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This will come as no surprise to people who have done their share of shopping therapy. A new study confirms that "people's spending judgment goes out the window when they're down, especially if they're a bit self-absorbed." Subjects were shown a sad video clip and afterwards they were willing to "pay nearly four times as much money to buy a water bottle than a group that watched an emotionally neutral clip." That must be why I always buy a $50 bottle of wine after I watch a George W. State of the Union address.
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