Buy it for Life

Na, I'm poor, and I'm not going to feel bad for getting some bulk household essentials at a significant discount today.

I get not wanting to participate in unnecessary consumption, but this classist view that everyone can afford to ignore big discounts on items they actually need (which definitely do exist among the other noise) is just another high horse people need to get off of and instead focus their energy fighting the system that leaves people desperate for discounts in the first place, not on telling those people off.

So, go on with my normal everyday life?

Every day is buy nothing day for my broke ass.

Maybe should have posted this yesterday then...

I used to read Adbusters for years, and that was the start of Buy Nothing Day. They tried to buy a prime-time commercial spot for like 50 grand(?) and once the stations saw what they were trying to "advertise", they pulled the commercial and the price for a 30 second spot jumped 10 fold.

The amount of damage it would cause if a reasonable amount of people partook in that day, would be striking

But the SAVINGS!!!

/s

Hey I didn't even realize we were celebrating this, I did it anyway! I never buy anything unless I need something. I didn't need anything today.

Not difficult considering how lousy some of these “sales” are.

I was planning to use today to catch up on a project and go to the hardware store to buy bolts....then I remembered it's black Friday and I'd like to avoid that cancer.

at urgent care with SO, so I hope we get a Black Friday Deal! mmmm hmm

I… uhh… I should have… y’know…. seen this sooner…… and stuff.

I desperately needed tissues because of the sick, but other than that, I’m with ya!

I feel I still achieved this. Had to buy a new laptop, but only because the previous old one broke and is only enough that the repair process could be costly and no guarantees.

Only buy something if you need it, day? Like any other day

I forgot…I bought an energy drink and a memory card for the Nintendo switch. I usually try to buy nothing.

Weird how people redefine 'nothing' in the comments. I can go a week without even spending money! Get a grip people. You don't actually need all the stuff you think you need

Only thing I'm going to (have to, unfortunately) buy today is a round in a couple dryers at the laundromat, because I've put it off too long already and the clothes line is currently a no-go due to weather. sigh

I just bought a can of pam today because I'm having thanksgiving today and I didn't realize I was out. Black Friday as a shopping day was always dumb, IMO. I would just use online shopping. But then they had to ruin that with Cyber Monday.

Done. I had to go grocery shopping and I even delayed that, just because I didn't want to deal with the hoards of shoppers

I put gas in my car and my moms car cuz I had to go to work and she was going to a friendsgiving and didn't have enough money for gas. At the gas station I bought a coffee and a pack of crackers so I could have a snack at work, because I don't get a lunch break.

I didn't know it was "buy nothing day", but I would have bought the gas anyway.

At work I had a really friendly customer who was kind and interesting. I gave them a discount that I wasnt authorized to give, so... I guess that's how I fought capitalism yesterday.

I'm the only person who buys even a single thing like once a week? 🙃

Done. Easy

Nice thought, but I try to wait for things to go on sale before buying. Not buying on the biggest day for sales kind of goes against that.

Lmao how about no. I'll buy things that I need whenever I like to

I bought about 400 dollars of smart technology