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* Cher from ''Film/{{Clueless}}'' goes shopping whenever she's feeling down. When she doesn't get her driver's license, for example, she has to walk home, all the while mulling her problem. On the way, however, she's distracted by a pretty dress on a shop; she goes in, buys the dress, and ''then'' continues mulling her problem.

* At the start of ''[[AuntDimity Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday]]'', Emma is upset to learn her husband of ten years has kept his real name and title from her, and after Lori tells her that Bill has secretly been her noble father-in-law's attorney for three months, Emma says, "I'm tired of boys' games. Let's go shopping." Lori notes, "We spent the next week buying clothes." It seems to work; after getting a newly becoming haircut at a salon, Emma stops scolding Lori for addressing her as Viscountess.

* ''SexAndTheCity'' is a classic example.

* The BarenakedLadies song [[http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/barenakedladies/shopping.html "Shopping"]] is about this. ("Everything will always be all right/when we go shopping!")

* In ''SchlockMercenary'', Doc Bunnigus takes Elf [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2006-02-14 shopping as retail therapy]] to help her get over a combat-stim addiction, and explains the theory behind it.

* {{Queensryche}}'s song "Retail Therapy" is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, though it's about a male character who gets his jollies from buying electronic gadgets and downloading apps.

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* In ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'', Miss Piggy is given a cheer-up makeover by [[TheCameo Joan Rivers]].

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* Becky Brandon of the ''{{Literature/Shopaholic}}'' series, who has issues with [[CreditCardPlot overspending]] during her Retail Therapy.

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* PinkFloyd deconstructs this time and again, first with "Money" from ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon'' and also with "Empty Spaces / What Shall We Do Now?" from ''TheWall''.

* On ''WesternAnimation/BeverlyHillsTeens'', Bianca Dupree,in one episode says this always cheers her up,since she didn't get a leading role in her high school's soap opera,yet,right after she said it and bought tons of things,she still feels "as miserable as ever".

* ''ConfessionsOfAShopaholic'' the character Rebecca has shopped herself to debt, through her constant spending.

* Becky Brandon of the ''{{Shopaholic}}'' series, who has issues with [[CreditCardPlot overspending]] during her Retail Therapy.

* Is an [[http://youtu.be/Kq0rHTo_fZ4?t=6m44s actual musical piece]] written by Stewart Copeland, and performed at SummerFest in 2009.

* The first ''[[BetsyTheVampireQueen Undead And...]]'' book has Betsy getting a pedicure to feel better about the whole "now a vampire" business. Sadly, vampiric bodies revert to the way they were at death the next time the vampire sleeps. Seeing the pedicure undone reduces Betsy to tears.

* In an issue of ComicBook/TheAvengers, Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) follows Janet van Dyne's (Wasp) advice and tries to shop herself into a better mood. She collects an impressive heap of packages, but doesn't feel any better. Clint Barton (Hawkeye) who followed her to help carry said packages, suggests what ''he'' does for therapy: find someone and fight them! Wanda declines.

* On ''WesternAnimation/BeverlyHillsTeens'', Bianca Dupree,in one episode says this always cheers her up,since she didn't get a leading role in her high school's soap opera,yet,right after she said it and buying tons of things,she still feels "as miserable as ever".