

If you have the password remembered by the websites, undo that. Make sure you have to log in every time you make a purchase. Never check "remember me" when logging in.

 

If you have an android phone then remove the apps from your homes screen so you have to go into your app drawer to find them.

 

Delete all your saved card info so you need to find and input your card number every time.

 

It's all about putting additional stages between the thought that you need something and the completion of checkout. Each steps gives you additional thinking time for "do I really need/want this?"

[Gecko123]

14 minutes ago, JayClay said:

I feel this thread is a joke thread

My post was totally tongue-in-cheek and light-hearted as well.

[phetphet]

Get a hobby. carpentry or fishing perhaps.

 

You can find all the tools or equipment on Lazada or Shopee.

[BritManToo]

3 hours ago, redwood1 said:

My wife is fed up with all the online shopping and might leave me, my dog is threatening to leave me too.....

Buy makeup and bags for your wife.

Problems solved.

[Hummin]

16 minutes ago, JayClay said:

Clearly not, as the OP specifically spoke about how *long* it takes him to make an order.

 

I feel this thread is a joke thread but if there is anybody reading that actually does want to change their behaviour. The following tips may help:

 

If you have the password remembered by the websites, undo that. Make sure you have to log in every time you make a purchase. Never check "remember me" when logging in.

 

If you have an android phone then remove the apps from your homes screen so you have to go into your app drawer to find them.

 

Delete all your saved card info so you need to find and input your card number every time.

 

It's all about putting additional stages between the thought that you need something and the completion of checkout. Each steps gives you additional thinking time for "do I really need/want this?"

Only one thing helps, give the credits cards and all details to the wife, and let her control the economic 100% that should give him the thrill he is missing in life. 

 

Deleted sake, it is all about addiction, and I believe there is a 10 step program for shopoholics to. Good luck

[redwood1]

21 minutes ago, JayClay said:

I feel this thread is a joke thread

The convenience and VAST selection of online shopping can be pretty addictive....But like they say there is often truth in humor...So the thread may be joking to some degree, but it's not a joke... 

[Gecko123]

11 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

The convenience and VAST selection of online shopping can be pretty additive....But like they say there is often truth in humor...So the thread may be joking to some degree, but it's not a joke... 

I took the OP as self-deprecating humor, which I tried to riff on with my post. All of the feelings I described in my post were "real" but they were greatly exaggerated for humorous effect.

[KhunLA]

Hi ... name is LA, and I'm an addict

 

Been order free for about 4 years,almost , though admit to an order 

or 2 every month or so.

 

Started with electric toys / drones was in entry order.

Then I started building them, until I owned about 30

before I realized I had a problem.

 

Got off the drones, only to fall into the RC car & boat crowd.

In rehab now, and most orders are for necessities, household things, 

at least that's what I tell myself.

 

I had a strong partner helping me, for a while.  But now she's addicted.

 

I feel intervention is needed.

 

 

 

 

[yogi yogi]

for americans this behavior is considered normal.

[CrunchWrapSupreme]

I've got a fetish for sexy dresses. Many are only 100-200 baht on Lazada. Got a box full of em now.

 

Seeing as how the nightclubs have been closed, the missus and I turn on the LED disco ball, put on some house music, and open a club in our bedroom. The dancing soon leads to the inevitable, which you can't very well do in the club.

 

Fellas, if your bedroom action's been lacking, it's highly recommended. ????????????

[RandiRona]

4 minutes ago, CrunchWrapSupreme said:

I've got a fetish for sexy dresses. Many are only 100-200 baht on Lazada. Got a box full of em now

Surprised they have'em all in your size?? But whatever rocks your boat mate!!

[CrunchWrapSupreme]

1 hour ago, RandiRona said:

Surprised they have'em all in your size?? But whatever rocks your boat mate!!

Oops, yeah, key piece of missing info. They go on the lady. She looks a lot better in them than I. Especially with the weight I've been putting on working from home. ????

 

She on the other hand, still looking good from cutting the sugar cane. ????

[NancyL]

The OP needs to get rid of the wife and dog and get a couple of replacement cats.  They truly appreciate someone with a Lazada and Shopee addiction because it brings so many boxes into the home and we all know about cats and their love of boxes, don't we?  Just be prepared for the need for additional cleaning if one of the cats is a "shredder", meaning it loves to tear up the boxes to create little cardboard bits to chase around the house.

 

You can fill endless hours shopping for cat toys, cat beds, cat scratching boards, etc.  

 

Perhaps you can develop a new hobby and take videos of your cats playing with all their new stuff.  Discover the amazing world of cat Facebook groups to post your videos.  Wow, talk about time-wasting.  At least it won't be as expensive as scrolling through Lazada, although some of the discussion will lead you to new stuff to buy for your cats -- automatic cat litter box, perhaps, only 9,590 baht and it's from LazMall, so you know it's genuine:

 

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/new-pando-x-petree-automatic-cat-litter-box-pro-wifi-version-i2630396190-s9476502679.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.2.249515aaWzpGGq&search=1&fastshipping=0&sale=&price=9590.00&review=2&ratingscore=3.5&location=Samut+Prakan&stock=1&lang=en