Donald's mother collects antique silver and impulsively buys it.

"If everyone knows what's going to be on next, they won't buy impulsively, will they?"

Rather, they buy impulsively and always seem to run out of their allowance before the week is up.

For instance, purchasing tickets to a movie with a group of friends is likely to make you feel better than impulsively buying a T-shirt at the mall.

This is especially true for snack foods, which many shoppers buy impulsively as they trudge through a store.

When someone impulsively buys a book based on Amazon's recommendation, for example, the site could modify its ads accordingly.

Single male and female shoppers, for example, plan little and buy impulsively.

Before entering the Cafe, Steve impulsively buys an umbrella.

So we impulsively bought a pair.

One study found that adolescents who have taken a class or course about financial education and planning were less likely to impulsively buy products.