Which devices are likely to sell themselves best as an impulse purchase in a supermarket bay in early December?

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Let's be fair and help out our friend, after all, we've all made that odd impulse purchase without doing our homework.

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It's an impulse purchase, and it has to be an all-natural choice.

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Buying a multi-million dollar business jet is not an impulse purchase but Steve Varsano, founder of the Jet Business, reckons his new showroom might catch some passing trade.

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Cars are not an impulse purchase.

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The emergence of lower-priced tablets is also encouraging consumers to purchase the devices on impulse, Allenson theorizes.

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"CyberCoin fulfills a growing need for consumers to purchase lower-priced and impulse items on the Internet, " says CyberCash CEO Bill Melton.

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They may suffer as consumers purchase less and forgo small impulse purchases.

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