Shopping: The Great American Pastime.
Once we went shopping because we needed, or even wanted, something. Used to be that if someone was going to the mall, the natural question was: what for? The answer: "I need a new pair of dress shoes" or "Frampton Comes Alive is on sale" or "I need a new ribbon for my typewriter."
Ask the question today, you will most likely receive the answer: "No reason in particular, just to shop."
Yes, shopping is no longer utilitarian, it has officially become a leisure activity. For some, even a sport. Sort of like baseball, hide and seek and red-rover used to be.
More on the flip.
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