One app I decided to stop is Shopi, which is a really popular online shopping app. I first download it about 2 years ago because I thought it’d be quick and easy way to buy things like clothes, gadgets, and even snacks. At the beginning it was super convenient, the prices were low, there were constant flash sales, and they offered free shipping all the time. But after a while I realized I was spending way too much time just scrolling through it, often buying stuff I didn’t even need. It kind of became a habit. I’d open the app whenever I was bored and then turn into impulse buying. Eventually I ended up with a lot of random things I barely use. So around 6 months ago I decided to delete the app. It wasn’t easy at first because I was so used to it, but now I feel like I’ve got way more control over my spending. I’m not wasting as much time on my phone honestly, I feel a lot better and I’m really glad that I met that choice.
Band 8+: Describe some technology (e.g. an app, phone, software program) that you decided to stop using. You should say: when and where you got this technology why you started using this technology why you decided to stop using it and explain how you feel about the decision you made
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One app I decided to stop using is Shopi, which is a really popular online shopping app. I first downloaded it about two years ago because I thought it would be a quick and easy way to buy things like clothes, gadgets, and even snacks. At the beginning, it was super convenient; the prices were low, there were constant flash sales, and they offered free shipping all the time. But after a while, I realized I was spending way too much time just scrolling through it, often buying things I didn't even need. It kind of became a habit. I'd open the app whenever I was bored, and then it turned into impulse buying. Eventually, I ended up with a lot of random things I barely used. So around six months ago, I decided to delete the app. It wasn't easy at first because I was so used to it, but now I feel like I've got way more control over my spending. I'm not wasting as much time on my phone. Honestly, I feel a lot better, and I'm really glad that I made that choice.
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