sue J5 U R TOYS • MAGAZINES VIDEOS • DVDs • LINGERIE More of everything you desite in an exclusively adult .ourne«—: .C^Y£ ft look gives y°M rnor|e^ of what you 1166 South A • Springfield • 726-6969 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on clothes By Reese Lee Freelance Reporter Spending too much money, having an overflowing wardrobe and buying into outdated fashion fads are only some of the problems associated with being a clothes horse.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. t018251 Got rid OF YOUR Utkins FETISif^ medium single topping ivery only XltACK TOWN PIZZA y FREE DELIVERY 1809 Franklin Blvd. • 284-8484 or 484-2799 Tandem Price $119 Accelerated Freefall • Static Line EUGENE SKY DIVERS Lam Comfy's finest fully certified USPA skydiving center. •9 * 1 -800-461-DIVE * e-mail: urban#eugeneskydivers.com Ijfcieeven days apeak 9 aJP dark y - M ’iJm’MmWh ^ Is* * * * t % t *. »'^X IPH * * MUSIC continued from page 4B 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. &&jrA/