Shopping addiction: Why you tend to over-spend

The first week of October saw Indians spending in excess of Rs 10,000 crore, according to e-commerce websites. Flipkart claims to have sold 15.5 million units during its five-day sale, followed by Amazon (15 million-plus units). Snapdeal, which saw a nine-fold increase in sales volume during its 'Unbox Diwali' discount offer, says its first day sales weighed nearly 3,000 tonnes, enough to fill 20 jumbo jets!

Click here to find out why shopping, or shall we say over-shopping, has become such an epidemic or addiction across India.