Don't be attracted by the SALE

Sale is an occasion when a shop or store sells its goods at a lower price than usual. Most of people think that buy the things they want at this time is a good act because they no need to pay a lot of money. However, there are some people who buy the things which are not necessary at this time too. It's because the things are CHEAP! But let me tell you, this act will make you have a habit of buy more, more and more than before, and it will make you lose a lot of money.

If you saw a shopping mall which have a big SALE, try to don't go into it or you will be attracted by the sale and spend a lot of  money at that time. You can buy something, but not many things. The things which you can buy are the basic needs in our life, such as food, drinks, clothes and so on. Besides, you can also buy the things which are useful in our life, for example detergent, chairs, pot and so on (make sure they are finished or broken).

Anyway, remember the words "STOP SHOPPING. START LIVING"!

Make / DIY

Have you ever went for shopping and there was no the things you want? It's not a big problem, just make it yourself! Since I am not good in making these kinds of things (DIY), so I am going to share some of links which is related with DIY. All of them are useful, appreciate it! :)

For more information, go to Lined Drawstring Bag Tutorial

For more information, go to Lucy-Proof Sock Knitting Bag

The links above are about the tutorials of making a bag. It won't cost so much and very useful. You can use the cloth with your favourite colour or cartoon to make it. So that you will love and appreciate the bags made by yourself. Besides, you don't need to go out for shopping to waste a lot of time to search for the bags you want.

Shopping = Killing

Look at the picture above.

What can you deduce from this picture?

I know it's a bag.

I know it's a pink bag.

I know it's a lovely pink bag.

Let me tell you the important point that I want to mention, it is a bag made of CROCODILE'S SKIN!

Crocodile is one of the reptile which has cold blood, scales and climb on the ground by using four legs. When I was young, I ever went to a crocodile farm. he first impression when I saw the crocodile is YUCKSSS! They climb on swampy ground or swim in murky water. I think it is normal for all of you too, especially the girls like me. However, as the girls grow up, they like to buy the clothes, bags, shoes and so on which are made of the animals' skins. Why are they buying the things made of the skin of animals which makes them feel disgusting? WHY?

Do you know that? Once you bought a thing which made from animal, it mean that you killed an animal. Buy 1 kill 1. Buy 2 kill 2. If you bought 10 of them,  that means you killed 10 animals. Then you will become a very gruesome murder.

So, stop shopping or stop buying the things which made of animals. You can buy the bag as the picture below. Useful and cheaper! :)

Can Creativity Stop Shopping?

            Creative is the use of skill and the imagination to produce something new or a work of art. A person who is very creative can create many useful things, for example Steve Jobs. However, a person who is not very creative is hard to create something new.

            “Creativity and originality are more important than technical skill”. I got this sentence from my dictionary and I am very agree with it. A person who masters in technical skill only can only do the same thing everyday. It’s because they are not creative enough to think what to do other than that. Nevertheless, a person who is very creative can create something new and their life will not be so bored.

            Here’s a question. Is creativity related with ‘stop shopping’? YES!

            From what I’ve told you just now, Steve Jobs is a creative man. Now, I would like to talk about him to stop you from shopping by using your own creativity. All of you know I-pod, I-phone and I-pad, right? Do you know who the inventor was? STEVE JOBS! So, what are the prices of those thing invented by him are? Above RM100 or even RM1000! Is it expensive? Yes, it is quite expensive for me as a student now. I bet most of you have it. Before you bought it, you went to shopping centre, shopped for few minutes or hours, saw an Apple Store, went into it and looked the products, bought it after considering about it. Are these actions considered as SHOPPING? Yes!

            How can creativity stop shopping?

• Don’t have enough time to go out - Let me give you an example. Thomas Edison was a person who created bulb successfully. Before he created it successfully, he spent most of his time to try, try and try to make the bulb light up until he neglected his wife. If there was many shopping malls that time, do you think will Thomas Edison go for shopping since he haven’t create the bulb successfully?

• They have it - Now, I would talk about Steve Jobs. Since Steve Jobs created many things which cost a king’s ransom, do you think Steve Jobs will go to the store and spend his money to buy his own product?

            Well, as a conclusion, we can see that creativity can stop shopping. Start using your creativity to create something new now! Good Luck!

Do not buy LUXURY

Luxury is a thing that is very expensive and enjoyable but is is not essential in our life, particularly food, drinks, clothes and house. I am sure that most of you like it but cannot effort it. Since the luxuries are not essential in our life, so I don't encourage all of you to buy it.

     One of the reason is it may make us LACK OF MONEY. Whether you are rich or extremely rich, please don't buy luxuries.Think about the poors and compare them with you. It  is better to donate some money for them then buy the luxuries. Be KIND please!

     There is many luxuries now, for example bags with famous brand, high-class restaurant, mobile phone with many functions. All of these are very expensive for me. Don't you think so, too? I know these things are quite necessary for the rich guys/girls due to the questions of their reputation. I can understand this and I can accept it because reputation is very important for some businessmen/businesswomen. However, I can't accept the people who buy luxuries just for SHOW OFF! Will you get any benefits if you show off? Gain reputation? Hey! If this action can gain reputation, I rather to SHOW OFF MY KINDNESS by donating some of my money to the poors.

     Luxury is not a basic need in our life, and it can be more expensive than the basic needs for 10 or even 1000 times. So, DO NOT BUY LUXURY!!!

What make people to go for shopping?

In this era of globalization, many things are created and most of them attract many people. For example, I-pad, sport car, computer and so on.

Anyway, What make the people to go for shopping?

• Shopping Mall: It is a building which form by many shops. It can consider as a place for the people to spend their leisure time. There are many disadvantages for the people who always spend their leisure time at here, that is: they will attract by the things at the shops and consider to buy it, but most of the people will buy it at last since the things can catch their eyes. If you didn't know about it, you won't buy it, right?
• Internet access: I believe that you know what's Internet access since you are reading this now. It gives convenience in our life. One of its uses is to let us can buy the things we want at home. How? You can order the things you want from a website and pay for it by using credit cards. But, you must beware of cheaters.
•  Admiring: "Mummy, my friend have xxx, I want to have one too." Do you feel familiar with this kind of conversation? Most of the people ever did this when they are young. It's because of they are admiring or feeling jealous. Once this happen, you will want to have or buy the things you want. And this is one of the main reason which make people to go for shopping.

Tax-free Shopping

Do you really need to shopping at least once a week? Try the tax-free shopping then.



About Tax-free Shopping
Tax-Free Shopping (TFS) allows shoppers to reclaim the VAT (Value-Added Tax)/GST (Goods and Services Tax) they have paid on their shopping in foreign countries. Promoting the tax rebate and making it easier for tourists to claim it back, has helped to attract travellers to many countries. Fifty of the 130 countries that levy VAT/GST allow foreign visitors to have their taxes reimbursed. TFS is subject to national regulations, such as minimum spend and restrictions on the types of products on which it can be claimed. Refunds can only be claimed on goods which are exported. However, buying goods tax free whilst on holiday does not mean travellers are exempt from paying applicable taxes on their purchases when they get home.


Approximately 52,000 people benefit each day from tax free shopping around the world. Tax-Free Shopping services are available from more than 320,000 stores in 40 countries worldwide, including Bicester Village, Harrods, Selfridges, Galeries Lafayette, Printemps.


Tax-free shopping refers to the opportunity for customers to purchase goods or services without paying any tax normally collected at retail, such as sales tax, Goods and Services Tax, value added tax, or consumption tax.


Tax-free Shopping Territories
Tax Free Shopping is available in the following countries: Argentina, Australia,Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

-Wikipedia

10 Stop Shopping Tips

For all the shopaholics, here is some tips for you to stop shopping!

1. Go shopping only when you need something. Go with a list of what you need and stick to it.

2. To minimize impulse buying, leave your credit card at home. If you’re willing to pay cash for an item, it’s generally something that you really love or need.

3. If you see something you really want, walk away from it. Go to a different store, get a drink, or use the restroom. If you really want or need that item, it will be worth the walk back.

4. Before you buy any organizing product, ask yourself if you could just eliminate or minimize the things you were planning to organize.

5. Don’t buy something just because it is on sale. Buy it because you either need it or love it.

6. Buy clothes in coordinating shades. You’ll need fewer shoes and accessories to go with your outfits if you stick to the basics. You can plan your wardrobe around two or three basic colors for each season. Not only does it make daily dressing easier, but packing for a trip is simpler because you aren’t tempted to pack things that don’t mix or match.

7. Purchase only items to replace things that are worn out.

8. Think twice about buying souvenirs. Take photographs or keep a journal instead.

9. Don’t buy something if you already have something that can do the same job.

10. Remember that the very best things in life are free. Instead of spending money on stuff you won’t use or need a year from now, spend time with a friend or family member or with a good book.

Buy Nothing Day

Buy Nothing Day (BND) is an international day of protest against consumerism observed by social activists. Typically celebrated the Friday after American Thanksgiving in North America and the following day internationally, in 2011 the dates are November 25 and 26 respectively. It was founded in Vancouver by artist Ted Dave and subsequently promoted by Adbusters magazine, based in Canada.


The first Buy Nothing Day was organized in Mexico in September 1992 "as a day for society to examine the issue of over-consumption." In 1997, it was moved to the Friday after American Thanksgiving, also called "Black Friday", which is one of the ten busiest shopping days in the United States. Outside North America and Israel, Buy Nothing Day is the following Saturday. Adbusters was denied advertising time by almost all major television networks except for CNN, which was the only one to air their ads. Soon, campaigns started appearing in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Austria, Germany, New Zealand, Japan, the Netherlands, France, and Norway. Participation now includes more than 65 nations.


Buy Nothing Day has recently been modified by Adbusters and renamed Occupy Xmas. Buy Nothing Day was first joined with Adbuster's Buy Nothing Christmas campaign. Shortly there after, Lauren Bercovitch, the production manager at Adbusters Media Foundation publicly embraced the principles of Occupy Christmas telling The Fulcrum.


"...something as simple as buying locally—going out and putting money into your local economy—or making your Christmas presents" - An interview with Lauren Bercovitch.


Previously, the central message of Occupy X-mas and Occupy Christmas differed in that Occupy X-Mas called for a "buy nothing Christmas" and Occupy Christmas called for support of local economy, artists and craftspeople in holiday shopping. The union of these ideologies calls for a Buy Nothing Day to kick off a season of supporting local economy and family.


"Being ecologically aware, socially aware, culturally aware, environmentally aware … I think that’s going to continue whether or not it’s called Occupy Christmas or Buy Nothing Christmas"- An interview with Lauren Bercovitch.

-Wikipedia

About 1 Malaysia Store

‘Kedai Rakyat 1 Malaysia’ is a shop which provides various basic necessities at low and suitable prices for all the Malaysians.

Don't use "I need to buy something which are necessary so I need to go for shopping" as a excuse to go to the shopping mall. I believe that the one who always say this is the one who always come back from shopping mall with many shopping bags. Do you agree with this?

Besides, the one who always say this is the one who always waste their money to buy many thing which are useless. So UNWORTHY!!! :(

If you really need to buy something which are necessary, I suggest you to go to 'Kedai Rakyat 1 Malaysia'. This shop has a lot of basic needs of our life and most of them are at quite a low price!

My conclusion: For those who love to shopping, 'Kedai Rakyat 1 Malaysia' is one of your choice because the things are cheaper and worthful! 1 Malaysia!!!