Impulsive or Habitual Shopping
Gregorio Castillo
May 2, 2010
Impulsive or Habitual Shopping
Many people suffer from impulsive expending and most of them are creating an addiction which had been causing them suffering and emotional distress. It is a reality that marketers are using many strategies to reach their objectives, which is to get consumers into consumptions that fall in a kind of addiction. “We are daily bombarded by advertising messages that attempt to entice consumers to indulge themselves with whatever product is being sold. Advertisers play on the insecurities of consumers and tell them infinite ways their products will satisfy needs and dissatisfactions” (Focus). Consumers who want to feel a relief from past frustrations or emotional disorders get in most of the cases from backfires and in some cases they went with more problems that actually they have confronted. “Compulsive shopping or spending may result in interpersonal, occupational, family and financial problems in one 's life. In many ways the consequences of this behavior are similar to that of any other addiction. Impairment in relationships may occur as a result of excessive spending and efforts to cover up debt or purchases” (Illinois Institute). There are realities that many people in America have relationship and social hurt and they look for an escape, which is a desire to shopping and in sometimes are conducting them to worst situations in financial distress. In addition, this compulsive shopping behavior get worst when they do not found help or they do not look for such help or advising that can help them to find a relief to them problems. Somebody written in Starbreezes.com saying that “some people engage in compulsive buying or spending on occasion. It’s most common during the winter holiday months, as a remedy for mild depression or boredom. This is called oniomania or compulsive shopping.
May 2, 2010
Impulsive or Habitual Shopping
Many people suffer from impulsive expending and most of them are creating an addiction which had been causing them suffering and emotional distress. It is a reality that marketers are using many strategies to reach their objectives, which is to get consumers into consumptions that fall in a kind of addiction. “We are daily bombarded by advertising messages that attempt to entice consumers to indulge themselves with whatever product is being sold. Advertisers play on the insecurities of consumers and tell them infinite ways their products will satisfy needs and dissatisfactions” (Focus). Consumers who want to feel a relief from past frustrations or emotional disorders get in most of the cases from backfires and in some cases they went with more problems that actually they have confronted. “Compulsive shopping or spending may result in interpersonal, occupational, family and financial problems in one 's life. In many ways the consequences of this behavior are similar to that of any other addiction. Impairment in relationships may occur as a result of excessive spending and efforts to cover up debt or purchases” (Illinois Institute). There are realities that many people in America have relationship and social hurt and they look for an escape, which is a desire to shopping and in sometimes are conducting them to worst situations in financial distress. In addition, this compulsive shopping behavior get worst when they do not found help or they do not look for such help or advising that can help them to find a relief to them problems. Somebody written in Starbreezes.com saying that “some people engage in compulsive buying or spending on occasion. It’s most common during the winter holiday months, as a remedy for mild depression or boredom. This is called oniomania or compulsive shopping.
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