Wants vs Needs – The Millennium Generation
Do you purchase clothes and such when you want them or need them? This is the question that I posed to the Twitterverse this week. The general consensus seems to be that most of us purchase clothes when we want and often over what we need. So here we are, putting our desires above our needs. When did we become so superficial? Or perhaps this is just how it is now. With new designer clothing as well as gadgets et al popping out every so often, I think that we have learnt to accept the fact that what we want is just as important as what we need. Perhaps sometimes even more important…
I decided to do some more research. At our local café, I asked a bunch of girls if they’d skip food to save up to buy designer shoes and such and a lot of them confessed that they already do. I thought it could be just the girls so I also asked a few guys too at the bar later that evening; some of whom confessed to buying games, clothes, ipods and other gadgets over necessities.
I wondered, do we ever think about those in the less privileged countries before buying expensive clothes? But then of course my trip ended with a few purchases of my own so who am I to judge anyone for their shopaholic instints?
What do you think?
Over and out.
