Americans did a lot of drunken spending in 2018

Step away from the credit card

Step away from the credit card

Americans did a lot of drunken spending in 2018

Step away from the credit card

If you're picking up a glass of wine, maybe consider putting down the credit card. According to a survey conducted by Finder.com and Pureprofile, Americans tend to spend quite a bit when they're under the influence. Of the 2,100 individuals polled, a majority admitted to alcohol-fueled shopping sprees. On average, intoxicated customers spent an average of $447.57 in 2018, which according to Insider is over double the numbers for the year before. While 52 percent claimed their purchases were food-related, a few late takeout orders wouldn't leave one's wallet empty: 10 percent admitted to buying cars and 14 percent booked entire vacations while a few drinks deep. Approximately 43 percent purchased clothes and shoes, and 30 percent bought cigarettes. Age did play a large role in the report: The survey found that millennials dropped the most cash with a $1,047 average. In 2017, a pair of newlyweds celebrated their marriage with a little too much rum and decided to buy the hotel they were honeymooning at in Sri Lanka. Per the Mirror, the first night of their three-week backpacking trip took an unexpected turn when they signed a three-year lease."After finding out that it was [$13,200] a year, myself and Mark thought that it would be a brilliant idea to buy it, because we were so drunk," Gina Lyons told the outlet. They've since spent nearly $8,000 on renovating the bed and breakfast.Given over half of purchases by imbibing Americans were 2 a.m. pizza and burrito runs, most of the population isn't going real-estate-purchasing wild. So while some people might be purchasing exotic animals after having one too many — like this man who bought a peacock, a pig and a giant salamander while under the influence — most of us are simply satisfying some cravings.

If you're picking up a glass of wine, maybe consider putting down the credit card. According to a survey conducted by and Pureprofile, Americans tend to spend quite a bit when they're under the influence.

Of the 2,100 individuals polled, a majority admitted to alcohol-fueled shopping sprees. On average, intoxicated customers spent an average of $447.57 in 2018, which according to is over double the numbers for the year before.

While 52 percent claimed their purchases were food-related, a few late takeout orders wouldn't leave one's wallet empty: 10 percent admitted to buying cars and 14 percent booked entire vacations while a few drinks deep. Approximately 43 percent purchased clothes and shoes, and 30 percent bought cigarettes.

Age did play a large role in the report: The survey found that millennials dropped the most cash with a $1,047 average.

In 2017, a pair of newlyweds celebrated their marriage with a little too much rum and decided to buy the hotel they were honeymooning at in Sri Lanka. Per the , the first night of their three-week backpacking trip took an unexpected turn when they signed a three-year lease.

"After finding out that it was [$13,200] a year, myself and Mark thought that it would be a brilliant idea to buy it, because we were so drunk," Gina Lyons told the outlet. They've since spent nearly $8,000 on renovating the bed and breakfast.

Given over half of purchases by imbibing Americans were 2 a.m. pizza and burrito runs, most of the population isn't going real-estate-purchasing wild.

So while some people might be purchasing exotic animals after having one too many — like a peacock, a pig and a giant salamander while under the influence — most of us are simply satisfying some cravings.

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