As this virus continues to live in our world I have notices some changes that it has brought for me. The one thing that this virus has brought into everyone's lives is the digital world. Everything can be done online now school, meetings, ordering food, and now more than every shopping. Online shopping has skyrocketed during these moments which makes sense.
Everyone used to say that they preferred to shop in person instead of online because they thought it was easier, more reliable, and it was what they were used to. Now most people only online shop due to the stores being forced to close at the beginning of this chaos. Everything adapted so that we would be able to do it online instead of in-person. This changed everything.
Before when I went shopping I was able to see how much I bought and how much I spent, but now that I am used to online shopping it is different. In the beginning, I was finding myself with a new package being delivered to me every week, and since I had just started getting paid from my new job I was buying even more.
It all started when I would get bored I would look at clothing online and then one day I just decided to buy the things I liked. Now when I shop I don't really take into consideration how many items I bought recently or even how much I spent in total. I don't really mind because when I receive packages I get very excited and happy. My mom and friends from time to time will tell me that I should save some money and not buy as much. Whenever some tell me that I simply respond with "money is meant to be spent especially when college is going to take all of it in a year" and then we proceed to laugh.
I believe that this is more of a positive than a negative. I view it as a positive because I am able to be creative fashionwise as well as make myself happy in the process which really helped at the beginning of quarantine. When I notice that there are pieces of clothing that I do not wear anymore or as often as I should, I donate them to my local Jewish clothing donation center that sends the clothing to children around the world that need them. So I feel like at the end of the day it is not a bad addiction to have considering that most of the other kids that are my age spend their money on many different things.
Online shopping is great I look at stuff and put it in a gc or like leave the tab open for later. When I go back to ''buy'' it later I look into my bank account and remember my place and tend to just dream about buying something instead. The last thing I bought myself was a shirt that I dare not to wear in public. Otherwise I've recently been eyeing up this dababy bucket hat for the giggles but its like $16 and I'm there like do I need this so Imma leave it up to the people around me and ask them. But just looking at stuff online is fun especially if I need to kill time.
ReplyDeleteI also have been doing more online shopping ever since the beginning of the pandemic. Whenever I'm bored I just browse through online shops like Amazon or random clothing stores and add stuff to my cart, but I usually don't end up actually purchasing them. However, when I do, I find it really exciting and I constantly track the order. While I think online shopping is convenient and fun, I like shopping in-person better. I think it's easier to be able to try on clothes rather than just hope that they fit.Also, I think it's so great that you're able to donate clothes!
ReplyDeleteAs an outside view, your fashion style has definitely improved so much since quarantine. I feel as though online shopping is definitely a huge contributor to that! It is much easier to find nice clothing for cheaper prices. I am a huge fan of online shopping too.
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