Describe an item on which you spent more than expected.
Modal Answer 1
You Should Say
• What it is?
• How much did you spend on it?
• Why you bought it?
• And explain why you think you spent more than expected.
Introduction
Well, I must say I am a frugal spender who really does not believe in wasting money and spending it on unnecessary things. But, lately, for my cousin’s wedding, I ended up spending too much money. The fact is that at this wedding I was going to be the best man and I was super excited about it. And of course, I wanted to look for something special on this day. For that reason, I visited the branded store at the local shopping mall where I could buy some party wears.
What it is?
At this store, I was able to find what I was actually looking for. It was a pant and coat suit, black in colour and elegantly designed; the cost of this suit was 15,000 which was a little higher than I expected.
How much did you spend on it?
However, I liked it so much, so I decided to buy it. In fact, the sales man showed me a white silk shirt that would go really well with this pant coat, and he compelled me to buy it. Finally, I paid 20,000 at this store and came back with these two things, and later in the evening, I tried this attire.
Why you bought it? And explain why you think you spent more than expected.
At this point, I realized that I did not have matching formal shoes to wear with this dress, so I went to the market to buy a new pair of shoes, and it cost me another Rs 4000. Finally, I thought it was all over now, and I was ready for this wedding. One of my friends suggested that this dress is incomplete without some accessories. I tried to match something from my wardrobe with it, but to no avail. Now I had to wear a tie or a bow and a brooch to look more classy and elegant. Hence, I had to spend few more thousand rupees to get all these things now as it was the wedding evening. Later, I realised that just because I was short of time, I bought all these things at a price more than the usual one.
Describe an item on which you spent more than expected.
Modal Answer 2
You Should Say
• What it is?
• How much did you spend on it?
• Why you bought it?
• And explain why you think you spent more than expected.
Introduction
Price is very important while buying something. But sometimes the price of the product does not matter because people want the particular product at any cost.
What it is?
Here I would like to talk about a time when I bought a smartwatch that I was looking for since a long time. Last month I was looking for a smartwatch for myself. I searched for it on Amazon, there were a lot of smartwatches of different brands.
How much did you spend on it?
After doing a lot of research I chose a smartwatch from the Boat company, the cost of which was around Rs 4000.
Why you bought it?
Due to its colour and features, I got attracted to it. This smartwatch was out of my budget even then I bought it for my satisfaction. It has multifunctional features like heart rate monitor, physical activity tracker, sleep monitor. But after two days, Mi company launched its latest smartwatch which was MI pro Band and it contains some extra functions with a super AMOLED display panel. Moreover, they also offer a one-year replacement guarantee on the damage. And its price was just 3000 which was quite low compared to the Boat company’s watch which I have already purchased.
And explain why you think you spent more than expected.
After getting this information, I realised that I had spent more money on buying a watch
which I could get at a lower price with the best quality. Somewhere down the line, I regretted
for myself that I spent more money than I should have, that too on a watch.
