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50 Eye-Opening Photos That Show Exactly How Much Worse Consumerism Has Gotten (New Pics)
Many would argue that consumerism makes the world go round. Economies can boom through the money we spend on goods and services. Likewise, the rise in demand and desire for newer products can incentivize innovation and advancements.
However, we can’t ignore the ugly side and negative consequences. That’s where the Anticonsumption subreddit comes in. This online group of 1.5 million members is here to remind us that too much of anything is never healthy.
We’ve collected some photos from the group that feature facts about the current state of consumerism in society. This could be an eye-opening read for you.
This post may include affiliate links.
#1
I Don’t Want To Connect My Coffee Machine To WiFi
panther 4 months ago
But they can't make any money that way. Won't you please think about the poor CEO's?
Lee Gilliland 4 months ago
Because otherwise they might actually have to IMPROVE THEIR PRODUCT! Stop being unreasonable lol
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Little Bit 4 months ago
Unfortunately it is too much to ask these days. I wish we could go back to 1990 and stay there.
Margaret Wartime 4 months ago
Companies need to make a larger and larger profit every year in order to be considered “successful.” The lengths they’re going to to trick consumers into buying more is starting to get ridiculous. This isn’t sustainable.
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#2
All Those Prime Day Boxes Come At A Cost
michael Chock 4 months ago (edited)
I don't use Amazon. I might pay a little more but I also buy less and own less trash than most.
keyboardtek 4 months ago
Sadly, living in a small rural town where we only have one Walmart and very few retail stores, we often cannot find what we need in a local store. So we are forced to use Amazon. At least with Amazon, there is some recourse if you receive the wrong item.
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Lady Eowyn 4 months ago
There are some things I have only found on Amazon, but I check elsewhere first.
StrangeOne 4 months ago
This is how billionaires rely on government assistant. It's not directly. It's through the underpaid employees.
Donna Sempek 3 months ago
I live in the mountains without a car. I use Amazon on a regular basis. I do not like Jeff Bezos.
DowntownStevieB 4 months ago
The math: 1,541,000 people work for Amazon. Bezos spent $50m on his wedding. Every employee working for amazon could have received a $32.00 bonus cash on their paychecks. It's a tank of gas.
Rich Black 1 month ago
remember when the told us that Walmart was going to destroy civilation, not Amazon?
Seadog 3 months ago
SO then we also agree gas should be priced more realistically and the 300+% profit the cartel makes on everey watered down gallon is excessive. And when we buy gas, that is exactly what we chould be getting. It was proven 50 years ago that ethanol destroys every component of the fuel system including the engine itself. Todays pendil neck geeks aren't old enough to remember gasahol from the 70's. It's also a proven fact alcohol cuts MPG so it's not cutting emisions like they want everyone to believe. Want to cut emissions? Make the oil cartel and EPA keep their nose out of the auto industry and give the auto makers the greenlight to produce the prototype engines they've been building for 50 years that get 200+mpg
#3
Are These "Assets" Or Just Expensive Waste?
Lost Panda 4 months ago
I'm all for children to have as many toys as is possible for them to play/their parents to afford, because it creates imagination and helps give them childhood memories. Billionaires? You don't need all that junk. If you have a hole you're trying to fill, you're doing it wrong.
Gabriel Camomescro 3 months ago
You completely missed the point of the comment.
Load More Replies... Yrral Spavit 4 months ago
I look forward to the day when all billionaires get treatment for their hoarding mental disorder.
J. Maxx 3 months ago
I look forward to a future with no billionaires or high-end millionaires.
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Uncle Schmickle 3 months ago
This is appalling narcissism. These extremely wealthy people, if they have any human decency, should be giving money to the poor, establishing charitable foundations, building basic homes for homeless, ...... or paying MORE TAX.
Rich Black 3 months ago
Jay Leno is a car collector/conservator. He has 3 full time mechanics/employees to tend to his collection, which includes the largest number of steam powered cars in existence.
Megalodon Meg 3 months ago
Hi I'm an American. Have an upvote. Because yes. Hit these f***s where it hurts for the rest of us.
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Jayne Turner 2 months ago
The little girls would share their dolls. Bet billionaires wouldn't share their money!
We often refer to previous decades as “simpler times,” and there is no exaggeration here. People were more content with living within their means, not worrying about purchasing anything other than their basic necessities. This was especially true before the 20th century, according to historian Dr. Kerryn Higgins.
“Frugality and thrift were more appropriate to situations where survival rations were not guaranteed,” Dr. Higgins wrote in an article for the BBC.
#4
Capitalism: Convincing You To Buy Things To ‘Save’ Money
🇺🇦 🇵🇸 TribbleThinking 3 months ago
Me too! I've spent too much time finely tweaking that total balance to hit the free shipping amount. 😄
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#5
Artwork By Joan Chan
LillieMean 4 months ago
This is a typical example of political tactics. People get annoyed by paper straws and don't pay attention to the big picture, i.e. the companies. Individuals are accused/blamed for littering so that big companies can continue littering the oceans and overfishing with their bycatch.
Jerry Jacques 4 months ago
Most plastics produced aren't recyclable, but consumers are still forced to pay for recycling programs, trucks, facilities and added taxes, even though over 95% ends up in landfills. Tax companies 100% on non-recyclable plastics, and plastic use would likely drop verry quickly.
Load More Replies... Jerry Jacques 4 months ago
Most plastics produced aren't recyclable, but consumers are still forced to pay for recycling programs, trucks, facilities and added taxes, even though over 95% ends up in landfills. Tax companies 100% on non-recyclable plastics, and plastic use would likely drop verry quickly.
Rich Black 3 months ago
this is completely true. and "long line" baited hooks, which catch millions of unwanted and commercially unsalable fish.
Rich Black 1 month ago
i don't the the fishing net percentage is accurate. i've been to the ocean. more than once.
Earonn - 1 month ago
This one is unfair: I can't prevent fishermen from discarding nets, but I *can* decide what to do with my own plastic consumption. People see this and (just look at the comments) get angry at the part they *could* play. "If fishermen can do this, why shouldn't I" - and yay, more littering!
#6
Stay Informed Ignore Bulls**t
keyboardtek 4 months ago
That would have been useful before this last election. FOX news had every conservative thinking we we being invaded by illegal immigrants. If people had been honestly informed, Trump would not be president. But now it is crucial that people stay informed about all the destruction to democracy that Trump and the Heritage Foundation are doing. Just avoid FOX news.
joseph legatt 4 months ago
I'm afraid it may be too late. Approximately 40% of the population still think he is doing a good job and the Republicans are stacking the deck so that even if there are any more elections they will remain in power. I don't see any sign of anyone being in a position to stop this.
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Megalodon Meg 3 months ago
I fondly disagree. I am terrified of what has become, what has been promised to become and what I know will become the future in my country. But we take that fear and we channel it into f*****g rage and tear this s**t apart.
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LovesBerk 3 months ago
Absolutely 100% correct. I did that years ago and have not regretted it for a minute. The news is fear mongering and sensationilising disasters. Disasters are the meat and potatoes of news programs. They love the ratings they get when there is a big disaster happening. They love tornadoes, hurricane, floods, fires etc.
Rich Black 3 months ago
you don't have to turn it off completely. just stop tuning in to CNN and Fox. Watch movies and nature shows instead.
According to Dr. Higgins, it all changed in the 1920s when industry leaders realized that “mass production is only profitable if its rhythm can be maintained.” She quoted a passage from a 1928 book written by public relations pioneer Edward Bernays, which stated that businesses “cannot afford to wait until the public asks for its product.”
By “maintaining constant touch” through advertising, propaganda, and other means of mass communication, industries at the time believed that having a continuous demand could be profitable.
#7
Just Ran Across This, Thought I’d Share
keyboardtek 4 months ago
The pyramid should also include "Fix what breaks if you can". Most of my life I have made things last and last by repairing them.
LillieMean 4 months ago
Yep. Fix it, it's missing from the pyramid. Part of the zipper on a hoodie that I've had for over twenty years broke and a local sewing shop was able to fix it. The fan was a little slow to start and a dab of WD-40 fixed the problem. I do tend to get attached to my stuff though and I deeply mourn a shirt whose material just gave in to old age. I even call my phone a rescue phone because it's someone's old work phone. When they say that people are a little complicated, that's exactly how I want to be complicated.
Load More Replies... FlamingoPanda 3 months ago
My friends and I get together every few months to swap clothes and clean out our cupboards (some of my friends have chosen to buy lots of new clothes frequently for various reasons, no judgement if that is how you choose to live). Some outfits have been going around the group for years. What none of us want goes to a local homeless shelter for them to either sell or give to the people they help.
RamiRudolph 3 months ago
I don't think this applies to groceries. I'd rather buy a loaf of bread than borrow one from my neighbour.
Savannah greenleaf 4 months ago
This sums it up pretty well except I put borrow right under buy. I could have one borrowed item in my home and it would be the only item I managed to break or lose.
#8
More Money In Our Pockets!
Rich Black 3 months ago
But your local big box stores and supermarkets don't. visit them early, and often
#9
LOL Yes!
Krd 4 months ago
And rail! People don't understand how important the railroad system is. Something like 80% of all products are transported via trains.
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Mel in Georgia 4 months ago
OMG the Interstate highway we live close to is so clogged with trucks. They keep building warehouses for goods near us. It's commerce overload. I'm sure I'm part of the problem with Amazon orders, but by the gods it's out of control.
Jerry Jacques 4 months ago
People are morons from the Tic-face-amz-tin-tub junk from spending so much time on them. BP well lets you comment on what you have seen, most sites won't let you, like they are telling you something and not giving you a chance to question it or learn. Just like the U.S.A. School system.
Panda Cat 1 month ago
Once in awhile I find myself on one of those other sites and (re)discover how pointless they are. WRT schools- run for school board and institute better systems. My kids went to schools that were very much NOT full of rote learning.
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Janelle Collard 3 months ago
Don't you have to start with the factories, the containers + the container ships before you get to trucks + railroads?
Seadog 3 months ago
There are town that prohibit trucks. Not becasue of size or congestion, just because they elected an idiot that thinks evereyhting just magically appears on the stores shelves. Personally I think truckers and trucking companies should refuse to deliver into area and/or states that don't like trucks. See how long it takes them to understand reality.
Lee Gilliland 4 months ago
Well folks, you let the government run the railroads. What did you expect?
Pretty soon, the powers that be exploited the wants and desires of consumers, describing them as “almost insatiable.” It motivated them to create an endless cycle of “newer wants” as fast as the buying public was satisfied.
As Dr. Higgins further explains, people’s desire for material things only grew, even if they didn’t have the same resources as those living in affluence did. It was the beginning of consumerism as we know it today.
#10
Interesting Analogy
Nils Skirnir 4 months ago
In capitalism the easiest way to achieve infinite demand is by an infinitely increasing population l. Which is why you periodically see the wealthy freaking out if population threatens to stabilize. More people = more s*x slaves for the rich
michael Chock 4 months ago (edited)
It's called a pyramid scheme. You have to keep recruiting to maintain profits, that's why conservatives are anti birth control. True story. They even use credit scores as a "debt buyin", where all the good perks are locked behind a lifetime of debt to the scheme.
🇺🇦 🇵🇸 TribbleThinking 3 months ago
It used to be known as indentured servitude.
Load More Replies... J. Maxx 3 months ago
Agent Smith to Morpheus (The Matrix): I’d like to share a revelation during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species. I realized that you’re not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You are a plague, and we are the cure.
Seadog 3 months ago
Landfill. Nice picture. Think about it. If every area would build a recycle center where peoiple sort all trash and only degradables go to the landfill, people would have jobs that don't require a PHD and we'd have almost no trash polluting the ground. But then there's the American corporate belief that only a feew certain plastics can be recycled etc. While other countries are showing the woprld that they are all recycleable in some way.
Rich Black 1 month ago
our current economic system is based on high birth rates in countries with limited income/rights, and exporting those people to nations with low birthrates. does this help put it in perspective?
Rich Black 3 months ago
this is not an "economic system" problem. it's hard wired into our DNA. we spent millions of years evolving during hard times/shortages. We hoard. It's also the reason we overeat.
Lowrider 56 4 months ago
The USA, China, Japan all are not having enough children to sustain their populations. More people are dying than being born.
Lyone Fein 3 months ago
This is a good thing! If we could keep the human population at about 5 billion, then things on this earth might exist in balance.
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Well Isn’t This Ironic…
Little Bit 4 months ago
Plastic has taken over the world and I don't think we'll ever get rid of it.
Rick Murray 4 months ago
In the future they'll refer to now as The Age of Plastics (and The Age of Reckless Pollution).
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Earonn - 4 months ago
Though that looks like recyclable plastic. And it DOES recycle - I put it into my composter.
Beth H 4 months ago
You put plastic bags into your compost? Magazine I can kind of understand but I’m lost on how plastic is compostable
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Rich Black 3 months ago
i grew up in the era where everything came in glass or metal cans. we've moved beyond that, thankfully.
Marlene Ricker 3 months ago
That's pretty bad! Mourning the plight of oceans and covering it in plastic!
Benjamin Brogan 3 months ago
Reasons for cancelling my Prime Membership... *Paying$14.99 ($16.41 after tax) per month for a useless membership that provides me with Zero benefits is ridiculous. * Zero Customer Service * Amazon Prime Does NOT give refunds, exchanges, etc if the product is sold by a Third party seller... everything is sold by a third party seller.
Jerry Jacques 4 months ago
Most plastics produced aren't recyclable, but consumers are still forced to pay for recycling programs, trucks, facilities and added taxes, even though over 95% ends up in landfills. Tax companies 100% on non-recyclable plastics, and plastic use would likely drop verry quickly.
#12
What Else?
A S 4 months ago
I don't know what the first two are, but I will always try a new chocolate. Judge me as you will, chocolate is important 😋
George Costanza 4 months ago
I tried Dubai chocolate. Just chocolate with pistachio. Not sure what all they hype is.
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Benjamin Brogan 3 months ago
Hi! My name is Barbie and I'm a Chocoholic with way too much blood in my chocolate system
RamiRudolph 3 months ago
Agree on the first two, but I did try the Dubai chocolate. Didn't like it, neither the taste nor the crunchy stuff inside.
Elizabeth Lawlis 3 weeks ago
Same here. I don't want to spend $20 on one chocolate bar when I can spend $20 and make a fabulous cake, buy a dark chocolate bar and still have money for a chocolate milk.
Karen Purcell 1 month ago
The who who's and would have to wash my eyes out with bleach if I watched that dross and chocolate from Dubai ? surely it would be a melted mess
It may no longer be relevant to ask how we got to the current state of consumerism. Perhaps, the better question to ask would be, “What can we do to break the cycle?” According to finance writer and minimalism advocate Joshua Becker, having less desire to upgrade our lives constantly is one approach.
“Only an intentional rejection of excessive consumerism can silence the call to constantly upscale lifestyle norms,” Becker wrote in an article for Forbes.
#13
This Has Never Been More Relevant, To A Dying Planet Where Division And War Is The Norm
Embarrassed-Profit74:
The quote is actually from an Abenaki filmmaker, Alanis Obomsawin. She's still alive at the age of 92, and has made documentaries about indigenous people since the '70s. Canadians can find her work through the National Film Board of Canada and Knowledge Network. People outside Canada can probably find her films by asking for them at their local libraries, especially if they have Kanopy or Hoopla. I especially recommend: Richard Cardinal: Cry from the diary of a Metis Child, Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, and Hi-Ho Mistahey!
Yrral Spavit 4 months ago (edited)
Was on a ten day hike once. We had camped for the night and were sitting around talking. Someone pulled out a $10 bill and asked what use it was out here. It was useless. Couldn't even wipe your a*s with it as it was polymer.
Shannon Bachtell 3 months ago
Check out “The Seed” by Aurora. She uses this quote in her song. She’s a big promoter of sustainable living.
Rich Black 1 month ago
native americans burned millions of acres of old growth forests, to create prairies to attract bison. so if anyone should know about food priorities, it would be them
J. Maxx 3 months ago
Fortunately for this planet, it won't come to that. We entered the 6th Mass Extinction Event, which started approximately 12,000 years ago. This time around, we won't survive. Last time, only between 2,500 and 250,000 humans made it through that extinction event; this time, the Goddess is going to sweep this planet clean of us and any trace of us. The true Mayan Calendar (not that BS 2012 c**p) states our Era ends in 2080.
KieLeaHar 3 months ago
There’s no proof of that though and not many of us here right now will be here to know if it happens or not— I know I won’t be! Certainly damń well hope not; anyway! 😂
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I’m A Barbie Girl In A Plastic World
Jerry Jacques 4 months ago
Most plastics produced aren't recyclable, but consumers are still forced to pay for recycling programs, trucks, facilities and added taxes, even though over 95% ends up in landfills. Tax companies 100% on non-recyclable plastics, and plastic use would likely drop verry quickly.
Uncle Schmickle 3 months ago
I'm still not 100% convinced that plastic recycling actually happens, or at least, to what extent.
#15
Pointless Fad Consumerism Two-For-One
Toggaph de Dratersi 4 months ago
I had a Dubai chocolate last week, I don't see what is so amazing about it.
FlamingoPanda 3 months ago
With you on that one. It was pretty average chocolate, I have had much nicer.
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A generous act always goes a long way. Not only does it help the individual in a significant way, but it also brings a sense of gratification for the person who does the good deed. But as Becker also points out, it’s also an effective way to reject consumerism.
“When we begin rejecting the temptation to spend our limited resources on ourselves, our hearts are opened to the joy and fulfillment found in giving our personal resources to others,” he stated.
#16
It Just Seems Like The Wrong Way To Enjoy Nature, Period
Mount Everest covered in waste, including 12,000 kilos (26,500 lbs) of human excrement
J. Maxx 3 months ago
We're an apex species, and we s**t on everything? FIFY
Load More Replies... snifflymango04 4 months ago
I seriously don't get this. If you can drag it up there in the first place, why not take it back down with you, too?
Nicole Weymann 4 months ago
Of all the stuff that got left up there I think excrement are the least problematic. Still problematic, sure, but compared to all that plastic from nylon ropes, food containers, water bottles, coffee cups, tents and assorted packaging materials? O2 canisters? Actual CORPSES (mostly dressed in plastic, too)?
Jerry Jacques 4 months ago (edited)
I will never understand the need to do something that takes way from “anything”. When I go for a trail walk, I never even leave a banana peel. The first ones up Everest it would have been huge accomplishment. They did it blindly, guessing the weather from notes. The explores that got it wrong died. Today you know everything about the mountain. You have weather data that would never have even been conceived with the first achievement. You go up it and “DUMP” your junk at the summit? You have the money to hire all the people to carry your JUNK up. I think people like this should have an “*” with their name to let others know the trash that they really are. You DID NOT ACHEVE ANYTHING other than showing how little you care about anything other than you. Yes, it is dangerous, but do you know what is more dangerous, daring, noteworthy, and inspiring? Ready… Spend it HELPING PEOPLE and not killing them. If there is a site I want to see it. If no-one does nothing then nothing gets done, if one ma
Shortstuff 2 months ago
If they take it up the mountain, it should be mandatory to bring it back down.
Uncle Schmickle 3 months ago
Climbing Mt. Everest needs to be banned. The only upside is that it brings money to the local people, otherwise it's a disaster in all forms. Climbing this mountain is the apex of narcissism.
Marlene Ricker 3 months ago
That's disgusting! Is any effort being made to clean up the mess people have made or are we just waiting for it to magically disappear!
JAZ_P 3 months ago
It's too expensive and dangerous to retrieve the waste. Apparently it costs around £60,000 to retrieve a body so many are just left, and that's a body!
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No One Bought These At $10.49 Per Dozen, So Now The Dumpster Gets To Eat Them
Every week I throw away so much food: eggs, sandwiches, milk. Hundreds of dollars worth. It's depressing. God forbid an employee take any of it, though.
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 4 months ago
In Australia -at least here in NSW- we have an organisation called Oz Harvest. They collect food from supermarkets, restaurants, etc that would otherwise be thrown out but is perfectly fine to eat, and give it to people in need as well as food banks etc.
Huddo's sister 4 months ago
There is also Second Bite in Victoria, my sister used to work for, sorting food. I think there is another one here, but I can't remember the name of it. The amount of food my sister said they saved for people in need was amazing.
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Partypants 4 months ago
I used to work in a garden center where tons of plants were tossed as soon as there was any brown or dryness. I asked to take some home to save them and was told no, that's stealing!
Emilu 4 months ago
That is incredibly depressing. Sadly it's not compulsory to donate it here (Aus). It should be.
Huddo's sister 4 months ago
Not compulsory, but Woolies and Coles both have organisations they donate food to.
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Verena 4 months ago
Luckily, we have the Too-good-to-go app and our grocery store has a corner with a fridge and shelves with stuff that nears the expiry date for 30 to 50% of the original price. Throwing away food, especially if an animal was killed for it or could not live the life it should be, is a crime.
SchadenFreudian Psychology 3 months ago
OR….here’s a thought: why not sell smaller quantities or portions of food? Fewer people have big families anymore. There are more one- or two-person households. My partner and I end up throwing food away because we had no choice but to buy a huge package of it, and it went bad before we could eat it all.
Joanne Hudson 3 months ago
Disposing of most of it is due to stupidity. I have cage free eggs I've had in fridge since April (this is August). I have not washed them but they are in a plastic container with a lid. I test each one before I use it to be sure its still viable and so far so good. THEN I wash and use. I keep moving an old container of yogurt every time I check the eggs. Stale bread can be toasted or throw in microwave for a few second to rejuvenate it. Never white processed bread. Healthy, refrigerated, still in wrapper.
#18
Unavoidable Bedding Plastic Makes Great Travel Shoe Storage
YakFactory 3 months ago
Lots of uses for this type of bag - store blankets, clothing, fabric stash.... At least then it has a second life.
Anthony Elmore 4 months ago
I actually love using those packs. One of the few uses of plastic that actually seems like a reasonable idea, since it's strong enough to survive repeat usage.
Susan Reid Smith 3 months ago
I use and reuse them for storing fabric and all the bits and pieces of sewing projects.
Jane Hower 3 months ago
I reuse a lot of stuff like that. My storage area looks like a hoarder lives there, hehe
#19
A Perfect Illustration Of Why Gdp Is A Bad Indication Of The Quality Of Life Of A Population
Rich Black 1 month ago
this perfectly explains why people who did not attend any economics or history classes should not be allowed to dicdtate economic policy to every one else.
#20
I Made These Bags Out Of A Punctured Air Bed
#21
This Makes Me Sick
keyboardtek 4 months ago
The Trump administration and its Republican congress are the most evil corrupt group to ever control this country.
R Todd Johnson 3 months ago
Aside from Cuckoo Magoo's comment below, America will indeed cause the destruction of humanity. Trump and his minions are willing participants. If that giant orange fecal head has the anything remotely divine on his side, I'm the real Queen of Britain.
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SchadenFreudian Psychology 3 months ago
Fvck Trump and fvck everybody who voted for him. Fvck political conservatives for starting us down this path 45 years ago with Reagan.
Manny 1 month ago
What started us down this is dems as its always been. Try to take a history course again
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Luke Branwen 4 months ago
That logo reflecting (?) in the glass looks like a grinning skeletal face and I didn't even question it. I was like "Yeah, they might as well."
April Pickett 3 months ago
Doubt it. We're not a member of the U.N. courts system. They can scream crimes against humanity, it's not applicable to us. I fully expect to see the U.N. kicked out of New York and the country by the time Trump is finished. The U.N. costs us millions, maybe billions, of dollars to support. You know how he feels about spending money on things that he doesn't like. For example, he likes the idea of a "beautiful" ball room being attached to the White House.
Load More Replies... Rich Black 1 month ago
how does the foreign aid freeze keep food stuck in a middle east warehouse? Dubai is an oil rich shekhdom. why don't they just move it along? why is MORE american foreign aid needed?
#22
I Was Told This Art I Made Would Fit Here
KieLeaHar 3 months ago (edited)
Yep! You can get the knock off brands everywhere around here but you cannot get the originals ANYWHERE! Even online they’re hard to get… And my niece just found out about them but she wants the originals and they’re nearly impossible to find. Oh dear whom/whatever i’m supposed to call out to – Help us 😂!
Anthony Elmore 4 months ago
You can just, like... own things that you want. What's wrong with you, quentaril? 😂 If someone wants to fight me over my animal dolls, I'm probably just going to ignore them and hug my animal doll because I am a grown man with my own home and I didn't make myself poor renting it to let people tell me whether or not I need a fluffy stuffed animal.
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I Heard We Were Doing Library Receipts
Mel in Georgia 4 months ago
Federal funds have ended for our US public libraries. Eliminated are summer reading programs, interlibrary loan programs, research databases and so many other things. These affect so many people, especially the underserved. We complain to our government representatives to no avail. *sigh*
Yrral Spavit 4 months ago
The fat old guys running things are happier with a country filled with stupid people and that is what they are aiming for..
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quentariel 4 months ago
That's a nice info to get. I also love how my bus app tells how much carbon dioxide I've saved by using the bus and not a car. This year I've apparently saved 249,55 kg. I love the natural impact, but the most essential thing is the money saved. I can't even count how much it would cost to have a car, keep it updated and insured, and then fuel to drive about 30 km. per day. Now I can buy bus card for 55€ and get an unlimited bus use for a month.
JoNo 4 months ago
The problem with this is the library borrower most likely (never say never) would not have bought the books instead of borrowing them. Part of going to the library is being able to read books I don't want to buy - or more to the point don't want to buy and have - so its a win-win for me. I've borrowed several books this year but only bought one, which I knew I wanted to keep. Perhaps this receipt should say "If you purchased these books it would have cost you XYZ".
Earonn - 4 months ago
You DID read the books, so it would have cost you this. If you hadn't read these, what else would you have read? Books you want to pay for?
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I Made A Poster To Put Up Around My Town
DennyS (denzoren) 4 months ago
I fix everything. Also, I'm not above wearing tshirts with stains or those little holes in them out in public.
Panda Cat 1 month ago
Where do those tiny little holes in knitwear come from? It can’t be from dryers since I hang most of what I can. If it’s from washing I have no idea why.
Load More Replies... Francesa Miller 3 months ago
My mother quoted a poem all my childhood; "Use it up. Wear it out. Make it do, or do without.
Bill Richman 3 months ago
I grew up in a well-to-do family, but to this day it feels like an admission of failure if I can't fix something instead of replacing it. It also leaves more spare cash for worthy causes.
Big Chungus 4 months ago
I am slowly learning how to sew clothes better to keep them lasting longer
Auntriarch 3 months ago (edited)
The collar on one of Mr Auntriarch's favourite shirts frayed, so I unpicked it and turned it so that the frayed part was underneath. I was SO proud of myself, I just wish I could tell my nana that her example was not in vain!
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Panda Cat 1 month ago
I have lots of clothes from years gone by. I prefer shopping at thrift stores because the selection is larger.
Load More Replies... Rich Black 1 month ago
the third world wants to come to western market based economies so they can leave all that behind.
#25
Could A Universal Remote Control Turn Off Those Damned Screens?
Government in France asked people to lower the heaters in their home to reduce power consumption. But in the meantime, we've replaced everything with giant LCD screens, putting video ads absolutely everywhere in malls and subway corridors.
Could a universal remote control turn those off?
Jude Corrigan 3 months ago
Wouldn't it be better to hack into the display feed and show how much electricity the panel is using. Then the carbon footprint of MPs.
Load More Replies... Uncle Schmickle 3 months ago
Like all those big office buildings that have their lights on 24/7.
Panda Cat 1 month ago
Where do you live? I don’t see them with all their lights on. Nighttime lighting can create a hella health problems- and it’s mostly ineffective for crime prevention since it gives potential thieves, etc adequate light to carry out their plans. It would be better if motion sensors turned on lights inside the house. I understand why public places have lights but dimming them would be nice. Motion detectors in public places could be a problem because turning them on could be seen as announcing that someone had recently walked by.
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Glen Ellyn 3 months ago
I'm sick and tired of seeing advertising everywhere I look. You can't get away from it! 🤬
Roxy222uk 4 months ago
London Underground now has multiple of these screens up each side of every escalator.
Bill Richman 3 months ago
It's certainly worth a try. I'd recommend one of the many diy devices that just shotgun every known OFF signal repeatedly. But they probably require a PIN too.
#26
What Radicalized You?
Saw this at Target today. NINE DOLLARS for a clothespin? Stuff like this ramps up my anti-capitalist/anti-consumption feelings so much.
It DID inspire me to put a few things back on the shelf that I can probably find at yard sales or second hand stores instead, so I guess, thanks Target for the obscene cash grab attempt.
What's a moment you recall when corporate greed or rampant consumerism smacked you in the face?
Big Chungus 4 months ago
You mean I could sell my mom's clothespins for 9 dollars each? omggggg
Paulina 3 months ago
Yeah and you can even add the catchy "As seen in Target" claim to it 😆
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 4 months ago
There was something similar I saw in Kmart recently that I scoffed at, but I can't remember what it was. I have seen 'beer pong' sets being sold at ridiculous prices because they HAVE to be red cups like in America.
BookFanatic 4 months ago
I realized I could make my own iced coffee at home (yes, yes, I know. I'm an idiot) instead of going to Starbucks.
Glen Ellyn 3 months ago
Actually, the package says it includes three spoke cards. Big whoop, right? 🙄
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how to contact brightz: Brightz, Ltd. 8000 Yankee Road, Ste 225 Ottawa Lake, MI 49267
Joanne Hudson 3 months ago (edited)
Bin stores where everything in the store, returns from Amazon and other on-line stores, is sold for $5 each no matter what it is on Monday, $4 each no matter what it is on Tuesday, etc. Clothing, appliances.
Benjamin Brogan 3 months ago
I was 6 yro when my parents told me to clean up my room. I argued, "But humans trash the earth and nobody cleans it up!" I still had to clean my room.
#27
Real
#28
After 18 Years Of Service, I Finally De-Branded My Reusable Shopping Bag
Geoffrey Scott 4 months ago
The ONE positive thing, I guess, is that most reusable shopping bags are made from recycled plastic.
Panda Cat 1 month ago
I prefer the ones made from fabric. The fabric of the non-woven ones break down in heat and light. The heavier duty ones often delaminate and the strap will fail at the attachment point. Yes, they’re fixable but the fabric ones aren’t.
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Lady Eowyn 4 months ago
I never thought of this! I have lots of reusable bags that will be getting debranded.
Rich Black 1 month ago
mine is made out of plastic. i paid $1 for it at a department store. it won't last a year
#29
Icon Of The Seas = Icon Of Gluttony
Aileen Grist 4 months ago
Imagine being on that ship with lots of people and you can't get away from them
Roxy222uk 4 months ago
And they’re the sort of people that think this is the pinnacle of holidays! Spending all day shopping and getting drunk. For two weeks.
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Panda Cat 1 month ago
That’s more people than the Illinois, almost in Wisconsin town I grew up in. Add the staff and it’s even more so.
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#30
Buying Is The Little-Dopamine That Brings Total Bankruptcy!
michael Chock 4 months ago
Anyone else notice how video slot machines and adds have the same vibe? I don't know who is copying who there.
#31
Quote From Raphael Cuomo's New Book On Addictive Behaviors And Health
geezeronthehill 3 months ago
But it's a bad thing! We don't talk about bad things.
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Rick Murray 4 months ago (edited)
That's comically poor censorship. Everybody can clearly see the word is "Autism". 😂
Rich Black 1 month ago
a*******n is in our genes. has been for millenia. this is not a moral failure. stop trying guilt trip me for not having the sensibilities of a puritan or arabic shepherd.
WhatEvenIsLife 3 months ago (edited)
Something that regularly blows my mind is how much money people will spend on mobile app games. They're designed to be addictive, and also designed so that even though you can technically play for free, you're unable to actually advance in the game without spending money. They falsely advertise "discounts" and "limited time deals" so you think you're getting some sort of bargain. People literally wind up spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars on imaginary items.
#32
For The Boycotts
Rick Murray 4 months ago
Fill carts and abandon? That's a lot of work. Simpler just to make a commitment to avoid certain stores and/or products. Like I avoid Nestle because, well... One of me won't make a difference, but if enough people say I'm done with X (whatever companies that is), it'll start to add up.
Fluffypanda 4 months ago
I’ve done this. Not for the reason OP mentioned, but I was researching and comparison shopping for a genuinely needed item, put it in carts to see “final price”, got distracted by something else, closed browsers … during the night, each retailer had emailed me a “hey you forgot something! Here’s a 30% coupon code if you buy today!” They’re definitely paying attention
Load More Replies... Benjamin Brogan 3 months ago
I've been doing this for more than 30 years already. I need back up y'all. Look at it this way, UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL ...also, Ants have been doing this for millions of years.
Panda Cat 1 month ago
I’d choose Amazon over walmart, especially when I buy from a “marketplace” seller. I’ve had to order my groceries lately … because reasons. I generally have to do Whole Foods or Amazon Fresh because King Soopers (local version of Kroger) doesn’t have some things I need. I really like King Soopers and would choose them if I could.- actually, I’d choose going to the store but that’s not happening for awhile
Bart 3 months ago
Yes! I do this with my contact lenses (obviously not something I can skip to buy), but I use 2 websites. When I order a 6months stock on one site and don't re-order after 6 months, guess what, after 7-8 months they send me a 40% discount on the contacts I need! Worked for 10 years now...
KatWitch57 3 months ago
Please do not fill your carts and abandon them. It's the junior employees who have to sort and replace all this stuff, there is no recording or reporting system and management doesn't care.
#33
The Amount Of Remaining Contents Before Bottles Stop Pumping And They Are Disposed Of
I don’t know how many people simply throw out their lotion bottles once lotion stops pumping from certain containers. We ourselves take the time remove the pump and scoop out as much as we can. I can only imagine the number of other bottles simply tossed out. Someone please engineer a way to get the most out of these bottles
Little Bit 4 months ago
I wish you could just buy the bottle once and then get it refilled somewhere instead of having to buy new every time. I know there are places that do this but they are very few and far between and are more for food items than toiletries.
Huddo's sister 4 months ago
There are ones that do it for hygiene and laundry products in Melbourne, but I live 1.5hrs from there. It's really annoying. I have tried a liquid deoderant that I could ge refills of by post, and then you return the empty pouches, but that uses so much fuel to deliver, it's no better off.
Load More Replies... Hime 4 months ago
I just put them aside for a bit, start a new bottle, then when there is enough room, remove the pumps, and tip the old bottle over the new. If you balance it right, it will drain all the remaining contents of the old bottle into the new bottle and you can continue this process forever. I do it for anything in this type of bottle. Even if the lotions are not brand specific. Works just fine. Just be sure to keep an extra pump or two because those do eventually wear out.
Panda Cat 1 month ago
Funnel! Use them instead of trying to balance things. I keep funnels in my kitchen and laundry for adding the concentrated stuff and then diluting them.
Load More Replies... Mel in Georgia 4 months ago
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Lady Eowyn 4 months ago
Where do you get these? I unscrew the pump and turn the bottle upside down when I want to use remaining product, but this is cumbersome and time-consuming.
Load More Replies... Bad Alchemy 4 months ago
Use a plastic straw to extend the pump's feeder tube all the way to the bottom. If you're feeling especially crafty, buy a length of plastic tubing at the hardware store. Cut the length you need to extend the feeder tube to a corner of the container. You'll get almost all of it. Then just cut the container open when the product is too low. I've taken out tablespoon's of lotion and just put them into some aluminum foil, folded it over and used that until it was gone.
AD Sully 3 months ago
Yep, which is why I turn the bottle upside down, let the extra settle for a while then pour it into the next bottle once it's emptied a little. I get every scrap, and if corporations start making lotion bottles that can't be opened, I'll stop buying their product immediately.
Ffion Jones 3 months ago
I ALWAYS upend the contents into a newly opened container. Even with washing liquids and fabric conditioner. Can’t afford to waste it!!
Andreea Ghita 4 months ago
Simply move the remaining product in travel pump bottles. You can even find glass or metal, and in my experience the metal ones are pretty and will last you forever.
#34
They’ve Got To Be Joking. In Car Advertising
Yrral Spavit 4 months ago
Going to be looking for a new vehicle once my 10 year old one gives up the ghost. Thanks for the heads up to avoid Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler and Ram.(not that I needed one anyway, but thanks)
Bill Richman 3 months ago
Don't forget to ask if the heated seats require a sunscription fee. No, I'm not joking.
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Savannah greenleaf 4 months ago
I could not handle this. My 1998 has actual buttons, knobs, and the windows are cranked up and down. These low tech features rarely break, malfunction, or annoy me.
Erik Biesemeier 4 months ago
Yeah, Stellantis, and BMW are both on my never buy list for this kind of thing. (BMW introduced subscriptions for stuff that's built into the car, like heated seats.)
GenericElder 3 months ago
stop buying new cars. repair & maintain the one you've got, or buy used. I'm looking for one with roll up windows and manual transmission.
Rich Black 1 month ago
Stellantis is just moments away from bankruptcy. expect more of this $hit.
Karen Bryan 3 months ago
This is why I will never buy another car. I'm old, and the one I bought new 11 years ago is doing fine. I do NOT want a so-called "infotainment" screen. I DO want a CD player, and I dare you to find one in a 2025 car.
#35
For Those Whos "Still" Live With Their Family
George Costanza 4 months ago
Nah, some of us just couldn't mentally stand to stay under our parents' roof anymore.
Rich Black 1 month ago
in the past, people left home at age 12. to work as merchant seamen, smiths, drovers, coopers, and other apprentices. you didn't stay at home waiting for your folks to die.
София Харитонова 1 month ago (edited)
Not just a "home" - a house. I'm constantly bewildered by Americans, who think that two young people must have a detached house. I mean - why?.. Why do you need al that space? Rent a flat! Buy a flat! If you aren't going to have a football team of babies, you don't need a house!
#36
At Least We Are Trying… Right?
#37
Prime Day Is A Massive Scam
I was looking at this speaker online at BestBuy, Amazon and other retailers two weeks ago. Everywhere had this item listed for $350 exactly with no special sale or anything. Now for “Prime Day” today, they are claiming this item is usually $400 base retail - which is a lie. They are raising the price and dropping it down near normal levels and calling it a sale. Ridiculous.
Premislaus de Colo 4 months ago
In Poland if you advertise a deal you need to show what was the lowest price within the last 30 days.
Huddo's sister 4 months ago
Supermarkets in Australia were recently investigated for doing this, but of course they got away with it
CutePanda 4 months ago
Never look at the list price, it is always fake. I have an add-on on my browers from Keepa and that shows the history of the prices. when it was Prime day at least half of the offers were fake because they raised the prices beforehand. This way I only buy a product I need when I see the price is at its lowest. I don't understand why it is not illegal in the USA to have false advertising. And the tiny island I live has a store that always has 50 or 70% off. Coincidentally half of is the same price where you can buy it everywhere else. Unfortunately a lot of people fall for this scam, thinking they are saving a lot of money.
Gabby Ghoul 4 months ago
In the USA, if you watch prices during autumn you can observe prices rise in early to mid-October. Then, on Black Friday, items are "on-sale!!" for the same price they had in September.
Jorie 3 months ago
Kohl's is famous for this. Their original price on everything is the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP). NOTHING is sold at this price. They keep dropping the price on the item, making you think you are getting some wild sale, when the final price is what the thing should have been selling at to begin with! Scammers.
#38
My Library Knew Exactly What They Were Doing By Posting This On Economic Blackout Day
BookFanatic 4 months ago
Here's my favorite library vs LinkedIn story. LinkedIn bought out another database (forgot the name) and sent out notices that they were going to require all users to create a LinkedIn account before they could access the database. This would give them patrons' contact information, personal data, and track what they were learning. That's a HUGE red flag for libraries; we protect patron information. So a bunch of California libraries called their bluff and said "ok, we won't renew our subscriptions then" and put the word out to other libraries. LinkedIn backed down and decided they really didn't need all that personal information to make their database work.
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Al Padilla 3 months ago
What good fortune for governments that the people do not think. - Adolf Hitler
Load More Replies... Rich Black 1 month ago
upvoted. we need more reveals like this. I'm saving $49 a month/$600 a year by reading the WSJ at the library
#39
Paid Off My Last Credit Card!
JL 4 months ago (edited)
Credit cards aren't so bad. I pay it off in full every month, and with the cashback I get, I'm coming out ahead.
Brian Herold 4 months ago
Same. I basically use mine as a debit card with extra steps so I can build up my credit. Also, to get the cash back.
Load More Replies... Rick Murray 4 months ago
Ditto. Only debit cards, because using cash is increasingly difficult these days.
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George Costanza 4 months ago
Meh. I've never paid a single cent of interest on my credit cards in over 25+ years. Just pay them off every month.
Erik Biesemeier 4 months ago
It's just a tool, and like a lot of tools will hurt you if you're careless.
Big Chungus 4 months ago
I get it, but it's good to have at least one for emergencies and traveling. The insurance is so much better if your card gets stolen and they will be using the cc companies money and not yours.
Lady Eowyn 4 months ago
I haven't had a credit card in about 15 years. Got into trouble, got out of trouble, that's it.
Dog Mom to Zoe 4 months ago
In the U.S., you almost need to go into debt for a good credit rating. Sucks, but that's how it is so far.
Game Guy 3 months ago
I mean, yeah, that's what credit ratings are for - to measure how good you are about paying off debt. If you pay the card off every month, you still go into debt when you make purchases with it, but because you pay off that debt when it's due, you don't pay interest. Credit score boost at no cost to you.
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Can’t Even Get Away From Ads At The Beach
Richard Pennington 3 months ago
There was a Robert Heinlein short story "The Man Who Sold the Moon", precisely about using the Moon for advertising. It was written in 1949 and published in 1950.
Rich Black 1 month ago
this is marginally better than advertising aircraft, which are noisy and pose the risk of imminent water crashes. i actually saw one go down in Rehoboth Beach Delaware when it was advertising a NASCAR race in Dover. No injuries.
#41
Down With Logos
Lady Eowyn 4 months ago
My late dad was a fanatic about not wearing/using anything with a brand name on it. It doesn't bother me as much, as long as I get the branded item for free.
Bill Richman 3 months ago
Could you just add a negative fact about the company below the logo?
Uncle Schmickle 3 months ago
Yes. Buying a branded item, is free advertising for them. My Dad used to make the car dealer remove their name whenever he bought a car, for that reason.
Michael Largey 3 months ago
I'll wear something with a logo on it if the company is out of business.
#42
Unsold Balloons At The Dollar Store After Valentine’s Day. Several More Aisles Of This Not Shown
Had to push through a forest of strings as you walked through the store.
Huddo's sister 4 months ago
And is important for medical use, we shouldn't be using it like this.
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Bill Richman 3 months ago (edited)
This is obscene. They should collect these from all the stores, tie them to the CEO of the chain to show their love, and set him/her free.
Rich Black 1 month ago
someone over estimated the amount of love people have for their partners. at least it wasn't thousands of discarded rose bouquets.
#43
Netflix Raised Their Prices Again After Profiting Billions Last Year
Anthony Elmore 4 months ago
Already on it. No TV, no streaming service subscriptions.
Load More Replies... George Costanza 4 months ago
So don't pay for it. Or do one month every now and then to binge everything you want and then cancel.
General Anaesthesia 4 months ago (edited)
Calling subscribers "members" is marketing genius, too. Supposed to make you feel that you belong to something bigger than yourself. To them.
웅장한 거북이 🇰🇷🇰🇭 3 months ago
I dont know about this. It is a question what it is worth to me. If i find it to expensive for the content i get, i cancel it but if i am ok with the price i keep it. Everybody has to decide for themselves but if i think about what money i spend in the old days to rent a dvd, it is still pretty cheap
Glen Ellyn 3 months ago
I pay for BritBox, PBS, and the Criterion Channel. None of these have ads, so worth it to me. A better class of movies and shows, too.
StarWars Hippie 1 month ago
Something I noticed: the Psych DVDs have an extra couple minutes play time in some episodes than streaming ones, sometime jokes seem out of no where but if you watch the DVD an earlier scene prime cut makes the joke hilarious. How much history have they already changed?
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Tsla Is Down Almost 28% Since Elon Did The Salute. He Has Already Lost $100billion Since December
April Pickett 3 months ago
He's not stupid. He is an intelligent man. I'm still glad he's lost money after all the damage he did to our government.
SchadenFreudian Psychology 3 months ago
He can be a sociopath and be smart at the same time. 🤷🏻♀️ “Smart” and “good” do not always occur in the same person.
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Bartlet for world domination 3 months ago
It's been at 222 and 362 since then, the stock market is as erratic as the Muskrat himself.
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Rich Black 1 month ago
tesla never should have been a thing. what were we thinking when we greenlighted $7,500 tax refunds for buying one of those things. we are sooooo dumb.
#45
A Small Win
Emilu 4 months ago
The plastic ones aren’t all bad (I mean, in themselves they are, however). We have organisations that collect them and turn them into equipment eg: prosthetics for people with disabilities, which I think is pretty cool.
Huddo's sister 3 months ago
Not sure if we have them for bread tags, but we definitely have at least one (Lids for kids) who is doing that for plastic lids in Australia.
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Panda Cat 1 month ago
The amount of waste in consumer products just for packaging is absurd. Socks have plastic hangers that often have multiple rows, everything has the plastic bits to hold items together as well as attaching price tags, the price tags themselves (unless they provide information about technical athletic wear), twist ties and plastic formed to the shape of the product… I often think about the mass of those things actually used.
Dragon mama 4 months ago
Are they happy because it is "compostable?" Because those things (and other compostable plastics) can only be composted in industrial-grade composting facilities NOT in your backyard!!
#46
Sigh
Anthony Elmore 4 months ago
I mean, they kinda look nice... but I can't for the life of me picture getting excited over a drinking cup/bottle. IT's like some hellish kafka-esque nightmare that I really want no part of.
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Lady Eowyn 4 months ago
If a water bottle holds water and is a convenient size, why does it matter what name is on them? I'm not on TikTok and don't understand the hold that site has on some people.
DennyS (denzoren) 4 months ago (edited)
I've had the same CamelBak for years, works perfectly. Cost me like 11$ on sale.
MotherRobinson 4 months ago
Same. Had mine for 4 years hasn't let me down yet.
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 4 months ago
I have a glass (silicone covered) and a metal water bottle I bought from Kmart for less than $10 each about 9 years ago. Both still going strong and not ridiculous sizes like these, so I can actually carry them around with me pretty easily. The metal one has scratches on the outside from me dropping it so many times, but it hasn't affected it (I saw a kid have a meltdown recently because their Stanley bottle got a tiny scratch on it).
Diane Tucker 3 months ago
We have had the same three or four water bottles for 10-15 years. It's FINE.
#47
How Many Of These Useless Cup Things Are Thrown Out Every Sunday?
This is how communion is done at your typical Mega-Church
Jerry Jacques 4 months ago
I am more into non environmental genocide. I would be OK if you eat all of it and not fill our land with that trash. What happened to eating a cow, lamb, pig, chicken, even fish? What do you PAY to belong to that church?
Load More Replies... SchadenFreudian Psychology 3 months ago
You can save a lot of money by not going to church at all.
Huddo's sister 4 months ago
We have two options at my church (because it's a combined Uniting & Anglican church) for communion. The 'shared cup' (though this was not used for a few years during Covid) or individual glasses (like small shot glasses). Both get washed after use and reused. I have never seen disposable ones before (even in the couple of mega church services I attended) but it horrifies me.
Geoffrey Scott 4 months ago
Nah, mega churches think alcohol is the Devil's juice, conveniently twisting the passage they use to justify it. The Book doesn't say 'don't drink', it says 'do not become inflamed with wine'.
BookFanatic 4 months ago
My librarian self is wondering what sort of crafts I could turn those into...
Blair Green 2 months ago
Why doers it look like a sample of what you would find after some period coitus
Richienotsorich 3 months ago
Holy communion. Supposedly the blood of Christ (wine) and the body of Christ (a wafer). All packaged up nicely so they can speed up the service to get the collection plate out quicker.
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#48
I Still Cancelled My Membership, But Their Ties Run Deep
Rebecca McManus 3 months ago
Need to replace my internet provider, my electric company is offering a £200 voucher if I use their partner company. I noped out when I found out the router is an Amazon product.
#49
Because Buying $32 Shorts On TikTok Shop Is So Anti Capitalist
Yrral Spavit 4 months ago
As clueless as all those people who wear/wore Che T-shirts without realizing who he was or how much he would have despised them.
#50
A Farmer’s Market Selling… Labubu’s?
Emilu 4 months ago (edited)
They're these fecking ugly plush toy things that are found in blind boxes (you don't know what you have until you open it). They range from handbag charm-sized to rather large (I know this because my now ex-boss (woo hoo!) is obsessed with posting the cvnts on Facebook). Their charm is meant to be that they're ugly/cute, but... yeah.
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Bad Alchemy 4 months ago
Just the latest in plush dolls fads. They are the Beanie Babies of this generation. They are like a cross between a Care Bear, a Mad Easter Bunny and a Troll Doll. Very ugly.
#51
This Sh** Drives Me Crazy
Emilu 4 months ago
It's designed for people with disabilities, people with mental health issues, the elderly or other people that would otherwise struggle to live independently without a bit of a helping hand. Obviously the poster doesn't fall into this category, so they can shove off and leave it for the people that need it.
Roxy222uk 4 months ago
A friend of mine had a stroke in her thirties and she values stuff like this. She says that if able body people didn’t buy them the market wouldn’t be large enough for companies to bother. It really changed the way I look at ready prepared food like grated cheese, peeled and chopped onions, peeled hard boiled eggs, etc.
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Rachael Hashimoto 4 months ago
Apparently no one can see that it’s wrapped in plastic and ALSO in a plastic container
Emilu 4 months ago
Yes, yes, it is. Container is likely so it doesn’t get damaged in transit and plastic wrapper is so it won’t brown as quickly due to air.
Load More Replies... Lost Panda 4 months ago
That would help reduce demand, but would increase food waste. It's a lose-lose situation at this point...
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Earonn - 4 months ago
Yeah, how horrible! Food for those with slight disabilities or arthritis, not just for healthy OP! What a horror!
Jennilynn Kmiotek 3 months ago
Speaking as someone with debilitating arthritis and disfigured hands: first, if you really think I am the target market here, it's very obvious you don't have any disability whatsoever. If you did, ypu would know this kind of thing doesn't exist in any other type of product. I have issues doing a lot of basic activities and accessible food is not one of the pain points. But there aren't any other products in packaging catering to my needs. So somehow you think food companies are the only ones who think about disabled people and market to us? Either they are just extra generous, or perhaps the disabled are such a big market share as to make it worthwhile.? Seriously, that's what you think? Pre chopped foods have nothing whatsoever to do with the disabled. It's not designed with us in mind, it's not us who primarily buy it, we are not only NOT the target demographic, we're not factored into the market in any way whatsoever.
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#53
Love Seeing Restaurants Encouraging Their Patrons To Go Zero Waste!
Rick Murray 4 months ago
Or be like here in France and do some proper action by simply saying no more straws and lids must be non-plastic?
Rich Black 1 month ago
check our dumpster after hours to see how much food waste and packaging we discard daily. especiallly panera - I'm looking at you. bushels of bread.
BookFanatic 4 months ago
Brookfield Zoo in Chicago refuses to give straws and lids because people littered and the critters were eating them (the straws/lids...not the litterers...although that could be helpful)
WindySwede 4 months ago
Not totally correct, lots of plastics, but not a mountain, should not be there, but if you would boat there you would mostly see an ocean... "You're Being Lied To About Ocean Plastic | Truth Complex | Business Insider" ____ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IglBJ62Sv3Q
#55
Democracy vs. Capitalism
Rich Black 1 month ago
read a book. it's ad free. you don't have be online or watching cable 24/7
#56
Big Tech Doesn’t Sell Products, It Sells Lifelong Dependencies, And Your Kids Are The Target
#57
My Favorite Way To Not Spend
DennyS (denzoren) 4 months ago
I use second hand stores. Much cheaper and I get a book with some character.
Rick Murray 4 months ago
Assuming you purchase a book full price and don't get it far cheaper from a second hand vendor...
#58
To Communicate With Doge You Now Need An X Account…i See A Slight Conflict Of Interest
Rich Black 1 month ago
why would i want to "communicate" with DOGE? is there some tangible payback?
#59
Born To Consume, Trained To Comply
#60
Are Tariffs Actually A Good Thing?
Are tariffs are actually a good thing?
So yeah, economies will spiral out of control and people on the low end of the earning spectrum will suffer disproportionately, but won’t all this turmoil equate to less buying/consumption across the board?
Like, alcohol tariffs will reduce alcohol consumption, steel and aluminum tariffs will promote renovating existing buildings and reduce the purchase of new cars, electronics and oil refining are both expected to raise in costs. What about this is a bad thing if the overall goal is to reduce consumption and its impact on the environment?
Also, it’s worth noting that I am NOT right wing at all and have several fundamental problems with America’s current administration, but I feel like this is an issue they stumbled on where it won’t have their desired effects (localization of our complex manufacturing and information industries) but whose side effects might be a good thing for the environment (obviously this ignores all the other environmental roll backs this admin is overseeing)
Game Guy 4 months ago
Unless you consider food, medicine and housing to be useless junk, this one is stupid.
michael Chock 4 months ago (edited)
But tariffs are just a third/fourth tax on taxpayers. Why don't we just have a 90% income tax across the board so we all can live simpler lives without tariffs?
Panda Cat 1 month ago
That’s what it was during Eisenhower’s term. It was 75% when Reagan was allowed in the Oval Office but much less by the time he wandered out.
Load More Replies... Rich Black 1 month ago
tariffs are putting subsistence farmers and herders at risk of extinction.
Anthony Elmore 4 months ago
Yeah, the problem is that tariffs don't just apply to one or two things. Well, sometimes they do, but in more cases it's class of product. Soooo even those. new building materials and inventions get hit with them in one form or another. I'm a bit indifferent about the steel/aluminum tariff since I work at a ductile iron foundry and when people can't find cheaper grades of steel they re-evaluate other possible material for suitability (I'll save you the sales pitch for ductile iron, suffice to say it is a suitable replacement from some grades of steel), but even there there are still applications that specifically need aluminum or steel until we get to the point that a replacement exists so those costs go up (not to mention that aluminum takes ridiculous energy to refine,, so foundaries feel the impact when more refinement happens on US soil through energy prices. Those apply to everyone, too.) Tariffs CAN be used effectively to balance things out, but there's always a cost.
Nils Skirnir 4 months ago
It would work if countries had any cojones/ovaries and stood up to the US and raised their tariffs and boycotted US products. However, US would probably just nuke everyone if they did. Sort of like how Europe was afraid of Hitler in 1939. Or how Middle East countries are afraid of Nettieboy
#61
I Messed Up And Spent $200 During Today’s Blackout 🇺🇦
BookFanatic 4 months ago
I'm not entirely sure donating to a cause is the same as following an economic blackout to hurt corporations.
#62
Creating Just To Keep Up? No Wonder It Feels Empty
Rich Black 1 month ago
i respectfully decline to live in a community where everyone imagines themself as an artist with no greater responsibility to their neighbors.
Jason 4 months ago
I don't think that's quite the point. It's like making a YouTube video about something you're passionate about vs making a YouTube video about the same thing for money. That's why most media sucks. It's bland to appeal to the most people.
Load More Replies... #63
Be Nice To Customer Service Reps, The Only People Getting Screwed Worse Than Us Is Them
#64
Is This What The End Times Actually Look Like?
Rich Black 1 month ago
but don't turn off your internet and cable. you'll need to be online to know when judgement day has arrived.
#65
Go Without
Rich Black 1 month ago
going without is what rich people tell poor people, to squelch class and wealth envy.
#66
Hello Mapquest, My Old Friend
Geoffrey Scott 4 months ago
It will be a happy day when his Orange head finally explodes from lack of sleep over the insignificant bullsh**t, he tries to confuse us with.
#67
Found “Impulse Merchandising” Guide
#68
It’s Happening
michael Chock 4 months ago
No. The exploitation economy is forcing me to give up my old lunch habit.
BookFanatic 4 months ago
Right? Let's see...do I want to buy a "value meal" for ~ $20...or do I want to pack a PBJ & chips for under $5?
Load More Replies... Geoffrey Scott 4 months ago
Amazing how well buying a lunch cooler, once, packing a salad or what have you, freezing a recyclable bottle of water or your favorite beverage to ensure freshness, works.
Michael Largey 4 months ago (edited)
The money I save by bringing my lunch will still go into the economy, just for things I need.
Rich Black 1 month ago
in related news, grocery price inflation is soaring, and 7 nationwide restaurant chains filed for bankruptcy . . .
#69
What The Actual…
Saddest_Lion 4 months ago
If I lived in Canada and my milk came in a bag, I might want this... maybe
[>.<]/ 4 months ago
I think that would work. Looks like you can take the entire top off, put the bag in and attach to the opening.
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#70
Bring Their Stocks Down Further!
Rich Black 1 month ago
up from it's 52 week low of $175 in may. snapshots of a single day rarely tell a coherent story.
#72
You Know What Will Solve The Existential Dread Of Life Under Capitalism? A Bunch Of Gadgets
Rick Murray 4 months ago
The irony of posting this on a site that relentlessly shills stuff from the Bezos Tat Emporium.
Rich Black 1 month ago
i "grabbed" a kitten for $50 from "faithful friends". inoculated, chipped, and neutered. already had the litter box from our cat of 15 years (Jamaica) who passed away in April. Welcome to your new home, Fang. Thank you for cornering and eating that stinkbug.
#73
Decided I Didn’t Need A $550 Espresso Machine
Earonn - 4 months ago
A lot of people seem to think they need an espresso machine when a £30 coffee machine, a french press or a filter would be enough for them. It's a good reminder not to 'overbuy'.
Load More Replies... #74
Can We Criticize Social Media's Impact On Kids While Still Using It Ourselves?
Geoffrey Scott 4 months ago
Sadly, Michigan's attempt to ban phones from schools did not see the light of day. Our local district and most I'm aware of have a policy of phones in lockers or, better yet, none at all on property as office phones still work just fine. Ohhh the drama as parents threaten to home school their kids. "Go ahead Phyllis, perpetuate ignorance'. "I'm not gonna let 'gummint' tell me what to do" as they redeem SNAP cards and Medicaid healthcare.
Rich Black 1 month ago
ive been watching facebook "reels". i clicked on an ad for cannabis gummies. no all my facebook reels ads are from cannabis stores. thank you, jeff. i needed more temptation in my life. but why are there no whiskey, tobacco, and mobile gambling ads in facebook feed?
#75
Capitalism Hates This One Simple Trick. Economists Are Furious!
Rich Black 1 month ago
to be fair, he DOES look like an INCEL . . . look at how short he is compared to the girls right behind him.
#76
Deathbed Confession
#77
Wall Street Journal: Richest 10% Of Americans Account For Nearly 50% Of Consumer Spending
[>.<]/ 4 months ago
Could you explain this like I'm stupid? I am really interested in knowledge like this.
Load More Replies... Rich Black 1 month ago
so to sum up: covid 19 and the lockdowns screwed the other 90% of the people?
#78
Nine-Ton Replica Of An Olmec Head Crushing A Model 3 (Url In Comments)
Sculptor Chavis Mármol has never owned a car, but that’s never inhibited his drive. Earlier this month, the 42-year-old Mexico City-based artist (who travels largely by bicycle) dropped a nine-ton replica of an Olmec head onto the roof of a blue Tesla Model 3 in a crushing display posted to Instagram on March 11. Mármol told Hyperallergic that his intention was “to satirize the Tesla brand and its creator."
Premislaus de Colo 4 months ago
Someone bought this car, so Musk already got money from this. The only thing this guy did was to destroy a good product
#79
The Strike Left Philadelphia Buried In Garbage
Rich Black 1 month ago
philadlephia was also paralyized by teachers strikes, public transit workers strikes, police strikes. There evidently arent enough slices of the pie available from a population of low wage renters.
#80
List Of Companies To Boycott
Geoffrey Scott 4 months ago
No Nestle'? How disappointing seeing as how they encourage recycling but do not set an example.
Rich Black 1 month ago
this is the probblem with boycots - no context. I'm boycotting China and Russia. That's easier to remember, and why we do it.
#81
Drone Photos From Elon Musk Protest At Tesla In Tucson, Az This Morning
michael Chock 4 months ago
And if the protestors "happened" to lose a bunch of nails around the dealerships and factories, that would just be soooo unfortunate.
Janissary35680 4 months ago
Nails are inefficient. Caltrops are much better. (Look it up.)
Load More Replies... Hime 4 months ago
Has anyone else noticed, that at any given time when driving by a Tesla lot there anywhere from a couple to over a dozen of the lights on the new vehicles just flashing away. All the lights sometimes, parking lights, blinkers, you name it, just blinking. I drove by a storage lot the other day and nearly all the Tesla's were flashing lights and there had to be over 100 cars there. So weird.
#82
Reminder To Not Let "No Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism" Absolve Our Collective Guilt
Rich Black 1 month ago
i've been to theh People's republic of china and venezuela. there's no ethical consumption in communist nations and military dictatorships either.
#83
New Jar Is Not Only 50ml Smaller, They Made It Useless For Canning With New Lid
Ace 4 months ago (edited)
I hate it when people deliberately post fake comparisons like this. The two jars are not the same product. The website is printed on the label, doesn't take long to find that they make lots of sauces, some of them in the larger size with the mason-jar lid, some of them in the slightly smaller size. Oh, and the screw on lid on that one is still perfectly good for reuse when you're making your own jam or whatever.
Az Oz 4 months ago
One says Tomato and the other Mushroom. I too don't like these unfair comparisons.
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7.4% Drop! Wow
I’m delighted to have been proven wrong about the outcome. I explained the concept of the Economic Blackout to my children, emphasizing its purpose and significance. Although I was initially skeptical about its potential impact, we decided to participate regardless. Seeking clarity on February’s consumer spending, I turned to ChatGPT, preferring it over Google due to its concise and relevant responses and was pleasantly surprised by the results.
Rick Murray 4 months ago
"concise and relevant responses" is not a phrase I would ever associate with ChatGPT.
Rick Murray 4 months ago
And, of course, one must note the terrible irony of using a thieving rapacious corporation that burns through both money and power like there's no tomorrow in order to provide that little dopamine hit known as confirmation bias...
Load More Replies... Rich Black 1 month ago
i thought the anti-tariff people credit were claiming credit for this. which is it?
#85
Ride A Bike. Take A Train Or Bus. Turn Down The Heat. F**k The Maga-Enabling Fossil Fuel Industry
Geoffrey Scott 4 months ago
Had to offset the downvote as some folks have NO choice, though when I worked 40 miles from home, 3 of us pooled together.
Load More Replies... Big Chungus 4 months ago
I would love to be able to do this, but unfortunately I do not have the option where I live. I do have a hybrid car, so I hope that helps even a little.
Lady Eowyn 4 months ago
Simply not practical for a lot of people for a lot of reasons. Blanket statements like this ignore the diversity of needs in different population groups.
Rich Black 1 month ago
3rd world people are desperate to upgrade from bikes to cars and scooters. they are tired of biking everywhere
#86
Imagine The Place You Died Being Used To Promote A Movie
Rich Black 1 month ago
the papparazi got some excellent photos of the crash they caused. imagine running those photos in a magazine to earn advertising revenue!
Eski Del Puerto 4 months ago
and the prince/king ended up with some s***k instead of this babe.
Jnausicaa 3 months ago
He was always with that sk**k. He married Diana for the heir and the spare and the strength an outsider would bring to the bloodline.
Load More Replies... #87
Amazon Echo Now Has To Send Recordings
Rick Murray 4 months ago
Why do people want to install corporate spy bots in their homes? 🤷🏻♀️
️Rando Panda 3 months ago
I will not have Alexa or any device like it in my home. I can run my own householdl thank you.
#88
Disney Apparently Sells Blind Boxes Of Trash Can Pins
Thorsten Massow 4 months ago
Can someone please explain this for a German. What are these and what are they used for?
michael Chock 4 months ago
They are pins you can attach to clothing or backpacks. Each pin in the collection is colored like a beloved Disney character while being shaped like a Disney world trash can, where they belong along with the person asking $200 for them.
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#89
My Bookshelf Of 27 Books After Selling/Donating About 2000 Books
I realised it’s READING that makes me happy, not OWNING an unnecessary amount of books. 📚
I’m not going to stop owning physical books completely (I love the feeling of paper books), but for every new book I get, an old one will have to go.
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 4 months ago
Nope, sorry. Books are the one thing I won't give up.
Emilu 4 months ago
Seconded. I could never cull my book collection down to that.
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Little Bit 4 months ago
I buy most of my books from charity shops. Once I've read them, if I'm not going to read them again, I donate them back to the charity shops.
Lady Eowyn 4 months ago
It broke my heart when I moved to this small apartment, how many books I had to give up because there's simply no space. I only own about 200 books now. But that number is slowly climbing and somehow, I'm finding places to keep them.
Spencer's slave no longer 4 months ago
I have a favourite second hand book shop. Once I've read a book I bought there, they take it back in part exchange for another one I buy. Two of my grandkids love going there too and they read more as a result.
Earonn - 4 months ago
Wouldn't a library be better for that sort of reading habit?
Load More Replies... ️Rando Panda 3 months ago
I love books too much! That said, I can also score some pretty awesome titles from Goodwill for $1 that belonged to folks who did a culling like this.
BookFanatic 4 months ago
If I re-check out a library book more than three times, I order my own copy from a local bookstore. I only buy books I've already read.
#90
What Happened Between Now And Then?
Roxy222uk 4 months ago
You became more of an idiot? I have no idea why people just go along with being told they need all this shît.
Panda Cat 1 month ago
Nobody is telling me I need make up. I wear it because I wince when I look in the mirror because I’m ugly. I started wearing eye makeup ages ago because I dance and didn’t like to see my eyes faded away when I’d see them in the mirrors there.
Load More Replies... #91
Keep It Up. It’s Working. Boycott It All
Geoffrey Scott 4 months ago
Yes, by all means, praise the guy who says "Social Security is a Ponzi scheme" all the while being SS taxed on only the first $177k of income. The Ponzi scheme is he's being taxed on only the first $177k.
General Anaesthesia 4 months ago
“Think of it, magnets. Now all I know about magnets is this, give me a glass of water, let me drop it on the magnets, that’s the end of the magnets.” - DJ "I know more about science than anyone" Trump Jan 8, 2024, by covfefe!
Savannah greenleaf 4 months ago
This is not clicking for me. How does one boycott a company in an illegal manner?
Brian Herold 4 months ago
I was thinking the same thing. Is it illegal to choose not to buy something?
Load More Replies... ️Rando Panda 3 months ago
a truly great American? He doesn't know Musk is not American? And he doesn't know that we can vote with our wallets?
#92
"Subtle Indicators Of Affluence" Makes Me Feel Sick
BookFanatic 4 months ago
And still have food in the fridge and their utilities are working.
Load More Replies... Rick Murray 4 months ago
For those interested, here is a non paywalled version: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/5-discreet-signs-you-re-in-a-wealthy-person-s-home/ar-AA1E4kKU
Rick Murray 4 months ago
Otherwise, let's see... There's a lot of space, the garage is bigger than your home, it's far enough from the property entrance that you can't even see it at first, a big TV isn't the most prominent thing in the living room, and....?
Load More Replies... Rich Black 1 month ago
wait - a fireplace that doesn't work and dozens of backdated magazines are the tropes of being ultra wealthy? I'm in . . . !!!!!
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Lyone Fein 3 months ago
The material world is being destroyed by the spiritual black holes inside so many of us.
Progressive Nihilism, the mansplainer 3 months ago
And yet I'd bet my house that at least half of BP's readers don't know who Edward Bernays was, or what WW2 was really about. That is based on 6 months of reading the comments on several of the meme articles.
Lyone Fein 3 months ago
The material world is being destroyed by the spiritual black holes inside so many of us.
Progressive Nihilism, the mansplainer 3 months ago
And yet I'd bet my house that at least half of BP's readers don't know who Edward Bernays was, or what WW2 was really about. That is based on 6 months of reading the comments on several of the meme articles.
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