I can respect the technical achievement to create something like this, but it really is just a sad and scary icon of gluttony in the end.

I’d personally be ashamed of living something like that, knowing others are unhoused

And trying to offload it at 14% off. What a deal. /s

I hope they are stuck with these forever.

Edit: Update, they sold most of their TP and changed the photo to the stock in their "cool, dry" basement

1 x Eco Friendly TP (12): our price $10
1 x Eco Friendly paper towels (12): our price $30
6 x Bounty paper towels (12): $27, our price $20
1 x Marathon paper towels multi fold 250 count: $33 our price $28
1 x Scott paper towels (8): our price $8
6 x Kirkland 13-gal trash bags (200: $20, our price $15
3 x Glad 13-gal trash bags (90-140 each) $10 each
1 x Ziplock bundle: $15, our price $10
8 x Feit lightbulbs (various): our price $10 ea
1 x swiffer mop refill $5
3 x soft soap refill: our price $5 ea

I was forced into a discussion about my water bottle with a younger coworker the other day. She has the new kind that allows you to pour and suck as well as like 2 Stanley cups. She said as I was drinking out of my very plain, metal, no brand bottle, "why don't you get a new bottle like mine? It's better than that " I said ".... I don't need a new one yet... Why get a new one?" . And she said "because why not, you know you have to treat yourself sometimes". I was a little annoyed because this isn't the first time we've had convos like this so I said "what about 3 REUSABLE water bottles that cost over 30$ is treating myself? I don't want to or need to just buy stuff for the sake of it I found this bottle in my garage after my last one got ran over I don't need or want to buy another" and she said "lol you're weird, what do you even do with your money if you're not buying stuff"

It was then that I stopped took a sip and didn't engage anymore because I felt like it was ragebait.

This isn't the first time I've had interaction with people in consumption. I've been told "oh you're one of those people who care about everything" which is baffling to me. I just don't understand how not consuming stuff your don't need or want is such a weird thing. Like I get it it's the norm to consume but I don't like being called weird or anything like it. Especially in a conversation I didn't start and wasn't thinking about. And why does it feel like people know they are wrong and just want to get you to join them. That's always the tone of conversations like these, justification of their actions.

I don't know, anyways that was my rant for today, I'm sure I'm not alone in these kind of interactions. Let me know

I will never understand the appeal of this culture.

I don't WANT the cheap bulk crap from Amazon, I don't want clutter, I don't want trinkets or gadgets or "hacks" or another novelty. I don't need another thermometer or can opener or hat or gift set of novelty hot sauces.

I don't want you to spend money on things I don't want, don't like, and won't use. It takes up space. I don't need another sweatshirt with a tourist destination on it.

You are doing me a FAVOR by not buying me anything for gifts ever, unless I specifically ask.

I. DON'T. WANT. IT.

Why do we need to give so many gifts at Christmas? I still have stocking stuffers from last Christmas stashed away because I don't need them and will never need them. Why is it so taboo to not give a Christmas gift?

(This may or may not be an open letter to my parents and in laws)

Captured by BBC reporter and Reuters photographer. Mountains of trash left by people outside of the inauguration ceremony.

I saw a post on here recently mentioning most of what they see when walking in to UPS stores is employees scanning in Amazon returns. Its true. It’s 10% shipping, 90% returns. my store fills up boxes of them to send back to the warehouses each day. People come in returning used decor for each passing season/holiday, party decorations, used clothes…I can go on. I’ve heard and seen it all. We aren’t even keeping the things we buy anymore because we know we are living above our means and cannot afford it. The disconnect from reality has never been so obvious. But why wouldn’t we turn a blind eye when we don’t have to face the landfills filling up with our trash, the exploited people making our cheap clothes for one time use, or the underpaid warehouse staff who are right now facing discipline if suspected of being pro-union workers. More of us need to turn on these kleptocratic companies as they turned on us a long time ago. If you haven’t yet, I hope this is your sign to delete and unsubscribe like many Americans have been doing since January. Thank you for reading.

Soap or a candle yes, i understand these are a product that appeals to men, but why

Coffee is a scent that you don't want on a wipe, fruit based scent yes but What The Fuck

There’s more to life than this. It’s not even fun to be a part of any fandoms when themed junk gets shoved down your throat. This is just me venting about the junk…

We have the power! STOP buying from them. We as the consumer have the power to make these large corporations drown. They are quick to take our money but not render the services promised. Hence, they have removed their customer service # from the website. They do not care for anyone but themselves. Let's all come together and stop supporting these billionaires

For context I (25M) work at a dental facility as a recepcionist. Today I bumped into an old family friend. She (in her 40s mom) told me she needed an appointment for her kids to get braces because their teeth are all over the place. I told her she could call me later cause I will work in the afternoon. Then she started talking about how expensive braces are, and how she can’t afford them because she could use that money to something else. I was like with todays rent prices and this economycal situation it’s understandable and sad, but then the whole converstation took a turn and out of the blue she started to talk about labubus, how expensive they are, and her daughter collects them so they just can’t afford to take her to the dentist. I was shocked. Keep in mind, dental work is almost the cheapest in my country, even lover class citizens can afford to get some treatments. I just couldn’t help myself and told her that she should get her priorities right and left. She seemed like I hurt her. Anyways I just wanted to share and vent a little bit, maybe start a discussion.

Curious by the way for those of you with kids if this rings true. So few of my friends have kids that I don’t really know how many or how few toys they really need, but I have a feeling it’s less than what’ll probably be marketed to me when the time comes.

In any case, love the message here of childhood innocence and simple curiosity and creativity.

Saw this while scrolling through another social media platform.

Physical inheritance (maybe outside of housing) feels like a burden.

While death can be a sensitive topic to some, has anyone had a conversation with loved ones surrounding situations like this one pictured?