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?

Shopping today has seriously transformed its function in comparison to previous decades. People used to think that purchasing products were only needed for routine tasks,

such

as cooking, cleaning, or in rare cases dressing formally.

However

, modern society regards it as more of a leisure-time activity rather than a domestic chore. In

this

essay, I am going to elaborate on the given topic and show my disapproval of the trend.

To begin

with, we cannot neglect the addictive nature of habitual buying of unnecessary products. Even though some people still believe that shopping is not more than a chore, there are those who are addicted to purchasing useless items.

For example

, recently conducted research shows that individuals with mental trauma are more likely to have an addiction to substances, alcohol, hazard ,or ,in some cases, shopping.

This

demonstrates to us the negative side of buying for “pleasure” which may lead to going bankrupt because it is too expensive to have

this

type of hobby. Another thing to consider is a waste of

money

. If we leave addiction aside, an even bigger disadvantage of acquiring new items is the fact that an individual’s income is wasted on worthless objects, rather than on a noble cause. A major part of the humans who go on a shopping spree regret a large number of the purchases in the

next

24 hours.

As a result

, those items are never used by the individuals and prove to us that the hobby of buying impractical products is not worth it.

Nevertheless

, shopping maniacs can invest in charities and by doing

this

the

money

can be used for a good cause.

For instance

, social problems

such

as starvation, homelessness, and poverty can benefit from those finances.

Therefore

,

instead

of spending excessive

money

over stupid things, societ may help those who need it. In conclusion, I firmly believe that nowadays shopping has many negative trends,

such

as addiction and wasting

money

. In order to change

this

habit, we need to start helping other individuals and invest our finances in a noble cause rather than in acquiring something we are certain to regret.