With so many things available online, it's useful to have some parameters to narrow down the number of item you have to sift through. Price is an obvious candidate. Thanks to the "sort by price" function available at many online stores you can start low (kinda like going through the bargain bin) and stop browsing before it hurts the wallet too much.
So at what point do you stop?
Obviously it depends on the category (clothes vs jewellery vs shoes vs bags etc), whether you're shopping for a specific occasion or just browsing, and which etailer you're visiting, but I'm assuming most of you have a few internal limits to guide you.
To me there are two types of limits:
(1) The "bargain" limit - an item below this limit is considered a bargain, so it's an easy decision to hit "add to cart" if you find something you like.
(2) The "proper" limit - it is sensible to spend up to this limit for an item, you'll only venture above this limit for something really special.
For instance, for costume jewellery (which to me means "earrings") my "bargain" limit is $20 and my "sensible" limit is probably at the $60 mark. With so many nice earrings on Etsy it is easy to find something below my "proper" limit.
With handbags, I only buy leather bags and I prefer international designer brands, so the limits are higher. I'd say my "bargain" limit is $200, so the MBMJ preppy camera bag I bought in February is well under.
My "proper" budget is $1,000. Which I've crossed 3 times - once for a Chloe Bay bag I bought at Nordstrom when I was in the US, once for a red LV Speedy, and once for this Miu Miu Vitello Lux.
I love the look of this new Miu Miu bag but it's $A1530 so it's way above the limit.
I can go on and on but you get my drift.
Do you set any price limits when you browse? Or do you throw caution to the wind?