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To some, shopping is a task of inconvenience and vexation. Shoppers sometimes go though great lengths to wait in long lines to buy popular products as typically observed with early adopters shoppers and holiday shoppers. Sometimes buyers feel ripped-off because they did not get what they paid for often asking for a refund. Sometimes shoppers get caught up in a scam.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Pronto.com(TM), an Operating Business of IAC IACI, today announced that, just in time for the holiday season, it has added product Buying Guides to its industry-leading social shopping site. Pronto.com's new Buying Guides provide a digestible amount of information on a wide range of products, including reviews, unbiased advice and helpful, category-specific facts, so shoppers can make educated buying decisions without being experts.
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A November 10, 2005 PRNewswire release advises shoppers to consider holiday shopping as an event that requires preparation and attention to your health and well being. The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) urges people to consider several points to help ward off the stress and strain that often accompanies this season.
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The Pet Shop Boys wrote a song called "Shopping" for their 1987 album Actually. It takes the totally consumerist approach many shoppers have, and turns it into a satire on the privatisation culture of Britain in the 1980s.
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A recent survey of 1,959 PriceGrabber.com shoppers revealed that 88 percent expect to do at least 50 percent of their holiday shopping online, with 45 percent of survey respondents doing 80 percent online. Results from the past holiday weekend indicate the continued success of online shopping this season.
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More recently compulsive shopping has been recognised as an addiction. Commonly referred as compulsive shopping, shopping addiction, shopaholic or formally oniomania, these shoppers have an impulsive uncontrollable need to go shopping to get a rush or high.
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