A very good question was posted on the Feel Free to Prosper Network yesterday by a new student.
I checked the network archives and found
a past post with my answer to the topic. I thought this was an
excellent subject to share. I have no doubt that with the current
climate that has most people concerned, this subject is probably on the
minds of many who are growing a prosperity consciousness.
The Question:
"I
consider myself a good shopper: use coupons, wait for sales, buy
generic, etc. But are these smart shopper "actions" sending a bad
signal to my subconscious? After all, the message I want to send is "I
can afford anything (at any price)". How about it, do we have to be as
careful with our actions as we are with our words?"
My Answer:
To
feel that I am addressing this topic completely, I will want to post a
second installment of this in another issue, but for this first part I
am going to share that past answer from the network. I believe this
will give you the understanding you need before I follow with a more
personalized answer.
Posted July 2006:
So here are my thoughts relating to prosperity consciousness vs. bargain consciousness...
On the subject of sales and bargains, there is something magical that happens when you acquire a prosperity mindset.
Have
I ever mentioned to you that one of the great perks of acquiring a
prosperity consciousness is that savings and discounts of all kinds
will follow YOU on the path. When we are connected to our Universal
Source, suddenly it seems like the Universe becomes your personal
shopper whose goal is to provide you with the best for your needs at
the very best price. You no longer have to shop to seek the best prices
- no comparison shopping, no bargain hunting. Discounts and savings
seek you and appear before you magically as if you are the elite member
of a private wholesale club. Except that the savings you attract are
often far below wholesale!
This
is not to be confused with a kind of "bargain" thinking that is based
on lack and the consciousness and fear of not having enough. The
spontaneous manifesting of savings - the real bargains - come when we
accept prosperity as natural to us and know that the Universe is
providing for all our needs. It's a joyful experience. We really do
feel guided. We attract bargains at the highest possible level. We are
spontaneously led to the right place at the right time.
I recall a couple of my many experiences of being guided specially in this way to 'Universal' size bargains. :-)
I have always loved beautiful and very fine
quality handbags. I also love touches of leopard in my wardrobe and
accessories (not real fur, of course).
Well,
one year I walked into Nordstrom's and found an absolutely gorgeous
black leather and leopard handbag. It was extremely expensive looking,
but I didn't recognize the designer name. The attached tag showed the
price of $135 - not at all unreasonable for such a beautiful bag. I had
to have it. It was the only one in the department. I gave it to the
saleswoman and she looked at the tag and told me she couldn't sell it
to me. She said this designer's bags sold for at least $500-600 and
this had to be mislabeled. Although the label was attached, she refused
to sell it to me. She believed she was justified. The manager wouldn't
be in until the next day. We arranged for the saleswoman to put the bag
on hold and have the manager call me that next day to give me the
correct price.
The
next day, the department manager called me, told me the bag was $600 or
so, but that since there was an attached tag that read $135, she told
me that by law (or store policy, I don't remember which), she had to
sell me the bag for the displayed price. She told me to come pick up my
bag for $135. :-)
I
still have that beautiful bag after many years and it still looks brand
new. I have found that expensive bags do seem to stay new looking for
years.
Another
year I found an elegant Donna Karan Couture clutch handbag in a
department store. It was $900 - way beyond the price I would choose to
spend. But I had a "hunch" to ask the saleswoman if the bag might go on
sale at some point. For some unknown reason, she looked over the bag
very carefully and found an imperceptible teeny flaw hidden in a fold
that no one would ever see. I certainly would not have found it. But
she said that since it had that teeny flaw, she would be able to sell
it to me at half price! Now remember, I never asked for this. She
offered. Another beautiful bag I still have that receives many
compliments.
One
of my most striking experiences happened when I acquired a complete
collection of Villory & Boch dinnerware a couple of years ago. I
didn't set out to buy a collection - I thought I would buy a few place
settings of the gorgeous Plantation and Tropical Switch Collection,
which I saw were on sale in the department catalogue that came in the
mail. Well, when I called to order, the store didn't have
any. By "coincidence," I found out that that particular pattern
had just been discontinued. Without ever leaving my telephone, I was
able to manifest the entire collection from various Bloomingdale's and
Villory & Boch stores around the nation. The retail cost of the
whole collection: $7,000. The price I paid for everything: Under
$1,500!! That included not only all the dinnerware (10 settings) and
accent pieces and accessories, but all the bakeware and three different
styles of flatware. And a few extra duplicate pieces I use as planters.
Just
last month I was shopping for a couple of specific sleepwear items. I
didn't intend to buy anything else. But I was irresistibly drawn to the
sale rack. On that rack were two Ralph Lauren pieces - top and bottom -
in my favorite shade of red. They were the only two pieces, both my
size and fit perfectly. They were marked down half price - $19.50 each
- but I loved the outfit so much I would have paid full price. When the
items were rung up at the register, the saleswoman informed me that
they scanned at $6.52 each!!!!
I
won't get into the long details, but a major coup was when the Universe
literally handed me my beautiful new car a few years ago - a Mercury
Grand Marquis in 'toreador' red - and I was able to purchase it new for
about $10,000 less than retail. I am the kind of person who needs a
roomy, quiet, cushy, cruising ride - no sexy road cars for me. I love
my car - I feel like I'm driving a mattress.
Do I look for bargains? No. Do I love a bargain? Yes!
The Universe is my personal shopper :-)
~ Marilyn
P.
S. And I want you to know that this works the same way for all
necessities and every day items, groceries, everything - not just
for luxury items.
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