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I'd have liked to have asked this as a comment to the accepted answer in the
post linked below but sadly, my reputation does not yet allow that.

[in 買っては, I need some explanation for っては
part](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/25928/in-%E8%B2%B7%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%81%AF-
i-need-some-explanation-for-%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%81%AF-part)

In the above post, the sentence

> 靴買うならTシャツやいま使うもの買っては？！

is translated as

> "If you're going to buy shoes, how about buying / why don't you buy a
> t-shirt / t-shirts or an item / items that you'll use now **instead**
> (rather than shoes)?"

I was wondering why the translator is so confident that "instead" is implied
rather than "as well". When I hear "How about..." in English, I feel at best a
slight implication of "instead of the alternative". Does "どうですか" carry a
strong implication of "instead" in Japanese?

Further, is there a way that the speaker could have emphasized her meaning
with a specific word or expression (something like "rather than the
alternatives")?

And lastly, how could the speaker have have said:

> "If you're going to buy shoes, how about buying / why don't you buy a
> t-shirt / t-shirts or an item / items that you'll use now **as well**?"

Thanks all for reading. Any help is appreciated.
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grammar usage
Expressing the concept of "instead"
This 'instead' was kindly inserted by the translator because the speaker did
_not_ use も (=also, as well) in the original sentence. It's the absence of も
that implies the speaker is suggesting buying something else instead.

>   * 靴(を)買うならTシャツ **も** 買っては？  
>  If you're going to buy shoes, why don't you buy a T-shirt _as well_?
>   * 靴(を)買うならTシャツ( **を** )買っては？  
>  If you're going to buy shoes, why don't you buy a T-shirt (instead)?
>

And this answered your last question, too.
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