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Online stores make shopping
more convenient for students
Some University students confess
to frequent overspending on clothes
By Reese Lee
Freelance Reporter
Spending too much money, having an overflowing
wardrobe and buying into outdated fashion fads are only
some of the problems associated with being a clothes horse.
Since online stores make it easy to shop from home, shop
pers must no longer trek to the mall to visit walk-in stores,
thus enabling students who are strapped for time to shop at
their convenience
Freshman Diana Hughes said she buys many of
her clothes from http://www.hottopic.com.
"You can shop from the comfort of your own home,"
she said.
1 lughes said she shops at several stores, including PacSun,
Exit Real World and Best Buy.
"Once I just got my paycheck for $400, and I spent $300
out of it later that same day," she said, adding that she owns
20 pairs of shoes in her cramped residence hall room.
I lughes said the reason she shops so much is because
it's fun.
"It's an excuse to go out and socialize," she said.
Freshman Charlotte Gallagher said she shops too much
because she wants to express herself.
"I like to express myself through my style," she said. "The
main problems of buying too many clothes are that it takes
the focus away from what's really important, and we are buy
ing into materialism."
She added that she faces a common problem among
shopping addicts: overflowing dresser drawers.
"1 had to buy more coat hangers and squeeze my clothes
into my drawers," she said. "People who shop too much
should get out of the mall and interart with other people in
stead of spending so much money."
I Iowever, some students refrain from purchasing a large
quantity of clothes.
Freshman Akiko Nakajima said she used to spend a lot of
money on clothing but hasn't since coming to the University
Tim Kupsick Photographer
Old Navy customers partake in clothes shopping Sunday.
because she has nothing to buy.
"When I lived in California during my high school years,
everyone dressed up, but here people are more casual," she
said. "So now I normally just wear jeans and a sweatshirt and
don't buy that many clothes any more."
Reese Lee is a freelance reporter for the Emerald.
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Ave. "Right now, I'm into King Crim
son's 'Lizard.' I don't want to listen
to anything else."
Many retailers reported that de
pendence on music can lead to a
number of adverse effects. Citing
overspending and a decay of social
skills and judgmental attitudes as
the detrimental aspects of music de
pendence, retailers generally believe
that problems only arise when cus
tomers take their passion to an extreme
"When you spend six hours straight
under the headphones, it can begin to
affect your social skills," Sarge said. "If
the song '1 Ielter Skelter' starts speaking
to you, it might be time to walk away."
But many retailers believe the posi
tives outnumber the negatives.
"Music is an addiction that does
n't hurt," Ogburn said. "And it's like
religion, in that it can be spiritually
fulfilling."
And music junkies have plenty of
opportunities to fulfill themselves. New
portable listening devices, such as Ap
ple Computer Inc.'s iPod, have become
immensely popular among consumers.
According to Apple, more than 700,000
iPod units have been sold in the last fis
cal quarter. The related iTunes comput
er jukebox system has recorded 30 mil
lion song downloads to date
Retailers believe this kind of con
sumption boils down to the pure pow
er of music.
"Music can save your life," Suther
land said. "It's like that old quote, it
'soothes the savage beast'."
Contact the senior Pulse reporter
at ryannyburg@dailyemerald.com.
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