When shopping, there is an enormous amount of impulse items designed to entice you to spend.

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However, Hunt cautions against taking children window-shopping or over-exposing them to stores, which may encourage consumerism and impulse buying.

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Shopping via the Web, then, may cut down on this season's impulse purchases and help shoppers stay focused.

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