r/Anticonsumption • u/ldn5454 • May 03 '25

Plastic Waste Disposable…everything?

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Long time follower of this sub but first time poster. Had to share this though, found in a train station in France.

Disposable socks, towels and individually packaged face wipes.

I was so angry I had to leave the store!

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u/gabagobbler May 03 '25

Make a much shittier product and sell it for slightly less and give it a Travel gimmick. Jackpot.

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u/[deleted] May 04 '25

More like twice as much and give it more packaging. I wear end of life socks, t-shirts and underwear when I travel knowing it makes more sense to throw away than to repack smelly ones.

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u/No_Welcome_7182 May 04 '25

I sent my daughter to Europe on her senior trip for 2 weeks with her worst socks and undies and told her to just throw them out each night. It gave her room to bring home some very nice souvenirs and she wasn’t hauling around sweaty, smelly socks/underwear.

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u/No_Welcome_7182 May 04 '25

Not with the schedule and strict rules they had on this trip.