Shehecheyanu on New Items
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Question
Some claim that nowadays buying new clothes or new items is not as joyful as it used to be. Therefore, one should not recite the Shehecheyanu blessing. Is this correct?
Answer
Hello,
The halachic authorities have written that everything depends on the importance in the eyes of the person. Indeed, there are things that in the past were expensive and important, and one needed to bless them. In our times, when production is cheap, products are available, and turnover is high, one does not bless them.
Nevertheless, each person, according to their standard of living and economic situation, should bless items that are important in their eyes.