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Shopping can be traced back to many civilisations in history. In ancient
Rome, there was Trajan's Market with tabernas that served as retailing units.
Shopping lists are known to be used by Romans as one was discovered by Hadrian's
wall dated back to 75-125 AD and written for a soldier.
shopping is considered a recreational and diversional activity in which one
visits a variety of stores with a premeditated intent to purchase a product
"Window shopping" is an activity that shoppers engage in by browsing shops with
no intent to purchase, possibly just to pass the time between other activities,
or to plan a later purchase.
To some, shopping is a task of inconvenience and vexation. Shoppers sometimes go
though great lengths to wait in long lines to buy popular products as typically
observed with early adopter shoppers and holiday shoppers.
More recently compulsive shopping is recognised as an addiction. Also referred
as shopping addiction, "shopaholism" or formally oniomania, these shoppers have
an impulsive uncontrollable urge to shop. The term "retail therapy" is used in a
less serious context.
In the last years in the United States there are private clubs that promote the
so called "Shop-til-you-drop" fever during holyday seasons (like Christmas),
even with competences between members. These clubs argue that the competences
are good for relaxation from work stress. Indeed, the American TV promoted a
Shop 'til You Drop series in the 1990s.
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