Case of the "I wants"

So I was browsing my favorite cheap jewelry store, silvershake.com, looking to see if they had a ring like one I had previously, whose stones fell out (what do you want for $7?) and as I'm looking through the rings, I see one that catches my eye.. and what do I do? I look down at my hand, at the green ring that it would be replacing, and start thinking, "you know, this one is a little dull, and I like the square shape better than this dumb oval, and it's not even that big.." Then suddenly I realize: What am I DOING? I didn't want to replace the green ring before I saw that other ring. In fact, the ring that I am trying to replace specifically complemented the green ring! There is nothing wrong with my green ring and I do not need to replace it!

wheeze...

I think I had an attack of the adult version of the "gimmes", the "I wanna buy that". This is why I don't go into stores that I don't need to, because it's just gonna happen that I'll see something that I didn't need before I saw it.

To squash this instinct I have begun shopping for presents for other people, especially online. I really love buying presents, so my wish list contains something for somebody at nearly every store I visit online. It's a good way to redirect the "I wants" impulse.

Walk on by the pretty purple ring, just keep on walking...