when is a deal a deal?

the other day i had the perfect set-up. drew was at school. ben was at a birthday party and it was alex's naptime. SO ... i went to the mall.

i ended up looking through the racks at macy's because everything was seriously marked down! i found a cute coat. it was tommy, short, and brown corduroy. i tried it on and thought that it was cute ... but i probably could have used a size smaller. and ... they didn't have a size smaller. however, i decided that it was such a good deal i should just get it anyway. it was normally 90 dollars on sale for 15!! i thought ... MAN .. if i even wear it out one or 2 times it is worth the 15 dollars to feel cute! right?!

but now as i sit and look at this coat i'm starting to second guess myself. i think i do this too often. i find something that is such a good deal and then convince myself i like it. so then i buy it mostly just because it's a good deal. and then it sits in my closet (or the boys closet) and doesn't get touched.

when i look back over the past few years i wonder how many normal priced things i could've bought if i wouldn't have bought the "had to have" deals that are still hanging in the closet with the tags on:)