Na, I'm poor, and I'm not going to feel bad for getting some bulk household essentials at a significant discount today.
I get not wanting to participate in unnecessary consumption, but this classist view that everyone can afford to ignore big discounts on items they actually need (which definitely do exist among the other noise) is just another high horse people need to get off of and instead focus their energy fighting the system that leaves people desperate for discounts in the first place, not those people.
Are essential items on sale? I didn't look around much but most things truly on sale are garbage electronics.
I really don't think they're talking about essentials. Although around here I'm not seeing any deals on things like toilet paper, baby formula or anything like that.
If anything, the classism that happens is the manipulation of folks who think they'll get a TV on sale when it's usually too low on stock and it's only used as a lure to get folks in the door. The better deals tend to come after the holidays, too.
Although around here I'm not seeing any deals on things like toilet paper, baby formula or anything like that.
Probably because they're consumables and you can't use them for life
I really don’t think they’re talking about essentials.
OP: Today is buy nothing day
If anything, the classism that happens is the manipulation of folks who think they’ll get a TV on sale when it’s usually too low on stock and it’s only used as a lure to get folks in the door.
Fighting classism with classism is just more classism.
Same here, I've put off luxuries and other big purchases for 6 months or more in a queue-like spreadsheet. For example, I still post using a 6 year old phone and have been waiting for enough free savings and a discount to buy. I wait patiently and avoid consumption until opportune points like these.
I shopped at a memory express today and it wasn't busy at all.
So, go on with my normal everyday life?
Right? Way ahead of ya, chief.
No, like a special day where you’re thankful for all the things you already have rather than buying new things. This November 24 have a day of thanks-giving.
Every day is buy nothing day for my broke ass.
I'm not broke and honestly the amount shit costs nowadays, shopping is the last thing I wanna think about.
Sales days are the only days my broke ass actually can afford to buy things. I got two pepsi 2 liters for a dollar each. Little wins.
Maybe should have posted this yesterday then...
Yeah good idea, next year I hope it can trend some weeks before and then a few days before. Giving people time to celebrate the no commerce day.
yeah. I'm seeing this for the first time at 6:00 p.m. on November 24th 🤦♀️
I used to read Adbusters for years, and that was the start of Buy Nothing Day. They tried to buy a prime-time commercial spot for like 50 grand(?) and once the stations saw what they were trying to "advertise", they pulled the commercial and the price for a 30 second spot jumped 10 fold.
The amount of damage it would cause if a reasonable amount of people partook in that day, would be striking
But the SAVINGS!!!
/s
Best savings is when you don't spend any money
Not difficult considering how lousy some of these “sales” are.
Hey I didn't even realize we were celebrating this, I did it anyway! I never buy anything unless I need something. I didn't need anything today.
I never buy anything unless I have money. lol
I was planning to use today to catch up on a project and go to the hardware store to buy bolts....then I remembered it's black Friday and I'd like to avoid that cancer.
Do hardware stores do much on Black Friday?
at urgent care with SO, so I hope we get a Black Friday Deal! mmmm hmm
Don't buy any prescription meds or else you are a slave to capitalism!
Best thoughts for the SO. No charge.
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I… uhh… I should have… y’know…. seen this sooner…… and stuff.
I forgot…I bought an energy drink and a memory card for the Nintendo switch. I usually try to buy nothing.
I feel I still achieved this. Had to buy a new laptop, but only because the previous old one broke and is only enough that the repair process could be costly and no guarantees.
Only buy something if you need it, day? Like any other day
I desperately needed tissues because of the sick, but other than that, I’m with ya!
Only thing I'm going to (have to, unfortunately) buy today is a round in a couple dryers at the laundromat, because I've put it off too long already and the clothes line is currently a no-go due to weather. sigh
I don't think that counts as consumption, you are renting the dryers which will be far more efficiently used than home dryers.
I just bought a can of pam today because I'm having thanksgiving today and I didn't realize I was out. Black Friday as a shopping day was always dumb, IMO. I would just use online shopping. But then they had to ruin that with Cyber Monday.
I'm the only person who buys even a single thing like once a week? 🙃
I bought about 400 dollars of smart technology
