Band 6: Describe something you bought and really wanted to return (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Well, being a shopping lover, I love to shop for different kinds of items. Here I would like to talk about something that I purchased and really wanted to return. The name of that object is Microwave O1. Last year, I purchased a Microwave O1 from an eminent website, namely Flipkart. It cost me an arm and a leg, and I received my order within four days. At first, I was quite curious because it was my first experience using it. Basically, I purchased this microwave to heat food. Apart from that, I love to bake cakes. Before I really wanted to use it, when I received my order, I was on top of the world. However, I faced difficulties regarding the usage of the microwave as it includes only eight buttons, which have 52 features, and I was unable to understand its usage. I felt that I would return this purchase, but the time for return was not here. So I felt like I had to manage it. Therefore, to use it completely well, I used YouTube videos to learn about its features, and it proved beneficial for me. So all in all, that is what I purchased and really wanted to return.

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Well, being a shopping lover, I love to shop different kind of items. Here I would like to talk about a thing that I purchased and I really wanted to return it. The name of that object is Microwave O1. Last year I purchased a Microwave O1 from an imminent website, namely Flipkart. It cost me as an arm and a leg and I received my order within 4 days. At first I was quite quick curious because it was my first experience to use it. Basically I purchased this microwave to heat food. Apart from that I love to bake cakes. before I really wanted to use it and when I received my order I was on the top of the world. However, I faced difficulties regarding the usage of microwave over as it includes only 8 buttons which has 52 features and I was unable to understand about its usage and I felt that I would return this purchase but the time for return was not here. So I feel like I had to manage it so therefore to use it completely well I used YouTube videos in order to learn about its features and it proved beneficial for me So all in all that is I purchased and I really wanted to return it

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