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Part 3 Follow Up Questions

1. What is the relationship between shopping and economy of your country?
   Shopping improves the economy and as economy improves, people do more shopping. So,
   both things depend on each other.
2. What are the things young people like to buy?
   Young people like to buy clothes, shoes, electronic gadgets and many other products.
3. How your friends influence your shopping choice?
   Friends suggest me things to buy. My friends are very brand conscious. So,they keep a
   lookout on the various offers by various branded stores. For example, recently, there was an
   offer on Levis jeans. Two jeans were free on purchase of one. So, we bought one for Rs
   3000/- and got two free. Each one had to pay only 1000/- for the Levis jeans.
4. Is consumption important to a country?
   Yes, consumption is very important to a country for its economy to grow/progress.
   Consumption means customer demand and that leads to mass production, employment and
   makes any business profitable. However, over consumption can be negative as it leads to a
   consumerist and materialistic society. It also leads to environmental damage. So, people
   should draw a line on their consumption of consumer goods and it shouldn’t lead to the
   above mentioned drawbacks or a throw away society.
5. What should parents do when their children ask for things their friends have?
   Parents should make the children understand the difference between needs and desires.
   Parents should also be transparent about the affordability and family budget limitations so
   that children become more responsible and don’t demand things from their parents only
   because of peer pressure.
6. Why do people buy things that are not necessary?
   People sometimes buy things that are unnecessary because of their materialistic nature. It
   could also be due to peer or societal pressures. Sometimes people may stock things in the
   hope that it is something that they may need in the future.
7. Should employees have their own goals?
   I think its really important for employees to have their goals, if they want to grow in life. I
   think the work life is changing very rapidly because of technology and employees need to
   update themselves with the latest skills if they want to succeed at work.
8. How should bosses reward employees?
   The increasing attrition levels have made it really essential for companies to reward
   employees. It can be done in different way. Firstly, there can be monetary incentives based
   on performance. Moreover, there be can be appreciation in the form of employee of the
   month badge or a mention in the company newsletter or blog. Finally, I think one of the best
   ways to reward employees is to offer time off work , as employees are finding it really
   challenging to main work life balance these days.
9. What kinds of gifts do young people like to receive as gifts?
   I think it really depends upon the person but if I have to generalise I would say technological
   gadgets and clothes. I think young people’s lives revolve around technology so anything
   technology oriented is appreciated.
10. How should children spend their allowance?
    I think children should be allowed to decide that themselves based on their interests. For
    example, if they like sports, they should be allowed to buy sporting goods. However, if they
    waste their allowance, parents should be strict and not give them extra money.
11. Why do people like shopping more than in the past?
    One reason is growing materialism. Owning new products gives us happiness. As a result, as
    soon as things become old and lose their novelty, we tend to renew that charm by buying
    something new. Secondly, people have more disposable income than in the past and thus
    they can buy a lot more than in the past.
12. Do you think shopping is a good for a country’s economy?
    Although there are certain drawbacks of excessive shopping, I consider it beneficial overall.
    Shopping creates demand, which in effect creates jobs and growth of industries and thus benefits
    the economy. However, shopping may also increase debt in the society which is detrimental.