"I shop, therefore I am"

This quote by Tammy Faye Bakker is a funny take on the famous philosophical statement "I believe, therefore I am" by René Descartes. By replacing the word "think" with "store," Bakker is recommending that shopping is a type of self-expression and identity. Shopping can be viewed as a method to reveal one's character, design, and worths. It can also be a method to reveal one's monetary status and social standing. Shopping can be a way to flaunt one's wealth and status, or to flaunt one's thriftiness and resourcefulness. In this method, shopping can be seen as a kind of self-expression and identity. Bakker's quote is a humorous way of suggesting that shopping is a form of self-expression and identity.