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TPO 64- Speaking Question 3

Now listen to a lecture on this topic in a psychology class.

Professor: Okay, here’s an example.

Last week I went shopping for a pair of jeans. I hadn’t bought jeans in years, and boy, was I in for a surprise!

You see, all I wanted was regular jeans, but when I told this to the salesperson, he looked at me as though I were from Mars. He explained I could choose between five different styles, straight or baggy, and I don’t know what else, and a dozen colors. And on top of that, did I want buttons or zipper?

Now, it used to be there were only a couple of jeans types, and it was easy for me to decide what I wanted. Now with all these different possibilities, shopping was hard. I went back and forth. This pair was very comfortable, but this other one was the most fashionable and there were at least four different colors that looked really good.

Finally, I did settle on one, but what used to take five minutes had turned into a two-hour project. Before the choice was basically dark blue or light blue, period.

Maybe the fit was perfect, but deciding was easy, but now, now I had a complex and time-consuming problem on my hands. Plus, all the back and forth actually gave me a headache. Was I making the right decision? How can I be sure?

Sure, it was only a pair of jeans, but I left the store anxious rather than satisfied with my purchase.