In the past, shopping was a routine domestic task. Many people nowadays regard it as a hobby. To what extent do you think this is a positive trend? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Past times have witnessed shopping -be it of a small paper clip or a large washing machine as a mandatory routine domestic task. But the people during
last few decades
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the last few decades
have changed to a big lot of obsessed shopping freaks. People today regard not reading or
drawing but
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drawing, but
shopping as a hobby- the
one
which during some times was the part of
daily chores
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the daily chores
. In my
opinion
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opinion, this
this
sudden change holds a little value and can hardly be regarded as a positive
trend
. It cannot be denied that shopping done as a task is much
beneficial
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more beneficial
than done as
hobby
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a hobby
. In
this
changed scenario shopping at large reputed malls has become a status symbol making people to spend a lot more than they have
,
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,
to buy the things they
don’t
actually need and to impress the people they
don’t
even know. They hardly bother much about their monetary conditions
.
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.
People today
tend to buy not
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tend not to buy
because they need something but just because they are allured and tempted by the glory and glamour of the shopping stores and malls. Shifting towards another aspect I feel that
this
trend
is much common in youngsters and especially the females. Younger minds are easily swayed away by the advertisements of the beauty products, electronics, clothing and
alot
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a lot
more which
ofcourse
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of course
halt their academic performances and hamper their minds to understand the importance of money. They force their parents to buy them expensive items they see and
listen
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
hear
about.
This
arises
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has arisen
yet another problem- the online shopping, which generally brings along
huge number
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a huge number
of frauds and scams making Children
their
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they're
easy targets.
However there
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However, there
are people who believe that shopping as a hobby has much positive aspect as well
,
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,
as it helps
one
to relax
,
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,
calm and enjoy. It boosts positivity and is a great fun with friends and family. But obviously if
one
weighs the pros and cons of
situation
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a situation
the situation
,
me
refers to the speaker or writer
I
personally
don’t
take
this
trend
to be a productive
one
. I from my personal experiences can strongly say that people with shopping as a hobby are really poor decision makers,
don’t
value money and are often so obsessed that they act impulsive at times. In
nutshell
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a nutshell
, shopping as a leisure activity just takes away the time
one
could use more productively performing variety of physical activities or talking to a dear
one
so undoubtedly is not at all a positive
trend
.
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  • consumerism
  • retail therapy
  • materialism
  • disposable income
  • economic growth
  • financial instability
  • environmental impact
  • social interaction
  • community building
  • emotional satisfaction
  • advertising influence
  • shopping habits
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