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Happy BuyNothing Day
justbuynothing wrote 1 hour 2 min ago:
What's up everyone
I'm the person behind this site and thank you so much for all of the
feedback and stories. Feel free to post any questions about the current
state of the site and I'd be happy to answer.
nicbou wrote 10 hours 58 min ago:
What about buying used?
I have this unofficial policy of buying used for frivolous purchases.
The extra effort of browsing classifieds and arranging the purchase
means that I must really want something before I get it. It also means
that nothing gets extracted from nature and shipped around the world to
satisfy a weak desire.
I've also been much more selective about which objects I allow into my
home. I'm older now and I realise how long these objects stay in my
life, so they might as well spark joy every time. Again, the long
process of acquiring something means I avoid a lot of impulse
purchases, and end up with fewer, better objects.
mritterhoff wrote 2 hours 59 min ago:
My favorite thing to buy used is books! If it was written more than a
year ago, odds are good you can find it for half the price of what
it's selling for on Amazon. My go to is
[1]: https://www.betterworldbooks.com
jl6 wrote 11 hours 27 min ago:
Seems unrelated to the original Buy Nothing Day campaign from
AdBusters?
[1]: https://www.adbusters.org/buy-nothing-day
justbuynothing wrote 46 min ago:
I've never seen this! This is awesome. Really going to ramp up the
website to get ready for our Fake Black Friday Clearance Sales
Retr0id wrote 12 hours 15 min ago:
Maybe I'm thinking about it too hard, but this seems to imply that the
"fun" part of online shopping is somewhere in adding things to your
cart, or maybe even the act of spending money.
But for me the dopamine hit comes from receiving and opening a physical
package. Ship me a box of air instead!
justbuynothing wrote 46 min ago:
I agree! There was a comment below about shipping a post card. I
really like that idea.
re wrote 12 hours 30 min ago:
> The dopamine-free shopping experience.
This doesn't seem like an accurate description, since it's designed to
trigger the same dopamine release as shopping, just without the
real-world consequences.
I'm confused by the NoBucks Rewards ("Need $xx.xx more NoBucks;
Complete anti-consumption tasks to earn more"; < [1] >). Obviously no
real products are getting shipped. I'm not going to make an account on
this site but can NoBucks actually be earned? What happens when you've
earned enough to actually "checkout"?
[1]: https://justbuynothing.com/rewards
justbuynothing wrote 40 min ago:
You're right. I'm going to update this today that's a good catch.
Also, making a way now so that users not logged in can still go
through the checkout process. I originally posted this idea on Reddit
and got a ton of feedback for gamifying it a bit and that's where the
no bucks came into play. Check back in a bit this will be updated.
Really appreciate the feedback!
mgraczyk wrote 12 hours 34 min ago:
I have spent my whole life mostly buying nothing and I realized
recently that I am probably pretty far from optimal on that tradeoff.
Outside of food, rent, and travel I've been spending around 5k/year my
entire life (mostly laptops and phones)
Recently I realized I'd probably get old with money better spent while
I'm young, so I started spending a lot more. It's felt great overall,
for example I bought a sleep tracker, new bedding (had been using the
same pillows for 12 years), humidifiers, air filters, CO2 monitor, and
a few other things to sleep better. It made a noticable difference on
my sleep.
Probably many people reading this site actually buy too little.
integralid wrote 12 hours 26 min ago:
Did it make your sleep actually better? I always considered these a
needles luxury (other than maybe humidifier, but I don't think it's
useful in my climate).
I'm not trying to downplay you, I'm actually probably underspending
and you seem to come from the same background as I do. I'm certain
that interesting in one's sleep is worth it.
justinrubek wrote 2 hours 3 min ago:
If you are having any kind of issue with this, please consider
doing it. I have this background as well. I am not used to large
paychecks or even financial stability. I often freeze when spending
that makes my life better. Recently I bought a window air
conditioner unit that helped my sleep tremendously. I don't even
notice the $300 gone but I've gotten energy back that I didn't know
I had. I've tried other things for sleep but this one was the most
significant. There is a cost for not deploying your resources too.
mgraczyk wrote 12 hours 23 min ago:
Yes I've been measuring it and I sleep more as a fraction of the
time I spend in bed. Part of this is paying more attention to
things like how late I work out and drink water, but without the
tracker it would be hard to pay close enough attention
mysterydip wrote 14 hours 3 min ago:
Saw a frisbee for sale for $170, but there was free shipping...
bravesoul2 wrote 13 hours 47 min ago:
In theory it is self-shipping if there is enough skill.
justbuynothing wrote 47 min ago:
hahahaha
Waterluvian wrote 15 hours 1 min ago:
You are never too old to play store.
jan_Sate wrote 15 hours 1 min ago:
Interesting. So much fun clicking around on the website. Not that I'm
addicted to online shopping tho but still a pretty fun site to play
around with.
justbuynothing wrote 47 min ago:
Glad you are enjoying it!
bookofjoe wrote 15 hours 9 min ago:
>Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverend_Billy_and_the_Church_of...
karim79 wrote 15 hours 18 min ago:
Amazing store, but I think the elite soccer ball is a tad bit too
expensive at $21. I'll wait until black Friday I think then get that
for my least favourite nephew.
Great work!
justbuynothing wrote 45 min ago:
thank you! I actually noticed these prices are crazy on the site.
Tried to optimize them a bit better so if you look today shouldn't be
as crazy.
Be on the lookout for our Everything Must Go Holiday Sale.
hilsdev wrote 15 hours 38 min ago:
I started buying silver, platinum, and gold coins. Itches that “get
shiny” scratch, and I’ve been profitable enough to not regret
collecting something. After I got started, I became a calmer, more
rational investor in the digital realm. Something about the physical
weight of the silver unlocked some “it’s all okay” mechanism in
my brain. It felt drug like, a chemical change.
gorbyhead wrote 15 hours 14 min ago:
Now go try to sell it. Hint: there’s no limits on fees they can
charge, and it is super shady unless you have sealed ingots with
holograms for provenance. That’s why every gold store is some
sketchy mall shop. Buying is easy. Selling is hard.
1945 wrote 13 hours 41 min ago:
r/pmsforsale
tristor wrote 13 hours 51 min ago:
Or just sell it to Kitco, and only buy bullion coins of high
quality provenance, probably also from Kitco. No real issues other
than the logistics costs associated with shipping via registered
mail.
RyanOD wrote 16 hours 1 min ago:
I resist buying many things by thinking about my kids having to (some
day) deal with it when I kick the bucket.
rs186 wrote 15 hours 21 min ago:
I know people who live in an apartment resist purchases by thinking
"it's going to be a liability for my next move" which works quite
well.
JohnFen wrote 4 hours 4 min ago:
Living in an apartment definitely limits my purchasing. I'm not
thinking about things being a liability for the next move, though.
I'm thinking about now. I have limited space, so part of the
purchasing decision is "what am I willing to get rid of to make
room for this?". Often the answer is "nothing" and the purchase
doesn't happen.
steanne wrote 15 hours 14 min ago:
especially with art, "how hard is this going to be to clean?" helps
too
whilenot-dev wrote 12 hours 31 min ago:
Maintainance in general, excludes all IoT electronics right off
the bat for me.
cnst wrote 16 hours 3 min ago:
I try to combat the shopping addiction by ensuring for every purchase,
(1), that the price is really good, (2), that the quality is actually
really good, too.
For example, $149 for a great monitor is a great deal. But it has to
be IPS, USB-C, DP 1.4, QHD or higher, 400nits etc. Normally, these
retail for $599, so, I don't buy. Many monitors retail for $99, but
they're FHD 250nits VGA crap.
Slickdeals.net is a nice website where you can find some of these
deals. Keep in mind that even for really good deals, some people over
there would still be unhappy and would still expect higher specs or
lower price, so, you have to use your own judgement whether something
is good or not. Recently missed a 32in 4K UHD monitor at 159.99
because it was a VA, and people complained too much that VA sucks, but
the rest of the specs were just too good, and it sold out quickly;
OTOH, I can now wait for a better deal!
cheschire wrote 14 hours 29 min ago:
I set aside some money for a monitor and it was years before I got a
good one. one day at Costco I was walking by this monitor I had been
eyeing for about six months. It was on sale. Last one. Floor model.
No box, no book, just the monitor and the power cable. Saved $150.
Cost about $350 after the mark down. It’s been great for over a
year without any issues.
Your deal will come! Just keep your eyes open and your budget
prepped.
abhinai wrote 16 hours 6 min ago:
I'd heavily expand on the selection. Maybe even make them AI generated
with beautiful designs so people can go through an endless catalogue.
Dream. You may be on to something and this may be bigger than your
original idea. You could help people dream about stuff that does not
exist.
justbuynothing wrote 44 min ago:
Originally I had over 1K products on site and quickly realized that
cloudinary is expensive....Once I can come up with a better way to
scale I'll add them all back. Also have some AI generated futuristic
products to unload.
re wrote 12 hours 41 min ago:
> Maybe even make them AI generated
Pretty sure they already are--just ahead of time, not on-the-fly.
netsharc wrote 15 hours 53 min ago:
Hah, an AI-generated page of specs would give me a mental boner..
"This floorp Deluxe comes with 512 zroom fleex cores, plus 768 of the
latest-gen 4nm-process QPU...".
steanne wrote 15 hours 12 min ago:
[1]: https://youtu.be/Ac7G7xOG2Ag
FollowingTheDao wrote 16 hours 7 min ago:
This is like cigarettes and coffee for ex-alcoholics.
coffeecoders wrote 16 hours 11 min ago:
I think this could work if it was more than just a static site with no
description page. Give it description pages with gallery, reviews etc.
justbuynothing wrote 47 min ago:
products should all have descriptions, prices, and reviews (still
waiting for users to generate these) when you click through on them.
Want to add more for each like all e-commerce sites have but man
Cloudinary is expensive.
re wrote 12 hours 37 min ago:
Unless it's changed in the few hours since you've commented, there
already are detail pages and reviews. You have to scroll down below
"Limited Time Offers" to the complete category list/gallery, and
those products are clickable. e.g.
[1]: https://justbuynothing.com/product/6086
redhale wrote 16 hours 14 min ago:
I have found that adding things to a todo (Todist) list called
"want-to-buy" gives me the little endorphin boost / anxiety relief
without spending any money. I periodically go through and delete stuff
from this list after time has passed, and I'm always glad I didn't go
through with the purchases. Rarely I will come across something I truly
do still want, and will purchase it.
cabaalis wrote 2 hours 56 min ago:
I feel the exact same way about Amazon lists and that's what I use
them for. I wonder if that's why the "Add to List" button is somewhat
hard to find, and if they regret the feature.
woutr_be wrote 13 hours 41 min ago:
I've been thinking about setting up a small website that lets you
input what you wanted to buy, and after 24 hours sends you an email
asking if you really wanted to buy/needed this.
justbuynothing wrote 54 min ago:
Check out the chrome extension on the site! Helps ask you are you
sure? before buying something on Amazon. Not on the chrome store
yet but can be tested in dev mode.
bravesoul2 wrote 13 hours 49 min ago:
Also see if you can make do. So many things when really thought about
are unnecessary.
Cerium wrote 15 hours 18 min ago:
Similarly, I have a "no same day buy" rule. Usually I wait at least a
few days and most of the time by then I don't need the item anymore.
ron_k wrote 10 hours 13 min ago:
I have a 10€/day rule: if I want to buy something that costs
120€, I have to be sure of wanting it for 12 straight days.
That doesn’t apply to emergencies, of course.
deadbabe wrote 14 hours 4 min ago:
One thing I would always buy right away is book recommendations. If
someone recommends a book and it sounds interesting I just buy it
right away even if I’m not sure that I want to commit to reading
it or not. This helps keep my bookshelf filled with interesting
stuff that I could still potentially read someday.
sokoloff wrote 9 hours 35 min ago:
You should buy the Codex Leicester containing many of Da
Vince’s thoughts, designs, drawings, etc.
;)
[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Leicester
Shadowmist wrote 11 hours 46 min ago:
You'd probably enjoy "Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of
Cooking", which has beautiful photography and possibly goes
deeper into cooking than any other book. The main author was CTO
at Microsoft back in the day, and another author founded a
company that makes a thermometer with some pretty neat tech.
mikepurvis wrote 16 hours 4 min ago:
I do this as well, it’s especially good for media purchases like
blurays and video games. Eventually there’s a sale or I just
realize I don’t actually care or want to see/watch it any more.
patrickscoleman wrote 16 hours 12 min ago:
I do this with just an ever expanding notes file. Works!
initramfs wrote 16 hours 15 min ago:
this is brilliant
justbuynothing wrote 51 min ago:
thank you!
Null-Set wrote 16 hours 16 min ago:
Does it track my behavior to sell it to advertisers of less whimsical
storefronts?
mgkimsal wrote 16 hours 19 min ago:
Worked in a mall in the 90s and thought a store that let people 'shop'
but not actually pay money for things might be fun/useful. Or... sort
of like a membership. $10/month, come in to some luxury type store -
browse, test out stuff, etc. Go through a 'checkout' step with your
'store card', just... leave the items in the store as you leave. For
some folks, the leaving and driving away is the 'high', but for a lot
of folks, the 'purchase' itself is the high, and it's downhill after
that. I saw so many people buying things they shouldn't buy - and that
was over 30 years ago(!). I know it's only become worse over the
years.
FWIW - my idea was possibly sort of dumb, but I was a bit of a dumb kid
at times... :)
thefz wrote 9 hours 4 min ago:
I do this all the time with online shops: fill the cart with things,
come back later or after a couple of days and I don't check out
because I feel I was dumb for wanting that stuff.
drivingmenuts wrote 4 hours 18 min ago:
That's how I do my online grocery shopping - I fill the cart with
things that are interesting, needed, etc., and when I'm ready to
actually buy, I empty the cart and fill it with the things I
actually need. Many times, what seemed like a good idea was, in
later reflection, not such a good idea.
steanne wrote 15 hours 16 min ago:
you can even put some empty boxes in bags for them to carry out
moritzwarhier wrote 15 hours 29 min ago:
Just replace "leave the items at the store" with debt,
buy-now-pay-later or "30 days return" guarantees and you have a
business idea! Car culture and oversized suburban homes even absolve
you from the pain of carrying things you don't need, and finding
storage space for them.
It is a win for the economy!
And if you need to free up storage space, dispose for free, it's
societies responsibility!
mockingloris wrote 15 hours 34 min ago:
There are utilities to your idea and by that virtue, Just Buy
Nothing.
With a bit of contributed enhancements this could actually solve a
niche problem.
I'm already imagining a situation where you can opt in for a
discovery/assessment after checkout; each item is assessed for
utility of need vs want and whether a smaller or less expensive
replacement could meet the same needs.
At the end of this, a user could come off with a smaller basket that
they could then take to a real shopping site and or be charged for
the session.
Privacy has to be nailed quickly though.
Closing remarks:
AI could help in the aspect of scaling the discovery/analysis with
users.
This was about 15 minutes of thought. There's something here for
sure.
justbuynothing wrote 56 min ago:
I like this idea a lot. Been working a ton on the site to get it to
where it is today and make updates based on user feedback.
AI has been helping me create product images. Right now I have it
limited to 150 products on the site at the time. I originally had
1K+ and realized that cloudinary is very expensive. It provides the
best user experience but had to cut back a bit for now to not break
my own wallet.
AndrewKemendo wrote 16 hours 22 min ago:
When people buy, you should send them a postcard to close the dopamine
loop.
In my experience the majority of compulsive shoppers like getting a box
almost as much as whatever is in it
justbuynothing wrote 48 min ago:
I like this idea a lot! That's the missing piece is not actually
getting something delivered.
Thinking about making a premium version where users can log in and
get a postcard delivered and simulated ads like emails and SMS for
fake deals.
thatxliner wrote 16 hours 36 min ago:
This is a pretty good idea but what if we simulated actual store UI
such as Amazon
ronsor wrote 16 hours 23 min ago:
>what if we simulated actual store UI such as Amazon
A phone call from Amazon lawyers.
justbuynothing wrote 50 min ago:
definitely am trying to avoid getting sued. Made it as close as I
could without it being exact. Also thinking of adding additional
skins to match stores where users find themselves spending for no
reason.
dmoy wrote 16 hours 50 min ago:
So it's like nicotine patches? Gives you a similar dopamine hit
without the wallet hit?
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