Why are we wired to be so attracted to sales? Buy one get one free, 50% off, clearance! Whatever the sale, we, as humans, flock to them! 

How can we curb that hit of dopamine we get when we land a great discount or sale. 

In this episode of Mamamia's news podcast The Quicky, Claire Murphy speaks to the experts to find out why sometimes we can't resist that sale, even when we know we need to conserve our cash flow. 

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CREDITS

Host: Claire Murphy 

With thanks to: 

Matt Plant - Head of Behavioural Sciences Thinker at Thinkerbell

Carly Dober - Director of the Australian Association of Psychologists

Producers: Claire Murphy 

Executive Producer: Taylah Strano, Kally Borg

Audio Producer: Thom Lion