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Word of the Day: Shopaholic
Today is Sunday.
Can you believe that when I was a young boy in Newfoundland, Canada, none of the stores were open on Sundays?
Yep, that’s right.
There was no Sunday shopping.
One of the arguments against Sunday shopping was that everybody would become shopaholics.
A shopaholic is someone who is addicted to shopping.
They often purchase things they don’t need and can’t use.
Some people argued that if everybody could buy groceries, clothing, or cars on a Sunday, we would become addicted to shopping.
These days, in my hometown, people can shop on any day of the week, including Sundays.
It is convenient and usually relatively calm to shop on a Sunday.
Most people are not shopaholics; they shop on Sundays because it is convenient, but most people do not buy too much.
If you are going shopping today, enjoy yourself, and if you are buying groceries, don’t forget to purchase healthy food.
Bananas are good.
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