dilluns, 13 de gener del 2020

OPINION ESSAY - Laura Sanchís



Nowadays, we live in a world of consumerism where if you do not buy the latest trend on the market you are not in style and you may be judged. Unconsciously, every time a new phone comes in or a new TV appears on the market we have the necessity of buying it so we can prevent ourselves from feeling left out or not cool enough. Shops take advantage of this situation and create strategies like the Black Friday, a day destined to buy things with discount.

In my opinion, the Black Friday is a sham. They make you feel like you need to buy stuff since the prices have been reduced and it is a bargain. Shop owners are not making this day for our benefit, the purpose of this day is to call our attention so we buy more products due to its price. For example, if in the beginning you were thinking of buying just one mobile phone, because of the Black Friday it can result in buying four more by the fact that they are cheaper. We end up wasting the same money so for them it is a win.

Secondly, for a lot of products, the Black Friday involves buying online which I think it is not as trustworthy as it seems. Not everyone is aware of what they can do, they can swindle you by stealing your money or your personal information.  Also it is not that cheap, they may reduce the price of the product you are buying but they increase the taxes. So what it might have been a bargain it ends up being a fraud, they trick you saying that it is cheaper but when you are about to pay, they charge you money by saying that It costs a lot to send their products.

In conclusion, from my point of view the Black Friday should not be a thing. It is only a new form of consumerism where they make you think everything it is cheaper so you buy more products. In the end of the day, the Black Friday it is not different from any other day and you end up wasting the same amount of money or even more.

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