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?

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In previous times, it was gruesome to go shopping but these days,
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of people take it as pleasurable.
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is great as one derives happiness while shopping, others think that it's a waste of
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and tasking effort. On one hand, buying items in the twentieth century was always difficult for people to do.
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is because of the unavailability of the internet and social media to give access to buying what you want in the comfort of your home and
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viewing what you like before going to the store to purchase it.
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, my grandmother told me that in their days, neither she nor her siblings liked going to the supermarket to buy groceries as it took a lot of their
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and wasted efforts. There was no way to communicate and know exactly what their parents wanted until they returned home and they ended up going to the store to return it.
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generation finds going out to shop a thing of joy and a
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to always look forward to. It gives one the avenue to unwind from a busy day and
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to just relax.
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, after my English class, I was so tired and had a headache. I went to the store to buy some clothes and after purchasing them I felt better and less stressed. In conclusion, some people think that going shopping is a tedious experience due to the waste of
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, I believe it has more advantages when you see it as a hobby and a
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to unwind and relax.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • 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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