Can’t Say No To A Good Deal

For the past week the Steam Summer Sale has been in full swing. It has been a week full of great deals on many games that I’ve always wanted, but never had the money to buy. Games that are normally twenty to thirty dollars go for pocket change, and because of that my game library has almost doubled in size (mostly with those wonderful indie games that are so cheap). But although some would like the sale to go on for much longer, I feel somewhat relieved that it is coming to a close. Why? The deals.

              Wait, what? The deals? How could that possibly be a reason for wanting something to end? Especially after saying I was enjoying them so much. It is in that fact that I am glad this sale is ending. I find it very difficult to say no to a good deal, especially ones like “75% OFF”.

Growing up in a home where you’re told that you should wait for something to go on sale to buy it, and then when it does go on sale being told to wait till it goes even lower, kind of makes an impact on how you see sales (I mean, what Asian DOESN’T like a good deal?). Now, when I see a sale, I feel the urge to buy it, even if I don’t need it. And, if I miss out on one, I feel as if I had missed out on something great. And when you add the fact that Steam actually tells me how much I’m saving, how can I say no? “You get this game for $2.99 and save $12.47” Most people will see that and say that I would still be spending three dollars, I see that as throwing away thirteen.

But so what? How is that a problem? Surely you would think that once I am out of disposable that I would stop such shenanigans. Unfortunately that is not the case. My urge to “save” is potentially costing, more than saving, me money. All the two to three dollar games start to add up, and when there are new deals EVERY DAY… It has gotten to the point that I am rationing food so that I don’t have to buy more until next pay day so that I can safely buy something on sale. So as you can see, this sale is getting quite troublesome.

And don’t get me wrong, if food was 75% off I’d be buying that up like crazy. But food is not 75% off, so I will have to endure. I just hope I don’t run out of food.