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13 - 19 November 2014 / Costa Blanca North
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What is something that people spend a large amount on, but don’t need to?
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RAHAM SALT from Pest Control, Costa del Sol says alcohol, because nobody in England would drink Anis at seven in the morning, but here it is normal!
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STREET TALK Trinidad Sanchez Fuentes from the Clinica Mejorate Physiotherapy and Osteopathy Centre which has centres in Altea, Los Montesinos and Torrevieja believes men and women spend money they don’t need to on two different things: “Women spend too much on shoes and men spend too much on televisions and technology, TVs always have to be the biggest and best and women always need a new pair of shoes!” Cesar Ripanu from TRINI: Women spend too much money on shoes.
Gold Rush in Zenia Boulevard, La Zenia, Torrevieja and Quesada, believes people spend lots of money on self confidence: “When people don’t have any, they think they can buy it as if they are saying ‘I don’t like the way I look, so I will buy a Rolex or a Ferrari’ and you don’t need to buy that sort of status and confidence.” Claire McCann of Total Entertainment, Albox and Arboleas said: “I might have to be a bit controversial, as one of those horrible, preachy non-smokers my answer would be cigarettes. Especially at UK prices! I always justify my huge Avon bills by saying it’s still less than my boyfriend spends on smoking.” Donna from Little Britain in Mallorca says shoes; she always spends thousands of pounds on shoes,
CESAR: People spend money on material things to buy self confidence.
when she doesn’t really need them. Sammi Clueit from Splash Pools, Costa del Sol says handbags. People spend ridiculous amounts of money on expensive handbags.