Compulsive Price Disclosure

Are you consumed with guilt everytime you spend money on yourself? Do you shy away from compliments? Or are you a smart shopper that knows how to hunt out the best bargains and likes to share your shopping savviness with your friends? Compulsive Price Disclosure (CPD) - the act of blurting out the price tag when you receive a compliment on your clothes - is sweeping the nation.

TK Maxx has been working with Anjula Mutanda a consultant psychologist and life coach. With over 15 years experience in a diversity of settings - from Kent University working with students experiencing a wide range of psychological and emotional challenges, to the cut and thrust of the City as a Stress Management Consultant, Careers Counsellor and Outplacement specialist, she has extensive knowledge and understanding of the human psyche. Her expertise has led to her appearance on a number of television programmes including Big Brother, GMTV and ITV1’s This Morning.

To find out if you’re a mild CPD victim or a serious sufferer, answer her questions below and discover some insight into your personality.

Q1.

I feel guilty if I spend more than £50 on one item of clothing.  



Q2.

I tend to blurt out the price of an item of clothing if someone compliments me on it.  



Q3.

Bagging a bargain gives me a buzz, and I have to tell everyone.  



Q4.

I find it hard to accept a compliment on my clothes, and feel compelled to share how much things cost.  



Q5.

I tend to tell someone the price if something I bought looks more expensive than it really is.  



Q6.

I can spot someone with CPD a mile off!  



Q7.

Treating myself to a gorgeous outfit whatever the cost makes me feel guilty.  



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