The Third Pick-Up

I guess we all have little rules we apply to ourselves in certain circumstances.
One of my favourites is one I share with my oldest and dearest friend. Goes like this.

You're browsing through a CD store, or Book-Store, any store you enjoy browsing in. You spot an item that looks interesting, unknown, but something about it takes your notice. You have a look, put it back, and keep browsing. After a bit you find yourself back at that first item. You pick it up again, check it out a bit more, put it back again - perhaps a little more reluctantly this time. You keep browsing. Nothing really seems to grab you, and you know what its like when you HAVE to spend some money ! . . . except . . . . where was that one I looked at before ? You find it, still undecided, you pick it up again.
Bingo. The Third pick-Up Rule now applies. You have to buy it, there is no escape.

It's simple, right? And I am pleased to be able to say that in most cases it has been successful.