Band 7: describe an item you spend more than expected what it is how much did you spend on it why you bought explain why you think you spent more than expected (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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To be honest, I love to buy things for myself and my family, and it's not that I always feel happy about my choices or purchases. But today, I would like to talk about a product that was really beyond my expectations. That is my brand new laptop. I bought a laptop last month and spent approximately 60,000 on it. My laptop is of a well-known brand, and regarding the look of the gadget, it is silver in color and very slim. There were several reasons why I bought this laptop. Firstly, I am a student, so I definitely needed it because it assists me in preparing assignments and is also helpful for other academic purposes. Secondly, due to its portability, I can take my laptop anywhere outside of my house. I can also take it with me anywhere inside my house. Thirdly, I was fascinated by laptops and their extraordinary features. Actually, I made a budget of Rs. 50,000, but when I saw this laptop, it grabbed my attention due to its latest features. I did not control myself and bought this laptop. I also argued with the owner of the Dell company, but they did not give a discount. After that, I thought for a minute and finally purchased this laptop at the given price. In the end, it's too expensive, but it is very useful for me, so I am extremely happy to own it and with its performance and utilization so far.

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To be honest I love to buy things for myself and my family and it’s not that I always feel happy about my choices or purchases but today I would like to talk about the product which which was really beyond my expectations. That is my brand new laptop. I have bought a laptop last month and spent approximately 60,000 on it. My laptop is of brand, and regarding the look of the gadget, it is silver in color and very slim. There were several reasons why I bought this laptop. Firstly, I am a student, so I definitely needed it because it assists me to prepare assignments and is also helpful in other academic purposes. Secondly, due to portability, I can take my laptop anywhere outside of my house. I can also take it with me anywhere inside of my house. Thirdly, I was fascinated by laptops along with their extraordinary features. Actually, I made a budget of Rs. 50,000 but when I saw this laptop, it grabbed my attention due to the latest features. I did not control myself and then I bought this laptop. I also argued with the owner of Dell company but they did not give a discount after that I thought one minute then finally purchased this laptop with the given price. In the end it’s too expensive but it is very useful for me so I am extremely happy to own it and with it so far from the performance and utilization.

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