I Am What I Buy
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Are you what you buy? Yes, I am what I buy. It is hard to say that I am not what I buy because most stuff that I purchase or own is about what I need and want. Every item that I buy has a personal purpose. Before I decide to buy an item, I need to do a lot of evaluation about that item clearly, whether I really need it or not. I am really what I buy because I buy what fits me and benefits me. Everybody does the same. We buy what we think fits to what we need. Items that we buy can give the message to the world to know about who we are and what we are.
For example, I went to the mall one day, and I saw a winter coat that was on sale for $149.99. It was a Columbia winter coat. It had a combination of three layers of wool which would make the coat so warm to wear outside in the freezing cold weather. It also had a hood which can keep my head from the cold wind. I thought of buying it at first, but I asked myself why I should buy it because I had a black wool jacket to wear already; that winter coat is just an extra thing that caught my eyes. Do I buy it because I need it or just because I want it? Then, I tried to think is it worth the money to buy it. According to my finances, the coat is too expensive for me to afford easily. After a couple minutes, I decided that I need to buy that winter coat and also want to buy that winter coat. I need it because I need to keep myself warm and also as a protection from the cold wind. My old wool coat is just for the fancy and classic look, but it doesn~{!/~}t really keep me from the cold wind. I need the Columbia winter coat for the long walk from the parking lot to the school campus to keep myself from the cold wind. I want the winter coat because I like the way it looks, the material that it is made from, and also the color. It has my favorite colors which are white and red. The winter coat that I bought is according to what I need, what I want, and what I like which represents that I am what I buy. Finally, I decided