Comments on: Are You The Kind Of Person Who Likes To Touch?

By: Anastasia

Anastasia — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:43:34 +0000

I’m high autotelic, and it’s the first time I have come across the term, but I do touch things before I buy them. With clothes I want to feel the texture of the fabric, which is why I don’t buy apparel online. For products I am accustomed to, like perfume, or other beauty products, I won’t be so touchy feely, but for anything cosmetic involving color (lipstick, eyeshadow, etc), I do have to try it before I buy it. With eyeshadow I do like to touch, meaning I will apply the shade using a cotton tip on my hand first.

By: dez crawford

dez crawford — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:30:19 +0000

I touch everything before I buy it, but if I am not able to touch or smell what is inside the container, the feel of the container has little to do with whether I buy the contents. If I don’t want to drink out of a flimsy cup it has nothing to do with what’s inside the cup.

I think this study may be somewhat flawed. I am a highly tactile person and the feel of an object will influence whether or not I buy the object. But if the object is in a container, I’m not interested in the feel of the container AT ALL.

For example: Let us suppose that the exact same cereal is offered in a cardboard box or a plastic bag. I regret that I can’t sample the cereal before I buy it, but the feel of the container has nothing to do with the cereal, so I read the ingredient label to decide which to buy.

However, I must touch certain things to determine whether I will buy them — not the package, but the thing itself. I don’t buy plastic-wrapped vegetables, and I very rarely buy garments sight unseen from a catalog unless I am very, very familiar with the manufacturer (I already know what an LL Bean cotton shirt feels like). I have to touch towels, shirts, sheets, garments of all kinds before purchase, anything made of wood, ceramic or glass, etc.

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:12:01 +0000

I love to feel everything! Tablecloths,linens, glassware, clothing, hair, pets…everything!

By: Courtney

Courtney — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:40:50 +0000

I’m a knitter, too, and it’s tough for me to buy yarn online because I always like to feel it first! It’s the same with teddy bears, towels, and bed sheets with me. I figure, if part of the item’s job is to come in contact with my skin, it had better feel good.

By: Janis

Janis — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:05:23 +0000

Depends on what it is — if it’s a touchy-feely object, then yes. Yarn, fabric, that sort of thing. Otherwise, not so much.

When it comes to personal care, I generally read the ingredients and smell it. Scent matters more to me. Scent and color.