Saturday, January 23, 2010

Do You Really Enjoy Shopping?


Shopping can be defined as the examining of goods or services by the shoppers with the intention of purchasing the goods or services from retailers. Usually, the shoppers select the product they want after analyzing the other options. Some people consider shopping as a leisure activity and also an economic one. However others view it as a tedious task.

What are the various types of shoppers?

• The shoppers are of different types. There are people who are known as window shoppers. They indulge in window-shopping. Window-shopping is the activity in which shoppers look through various products or give them a trial without actually buying them. They do it as a leisure activity just to pass time.
• Oniomania is the term used to denote shopping addiction or shopaholic. Some people are addicted to shopping. They have a compulsive desire to do shopping. They derive satisfaction while purchasing something.
• Some people consider shopping as a tedious task. They feel uncomfortable to stand in queues for buying the product they want. Some people do not have the patience to analyze various products and buy the suitable one. They often buy the first product they see or they pick randomly.
• There are shoppers who go in groups (friends or relations) for buying products. They ask suggestions from all of them and then buy a product.

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