1.   She admitted that the necklace had been an impulse buy.

2.   The curtains were an impulse buy.

3.   A third of the area is occupied by the conservatory, an impulse buy.

4.   As HMOs have squeezed prescription drug prices, drugstores have relied on impulse buys to boost profits.

5.   Buckleitner said the most important thing to keep in mind when buying software is to avoid impulse buys.

6.   Corporate acquisitions, though, can sometimes seem to be impulse buys.

7.   Dharma is a lusty free spirit who sees life as a series of impulse buys.

8.   For one, they all require some thought on the behalf of the consumer, as opposed to impulse buys.

9.   Half of that, however, has traditionally been purchased by tourists, who no longer can indulge in last-minute impulse buys.

10.   His marketing staff is targeting church groups from across the country, and he expects general tourist business to be last-minute impulse buys.