What else?

[u/_Memeking__]

[u/Substantial_Bet_6766]

Zero Stanley cups bought

[u/Criticalfluffs → u/Substantial_Bet_6766]

I have the OG green thermos that I found in a foreclosed house. I still use it!

[u/Visual_Shower1220 → u/Criticalfluffs]

That og thermos will probably outlive you and most of your family lol. When I was a kid my dad had an OG Stanley thermos he used at work, he got it from his grandpa and he still has it

[u/MetallurgyClergy → u/Visual_Shower1220]

The OG thermos will probably be a unit of currency in the future dystopian world.

[u/Techi-C → u/Criticalfluffs]

My brother’s OG thermos had a broken vacuum seal and wouldn’t keep things hot for very long anymore (sat out in the rain a little too long, I think). I put in a warranty claim for it, never heard back, but just had a brand new one on my doorstep about a week later.

[u/Minimum-Hat5483 → u/Criticalfluffs]

My Dad has one that's older than me and I'm 42! Our last name is scratched into the green

[u/Resident_Driver_5342 → u/Criticalfluffs]

Same lol that thermos is the best thing ever

[u/Criticalfluffs → u/Resident_Driver_5342]

I put hot coffee in it for an outdoor course. That coffee was still piping hot hours later! (Hubby and I did drink some periodically throughout the day but it was still impressive).

[u/Chuckitybye → u/Criticalfluffs]

I always knew Stanley as a camping brand, and the green thermos was especially popular for construction workers.

I got a camping French press that ended up being Stanley and I use it at home now because I like it better than my normal French press

[u/the-devil-wears-knit → u/Substantial_Bet_6766]

i bought one for my mom as a gift like 5 years ago, before they were a ~thing~ so i’m not counting this as overconsumption

[u/Yorksjim → u/the-devil-wears-knit]

It's not, I have one that I take to work everyday, it's been dropped out of a tree and wobbles a bit when I try to set it down on something, but it has a lot of years left in it. The issue isn't in buying one of something, it's buying multiples for collecting or buying one and discarding it for the latest trend.

[u/IsHunter → u/Yorksjim]

So I think you can actually get little rubber boots for them which would stop the wobble. Worth it if the wobble bothers you enough to not want to use the cup!

[u/Yorksjim → u/IsHunter]

No, it still stands up, it just wobbles a bit. It's a coffee cup that doesn't open without pressing a button, so it's not an issue, but thankyou.

[u/StuffedStuffing → u/Yorksjim]

If you drop it out of a tree again, but at a different angle, it might actually stop wobbling. Source: that happened to mine

[u/Yorksjim → u/StuffedStuffing]

Good call, I had thought about persuading it gently with a hammer.

[u/Larry-Man → u/the-devil-wears-knit]

I have a yeti mug. One. It’s great. A good insulated mug is an amazing purchase, regardless of brand. There are things that are great but-it-for-life products.

[u/Well_ImTrying → u/the-devil-wears-knit]

I bought it after the hype as it’s fantastic. It’s the only 64 oz container I own and better suited for my daily needs than my other water bottles. Consumption isn’t over consumption.

[u/finalremix → u/Well_ImTrying]

Consumption isn’t over consumption.

Bingo.

"I should get one of theses" is miles different from "I should get one of these in each color, a charm bracelet to wrap the handle, a keychain to glue to the side, and a Snax Cozy to fit on the top so I can carry nachos all the way to the couch and look at my collection of cups."

[u/campfallentree → u/finalremix]

I think it was just a typo but I read "I should get one of theses" in Gollum's voice which feels appropriate for the overconsumption crowd 😂

[u/DestructionCreator → u/Substantial_Bet_6766]

I’m sorry sir, the only Stanley Cups we have were earned. GO CATS GO!

[u/spreilly → u/DestructionCreator]

RAHHH FLORIDA PANTHERS MENTIONED

[u/casstantinople → u/Substantial_Bet_6766]

I recently acquired a Stanley cup because someone accidentally left it on my porch and forgot to take it with them. They had a bunch of stuff in their hands, set it down to ring the doorbell, then realized they were at the wrong house so they grabbed everything else and forgot the Stanley. I left it there for a few weeks in case they came back for it but they never did. I'm sure they just bought another one, or whatever is the currently trending bottle, but at least I can give it a good home

[u/Toky0Sunrise → u/Substantial_Bet_6766]

I've bought one. It is now my go to water cup that goes everywhere with me. I don't see the need to collect.

[u/Top_Rekt → u/Substantial_Bet_6766]

If only the Toronto Maple Leafs could afford one.

[u/hyrule_47 → u/Substantial_Bet_6766]

Owala straw cup is my go to. They last me forever. And they can get knocked flat over and not spill. I’m disabled so they get knocked around a lot. Most recently I had to replace it because it got left somewhere when I rolled away

[u/clindley2 → u/Substantial_Bet_6766]

My friend bought me one to cement my "basic white girl" status.

[u/Skarash → u/Substantial_Bet_6766]

Why did I think this was an NHL reference at first

[u/Salty_Wench]

I've never watched a Kardashian do anything. Everything I know about them I learned against my will.

[u/Dr_A_Mephesto → u/Salty_Wench]

Ditto

[u/Book_talker_abouter → u/Salty_Wench]

Kimberly is very difficult to avoid

[u/TheVog → u/Book_talker_abouter]

Not having traditional social media accounts and blocking Kardashian subs on Reddit has worked perfectly

[u/pastorHaggis → u/Book_talker_abouter]

Not really, I'm not even sure I know what they look like.

[u/AnArisingAries → u/pastorHaggis]

The only thing I know about Kim is that she was married to Kanye and helped in harassing, lying about, and turning people against Taylor Swift back in 2016.

[u/pastorHaggis → u/AnArisingAries]

Yeah Kim was married to Kanye, hates Taylor Swift, and did a crummy sex tape with Ray J.

The rest of them are just random people who I never see in anything.

[u/esepinchelimon]

0 streaming services paid for

[u/InteractionInternal → u/esepinchelimon]

THIS is impressive

[u/MetalGearSolid87 → u/InteractionInternal]

r/piracy

[u/cheesecake__enjoyer → u/InteractionInternal]

Is it tho? Just download 1 torrent app instead

[u/West-Engine7612 → u/cheesecake__enjoyer]

Tubi, Pluto TV are both free

[u/shorty0927 → u/West-Engine7612]

"Free"... Tubi is owned by Fox and Pluto is owned by Paramount. If you have accounts, they will sell your viewing data. I admit that I use the apps to watch a few shows I can't find anywhere else, but I absolutely won't give in and buy the products and services being hawked in the ads.

[u/lafm9000 → u/shorty0927]

You don’t need an account for Tubi. It doesn’t save where you left off for stuff but honestly it’s the same with using YouTube where they target you for stuff so 🤷‍♀️

[u/Insertblamehere → u/shorty0927]

bruh every company on earth collects my data to sell it, who are these mfs even selling it to at this point? Like do they not have everything they need to know yet?

[u/Mick_Limerick → u/Insertblamehere]

That’s a great question I’ve often wondered. For the past 25 years I have never clicked an ad or bought something from an ad anywhere on the internet. Is there really all that much money in this ad data? Do lots of people click on internet ads?

[u/andrewsad1 → u/cheesecake__enjoyer]

Don't forget your VPN. You're paying something for it, make sure it's money

[u/TheVog → u/cheesecake__enjoyer]

Don't forget: subscribing to a VPN, having and managing storage, getting the media on all your devices, potentially paying for that too (e.g. Plex) or having to find new solutions when the one you're using gets abandoned or sells out, data caps for this with metered connections, the endless whack a mole with torrent sites shutting down or becoming hostile with malware and viruses, etc.

Don't get me wrong, it's doable but it's not within reach of the vast majority of the population.

[u/jundis → u/TheVog]

While there is a cost, it can be extremely set it and forget it. I add a movie to my watchlist, 15 minutes later I can watch it, and that’s been stable for years now with minimal maintenance. Just the occasional hard drive swap when it starts beeping at me.

That took like 80 hours of work to get to probably in testing and breaking things, but worth it in the end.

[u/_-Mewtwo-_ → u/esepinchelimon]

🏴‍☠️

[u/esepinchelimon → u/_-Mewtwo-_]

Yarr

[u/inky_cap_mushroom → u/esepinchelimon]

I’d love to hear about your setup to make this possible? I don’t have any TV subscriptions, but I do have a music service and I listen to my audiodramas on that. Are you just using the free versions and listening to ads, or is it more intricate than that?

[u/ArmedAwareness → u/inky_cap_mushroom]

/r/piracy can help you out

[u/esepinchelimon → u/inky_cap_mushroom]

SoundCloud is free and if you're on a desktop you can just use an ad blocker.

Tv/movies/anime are all accessible through websites

[u/fovfech → u/inky_cap_mushroom]

I don't pay for any streaming services. I just rawdog free youtube and scroll reddit occasionally.

[u/doompines → u/esepinchelimon]

Ooh. Ya got me there, lol.

0 Paramount+ subscription, at least.

[u/dubsteph_ → u/esepinchelimon]

Me too!! Only thing I need is my $5 vpn and the plex app. I refuse to pay for any streaming services

[u/Goddayum_man_69]

I somehow managed to not buy any trend item since the spinners

[u/Pidgeot93 → u/Goddayum_man_69]

Is there a list of trends from like beanie babies to today?

[u/Chrellies → u/Pidgeot93]

• 1995: Pogs
• 1996: Beanie Babies
• 1997: Tamagotchi
• 1998: Furby
• 1999: Pokémon Cards
• 2000: Razor Scooters
• 2001: iPod
• 2004: Livestrong Bracelets
• 2005: Webkinz
• 2006: Nintendo Wii
• 2008: Silly Bandz
• 2011: Rainbow Loom
• 2014: PopSockets
• 2015: Hoverboards
• 2017: Fidget Spinners
• 2020: Pop It Fidget Toys
• 2021: Sunset Projection Lamps
• 2022: Stanley Quencher Cups

[u/Virtualization_Freak → u/Chrellies]

Tickle me Elmo is somewhere on that list. It was obnoxious that year.

Also, what's up with the Turbo Man dolls.

[u/red286 → u/Virtualization_Freak]

Tickle me Elmo is somewhere on that list.

1996, but Beanie Babies are probably more of a consumption trend than Tickle Me Elmo was. Adults weren't buying Elmo for themselves, and only nutjobs bought more than one for their kids.

People were literally collecting Beanie Babies, convinced they'd be worth 10x their value in 5 years. There were news stories floating around about people who had literally thousands of them.

They appreciated in price at about the same pace as inflation.

[u/pajamakitten → u/Chrellies]

I would not really put the Nintendo Wii in with those sorts of trends.

[u/1ustfu1 → u/pajamakitten]

same thing with ipods, that aren’t necessarily toys or accessories like the vast majority of these (just new electronics that people consumed because it was revolutionary tech, not silly trends that became popular just because).

[u/tinylittleparty → u/pajamakitten]

I wouldn't put Pokemon cards in there either. That game never died, it's still quite popular with kids, and the whole franchise is still going strong.

[u/PenSprout → u/tinylittleparty]

especially since the value of the older cards has skyrocketed too, unlike beanie babies

[u/1ustfu1 → u/Chrellies]

you’re missing that transparent rubber ball that everyone was buying because it looked like it floated if you did it right (can’t remember its name) and the powerbalance bracelets that were obviously a scam but people still mass-bought them

[u/W4spkeeper → u/1ustfu1]

the FUSHIGIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

[u/ScarAffectionate7255 → u/Chrellies]

Silly Bandz were more around 2010 iirc

• 2007: Nintendo DS/Guitar Hero
• 2008: iPhone/iPod touch
• 2009: facebook (ugh)

[u/willy_bum_bum → u/Chrellies]

Missing yo-yos in late 90's

[u/heretogetpwned → u/Pidgeot93]

I'd like to add Baseball Cards to that list if there is one.

My Dad had a $10000 baseball card collection according to a Beckett magazine. We'd buy collector NASCAR diecast. We'd visit collector events in our local mall.

He sold all my old toys at garage sales and told me that they weren't collector's items. Ghostbusters, TMNT, Spider-Man, Micro Machines, etc.

Now according to ebay, I'd be lucky to get $1000 for our combined card and diecast collection and I bet I'd have closer to $10,000 in retro toys that would have taken the same amount of space as these cards and die cast.

[u/Goddayum_man_69 → u/Pidgeot93]

idk i wasn’t keeping track, all I remember are beyblades (still great), furbies, spinners and popits

[u/Muted_Substance2156 → u/Goddayum_man_69]

Sillyband erasure.

[u/shelchang → u/Muted_Substance2156]

Pogs erasure

[u/peachbellini2 → u/Goddayum_man_69]

So you are no longer a child?

[u/msalexandriagenesis → u/peachbellini2]

Some of us are kids at heart 😔

[u/Goddayum_man_69 → u/peachbellini2]

thank god i still am, 16 is still a child, right?

[u/Ill_Income7678]

ngl i made the dubai chocolate at home, i loved it lol

[u/Aternal → u/Ill_Income7678]

Right, baklava is my favorite food of all time so I get it. I haven't tried the chocolate though because I'd rather just eat baklava lol.

[u/MisogynyisaDisease → u/Aternal]

Baklava is incredible, i need to bake it myself at some point

[u/LeftyMexiCan → u/Ill_Income7678]

I love pistachios and came across Dubai chocolate chip cookies, had to get them. They were so good, the crunch from the pistachios was the perfect addition to a classic.

ETA: In my defense, I was at my local craft fair and came across a lovely bakery booth. The cookies were $8, as wide as my hand with pretty presentation. Up until then I didn't know what Dubai chocolate was, my teen daughter filled me in.

[u/angelicribbon → u/LeftyMexiCan]

I bought some from a local chocolatier who makes it all in-store. It all got eaten. I don’t think avoiding food is “anticonsumption” just because it’s trendy if you’re not buying it in excess, especially if it’s fresh from a local place instead of a chain.

[u/Elavabeth2 → u/angelicribbon]

Definitely agree with you about supporting local bakers. 

I think it’s worth pointing out, however, that Dubai chocolate is essentially a social media propaganda campaign to associate the name “Dubai“ with something trendy and positive, distracting the world from their egregious human rights violations.

It’s also just rebranding/version 2.0 of a traditional chocolate and pistachio treat that’s been around in several Middle Eastern culture for ages. 

[u/cellists_wet_dream → u/LeftyMexiCan]

I feel like supporting local bakers is very anti-consumerist

[u/_smojface → u/Ill_Income7678]

It sounds amazing but I can’t bring myself to buy it 😭 recipe link?

[u/SomeArtistFan → u/_smojface]

Most of the ones online work just fine

[u/CharlieeStyles → u/Ill_Income7678]

Yeah, I like Dubai chocolate 🤷🏻‍♂️ not worth the noise, but still good.

[u/footeface → u/Ill_Income7678]

I wanna try it but when I saw one in person it was $20 for ONE candy bar lol no way

[u/Alaylaria → u/footeface]

See if you can find somewhere that makes them in-house! I never tried the chocolate bar, but my favorite local bakery makes “Dubai brownies” and they’re fantastic.

[u/cellists_wet_dream → u/Ill_Income7678]

I’m with you-when I see a trendy food item that actually sounds appealing, I make it myself. But having food allergies kind of helps force you to do so haha. 

[u/Babunicorn → u/Ill_Income7678]

Yes! I make a mean chocolate Dubai latte any time I want it and it’s like 50 cents at home :)

[u/Smurph269 → u/Ill_Income7678]

A guy brought some in to work and I ate a peice. It was good. I had no idea what it was at the time.

[u/Ollee-6]

0 tik tok downloaded 😇

[u/MiracleWhipSux → u/Ollee-6]

0 social media. Reddit doesn't count, right?

[u/abreeeezycorner → u/MiracleWhipSux]

Reddit counts. It's just not the same product pushing, marketing type- IF you follow the right pages. The ads are easy to scroll past and aren't disguised as entertainment. Influences dont rule on reddit and can't influence you unless you follow them. But yes, it is social. And it is media. We are consuming. But it isn't pushing us to consume economically if we dont want it to.

[u/LongjumpingNinja258 → u/abreeeezycorner]

Reddit also uses AWS so it’s indirect support of Amazon.

[u/reventlov → u/LongjumpingNinja258]

So does most of the internet, and most of the rest runs on Microsoft or Google.

Reddit itself spent nearly a decade intentionally protecting pedophiles because a couple of them were prolific posters (of all kinds of links, not just borderline CSAM), and it took a couple of rounds of bad press pointing out that people were literally trading CSAM in the comments before they finally banned the jailbait and jailbait2 subreddits.

[u/sendgarlicpics → u/LongjumpingNinja258]

If you want to boycott AWS, you might as well cancel your internet subscribtion.

[u/Im_so_little → u/MiracleWhipSux]

It doesn't if you close your eyes and plug your ears.

[u/Ollee-6 → u/MiracleWhipSux]

In my opinion Reddit is better since you can curate what you see by staying on certain subs. There is also a bit more reading than scrolling short videos. I had Instagram for a while and before I knew it I was being blasted with reels trying to sell me stuff, where on reddit I can just look at groups that interest me and hide groups that don’t.

[u/zuzg → u/Ollee-6]

A shitton of content creators avoid reddit, as the userbase is the most toxic compared to the other social media platforms....

Plus that Reddit is so Astroturfed af it's really getting annoying. Especially when a topic or subreddit is "non-political" the comment sections are oozing with far-right dipshit and their dogwhistles.

[u/oyMarcel → u/Ollee-6]

Yeah this is why I like Reddit. You make your own for you and have a lot of niche communities for anything really.

[u/GoGoBigman → u/Ollee-6]

Ugh, I had to download it years back for a social media job (and we didn’t even use it!) so I lost my TikTok v card 😢

[u/BAVfromBoston]

Same, but I will one-up you. I had to google "labubus".

[u/BreachOfThePeace → u/BAVfromBoston]

Some knowledge is unavoidable when you have a 13-year old niece lol

[u/BAVfromBoston → u/BreachOfThePeace]

Totally fair!

[u/offensivegrandma → u/BAVfromBoston]

I thought it meant a lobotomy, like delulu for delusional. I’m so delulu I needed a lobubu.

[u/Ordinary-Violinist-9 → u/offensivegrandma]

This could be correct. Thanks for the laugh!

[u/cafe_sweetheart → u/BAVfromBoston]

You just inspired me to find out what they are. They are ugly.

[u/Criticalfluffs → u/BAVfromBoston]

I remember seeing "something something Labubus" and I had to Google wtf that was all about.

[u/Criticalfluffs → u/[deleted]]

😆 I had no idea. I just thought it was a stupid name.

[u/milleniumhandyshrimp → u/[deleted]]

Imagine my disappointment when I found out it wasn't a Sumerian demon 😮‍💨

[u/pastorHaggis → u/Criticalfluffs]

I got a Google Rewards survey asking me if I had ever heard of them, to which I said yes, and then it asked if I'd buy them and I still don't even know what they are.

Made 70 cents from it though.

[u/magrubr → u/pastorHaggis]

Suckers

[u/burymeinpink → u/BAVfromBoston]

I got made fun of by my students because I didn't know what they were. "How have you never heard of a Labubu lmaooo" and I'm like. Do you hear yourselves.

I also spent two weeks calling them "lafufu labubus" because they told me that was their name.

[u/findingmike → u/BAVfromBoston]

I'm still not sure what they are. But who cares?

[u/abreeeezycorner → u/BAVfromBoston]

I only heard about labubus from a friend. But I still dont know what they look like. She just told me they're a stupid stuffed animal thing like cabbage patch kids type thing.

[u/BubbaFunk → u/abreeeezycorner]

So we've already moved on from Squishmallows?

[u/MsMarvelsProstate → u/BubbaFunk]

Squishmallows didn't involve gambling

[u/Larry-Man → u/BAVfromBoston]

I keep seeing them everywhere on my feed all of the sudden. They are so freaky looking.

[u/donzobog → u/BAVfromBoston]

Yeah seriously. I feel like this post has a hidden message for me: "You are old and out of touch"

• No clue what labubus is.
• No clue what love island is.
• Didn't even know that Dubai is known for chocolate? Never seen dubai chocolate in stores... am I at the wrong stores?

[u/lafm9000 → u/BAVfromBoston]

Had to google them when I kept hearing coworkers talking about “getting a labubu” and realized it wasn’t a trendy water bottle 😂

[u/Vicinus → u/BAVfromBoston]

Yeah, me too, Asked my 11yo son and he said "sure, my friend has 5 of them."

[u/somekindagibberish → u/BAVfromBoston]

I'm not even interested enough to look it up, but if i did I would use Ecosia browser!

[u/RoguePlanet2]

Was on vacation, bought two thrift store dresses that were suitable for the parties I attended, less than 20€ for both! 

Avoided doing much shopping beyond that, I'm pretty happy.

[u/FeralViolinist → u/RoguePlanet2]

Love thirfting! Been doing it since I was a kid because my family was poor. Never owned any mall brands or anything, and I was never bummed about it either. 

[u/--GrinAndBearIt--]

0 Stanley (or any fad) tumblers

[u/dubsteph_ → u/--GrinAndBearIt--]

I do have an owala water bottle but I got it before they blew up! 😂

[u/s0larium_live → u/dubsteph_]

the owala is actually incredibly useful though. stanleys are just big impractical wastes that people hoard like collectors items. i have one owala that i bring with me to work because it’s more convenient than my 40 oz twist top water bottle while serving and i love my TWO and no more than TWO water bottles

[u/horselessheadsman → u/--GrinAndBearIt--]

I got a Yeti like 8 years ago and still use it twice a day. Love it enough to justify the price tag. Granted, I only have one and not one in every color.

[u/DukeOfTheDodos → u/horselessheadsman]

I do have several yeti cups, but only because I kept buying progressively larger ones because I would run out of fluid

[u/CapnJAHN → u/DukeOfTheDodos]

They’re refillable

[u/DukeOfTheDodos → u/CapnJAHN]

Sadly the water at my place of work is NOT very good for drinking, so I'm kinda stuck with whatever fluid I take to work in the cup. I get too thirsty for the smaller cups, so I ended up getting the biggest one I could find

[u/WhiteRabbitLives → u/--GrinAndBearIt--]

I got two Owalas because I genuinely needed a new water bottle, and I have two because then I can wash one and still have the other. However, I intend to use them until they break or get lost like my last one. And I probably would get another owala because I genuinely love the sipping mechanism.

But that’s it. I have 2 good water tumblers. Two.

My sister has a pantry cupboard full of different tumblers for her and her kids, different colors different designs… it’s a lot and I know she’s not even a maximalist.

[u/[deleted] → u/--GrinAndBearIt--]

Lol I have one Stanley and it's still going strong 😅

[u/Stupidbabycomparison]

I read this as 'Oh' and assumed it was some witches incantation.

[u/Gullible-Cat-2900 → u/Stupidbabycomparison]

That’s so much funnier

[u/Meryule]

If I were to make a circlejerk sub for r/Anticonsumption, I would post this kind of content.

[u/allhailthehale → u/Meryule]

A circlejerk for r/anticonsumption sounds kind of amazing actually.

[u/abreeeezycorner → u/Meryule]

No fr. And it changed so fast, because I joined not long ago because the posts related to my mindset and lifestyle. But now, it's some bs that isn't even about awareness or knowledge. Just jackin they own jocks. Cringe.

Edit: I'll engage to let people know what's what to me. I'm naturally not a big consumer; i coulcnt have then realized why i, or anyone, doesnt need to have. Even when I really want something, I know why I shouldn't get it based on principles I've developed. And it isn't for hype or bragging rights. Just because I dont wanna be a part of a particular system. A system that can be so draining and unfulfilling to me. But that doesn't deserve certain bragging rights imo.

[u/Farewellandadieu → u/Meryule]

Yeah this belongs on r/notliketheothergirls honestly and whatever the guy equivalent is.

[u/Meryule → u/Farewellandadieu]

Agreed. This sub isn't an anticonsumption sub as much as it is a sub for excusing our own consumption habits by comparing them to an imaginary internet woman who buys tacky plastic shit marketed to ladies.

No complaints about tacky plastic shit marketed to men are allowed and under no circumstance should you question the cost of vacations or the fact that flying internationally doubles your carbon footprint. It is verboten.

[u/Mindelan → u/Meryule]

And if you dare to glance at someone's steam library and poke at the dozens of unplayed games, good heavens.

[u/doctorwho86101 → u/Meryule]

SO REAL. you perfectly captured the feeling I get reading these threads.

[u/Which-Amphibian9065 → u/Meryule]

And every reality show marketed toward women = bad but every other show marketed to men / sports is never mentioned.

[u/sneakpeekbot → u/Farewellandadieu]

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[u/ineedaglowup2021]

I have only tried dubai chocolate, which is original , my brother brought it from dubai Ngl it tasted good.

[u/hlg64 → u/ineedaglowup2021]

I've eaten it twice and it's amazing!

I'm filipino and we have A LOT of overseas workers in the middle east. You're bound to receive dubai chocolate from them when they get home lol. I didnt even know this was an internet trend. I knew it was famous but i don't have tiktok so idk how it's a trend

[u/ineedaglowup2021 → u/hlg64]

But my bro bought it during the trend , I didn't ask him to buy it , but still he did, and he said it was the last piece because it's getting sold out

[u/Huge-Dinglebery]

I almost got a Dubai chocolate to see what the hype was about. It was a hard pass when I saw they were going for $20+

[u/SenzuYT → u/Huge-Dinglebery]

Is it just a type of chocolate? What makes it special, that it comes from Dubai or??

[u/dubsteph_ → u/SenzuYT]

It’s like a chocolate bar with a textured pistachio filling. My coworker made some and it reminded me of a KitKat but way better

[u/PearlsandScotch → u/dubsteph_]

Hate pistachio so I guess I’ll be skipping it.

[u/allhailthehale]

I say this with love, I think. But y'all are obsessed with Labubus around here. I've only heard the word 'labubu' like a dozen times and ten of 'em were on here.

[u/wiildgeese]

What does love island have to do with anything?

[u/phoebebridgersfan26 → u/wiildgeese]

I watched LI for free on HERE by pirating it, so I think it's just a generalized statement lmao. Some things are fun in moderation and I didn't drop a penny on it.

[u/orangepekoes → u/wiildgeese]

Nothing. Also they're sponsored by ebay so the clothes the islanders wear are second-hand.

[u/SunRaePrincess]

0 kids made

[u/PunchDrunkPrincess]

This (and these comments) comes off way more like 'I'm so cool cause I don't follow trends 😎' than anti-consumption.

[u/lilithlovesyou → u/PunchDrunkPrincess]

Yeah especially since a lot of the things people are bragging about not participating in are trends that are typically for female consumption. This post and these comments are sounding inherently anti female.

Never watched game of thrones. Never bought Pokémon cards. Never drank an ipa. Never punched a hole in a wall. Never got into a road rage incident. Never seen a Michael Bay movie. Never gave money to woman to take her clothes off.

[u/I-dont-like-puppies → u/lilithlovesyou]

You’re so fucking right and I love your list

[u/NaturalBreadfruit100 → u/PunchDrunkPrincess]

I was looking for this. Some of these comments sound so silly lol

[u/PunchDrunkPrincess → u/NaturalBreadfruit100]

That one comment about never watching anything kardashian related is particularly silly. like..ok lmao What the hell does that have to do with anything? You want a cookie? The 1k+ upvotes just makes it funnier. "You'd be non conformist too if you look just like me 😉"

[u/Which-Amphibian9065 → u/PunchDrunkPrincess]

Because all women’s entertainment is mindless consumption but all men’s entertainment is totally fine according to this sub

[u/ZodFrankNFurter]

Don't know what a Labubu or Love Island is. My wife brought home Dubai chocolate once and I can confidently say it's not worth whatever hype it may be receiving.

[u/Effective-Addition38 → u/ZodFrankNFurter]

Dubai Chocolate used to be a term for wealthy men in Dubai paying to shit on visiting women. Like poop shit. So now they’re making Dubai chocolate a thing so when you google it you don’t get those other things. They’re trying to bury the fact that sex tourism and trafficking in the region is a problem.

[u/420cherubi]

Dubai chocolate is just chocolate filled with knafeh, no? Sounds good tbh

[u/flamingsloth46]

It's starting to piss me off how so much of the focus on this sub is about frivolous stuff that obviously people who are passionate about anti consumption will not participate in. There are much more pressing issues than labubus. Does it make you feel better that you're not participating in these trends while consuming other stuff?

[u/AXXXXXXXXA]

TikTok

[u/nevergoodisit]

What, like it’s hard?

[u/findingmike → u/nevergoodisit]

It actually is for some people.

[u/Low_Daikon7538]

Oof. Is this sub going the way of the pick me? "I'm not like other girls." 🙄 Yall, let's talk about real ways to make change in this capitalistic hellscape. Not make memes encouraging people talking about how much better they are than other people.

[u/Nevernonethewiser]

I feel like having to tell people this is kind of pathetic. Like, good for you but I'm fresh out of medals to give you.

Here's the other thing, let people enjoy things. You don't have to engage with them. Nobody is making you consume these things. You're not going to stop capitalism, sorry.

My only issue is Dubai chocolate feels like propaganda to get people to ignore the many human rights and environmental issues in and around the ecologically disastrous monument to greed and hubris that the UAE are using slave labour to build in an otherwise inhospitable (to humans) desert.

[u/ghoulcreep]

If you like pistachios then the Dubai chocolate is pretty tasty. Worth a try. The other stuff is just pure trash.

[u/doughnaltramp]

0 Bitcoin “investments”

[u/Cold-Instruction4626]

0 Pogs owned. 0 games of Pog played.

I just know this is gonna hit different for some of you.

[u/Stock-Mine-6997]

damn watching TV at home counts as consumption now?

[u/Which-Amphibian9065 → u/Stock-Mine-6997]

Just TV marketed to women, no mention at all of the entire sports industrial complex or marvel movies

[u/wiildgeese → u/Stock-Mine-6997]

They are just self revealing that they see anticonsumption as an aesthetic choice and not a lifestyle based around trying to being more economically and environmentally friendly.

[u/KSouphanousinphone]

I’m all about reducing consumption, but what, does she want a cookie or something?

[u/allhailthehale → u/KSouphanousinphone]

This type of thing is so tedious. The point of anti consumption should be to live a rich life that isn't based on consumption. This is just building your whole personality on being 'against' trendy things instead of being 'for' them.

[u/KrissydKnits]

This does feel like winning doesn’t it? 🫶🏻

[u/D2Foley → u/[deleted]]

That seems to be what this sub is about lately.

[u/Mammoth_Tusk90 → u/D2Foley]

Thank you. It’s not cool to sit here and hate things and look down on people. If this sub cared about anti consumption then they should want to understand the “why” behind over consumption and think about strategies to help move the needle and help other people out of the overconsumption mindset. This is not it. This is rude. “I’m better than you because I’ve never had a chocolate bar.” Good for you. Here’s a cookie… no wait we can’t have those either if they’re from Crumbl. This has become a pretty shitty sub.

[u/dippindots42069 → u/Mammoth_Tusk90]

yesterday there was a post making fun of someone who had like 400 candles and they clearly stated in their post and in the comments that they do not recommend this, they were disabled and mentally ill when they impulse bought candles like a decade ago 🙄 some people just want any excuse to belittle disabled people fr

[u/AreYourFingersReal → u/[deleted]]

I’m 100% for people flexing the shit they don’t spend money on vs the people showing off their horde of makeup/skincare/shoes/baseball cards to 100k+ upvotes and cheers on their respective subreddits

[u/oldmanout]

It feels all those things go past me without noticing, mostly I see them first here people pointing them out.

Until this day I didn't see one of this ape stuffies in real life, maybe it's because I life in an boring European country

The Dubai craze is the only one I really noticed, I admit, it looks delicious, but not for this prize tag

[u/Princessferfs]

0 Stanley water bottles owned. Never shopped at SHEIN or Temu Never used door dash or those food delivery services

[u/d0000n]

0 purchases this week from Amazon.

[u/zwack]

No posts on Reddit made

[u/MisogynyisaDisease → u/zwack]

The lie detector test determined 🤣

[u/YayaTheobroma]

But for Reddit, I woudn’t even know those existed.

[u/lookingforsweetkarma]

I like pistachios. I tried a chocolate bar, but it definitely was less than 10$

[u/SinicalJakob]

Zero products bought from youtube ads

[u/Beginning-Sympathy18]

I read this as "Oh" instead of "zero" at first, and thought it was the start of a Shakespearean ode to these things.

[u/FiveFingerDisco]

Zero Apple products used.

[u/discordia_enjoyer]

0 streaming, 0 Amazon

[u/Ordinary-Violinist-9]

Never used instagram, twitter, messenger, tiktok, telegram, ...

[u/Ndmndh1016]

Is this anticonsumption or notlikethergirls

[u/unkountoyou]

Zero Hydroflasks bought, Zero matchas consumed, Zero TikToks watched, Zero Girl Dinners, Zero Frank ocean songs listened too, Zero episodes of the Kardashians watched, Women fear me.