In many countries around the world, shopping has turned into a form of entertainment rather than a way of getting what people need. Discuss the reason for this trend. Is it a positive or negative development?

In

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modern era of technology, shopping is more about impulsive

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rather than basic needs. Since

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decade, it has been witnessed that shopping has replaced many activities that people used to choose as their hobby. An increasing number of malls, various schemes of EMI and instalment, and online shopping facility are the reasons for it. I strongly believe that it is more negative development than positive one.

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and foremost, a growing number of malls offer discount on minimum

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of any amount. To get discount, one has to buy items together of minimum values,

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, people

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unnecessary items to fulfil minimum amount requirement. Apart from

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, various schemes

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as EMI and 0% finance, which make

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purchasing

easy and comfortable even buyer cannot afford with monthly income and they can pay within the period of six or twelve months.

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but not the least,

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, nowadays, believes in comfort and lavish life to gain respect in society and to get attention of surrounding people. For the same, as a part of shoe off, they buy branded unnecessary things which are more costly than their usual price. Even though earning more and being extravagant on buying unnecessary products, many times individuals have to suffer financial crisis just because of credit facility offered by malls and e-commerce business.

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, due to

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of Apple iPhone, many youngsters buy it in instalment without concerning their income and at one point they fail to pay which is troublesome for them and for their family. To conclude, penning down my thoughts, I firmly believe that everyone should understand their and their family’s basic need and should

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focus on their income before spending on unnecessary items as extravagant nature could be detrimental

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their upcoming life.