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China's e-commerce boom over the past decade has made many of the country's residents identify themselves as "hand-choppers".

The term is an exaggerated expression for online shopping addicts who vow to chop off their own hands if they continue to buy things they don't need. But, consumers are not the only ones to blame for their excessive spending.