Britons are falling victim to drunken online shopping binges

[regic]

A growing number of Britons are shopping online after one too many drinks, resulting in the spread of a new syndrome called BLOTO (Buying Loads Of Tat Online)

...7 percent of Britons know someone who has shopped online while under the influence.

...while many UK consumers are able to curb their desires as sober high street shoppers, these inhibitions quickly disappear when they reach for the mouse in a state of intoxication.

...6 percent of all Britons know someone who has shopped online in a state of undress.

full article: http://www.theretailbulletin.com/index.php?page=5&id=7426&cat=news

[amy]

US eBay users go on drunken bidding binges at 3 am and then try to weasel out of the sale the next morning by blaming  their kid or coworker or cat or an act of god  for placing the bid

[bargainbloodhound]

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US eBay users go on drunken bidding binges at 3 am and then try to weasel out of the sale the next morning by blaming  their kid or coworker or cat or an act of god  for placing the bid
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yep, the drunken eBay non paying bidder plague   ;D

*runs off to pen a letter to congresswoman demanding that breathalyzers be installed on all computers*