“It’s not the best impulse-buy environment, ” said Matt Hall, co-founder of a developer outfit called Larva Labs that makes games for Android, iPhone and BlackBerry devices.

那不是最好的及时购买环境。

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It was an impulse buy.

这是一时心血来潮买的。

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The curtains were an impulse buy.

这窗帘是一时心血来潮买下的。

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Your KFC is doing well at the expense of more expensive restaurants because Americans really do eat out more than we did as kids, Rich, and the impulse-buy urge as you are driving by the fast food location is clearly very powerful.

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And the end of each aisle - the "impulse buy" space - is also stacked with cans of lager and cider, so selecting and purchasing alcohol is just part of the weekly shop rather than something that we have to think about doing.

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Finally, it helps that books are quasi commodities -- there's no need to try them on before you buy -- and that they're small-ticket, impulse items that are easy to ship.

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