Week 49

Christmas shopping

`As we rush out to the shops to take advantage of continuing Black Friday discounts, or go online for Cyber Monday deals, UK shoppers are expected to have spent around £2bn - up 30% on last year.´ was the opener for the BBC news report. The article is about the fact that we all panic because Christmas is knocking on the door. But it gets more comment to do online shopping. We are spending more than ever online. It saves us the trip to the busy shops to find the perfect present.

The article is written in the `we´ form what connects the reader with the happening. You can identify yourself to the article and the BBC also added a few statistics and numbers.

The main point of the report is that the online shopping cause less busy shops but all the delivery vans change the traffic situation to the worst. We never had so many parcel vans on the streets. This a typical event. You can compare it to the general principle of evolution. If you solve one problem you will cause a new one with the solution.

I think online shopping is a easy way to shop presents but I also never thought about the fact what that for the traffic situation means. I prefer to buy my presents in real shops and spare the delivery van traffic.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34926430