How much money worldwide do you think is wasted by consumers on household or personal items bought by mistake?

* I‘m specifically referring to individuals, not companies nor governments. 

** This does not include the subsequent step of returning items for a refund, it just covers the initial outlay of money that is later discovered to have been needless. Read on, please. 

  I recently spent a fairly moderate yet still significant amount of money buying one set of item that I thought I needed, and a similar amount special ordering another set of items that were not available in the brick-and-mortar store. After a day or two, I found out that the last time I had needed these items, about six or eight months ago, I had anticipated saving money and time by buying extras then, which I stored away for safekeeping. Unfortunately, being forgetful, I didn’t remember the stash. So here I am with doubles, and even more on the way when the special order package arrives. 
  All of this promoted my question. Do you think companies’ profit margins are boosted by outbreaks of knuckleheads like me who spend wantonly on unneCesar’s goods?


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