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Updated 02 September 2003, 11.30 
A new survey says you spend most of your pocket money on shopping.
Girls like to spend lots of time in shops browsing around, but boys head for the shops only when there's something they want to buy.
And boys prefer to stick to designer labels, while girls buy lots of different cheaper things with their cash.
So is that how you spend your money, and your hours, shopping?
 My mum buys me the clothes I need and like and gives me money to go out shopping etc- I also have an account I can get money out of. I don't go shopping that often but when I do I usually spend a lot. I spend money here and there on little things but my money seems to disappear quickly! Sophie, 13, Leicester
I go shopping in Plymouth every Saturday, I sometimes buy things but other times I will just browse. I'm not a shopaholic though and I know how to handle my money. Natalie, 15, Plymouth
I absolutely LOVE going shopping but I only get £7 every 2 weeks. My best mates spend a lot of money when we go shopping together every Saturdays but I only spend my money on bangles. The most expensive item I ever bought with my pocket money is my Man United shirt which cost £50. Lucy, 13, Leytonstone
I absolutely love shopping, and whenever I go out I always buy clothes without a doubt, whenever I have any money I just spend it!!!!! And all my mates say I am a shopaholic and I think it's true!!! Aimee, 14, Nottingham
I like to go shopping but it's always window shopping! If I see something I buy it, I don't take hours deciding! Yvette, 12, Southend
I love shopping with my mates I would rather buy expensive clothes than cheap rubbish! Rosie, 12, Macclesfield
I save my money for a few months only buying like CDs and sweets and then I'll spend all my money on clothes. Shopping rules I go to a shop every day even if it's only to buy a choccy bar! Jess, 12, Sodbury
I love to go to the mall but I don't really buy much unless I see something I really like or need. Kat, 13, London
Not really, I generally just tend to spend my money on books and CDs, I love buying clothes but I rarely do 'cause I'm always broke!
Sarah, 16, Somerset
I am a shopaholic. I go shopping at least twice a week!
Eve, 12, Crayford
I'm a self-confessed shopaholic! All I ever buy with my money is clothes!
Abby, 14, St. Albans
I love shopping!
Caitlin, 12, Hemel Hempstead
I adore the summer sales. They are so cool.
Sura, 14, London
I go to town every week and get a new accessory or clothing.
Lydia, 13, Northampton
I don't usually spend much cos I'm not a shopaholic.
Roshnie, 11, Stanmore
I DETEST shopping! I see no reason to shop, unlike my sister, who craves it! The only shopping I do like is music shopping, and shopping for books!
Mairi, 12, Edinburgh
I love shopping, but I save my money for when I want to buy something more expensive.
Sophie, 11, Gosport
Not really. I do spend a lot of time in shops, but I usually just look at things, not buy them. But I spend a lot of spare change on sweets and copies of Mizz.
Roz, 12, Cheltenham
I love going shopping. It's so fun! I always spend a bit of my money!
Alice, 8, Gosport
I LOVE shopping but I don't really shop for clothes but I shop for t-shirts with pictures and beads/bangles! My dad has told me to stop buying bangles because I have them all up my arm! I also like anything with my birthstone on it like a teddy or ornaments. I like lots of stuff from gift shops like stuff with my name on. I spent about £60 on that type of stuff when I went to Wales!
Gemma, 14, Huyton
I don't always buy things but I love spending a Saturday afternoon just hanging around town with my friends and sometimes browsing around shops for something that catches my eye!
Shanti, 13, Oxford
I always shop I love it!!!! I spend most money on clothes and shoes and CDs.
Jordan, 12, Gloucester
I buy things if I need them, like a new bag or trousers. I get £20 a month and I NEVER ask for money, ever! I feel too guilty, and I can't accept it either!
Gemma, 13, London
I don't get that much pocket money, so I normally only buy clothes with birthday money!
Lucy, 12, Finchley
I could buy the whole of every shop if I had the money!
I spend most money on CDs or the arcade. I went to an arcade and spent £60 over 3 days trying to get a teddy on the grabber machines!!!
Gem, 14, Liverpool
I only go to town if there's something I want to buy. And I usually do my browsing then and see what I want to get next. I only ever buy books and films for myself though. I'm not really a clothes shopper.
Ben, 13, Crawley
I like going shopping and I take loads of money but I don't buy that much.
Amy, 14, Wiltshire
I would say yes. I only get £2.50 from my mum and dad a week and a £1 from my grandma but I use that money to buy CDs books computer games etc but my mum and dad buy me the clothes they do spend a lot on clothes a month but I do love them very much!
Claire, 15, Leeds
I go to the mall every Saturday, and spend all my money in the shops there!
Tracey, 13, Sheffield
I don't usually spend a lot; I just take a long time deciding what to buy!
Hazel, 12, Cambridge
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How much pocket money do you get?
