Actual Test

18/ Describe an item you bought but don't often use
You should say:
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When you bought it
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Where you bought it
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Why you bought it
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and explain why you don't often use it
Sadly, I have bought many things in my lifetime that I never ended up using, 
which now that I think about it makes me feel guilty. I will highlight one of these 
instances today. I remember I was dying to get an upscale (fancy) hair-
straightener for my hair when I was in high school. So, I worked as hard as I 
could to save up money to finally be able to buy it. Looking back, I see that it 
was a complete waste of money. 
I found it on an acclaimed website called Sedoo.com, where people had left 
positive comments about their satisfaction with the product. It was over $100, 
which was not easy task for a 16 year old working at a fast-food chain for 
minimum wage to save up. Even though I already had relatively straight hair, I 
wanted it to try to achieve that silky, perfectly straight hair that many girls in my 
high school had at the time. More specifically, I wanted to be like my cousin who 
achieved that flawless (perfect) hair with this straightener, as I always looked 
up to her (respected her; wanted to be like her).
To be surprise, this straightener fried and made my hair look frizzy (not 
smooth) right off the bat (immediately)! It sometimes even made it staticky 
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(with static energy), which was not very attractive. Moreover, my hair is very 
thing, so I feel it made it look even thinner. Thinking back, I should have 
embraced my natural wave (naturally wavy hair), which gives my hair more 
volume (not flat) and body! All in all, I learned from this experience not to buy 
something just because everyone else has it.