Seems unrelated to the original Buy Nothing Day campaign from AdBusters? https://www.adbusters.org/buy-nothing-day
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
Happy BuyNothing Day
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#72Maybe 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!
I agree! There was a comment below about shipping a post card. I really like that idea.
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#73Amazing 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!
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.
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#74I'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.
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.
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#75> 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"; https://justbuynothing.com/rewards >). Obviously no real products are getting shipped. I'm not going to make…
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!
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#76Coming up on 28/29th November https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_Nothing_Day
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#77What 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 a…
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 https://www.betterworldbooks.com
I mostly read digital, but I love passing books around too. Our friend circle is turning into a little library. You can also find books in public bookshelves. Give one, take one.
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#78I 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.
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.
I've sold plenty, actually. I've never been ripped off. If you're going to a gold buying store in a mall, yes, you will get ripped off, but that's your fault
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#79I 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.
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.
You also don't need "provenance" or "sealed ingots". Any shop will unseal them and run them over the sigma tester or under an XRF gun.
These new accounts that pop up to spread FUD are one example of the forces at play preventing you from buying PMs
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#80I 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.
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.
I lost my Amazon account and almost had a heart attack.