Online Shopping Addicts In Debt
from the watch-out...-they're-shopping-away dept
Ah, yet another point to those who think the internet is evil. A new study in the UK shows that there are a number of people addicted to online shopping, and many are deeply in debt because of it. Apparently, people who love to shop, simply can't get over the 24-hour access combined with the ever popular tool of shopping addicts everywhere: the credit card. Thankfully, the article adds a link and phone number to a counseling center in case those reading the article recognize themselves in the descriptions.
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