Can you find happiness in a shopping bag?

If you shop with others on a regular basis, you know how different people's shopping styles can be. WebMD identifies four specific kinds of shoppers: the big spender, value seeker, non-spender and experiencer (someone who wants to spend money on experiences not material items).

Of course you can change between the four. I personally bounce between being a value seeker and experiencer with rare occasions of being a big spender or non-spender. The most interesting thing about the WebMD story is that each style seems to bring its own level of happiness. "Experiencers are the happiest; big spenders are the least happy -- and have the most credit card debt," Dr. Miriam Tatzel of Empire State College in New York says.

I find thrills and stress release in retail therapy, that's for sure. But I have to agree that I'm at my happiest when I'm out experiencing new things either through travel, culture or food.

What do you think? Is there one style that suits you best and one style that makes you the happiest?