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A place to share practical, durable and quality made products that are made to last, with an emphasis on upcycled and sustainable products!

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Things that are well-made and durable (even if they won't last a lifetime) are A-Okay!

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Imma classism all over the place

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

The Rich: "Hey, we're massively discounting our products today!"

You Apparently: "We're not going to buy them at their low prices! We'll wait until they put them back to normal."

I'll be the one to ask then. What is this accomplishing? Short term we don't get the discounts and long term they just recoup the profits in the coming days. If you have poor impulse control, yes, stay home but otherwise I'm just lost.