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Buyer's remorse (or buyer's regret) is the sense of regretafter having made a purchase. It is frequently associated with the purchase of an expensive item such as a car or house. It may stem from fear of making the wrong choice, guilt over extravagance, or a suspicion of having been overly influenced by the seller.  
 
Even if you were not ripped off, it's a common psychological emotion that can take place in many people!

Even though I may not have been "ripped off" I almost always wonder if I could have/should have paid less by being a better negotiator.  
 
I too would prefer to buy from a Brandon business but we have bought furniture in Winnipeg and a car in Steinbach because we just couldn't justify paying more (a lot more) for the identical item here. Let me bore you with 2 examples.  
 
We really liked a matching sofa, loveseat, chair at a Brandon furniture store - $1,600. Salesman said this set never goes on sale and they were the exclusive distributor for this manufacturer and there would be no discount even if we paid cash - the price you pay is the price on the tag. If we had been offered a 10% discount we likely would have bought it that day - anyway we copied down the model#, style#, color# etc. from the tag - wanted to think about the price for a few days. The next weekend we were shopping at a major dep't store in Wpg and there was the exact living room set - all the numbers matched and the price was $1,100 - we got a written quote for shipping ($50) and it would be delivered to our living room. Came back to Bdn and showed the salesperson the price and shipping quote from Wpg - we're $450 apart and we would prefer to buy locally so could he or the store narrow that difference - absolutely not was the reply - we're not budging on the $1,600 price - 2 days later the living room set from Wpg was in our house. We would have paid a bit more than the Wpg price to support a local business but not $450 more.  
 
Similar story trying to buy a new vehicle and we had a trade-in - identical car and options in Steinbach (just different color) - our trade-in was worth $3,500 more in Steinbach - local dealer said that was impossible - we're giving you top dollar for your trade-in - sorry I'm not giving you an extra $3,500.  
Well, go buy the car in Steinbach then said the local dealer so we did.  
 
We may be in the market for a new car next year and have a trade-in - we'll be comparison shopping for sure.  
 
Anyway, thanks for reading my long story and thanks for your input.

So you buy in Winnipeg.  
When that vehicle needs service, where do you take it, to Winnipeg also.  
If you do, doesn't that cost money.  
If that vehicle has a issue and can't be operated , what do you do?.  
Do you take it to a dealer in Brandon and expect a replacement vehicle while yours is getting repaired.  
I am rural, we buy our vehicles from our local dealer, we likely pay a little more, but when we have a issue, we get superb sevice.  
We get a courtesy vehicle at no cost.  
We don't get the run around with the cost either.  
And we support our local business, something that a lot of people don't , then they cry when there are no jobs for their grandchildren in the area.  
You are planting the seeds for failure of your local economy in the future.

Vehicles can be serviced and repaired at any dealer. No need to take it into Winnipeg.

Years ago I decided that I was going to buy some Saskatoon plants to grow berries, when I looked into it I thought I might get enough to have a u-pick to earn some extra cash, during my search for information, I came apon information that basically said that if you did not have a large population base within 30 minutes, the chances of success was not that great, anything over a half hour drive was considered an inconvenience unless what you were offereing was something way out of the norm.  
The reason I mention this has to do with the town of Souris once having two auto dealerships and now having none, were these dealerships supported by local people, yes they were.  
 
When Murray''s lost their building in Souris, they made what I consider a smart business move, and that was not to rebuild in Souris, they were right around the thirty mile distance and the majority of the Souris based customer would likely drive that distance to continue to do business with them.  
 
What we are talking about here applies to other things besides autos, a four litre jug of milk costs about a buck and a quarter more in Souris than in Brandon, and if you loved milk like I do, the difference would likely add up to more than the difference in the auto example. People continue to buy milk and other products in Souris because in most cases the "bother" is not great enough to make that trip to Brandon.  
 
I''m not making fun of those who say that shopping for a car in Winnipeg will cause Brandon to lose auto dealer, but in reality I think that is not even a risk given the size of the population base in Brandon, and it''s consumer buying draw area that surrounds it, and if a dealership did close, someone would come forward to fill that void, and the new owners might adopt a different business plan if the loss of local shoppers was seen to be the problem.  
 
Population numbers as well as the "why bother" factor allow dealers to ask a premium price in Brandon, and if a dealer were to dissapear from the area because of people going elsewhere it would be the result of the customer using good business practice the same as a dealer does.  
 
Last comment, if local buying keeps local business, why does Souris not have it''s two auto dealerships, the simple answer is dealers used good business decisions, and consumers are also allowed to do the same, at a certain price it is no longer a "bother" to go elsewhere.  
 
Edited by don brown, 2016-08-30 00:59:56

went to wpg to buy a new truck spent 2 hours in the office of the salesman after i picked the truck i wanted options and all there was one at a northern manitoba dealer they wouldn't tell me where or what the best price was kept saying i needed to put a deposit or i would loose it i left i came back to bdn found the truck online first phoned neepawa dealer he called back in 5 minutes with there best price i went to local dealer in bdn there best price was $6000 higher they said there was no way they could go any lower i now deal with neepawa and am very happy

Manitoba's most awarded used car dealership just moved into the Brandon area, so no need to make that drive to get the best price as it is here already. Best prices around!

I've never used auto gallery (if that's what your talking about). Dealerships I have dealt with in winnipeg are Birchwood and crown groups. If one dealership doesn't give me the deal, then the other will.  
 
I am sure there are people on this thread that will oppose even using auto gallery since it is winnipeg based

I hear you! I am fed up with shopping for furniture - prices seem to have skyrocketed since we last replaced the big-ticket items and nothing lasts as long as it used to. What's worse - it's making me sound like my grandparents haha! "Back in my day, a couch was eight bucks and it lasted forty years!" Dammit.... X-D

jollyrancher said "Manitoba's most awarded used car dealership just moved into the Brandon area, so no need to make that drive to get the best price as it is here already. Best prices around! "

Would you be able to share the name of the new used car dealer? Thx