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答案概要：

What kindsof things do people in your country often buy from online shops?

cheap things: clothes, shoes, tissues, daily necessities; they don’t want to spend much money online, just in case they are counterfeits; big discount, more chances to get cheap things;

find more brands that may not be displayed in reality stores, less known brands -- something special, more suited to the people who have got strong desire on perfection (brand, best value, diverse styles)

Why do you think online shopping has become so popular nowadays?

getting lazier: why not to go to a shopping center →you can have the products delivered to your home; if you get the wrong-sized clothes, the shop will exchange the product and send you the right one →just click the mouse →everything could be done;

What are some possible disadvantages of buying things from online shops?

Disadvantages:

1. counterfeits, unreliable, claim refund / ask for replacement

2. deal with customers online, send the parcel back to the given address→customer services are more difficult to be sorted out online, more complains, unsatisfactory purchasing experience

Why do many people today keep buying things which they do not need?

Reason 1: everything was on sale，those discounts online were up to 50% (tempting), lots of bargains;

Reason 2: delivery – no need to go to the reality stores; the feeling of spending money couldbe weakened by online transaction;

Reason 3: a good sense of satisfaction – receiving the products at home, opening the parcel box -- fantastic

Do you believe the benefits of a consumer society outweigh the disadvantages?

No.The modern consumer is not an isolated individual making purchases in a vacuum. consumerist attitudes -- consume more -- create mass markets, industrialization, and cultural attitudes

2institutions have been created to support consumer society: advertising and consumer credit

Talk about the bad influences of advertising and consumer credit:

1.Slogan: out of context, exaggerated content, make customers keep buying products that they do not really need;

2.Interest fee: overdraft on bankcard, exceed the budget, overspending

How possible is it to avoid the culture of consumeri*?

It’s quite difficult to do in the modern time.

Reason:

1.Consumeri* shapes us in such a way that we want to acquire material goods not because they are useful, but because of what they say about us;

2.Experience an “ever-increasing volume and intensity of desire”; people want the newest and the best to fit in with or outshine others

This phenomenon should be well-controlled – by individual awareness:

consumeri* cultivates fear—fear of not fitting in, of not possessing the proper things, of not signifying the right persona or social status