Essay on owning famous brands. Please review.

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Essay:

More and more people today want to own famous brands of clothes, cars and other items. What are the reasons for this? Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

Nowadays many people opt to branded items, such as clothes, cars and watches than ordinary ones. While this has a negative influence, considering it as status symbol and usage of social media are its main causes.

There are two main causes of buying branded products. First, numerous people consider them status symbol and want to show others that they can afford these expensive items. Most secondary school students of Mexico, for instance, wear Nike and Adidas shoes regardless of their affordability. If they do not wear these shoes, they will be considered inferior to other classmates. Another reason why people want to have products of branded companies is that the influence of social media, such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp has increased significantly. Users of these websites can upload their pictures and videos without any cost. Thus, they prefer branded items so that others can be impressed from their personalities.

However, the trend of owning branded items has adverse ramifications. These products are usually sold at exorbitant prices; many people cannot afford. Since societal pressure forces them to buy such items, they sometimes feel stress and anxiety. It is reported that parents of most children, for example, suffer from financial distress in China as they can hardly bear the lavish lifestyle of their children. Another problem with having branded items is that significant amount of money is wasted on them. In other words, similar quality products can be purchased that require less money. The saved amount can be spent on other useful things. Take Britain as an example. Most citizens buy clothes in year-end sales and donate the saved amount to charities.

In conclusion, people want to own products of famous companies because their use of social media is increased, and they want to be looked affluent.