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Today is buy nothing day (i.imgur.com)
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[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 75 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Na, I'm poor, and I'm not going to feel bad for getting some bulk household essentials at a significant discount today.

I get not wanting to participate in unnecessary consumption, but this classist view that everyone can afford to ignore big discounts on items they actually need (which definitely do exist among the other noise) is just another high horse people need to get off of and instead focus their energy fighting the system that leaves people desperate for discounts in the first place, not on telling those people off.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 2 years ago

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

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I really don't think they're talking about essentials. Although around here I'm not seeing any deals on things like toilet paper, baby formula or anything like that.

If anything, the classism that happens is the manipulation of folks who think they'll get a TV on sale when it's usually too low on stock and it's only used as a lure to get folks in the door. The better deals tend to come after the holidays, too.

[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I really don’t think they’re talking about essentials.

OP: Today is buy nothing day

If anything, the classism that happens is the manipulation of folks who think they’ll get a TV on sale when it’s usually too low on stock and it’s only used as a lure to get folks in the door.

Fighting classism with classism is just more classism.

[–] photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

Imma classism all over the place

[–] RealFknNito@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago

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

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

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

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca -5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Same here, I've put off luxuries and other big purchases for 6 months or more in a queue-like spreadsheet. For example, I still post using a 6 year old phone and have been waiting for enough free savings and a discount to buy. I wait patiently and avoid consumption until opportune points like these.

I shopped at a memory express today and it wasn't busy at all.

[–] Yokozuna@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Every day is buy nothing day for my broke ass.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

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

[–] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Sales days are the only days my broke ass actually can afford to buy things. I got two pepsi 2 liters for a dollar each. Little wins.

[–] Barndog53@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago

I used to read Adbusters for years, and that was the start of Buy Nothing Day. They tried to buy a prime-time commercial spot for like 50 grand(?) and once the stations saw what they were trying to "advertise", they pulled the commercial and the price for a 30 second spot jumped 10 fold.

The amount of damage it would cause if a reasonable amount of people partook in that day, would be striking

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Maybe should have posted this yesterday then...

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

Yeah good idea, next year I hope it can trend some weeks before and then a few days before. Giving people time to celebrate the no commerce day.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

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

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

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

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hey I didn't even realize we were celebrating this, I did it anyway! I never buy anything unless I need something. I didn't need anything today.

[–] shunir@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I never buy anything unless I have money. lol

[–] DestroyerOfWorlds@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

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

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Best thoughts for the SO. No charge.

[–] TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I just bought a can of pam today because I'm having thanksgiving today and I didn't realize I was out. Black Friday as a shopping day was always dumb, IMO. I would just use online shopping. But then they had to ruin that with Cyber Monday.

[–] StrayCatFrump@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Only thing I'm going to (have to, unfortunately) buy today is a round in a couple dryers at the laundromat, because I've put it off too long already and the clothes line is currently a no-go due to weather. sigh

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Gooey0210@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] spez_@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago

I bought about 400 dollars of smart technology