While many were eagerly awaiting the Black Friday sale last month to "check out" their virtual shopping carts, undergraduate Woo Qiyun was trying to get shoppers here to think twice before they buy.
"I know people who would just scroll through social media and wonder what they should buy just because there is a sale," said the 22-year-old environmental studies student, who has made a personal commitment not to buy new clothes. "That got me thinking about how many people are actually buying things they don't need."
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