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10 Excuses for When Your Next Online Order Arrives!

17 July, 2017 - 11:01pm by - First Lady | 32 Comments

Article posted by BR Amelia

We've all been there.  Your clandestine internet order arrives either earlier, or later than expected leaving you to unveil your unnecessary purchase in front of your disapproving partner, your frowning mummy or your friend, Judging Judy.

So you have two choices, as you so often do in life.  Confess your weakness for online shopping, or destroy the invoice and lie.

We all know what the moral thing to do is.  But this wouldn't be much of a top ten list with one point - TELL THE TRUTH listed would it?  No.  So should you choose to shamelessly spin the truth* here's ten excuses we, the Beauty Crew, or our inner circle, have told.  Store them in the Excuse Vault, ready to tap into when your next order arrives unexpectedly.

It was the last in stock...

...so it was now or never, and I was totally planning on buying it next month anyway. 

I used my rewards points...

...so really, it was free.  

Mum bought it me as a present...

 ..can't my mum buy me a present?  I dare you to say she can't. 

I haven't bought anything new in ages...

 ...what do you mean I bought a palette last week?  That wasn't last week, the shipping just took forever!

It's limited edition...

 ...that means its like, super rare.  I could resell this right now for double.  But I'm not going to.

I won it...

 ...amazing right?  I don't even remember entering the competition!

I got it to cheer myself up...

 ...I was so sad on Monday remember, it was Monday after all.

It was on a super special and I got extra reward points and it came with a real pet unicorn...

 ...her name is Doris, she's in the garden.  

It's a gift for my friend Bex...

...What do you mean who, you met her that one time remember?  But it turns out she already had one, and that rip off store makes you pay for returns, so I'll just keep it.

It's a replacement the last one broke after like a month, can you believe it...

...total coincidence they sent me a different shade after I announced I needed one in every colour.

 

So, erm, there you go.  Our sneakiest, most deceptive article ever.  What lies have you told when your online order arrived in front of the disapproving folk?  Share them below!

 

*Yes, these vary drastically from truth-bends to outright deception.  But hey, who are we to judge?!

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24th July, 2017

Hahaha have already used a couple of these excuses already :p

24th July, 2017

I usually tell the truth, I'm lucky, my man is very easy going. Worst case he might say I don't like that colour - I usually say , lucky you don't need to wear it then! When I do get GWP, he is amazed at the goodies you get.

22nd July, 2017

I either won it... or need to try it for a survey

21st July, 2017

I don't shop online often enough to need excuses. The reason I brought it online is because I couldn't find it anywhere else (just incase you want to add that reason to your excuse vault). Instore shopping however, I will often justify with what a good special it was on and that I'd need a replacement soonish.

21st July, 2017

Hahaha, this is perfect !

21st July, 2017

hahaha..I think I have overused my excuses

20th July, 2017

I just get the stuff I buy online sent to my work address hahahahaha

19th July, 2017

I enter comps and win things often so I can easily use the "I won it" excuse when I shouldn't be spending money lol

19th July, 2017

Hahaahahah I'll use these next time :P

19th July, 2017

i just blame BR for everything "oh there was a vault" "oh it was a trial" "oh a member sent it to me after I said I wanted to try it" lmfao works every time most of the time :P

18th July, 2017

Omg I love this so much. I can totally relate to some of these especially with my Lush collection lol.

18th July, 2017

I'm single so I can buy whatever I want :)

18th July, 2017

I've been lucky that my husband nor my family care about my online orders

18th July, 2017

No excuses needed but they are interesting.

18th July, 2017

I don't actually have to make excuses for my online purchases, hubby knows not to ask!! However when it comes to my daughter wanting to know what's inside, we open it together, and she will usually score the old product that was surplus to requirement.

SooziesWorld
18th July, 2017

Another good reason to stay single, aye Maree!

MareeB
18th July, 2017

Hahaha yep = one of many good reasons :)

Mumof3Munchkins
18th July, 2017

It's not that I'm not allowed to buy online as hubby gets his treats. It's more to do with the fact that I want to avoid the 'What are you buying now' or the 'How many do you need' conversations. Yet hubby has and needs 20 screwdrivers lol.

pintsize
22nd July, 2017

Hearing you on the allowed to but 'That' conversation avoidance lol. Hubby is aware of my [cough] collections but not to the full extent (I don't even know the full extent O_o) eeep

Mumof3Munchkins
22nd July, 2017

I think hubby has given up really but just still likes to make a bit of a big deal. Although I can actually turn around and say I work now so its nice to treat myself now and then is that okay. Usually more than one treat though oops lol xx

pintsize
22nd July, 2017

And all else fails you gotta try the Unicorn (Judy) in the garden one :p

shazatron101
22nd July, 2017

judy the unicorn sounds familiar but I cant remember why hahaha

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