When I first opened The Impulsive Buy, I was pleased to see clean lines, easy to read text, and a fitting header. This reviewer feels that there should be a whole museum dedicated to shopping cart art, but I swore to myself that I wouldn’t be partial because of it. The blog is done with Word Pad and it is simplistically fitting for what it sets out to convey to its readers.
The blog’s Disclaimer states, “The Impulsive Buy is dedicated to providing quasi-reviews about various consumer goods.” Many of the reviews are of those products that look interesting, but you hope that you never actually allow yourself to purchase. The products that are reviewed are across the board. From Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Pop-Tarts to The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents America (The Audiobook) I won’t mislead you, most of the reviews are on food.
The reviews are all interesting in their own right. Each one seems to have its own background story. There is a nice tally of facts at the end of each review that offer the items price, the rating the reviewer gave it, and the pros and cons. The author is apparently an English major, but not the kind that is a stickler for impeccable grammar. Each review is an easy read and you really do learn something about the products that get time in The Impulsive Buy’s spotlight.
Again the layout is simple. You can search by Month, category, or just peruse the products that catch your eye. There were no special features that made the site stand out. The personal touch given to each review would land this blog in the humor section. However, I think a “Review” category would be a better fit. The entries are humorus, but with some of the odd products reviewed I think they could have been a tad funnier. Again this is only one reviewers opinion.
All in all the site is a good read. It is sort of like a personal blog that talks about products. Within each review you tend to learn more about the author than the product, but that’s not a bad thing. I really liked the weird items that were reviewed. Should the author focus entirely on those out of the ordinary items they may carve themselves a new niche.
Item: The Impulsive Buy
Purchase Price: FREE!
Rating: 3.25 out of 5
Pros: A witty way of looking at items on the market.
Cons: Could use some fun extras and a bit more monthly reviews.
The Impulsive Buy