Shopping....interesting activity in any woman's life

Shopping is an interesting activity. There are really very few women who doesn't love shopping. Window shopping, Bargain shopping , Compulsive shopping are just a few of different types.
Window shopping is the most harmless type of shopping as it doesn't require your plastic to be spent. It needs huge amount of energy and patience to accompany such a shopper. You while away your time without spending a penny and safe until the shopkeeper is not irritated or comes to know of your window shopping intentions.
Most of the shoppers love bargain shopping. Bargaing shopping can lead to Impulse shopping or Laser Guide shopping.
Impulse shopping is an unplanned or otherwise spontaneous shopping. Items bought by impulse shopping relates or reflects the emotional side of the shopper. The impulse items bought are either considered not functional or not necessary in the shopper's life. This type of shopping lead to financial difficulties, disapproval from famil, feeling of guit or disappointment. Impulse shopping is a habit but it's breakable.
When a sales person, friend or well-meaning stranger talk you into buying anything that you’re not comfortable with is called Laser Guide shopping. Don't give into buying anything that you’re not comfortable with. They don’t have to wear it in public, you do.
Compulsive shopping is a shopping disorder. Its called Oniomania (Sale insanity). The shopper is a shopaholic (just like the leading lady in 'Confessions of a shopaholic' movie ). The shopper often experience moods of satisfaction when they are in the process of purchasing, which seems to give their life meaning while letting them forget about their sorrows. Once leaving the environment where the purchasing occurred, the feeling of a personal reward has already gone. To compensate, the addicted person goes shopping again.
Shopping is a fact of life, though how much we shop is entirely up to us. The question you must ask yourself before putting down your hard earned plastic for a bargain is, “Why am I buying this?” If it doesn’t go with two things in your closet, put it back! It is a waste of money. Either you will never wear it or you will have to buy more things to go with it. Don’t buy anything you don’t love or need.

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