S/O: How do you process NEW RELEASES?

I am getting to the point that I am being choosy about what new products I bring in, so I have to really love it and it has to be different than something I already have. Unless they are alphas, then I buy. I can't help myself with alphabets and numbers.

Is it a brand I usually like? If not, I might not look at it as closely...
Did the overall color scheme or theme catch my attention?
Did the color scheme or theme really catch my attention but when it's separated into individual papers and not a screenshot of the papers in a pleasing order (rainbow order sometimes tricks me) does it still stand out? Do I like the patterns?
How much of it do I know I would use, do I need the entire collection, or would 3-4 sheets of paper do it? What kinds of embellishments are there, and would I use them?
Do I have a lot of this theme/color in my stash, or is it running low?

I think that's what goes through my brain when I see new stuff. Cost of what I want versus what is a reasonable amount also goes in there somewhere.

Very similar to what the posts above read:

- I do like to let things sit in my cart so I can think about them. Or, if we see them in "coming soon" posts, I will go back over and over to see if I continue to feel positive about a line. Trouble with the "sit in the cart" approach is that things do sell out...

- if I've had a similar line in the past and USED it. This happened with an old Doodlebug winter line that was purples and blues: I used every crumb. They just released a similar line, so I felt confident ordering that the moment it arrived.

Most often I see new releases, comment, and then forget about them immediately There are a few brands that I keep better track of which usually end up on my wishlist until I'm ready to shop.

Usually I'm looking at the 6x6 pad, a pack of ephemera, and a couple of 12x12 b-sides that will work for card backgrounds with all the 6x6s, or a few really fun papers I can cut up for simple notecards. If there isn't a good ephemera pack I have to think about whether I have a way to make my own or use a sentiment as a focal point instead, or if there's a cut apart sheet that will work. I know which brands are more usable for my style (Doodlebug, mostly).

I usually shop when I have a specific card project coming up and there's something just right for it, but mostly when I've used up a previous version of it.

I look at the new release threads, comment, sometimes add a piece of paper here or a pack of embellishments there to my wishlist and generally forget it about after that. Once or twice a year I'll place an order and pick up some things off my wish list but some of it, I don't care for as much later or it has sold out or it doesn't make it to my final order when I whittle down my cart.

At this point, I'm usually filling in identified gaps in my stash - I usually pick up basics (cardstock, adhesive...) locally

If I like or love something, it gets added to my online cart. 

I try to wait for free shipping preferably without a minimum purchase.

Before I make my purchase, I go though my cart(sometime more than once) and decide if I really want it.
Sometimes something that is "like" gets changed to no.
Sometimes something that is "love" gets changed to like.
Both like and love, are sometimes similar to product I already have and I ask my self if I really need or want it.

Budget and what I can or cannot spend at the time of placing an order, also affects whether something remains in my cart or not. 
If I remove something from my cart, it doesn't mean it's a no, sometimes it's a "not right now". Usually it's the "like" items" and I save that item to my bookmarks.
If I need to add something to my cart to meet a minimum for free shipping, then I look through the "likes" that I have bookmarked.

With online shopping and in-store, there's always impulse purchases or 2nd guessing.
With both my online cart and in-store cart, before I proceed to purchase, I evaluate my cart to see if I need and want what's in the cart.
I most especially look through my cart ,if I am grocery shopping when I am hungry..... because that is when *my* impulse shopping seems to happen.

If I like it, I buy it.

That is my whole process.