Test: Are you a shopaholic?

ARE YOU A SHOPAHOLIC?

Do you like shopping too much? Has shopping become an addiction? Try our test and find out!!

1.How often do you go shopping?

A. Once every two months. I only go shopping when I need something
B. More than once a week
C. Once or twice a month

2. Choose the activity you like the most:

A. Stay at home reading or searching the Internet
B. Going shopping
C. An evening out with your friends

3. Have you ever come home from shopping without buying anything?

A. Yes, it happens to me frequently
B. No, never
C. Yes, but it’s always hard to resist the temptation to buy

4. When you go into a shop, you...

A. Know all the shop assistants’ names and they are like your family
B. Have fun having a look even if you don’t buy anything
C. try to get what you need as fast as possible and leave

5. Your favourite place to have a coffee with your friends is:

A. Your house
B. A nice café in the city centre
C. The cafeteria of El Corte Inglés

6. Have you ever lied to your parents beause you had spent a lot of money doing shopping?

A. Yes, frequently
B. Just once or twice
C. No, never

7. When you go on holiday, you like:

A. Visiting the historical sites and monuments
B. Trying the local cuisine, going to museums, buying something at the local shops
C. Visiting all shops near your hotel and going to the duty-free shops at the airport.

ANSWERS:

1) A: 1, B: 3, C: 2

2) A: 3, B: 1, C: 2

3) A: 2, B: 1, C: 3

4) A: 3, B: 2, C: 1

5) A: 1, B: 3, C: 2

6) A: 3, B: 2, C: 1

7) A: 1, B: 2, C: 3

7-12 points: You are far from being a shopaholic. You only buy what you need and don’t let consumer society affect you at all. You are interested in culture and you like spending time with your nearest friends. However, it seems that you are a bit scared of shopping. Don’t forget spoiling oneself sometimes can be good!!

12-17 points: Congratulations! You seem to be a very balanced person. You are sociable and you like spending money out with your friends. You are curious and you like to explore the world around you. Shopping is one of your favourite activities but you are able to control yourself and resist temptation.

17-21 points: You are a real shopaholic! You can’t go on like this or you’ll be in trouble! Be careful, because compulsive shopping can be very dangerous. Try to find different activities for your free time: being a volunteer and helping other people might be very helpful. You can discover different things and that may change your life. Buying things isn’t everything life has to offer!