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mr_lebowski

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1. I'm kinda the opposite ...

Tue May 19, 2020, 02:21 PM

May 2020

I almost never buy stuff (though I do look at computer components, home theater gear, and cars online fairly regularly), but lately I've been shopping more and buying a bit more.

But it's stuff for the house like a new subwoofer and speakers to give me things to enjoy while stuck here. I also got a new blender and toaster oven since my old ones were on their last legs. And a new office chair. And a printer which I'm hoping I'll return before 30 days cause I'm back at the office and can use one there for my rare printing tasks.

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I Don't Feel Like Buying Stuff Anymore [View all] LiberalArkie May 2020 OP

I'm kinda the opposite ... mr_lebowski May 2020 #1

I love this. Our culture, economy, education systems, all about consuming more and more Alex4Martinez May 2020 #2

And so the cycle is broken pecosbob May 2020 #3

I only open emails/ads from grocery stores, my drugstore and online nutritional suppliers hlthe2b May 2020 #4

Early March Freddie May 2020 #5

Sorry to bear bad news, Penny's update yesterday appalachiablue May 2020 #22

Not surprised Freddie May 2020 #25

I hope ours stayes open as well. Dagstead Bumwood May 2020 #59

I know what you speak of... eilen May 2020 #6

Your husband's tablet. Blue_true May 2020 #55

It recharges eilen May 2020 #68

I am a Neanderthal, I am totally a PC/Windows tablet user. Blue_true May 2020 #69

"We're trained to buy often, buy cheap, and buy a lot." PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #7

Feels good,huh? True Blue American May 2020 #14

Well, we've come a long way from... LanternWaste May 2020 #52

i'm still buying, barbtries May 2020 #7

It's people panic buying more than they PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #9

TP is not something I've been able to panic buy. barbtries May 2020 #39

I hate all the junk that's accumulating LeftInTX May 2020 #12

Those items are now plentiful True Blue American May 2020 #13

My local small grocery store had an endcap Full of paper towels SoCalDem May 2020 #49

Got my pulse ox yesterday Freddie May 2020 #27

absolutely. barbtries May 2020 #48

We should not go back to normal Brother Buzz May 2020 #10

+1 Let's go back to better than normal. CaptainTruth May 2020 #19

The problem for us. Blue_true May 2020 #56

I know how you feel. True Blue American May 2020 #11

It's a sign of grief. We've all lost something, be it two months of income or being at home, bored NightWatcher May 2020 #15

I'm mostly buying meat for my freezer instead of other stuff womanofthehills May 2020 #16

I was never into casual shopping MissB May 2020 #17

Happened to me about 5 yrs ago. Retired and rheumatoid arthritis. bobbieinok May 2020 #18

That was me about the same time. Delmette2.0 May 2020 #33

About that time I went shopping with my wheeled walker, driven by my taxi friend bobbieinok May 2020 #42

Been purging True Blue American May 2020 #54

No sense in buying, any of us could be dead from COVID-19 in a week or two bucolic_frolic May 2020 #20

We're buying better quality food and we are staying out of restaurants from now on ... marble falls May 2020 #23

Its weird. We've never had so much money in our budget. We watch less tv then ever ... marble falls May 2020 #21

Same here! Buying nothing, bank account better than ever, and besides The Last Word, I'm only BamaRefugee May 2020 #30

YouTube is keeping me sane. barbtries May 2020 #41

I've found the best way to discover completely new things on YouTube is fall asleep in the recliner BamaRefugee May 2020 #45

lol i do that every night barbtries May 2020 #47

My cat often chooses channels for me when I fall asleep SoCalDem May 2020 #50

I've always hated shopping, only buy what is necessary to sustain life. nt yaesu May 2020 #24

I hope retail workers can find employment in new jobs somehow IronLionZion May 2020 #26

I lost my desire during my last period of real poverty Warpy May 2020 #28

8 or so yrs ago I discovered Good Will, VFW, and Salvation Army thrift stores bobbieinok May 2020 #44

I lived out of thrift shops in the 90s-00s Warpy May 2020 #58

I'm glad you brought this up. Does anybody else find the tousled devil-may-care look du jour kinda.. Hugin May 2020 #29

Yes! jmbar2 May 2020 #40

Going feral. Hugin May 2020 #46

Hippies recycled SoCalDem May 2020 #53

yass -- delightful jmbar2 May 2020 #57

Ha! That's me. I'm turning into the old hippy I've always been. Luz May 2020 #63

Me too jmbar2 May 2020 #64

I was set to retire in December. I juggled a few things and Luz May 2020 #66

Congratulations jmbar2 May 2020 #67

I don't care about sports anymore. I knew it'd happen, but it still feels weird. Iggo May 2020 #31

I have always been frugal Woodwizard May 2020 #32

I feel exactly the same way. DarleenMB May 2020 #34

I've been buying a lot of baking and cooking equipment that I always wanted but never got around catbyte May 2020 #35

I was secretly hoping this would happen to more people. llmart May 2020 #36

I already have enough stuff. I'm trying to get rid of stuff. panader0 May 2020 #37

I am buying but besides food differently marlakay May 2020 #38

Glad it's not only me Roc2020 May 2020 #43

I drastically downscaled on material items about 5 years ago and I have not gone back. Blue_true May 2020 #51

I was like this until I realized EllieBC May 2020 #60

I have a whole list of things I'm going to buy 🙂 Raine May 2020 #61

I did some shopping with my stimulus check after paying off bills Marrah_Goodman May 2020 #62

It is nice to see that there are others starting to see things how I see them. Jamastiene May 2020 #65

I've never been a big shopper anyway, but I have shopped a littlle bit more lately Silent3 May 2020 #70