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Today, the high sales of popular consumer goods reflect the power of advertising and not the real needs of the society in which they are sold. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Advertisement has impacted the way human beings purchase their daily needs. Nowadays, the excessive sales of popular consumer
goods
demonstrates
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 the power of advertising, not the actual needs of individuals who purchase. I partially agree that advertising has a powerful impact to convince
people
 to buy things they don’t require. Sellers choose to advertise consumer
goods
 in a way that
people
 are inclined to get some even when it’s not really needed. These
advertisements
 are noticeable i.e. buy one, get one free or buy now and pay later,
as a result
,
people
 tend to get them.
For instance
- I went to the shopping centre yesterday and saw an advertisement outside of a grocery shop highlighting that we will get $30 back if we spend a minimum of $100. I happened to spend $150 which became $120 but later I realised that I have got everything at home.
Hence
, there are many
people
 like me who are willing to spend hundreds of dollars to get unwanted
goods
 leading to
the
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 increment in sales because of powerful
advertisements
.
However
, some
advertisements
 are designed in order to support societal needs. There are several
goods
 that are known to individuals only through advertising. My friend was looking to buy a laptop but was very confused. The same day he saw an advertisement
of
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 the latest Macbook. He was astonished by its look and features and
the
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second
 day, he went to the apple store and bought it. To conclude, it is evident that
people
 are influenced by
advertisements
 and are buying
goods
 even if they don't need
it
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 except in some minor cases.
Thus
, if
advertisements
 are regulated from time to time considering the needs of
public
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, it will be beneficial for both consumers and sellers.
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