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Today is buy nothing day (i.imgur.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 73 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

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 on telling those people off.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago

Are essential items on sale? I didn't look around much but most things truly on sale are garbage electronics.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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 11 months ago

Imma classism all over the place

[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 11 months ago (2 children)

So, go on with my normal everyday life?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

Right? Way ahead of ya, chief.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Every day is buy nothing day for my broke ass.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

I'm not broke and honestly the amount shit costs nowadays, shopping is the last thing I wanna think about.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Maybe should have posted this yesterday then...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

yeah. I'm seeing this for the first time at 6:00 p.m. on November 24th 🤦‍♀️

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But the SAVINGS!!!

/s

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Best savings is when you don't spend any money

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

Not difficult considering how lousy some of these “sales” are.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I never buy anything unless I have money. lol

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Do hardware stores do much on Black Friday?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (3 children)

at urgent care with SO, so I hope we get a Black Friday Deal! mmmm hmm

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Don't buy any prescription meds or else you are a slave to capitalism!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Best thoughts for the SO. No charge.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I forgot…I bought an energy drink and a memory card for the Nintendo switch. I usually try to buy nothing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I… uhh… I should have… y’know…. seen this sooner…… and stuff.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I desperately needed tissues because of the sick, but other than that, I’m with ya!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I don't think that counts as consumption, you are renting the dryers which will be far more efficiently used than home dryers.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I'm the only person who buys even a single thing like once a week? 🙃

[–] Squirrel 1 points 11 months ago

Nice thought, but I try to wait for things to go on sale before buying. Not buying on the biggest day for sales kind of goes against that.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 months ago

I bought about 400 dollars of smart technology