A form of shopping addiction in which victims live well beyond their means, accruing debt with credit cards as a mental escape

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His obsession with gleaming and expensive toys like Bullet Trains, when, for example, the inhuman Bombay local commuting system catering for some 7 million people claims the lives of nearly 2,000 victims annually, is a clear instance of this Madame Bovary syndrome.

Demonetisation reality dawns after a year

"But there can be a dark side to overindulging, and I was intrigued to learn about Madame Bovary Syndrome, the tabloid name given to shopping addiction."

ON A HANDBAG' COULDN'T SPEND pounds 500

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