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November, 11 is China's so-called Global Shopping Festival or Singles Day. And while about half a billion shoppers expected to participate in Singles Day 2019, we asked psychologist Alexander Agrashenkov how not to get carried away with the excitement and when shopping is becoming addiction rather than therapy.

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November, 11 is China's so-called Global Shopping Festival or Singles Day. And while about half a billion shoppers expected to participate in Singles Day 2019, we asked psychologist Alexander Agrashenkov how not to get carried away with the excitement and when shopping is becoming addiction rather than therapy.

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