Remember: An impulse buy comes from a rush. Waiting a day lets it fade, so write it down, sleep on it, ask three questions, then decide.
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Leo and the spinnerLeo had seven coins in his pouch and strolled through the market with only a plan to look around. Something glittered: a spinning toy whirling in the light of a stall. Its price was seven coins, exactly what Leo had! A sign said, "Only today! Three minutes left!" The music played faster, Leo's heart went thump, thump, and his hand reached for his pouch. Buying at once, with no pause, is called an impulse buy. But Leo remembered a trick. He stepped back, held up a hand, and wrote "Spinner, seven coins" on a card with the date beside it. The card went into his pocket. That night he thought about the spinner. After one sleep the wish was six out of ten, after two sleeps four out of ten, and after three only three out of ten, as the rush faded. Then Leo asked himself three questions. He still liked the spinner, but not enough, so the coins stayed put, and weeks later he spent them on something he had long wanted. Ana tried the trick on a drawing board and still wanted it days later, so she bought it, because waiting means a clear head, not a no.
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What is an impulse buy?
Buying something that was on your list last weekSaving every coin you haveBuying at once, with no pause
2
Circle everything that is pushing Leo to buy right now.
A plain crateFast musicA sign saying only todayA card saying check in three daysA countdown
3
Look at the wish meter. From buying at once to three sleeps, Leo's wish fell by points.
4
After one sleep, Leo's wish was bigger than when he first saw the spinner.
TrueFalse
5
Number the wait-a-day trick in order.
Ask the three questions
Then decide
Write it down with the date
Sleep on it
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Which one is one of Leo's three questions?
Does it fit my plan?Is the music loud?Is the sign shiny?
Think and fix
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Fix the mistake. Ana says: if I wait a day, I have to say no. Is Ana right?
YesNo
8
Which one is a planned buy?
Buying it because a sign says only todayBuying it after waiting three days and still wanting itGrabbing it the second it sparkles
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What did Leo do with his seven coins in the end?
He bought the spinner at onceHe gave them to the stallHe kept them, and later spent them on something he had long wanted
10
Sparkle, music and a countdown can make a want feel huge.
TrueFalse
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Stretch: Leo's wish fell from 10 to 6 in the first sleep. In the next two sleeps together it fell points, from 6 to 3.
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Think of something you wanted right now. Write how you could wait a day before you decide.
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Draw the card Leo put in his pocket, with the date on it.
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Answer key · Set A
Leo and the spinner
1Buying at once, with no pause Buying at once, with no pause, is an impulse buy.
2Fast music, A sign saying only today, A countdown Fast music, only today and a countdown all say hurry. A plain crate pushes nobody, and a check-in card is a pause.
37 10 − 3 = 7 points, as the rush faded.
4False After one sleep the wish was 6 out of 10. At once it was 10 out of 10.
53, 4, 1, 2 Write it down, sleep on it, ask the three questions, then decide.
6Does it fit my plan? Leo asked: Do I still want it as much? What would I give up for these seven coins? Does it fit my plan?
7No Waiting means a clear head, not a no. Ana still wanted the drawing board days later, so she bought it.
8Buying it after waiting three days and still wanting it Waiting three days and still wanting it makes it a planned choice.
9He kept them, and later spent them on something he had long wanted The wish faded, so Leo kept his coins and weeks later chose something he had long wanted.
10True They push a want to feel bigger than it is, so a rush is a sign to pause.
113 6 − 3 = 3 points.
12Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
Mark each answer, count the right ones and write the score on the sheet.