Three Types of Shoppers

張貼日期：May 07, 2012 2:12:4 PM

Orange Liu

Shopping is important for people to get what they need in their daily life. However, as the quality of life is getting better and better, how people shop with their concept of shopping becomes an important issue. There are three common types of shoppers today; one is people who shop for shopping's sake rather than actual need, another is people who always cannot make choices easily and they often look for the best price, and the final type is people who just browse and don't buy anything except things they need necessarily.

Many people are shopaholics, and this kind of people usually cannot control their impulse to shop. This tendency may be is a kind of disease or a way for people to reduce pressure of life. For shopaholics, shopping is as important as oxygen and food, and they will feel panic and anxious if they do not buy something when they pass by a shop. Shopaholics often have the problem of money because they may spend all of their cash and even overuse their credit cards.

Many people make a complete plan before shopping. For most people, especially for housewives, it will be better time for them to shop when the shops have discounts, and they always look for the best price. They would rather spend more time comparing different shops with lower prices than spend more money on things they want. Those people are very agile to control their everyday budget and have the detailed plan and list to decide what price of the good is reasonable and acceptable. They may surf the Internet to check the prices and discounts before they go shopping. Usually, this kind of people has good ability to map out their money.

Many people try very hard to save their money, and they do not often shop for things they like but just the things they need. They can spend all day on the street just browsing without buying anything. For them, shopping may be a way to feel happy, but they will feel better when they have money in their bankbook. Consequently, they choose to walk on the street browsing the stores to satisfy their small desire in commodities. This kind of people are usually very rational, and they think they can save money for maybe one or two meals by not buying things that are unnecessary.

We can see different ways for people to shop. Some people spend money without self-control, some people have the good plan for shopping and the others just shop for what they really need. Maybe we cannot judge which one is good or not, but we should know the best way and concept for shopping to get the most out of it for ourselves.