In most developed countries shopping is not about buying the goods you need, it is also perceived as entertainment. Is it a positive or negative development? Give your own opinion and examples based on your experience?

Shopping has become

widely

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popular

activity

nowadays. Some people believe that it is not just about purchasing required items, but

also

considered as

source

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a source

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of

entertainment

in some of the developed nations.

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essay will discuss both pros and cons of the matter with

further

explanation and relevant examples.

First

of all,

to begin

with, shopping has become one of the popular activities in some countries like The United States of America, The United Kingdom or

United

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Arab of Emirates. Increased demand of considering shopping as an

activity

for

entertainment

, comes with its merits. For insurance, selling television or smartphone. In the past time, these devices were not provided with any demonstration of

its

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their

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functions.

However

, in

current

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the current

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time, most of the stores provide

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a comparison

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comparison

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comparisons

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between all

sort

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sorts

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of devices along with consumer access to the actual product.

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not only attracts more customers but

also

works as a source of

entertainment

since young people find it fascinating to see a huge variety of devices that display

of

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their favourite show or perhaps music video.

On the other hand

,

increased

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the increased

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popularity of shopping as a hobby results has many

dimerits

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demerits

merits

also

. If people consider it as their source of

entertainment

,

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it

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if

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it

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might result in

the

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financial loss.

For example

, before

pandemic

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the pandemic

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, once

me

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I

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and my friends were planning an

activity

for the weekend. Because we didn't come up with

any

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an

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idea, we decide to go

for

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shopping since everyone preferred it as

best

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the best

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way to spend our time.

However

, when we visited the Apple store, I saw ongoing offers of smartphones and I ended up buying a mobile which was quite unnecessary and overpriced. It resulted in

increasing

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an increasing

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high

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the high

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debt amount for the credit card I am holding. In conclusion, with the

above mentioned

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above-mentioned

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points, in my opinion, increased demand

of

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for

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shopping as an

activity

has its benefits, as well as drawbacks, depending upon how it has been perceived. An individual must consider their needs before buying any product to ensure they are not spending any extra money on any irrelevant items.