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Clicking ‘add to cart’ may spark joy for now. Don’t expect it to last
Year-end sales promise deals and delight, but often leave behind clutter, regret and environmental costs. It’s time to shop with more intention.
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The thrill of getting a good deal often draws us into buying more than we need.
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Michelle Lee
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It’s that action-packed time of the year – not in terms of work, but of shopping. The end-of-year shopping season typically kicks off on Nov 11, popularly known as Singles Day – and is followed about two weeks later by Black Friday. And in case in-store shopping proves to be too much of a test of stamina, the hunt for online deals continues at Cyber Monday and 12/12 sale events.
And as people rush to stores online and off for their Christmas shopping, the frenzy carries on – all the way till Boxing Day, when stores traditionally slash prices after Christmas.
