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30 Items We All Should Quit Buying, As Pointed Out By People In This Online Group
Now with only a few clicks of a button, we can get everything we need or want. This has led to a serious discussion of what consumerism brings us and how we should change our shopping habits. And this is not the only reason why people sometimes need to think twice before confirming that purchase. Together with this goes untrustworthy brands, low-quality items, and influential hype of purchasing unnecessary things.
Reddit user @u/Badass_Band1t asked people online “What should people seriously stop buying?” and received almost 40k upvotes together with 27.5 comments where other users shared their opinions about things that, for various reasons, should not be purchased in the future.
Most of the answers showed that people are very much concerned about plastic use. A lot of comments suggested that we can all live without buying single-use plastic products when there are so many alternatives that are friendly to the environment. Plastic water bottles and cutlery were among the things that pollute surroundings the most and can be easily replaced with reusable items.
I guess that spreading awareness about MLM (multi-level marketing) scams stuck in people’s minds as these companies and their products were also mentioned by users of Reddit. It was stressed in some of the comments that any kind of unnecessary things that provide you with temporary happiness are not worth buying as they only take up space but usually have no value.
What do you think people should also stop buying? Leave your thoughts in the comments down below!
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Animals that are so inbred to meet a certain 'breed standard' that they are a walking vet bill from birth. Brachycephalic dog breeds such as French Bulldogs being an example.
Shark fin soup. The fishers only want the fin and throw the shark out to the sea after cutting it since the other body parts have no monetary value, letting the shark to die
Puppy mill puppies!
ADOPT DON'T SHOP. I feel like I have to say this so many times. Look for a pet at your local shelter. Give them a chance. I promise that an adopted pet knows that you saved them. In my experience they are always the sweetest.
This is actually bullshit. MANY dogs at shelters ARE puppy mills dogs. Go to a reputable breeder that tests their dogs for all kind of illnesses before they breed and also take very good care of them. That is were you should put your money, starve out those puppy mills so they arent profitable anymore.
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I went to the local dog shelter looking for a dog, they had one that they called aggressive and uncontrollable. He came and sat by me looking at me without a sound. The staff were shocked, so I adopted him. Not 100% sure how old he was when I adopted him but I had him for over a decade. Rescue dog just need a loving home. Some of them are wonderful animals that just need to find the right person.
That's a lovely story, but it's important to note that this is not the norm. A lot of shelter dogs are adopted by people who like how they look and disregard warnings from staff about their difficulties (and a lot of rescues are traumatised and DO have issues). Those dogs often end up back at the shelter when the new owners just can't deal with them.
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When I was a kid we bought the family dog from the pet store. We didn't know any better at the time, but we soon learned. Poor thing was afraid of men, boots, brooms, rakes, vacuum cleaners, and that's just what I remember. I can only imagine what he must've gone through as a pup.
Vacuums tend to have a specific level of sound that is physically painful to them. The rest sound like the "owner" put a litter of pups in a garage until old enough to sell and each time they went in they grabbed the nearest long handled tool to swat them out of the way (because they're so happy to see them (read: hungry) they swarm). You see this a lot in animal rescue work. 🥺😿
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Same for kittens. Adopt, don't shop! Also do not encourage the wild animal trades.
We live on a dead end street—-prime dumping ground for unwanted animals. Many do get picked up and go to the animal shelter—-thankfully the county shelter is no-kill, and there are a lot of groups that trap stray cats, get them fixed, and return the truly feral ones to their colony or get the ones who were obviously dumped pets, or have more docile personalities, adopted. Right now, we have 4 cats and 1 dog—-every single one rescued off the street—-3 of the cats dumped in our yard, all by themselves, as small kittens (one was especially tiny; 5-6 weeks old and barely weighing 1 lb! What kind of monster dumps a tiny baby like that all by herself in a strange place?).
Puppy mills (and similar things) should be illegal everywhere.
If you are contacting somebody who is offering an animal for sale and that person tells you that they need to meet you at McDonald’s because their place is very hard to find, that’s a big red flag that you’re dealing with backyard breeders - puppy mill breeders, because they don’t want you on the property seeing how horrible the conditions are!!
Don't support ANY breeders. If you are buying a pet for aesthetic purposes (aka decoration) you are an A$$HOLE!
We picked up a puppy mill puppy at a rescue. All of my animals are ones I picked up off the street or found at a shelter except for one. Had a yorkie that I loved more than anything, when he died we recused another dog but 2 years later I was still in a deep depression over my yorkie, I loved him more than anything. I ended up buying a yorkie from a local breeder. I love all my animals, but I think ever since rescuing my first yorkie I can never go back to not having one. Not that I would ever get one from a puppy mill. If you do buy, make sure you check out the breeder.
We have a puppy from a puppy farm. NO we did not buy her, she was thrown out because of eye problems. Cost £1000 to put right but now she is a healthy, happy girl, and the naughtiest dog I have ever come across.
I had the most beautiful boy called Timmy for nearly 2 years. He was an ex puppy farm, age unknown - guessed at 8 years, both eyes had to be removed due to the criminal lack of any medical care, was virtually deaf too. He was so loved for his time with me - miss him every day :(
Rescue pets rock! This goes for cats, too. The best cat I ever had came right off the street.
OK, I need new glasses. I saw "Rescue Pet Rocks!" 😹🤣😹🤣🙊
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Evey rescue dog I have read it's Bio gas so many issues. Health issues are going to cost a fortune. Behavioral issu
Most pet shop puppies com from mills, as do online adds. People want a guaranteed cute look. But if you want a 8-18 year commitment from a dog, trust me you want a personality, not a specific look. Shelters want the dogs to be a lifelong success so they can help you find a good match. Dogs are like relationship matches. You think you want a perfect look until you realize it’s high maintenance or prone to illness or great to look at but an a**e hole.
This applies to kittens from kitten mills to! Puppies & kittens from fidget breeders come with tons of health problems! I think getting a mixed breed is better. ⭐️My cat’s daddy was siamese and it made him an adorable lynx point. Plus it toned down some of the annoying siamese traits. He is a foster fail bottle baby I raised. 😻 Purebred equals inbred!
I swear. I feel like we should have banned puppy mills by now. But it’s not just that! Unhealthy breeding sanctuaries. Circuses. Beta fish cruelty. Hundreds of species we have forced into extinction. Seriously.
Every pet I've ever had (including pets my parents had when I was a child) were adopted, or simply showed up, each and everyone of them then lived their entire life with me or my family.(just for reference we didn't have a house filled with animals as a child we had 2 dogs and a cat. At one time I had 5 cats a lot I know but I was a young adult then each of them lived their lives happily with me until they passed, now down to 2 cats. 2 is my limit from now on.) The only time I paid for a cat was my first cat as an adult, but that was the adoption fee from the humane society that I adopted her from.
I love near Lancaster Pennsylvania, which should be renamed PUPPY MILL Pa. I don't understand why the government doesn't do more to shut these mills down. There is literally a puppy mill around every corner. I assume some of the problem comes with Amish farms being there too. And how does the government figure out a working farm versus a puppy mill? But there has to be a way. It should be much harder to get a puppy this way but at least here in Pa, they flood the market.
I disagree a million percent. Saving an animal is #1 importance and not buying from a puppy mill isn't going to stop the practice. The onus should be on people --reporting to authorities to shut down. Humans need to step it up. It's not the puppies' fault ! How about being diligent about reporting these places.... putting a media spotlight on them. Don't leave the puppies in hell... to prove what point ? Puppy mills don't shut down because they 'lose sales.'
It literally is going to stop that practice. No customers = no money, and no reason to continue
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But then we're left with the issue of what do we do with the puppy mill puppies?
Supply and demand. If people stop demanding that puppies be bred, the suppliers won't breed them anymore. They are doing it for profit and if they aren't getting a profit they will stop.
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I have all pets from rescues but i have to get one certien full breed dog from a breeder
There are breed specific rescues where you can rescue a pure bred.
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F*****g idiots here buying dogs from breeders. Wth do you think happens to most dogs that dont get adopted? They r killed. But hey i m sure u love dogs oh so much. If u buy dogs from breeders u support that just cos u think that u need to buy a special so n so breed. Wth
Sometimes shopping is cheaper than adopting now days. At least it is where I live
Adoption prices often cover the shots/vaccines, vet care, spay/neuter, food, and general care of the dog while at the shelter. Yes, it can be expensive but you are supporting a good organization rather than a money-hungry breeder who doesn't care about the dogs.
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Anything an influencer gets paid to promote
University books… boycott them, ridiculous price for individuals to pay for education, should all be online publicly for free.
So much. Stop buy so much. You don't need all that f*****g s**t.
Animals they can't take care of for the rest of their lives.
Like parrots who outlive their owners. If you want to buy one (please do your research ofc); find an adult parrot.
GLITTER. Sparkles, glitter and sequins on everything, especially kids items.
You think it's hard to get that s**t out of your house after craft time?
It's MICROPLASTIC, and it's going into our waterways and oceans. Yet the toy stores and clothing stores are adding more sequins and glitter every day. Makes me furious. Just stop buying it!
Detox teas or anything that claims to help rid you of “toxins” in your body. If you can’t do that s**t on your own already then you need a kidney or liver transplant, not a tea that a fit mom is trying to sell you.
In their defense, I don't think they have any medicinal properties at all, but the schisandra/kuchika/chicory/dandelion "detox" teas are quite delicious.
Caskets.
Especially those sealed tight ones... Our dead need to decompose, and they will, but the casket can just explode.
When I'm dead I want to be buried in a blanket and tossed in a hole. Let nature worry about me.
Cigarettes. Quit while you can. If you need help doing so, we can be friends and I can help you all I can.
any kind of shower gel or facewash that has those plastic microbeads in them.
The beads are small enough to get through most filtration systems and are ruinous to marine life
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/microbeads-international-ban-damage-marine-life-plastic
The 'Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015' phased-out and effectively banned the sale of these products in the US in 2019.
Fast fashion.
Absolutely! I have bought hardly any new items of clothing in a decade. I buy most of my clothes at thrift stores.
Diamonds
Diamonds are overrated and there are lots of gems more attractive.
Anything involved in an MLM scam. I’m looking at you Young Living Essential Oils
dear lord, why did that take me a second to realise it didn't say "men loving men scam"
Plastic bottles.
Just buy a water filter and fill up the same bottle
Edit: for people saying just drink tap water, I agree 100%. I’m just saying there are a lot of people who only buy bottled water, drink it, throw it and buy another one. Ridiculously unnecessary. Those plastics are so difficult to recycle, if at all. Most just ends up in landfill anyway.
Trying to convince them to buy a water filter is good middle ground!
My FIL boasts about how eco-conscious he is but still does what I said above. Drives me mental.
refilling a single use bottle does actually cause germ growth though. You need a reusable bottle than can be cleaned.
Tiny plastic garbage
I see tiktoks of people unboxing like these mini-plastic toys (?) of name brand items.
And they will have 100s of them all individually wrapped in multiple layers of packaging just to have tiny replicas of a bottle of windex or lay's potato chips.
81% of plastic ocean polution comes from Asia. Africa 8%, South America 6%, North America 5%, Europe <1%
Red Delicious apples. You deserve better than that mushy garbage. Get yourself a honeycrisp.
Any home exercise machine or equipment that requires a subscription to use. You paid 2 grand for a treadmill and then a recurring monthly fee to use it. How is this business model working?
Most saltwater fish if they aren't willing to put in the effort, and certain species that just can't be kept in captivity even with the effort.
90% of saltwater fish you see in the store except for most clowns, some tangs, some seahorses, and I think maybe cardinal fish are all wild caught.
More than any other pet, when you take home a saltwater fish you have purchased a piece of the environment and you should treat it with every bit of respect it deserves.
This is why I stick with freshwater fish. My betta is perfectly happy in his ~30 gallon tank, and I'm getting him some more tankmates soon.
Online IQ test. If there was a way to fail an IQ test, paying for one online would be it.
Just be sure to buy all the brain training apps first, to make certain you are the superest smart.
I can't understand the people that buy holiday decor every single year. Are people buying fake trees and tossing them every year and needing a new one? Same with ornaments and what not. Obviously people move out of their parents or they need to replace ornaments if they're broken or something but the amount in stores does not add up to me. Why so much new stuff every year?
No need to buy new ornaments every year. I still use ornaments from 1960s that belonged to my grandparents.
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I'm 59 and remember having milk bottles which were taken back to the stores. The stores sent them back to dairy to be sanitized and reused. Same with soda bottles. There were people who actually used to come to your house and fix your appliances and televisions. You didn't chuck them out after 2 or 3 years for landfill. There was even a place to take coffee pots, toasters etc to be repaired. Sounds quaint and yet considering the concern being raised over saving the planet maybe it shows how far we haven't come.
I have been told that the companies do this on purpose, you can't buy a part and fix it, they've purposefully made it so you have to buy a new machine. New laws should make this redundant now, but the big companies will probably find a way around it!
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stop shaming consumers for all the plastic waste that they have no control over if they need 'x' product. Blame the industries instead.
Shared fault. Consumers can put pressure on manufacturers to curtail plastic packaging waste. They can bombard them with complaints, they can boycott them, they can merely switch to a competitor that uses more ecologically sound packaging. We’re not totally powerless in this.
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Tupperware. Keeping a lot of the packaging produce comes in will do the same job. Cheaper and less plastic products
Who even needs it anyway? If you order takeout a couple times, it always comes in thick reusable plastic and you can just keep it. I have stacks of it and never need to buy containers.
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And take all the fantasy fiction along with it too right? It’s fake and not everyone likes it. Same idea yeah?
Load More Replies... All social media. Except Bored Panda! Everybody should read Bored Panda to put a smile on their faces daily.
For me it is hollywood,the more i looked into some people there the more i hate it.I have come to the point where i don't even illegally watch their movies.They are the most hypocritical bunch of people i have ever seen.
So many points in this post about animals and animal cruelty, yet not one word about farm animals, meat, dairy or eggs... As if those animals aren't bred to live a horrible painful life. And people care about a parrot not being able to live its entire life with their owner because they get so old, what about animals that are slaughtered for meat when they are still practically babies?
Sadly people care more if it is cute. They cuter the animal the more they care. (Although personally I find cows, sheep, etc adorable) And people are so detached from where their comes from, they do not get it. They have no clue at all.
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When textbooks are free quality drops drastically. If you want a well written textbooks filled with accurate, up to date, fact checked information, then you need a team of writers and editors, at least some of whom need to be college professors. And you have to pay those people for their work. I'm not saying the student should take hit, but somebody has to pay the people who write text books.
Mica! You need to stop buying mica! Which means you would virtually need to stop buying all the shiny makeup you own. Do you even KNOW what makes that lip gloss, eye shadow, lip stick or blusher so shiny? Mica. As soon as they are able to walk, children in Jharkhand, India, are often forced to work in mica mines just to supply the world with sparkling makeup products. Many children have also met their deaths beings smoldered by big rocks in those mines. Vegans, what does it matter if your make up products are "animal cruelty free", but not child labor free? The good thing is there are makeup lines with use ethically sourced mica or synthetic mica. Some examples are: Pure Anada · LUSH · Clove + Hallow · (also confirmed vegan) Au Naturale · Aether Beauty · (vegan) Red Apple Lipstick. {A gluten free, vegan, natural beauty brand (not just lipstick).}
This is so sad . Or maybe this is why I’m not allowed to shop . Still , the one that said pangolins , is it as a pet or is it being used in some fraud medicine ?
"traditional medicine", but their scales are made of the same material your hair and fingernails are. So, it's all bs. Animals are being pushed towards extinction because of 'tradition'.
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There's nothing wrong with certified k9 farming. The unlicensed ones need to go though.
The hoops we had to jump through to get our dog was ridiculous. It wasn't just the money, but a home visit, notarized statement saying that we'll have our puppy spayed/neutered by the age of six months (we got 2 weeks) and send them the proof or they'll take it back. That's the reason we could afford our dachshund because the people who originally had it wanted it to be a mommy and they took it back.
Load More Replies... Sort of a weird, mixed bag of posts. Some make serious points (environmental waste, mistreatment of animals) while others are just opinionated meddling by nosy people about how others choose to spend their time or money. If I want to buy a new phone or a new ornament or new sh*t each year - it’s nobody’s business but mine. Complaining about it from the sidelines always seems to come from the ones who can’t.
YOu're complaining a topic is a mixed bag? You're new here I guess.
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I'm 59 and remember having milk bottles which were taken back to the stores. The stores sent them back to dairy to be sanitized and reused. Same with soda bottles. There were people who actually used to come to your house and fix your appliances and televisions. You didn't chuck them out after 2 or 3 years for landfill. There was even a place to take coffee pots, toasters etc to be repaired. Sounds quaint and yet considering the concern being raised over saving the planet maybe it shows how far we haven't come.
I have been told that the companies do this on purpose, you can't buy a part and fix it, they've purposefully made it so you have to buy a new machine. New laws should make this redundant now, but the big companies will probably find a way around it!
Load More Replies... stop shaming consumers for all the plastic waste that they have no control over if they need 'x' product. Blame the industries instead.
Shared fault. Consumers can put pressure on manufacturers to curtail plastic packaging waste. They can bombard them with complaints, they can boycott them, they can merely switch to a competitor that uses more ecologically sound packaging. We’re not totally powerless in this.
Load More Replies... Tupperware. Keeping a lot of the packaging produce comes in will do the same job. Cheaper and less plastic products
Who even needs it anyway? If you order takeout a couple times, it always comes in thick reusable plastic and you can just keep it. I have stacks of it and never need to buy containers.
Load More Replies... And take all the fantasy fiction along with it too right? It’s fake and not everyone likes it. Same idea yeah?
Load More Replies... All social media. Except Bored Panda! Everybody should read Bored Panda to put a smile on their faces daily.
For me it is hollywood,the more i looked into some people there the more i hate it.I have come to the point where i don't even illegally watch their movies.They are the most hypocritical bunch of people i have ever seen.
So many points in this post about animals and animal cruelty, yet not one word about farm animals, meat, dairy or eggs... As if those animals aren't bred to live a horrible painful life. And people care about a parrot not being able to live its entire life with their owner because they get so old, what about animals that are slaughtered for meat when they are still practically babies?
Sadly people care more if it is cute. They cuter the animal the more they care. (Although personally I find cows, sheep, etc adorable) And people are so detached from where their comes from, they do not get it. They have no clue at all.
Load More Replies... When textbooks are free quality drops drastically. If you want a well written textbooks filled with accurate, up to date, fact checked information, then you need a team of writers and editors, at least some of whom need to be college professors. And you have to pay those people for their work. I'm not saying the student should take hit, but somebody has to pay the people who write text books.
Mica! You need to stop buying mica! Which means you would virtually need to stop buying all the shiny makeup you own. Do you even KNOW what makes that lip gloss, eye shadow, lip stick or blusher so shiny? Mica. As soon as they are able to walk, children in Jharkhand, India, are often forced to work in mica mines just to supply the world with sparkling makeup products. Many children have also met their deaths beings smoldered by big rocks in those mines. Vegans, what does it matter if your make up products are "animal cruelty free", but not child labor free? The good thing is there are makeup lines with use ethically sourced mica or synthetic mica. Some examples are: Pure Anada · LUSH · Clove + Hallow · (also confirmed vegan) Au Naturale · Aether Beauty · (vegan) Red Apple Lipstick. {A gluten free, vegan, natural beauty brand (not just lipstick).}
This is so sad . Or maybe this is why I’m not allowed to shop . Still , the one that said pangolins , is it as a pet or is it being used in some fraud medicine ?
"traditional medicine", but their scales are made of the same material your hair and fingernails are. So, it's all bs. Animals are being pushed towards extinction because of 'tradition'.
Load More Replies... There's nothing wrong with certified k9 farming. The unlicensed ones need to go though.
The hoops we had to jump through to get our dog was ridiculous. It wasn't just the money, but a home visit, notarized statement saying that we'll have our puppy spayed/neutered by the age of six months (we got 2 weeks) and send them the proof or they'll take it back. That's the reason we could afford our dachshund because the people who originally had it wanted it to be a mommy and they took it back.
Load More Replies... Sort of a weird, mixed bag of posts. Some make serious points (environmental waste, mistreatment of animals) while others are just opinionated meddling by nosy people about how others choose to spend their time or money. If I want to buy a new phone or a new ornament or new sh*t each year - it’s nobody’s business but mine. Complaining about it from the sidelines always seems to come from the ones who can’t.
YOu're complaining a topic is a mixed bag? You're new here I guess.
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