tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post9146591045854837963..comments2023-10-30T04:06:45.798-07:00Comments on arduous blog: To Buy or Not To Buyruchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-43145229896989680732008-03-01T15:04:00.000-08:002008-03-01T15:04:00.000-08:00I am a non-shopper, but Target used to kill me. I ...I am a non-shopper, but Target used to kill me. I would walk in to get toilet paper and walk out with $100+ items, most of which would be tossed aside or to the trash within a couple of days. Now that I have not set my foot into Target, I don't seem to have the urge to go anymore. What is it with us humans that seem to be sort of genetically coded to want stuff when faced with stuff.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802095439539749048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-17240518787537389322008-02-29T13:48:00.000-08:002008-02-29T13:48:00.000-08:00I've always hated shopping, until I discovered thr...I've always hated shopping, until I discovered thrift stores. And then I finally realized it's the thrill of finding something totally unexpected at the thrift store that I like, not the actual buying. I cruise craigslist sometimes just to see what oddities people are selling. I think I can go on as a non-consumer. Having a limited budget helps a lot, too!Chilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406176434011890590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-12051168391977671042008-02-29T09:20:00.000-08:002008-02-29T09:20:00.000-08:00Wow, Elizabeth, I'm honored that you commented on ...Wow, Elizabeth, I'm honored that you commented on my blog! I loved Garbage Land. Thanks for writing such a great book. :)ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-34335543368529145522008-02-29T06:12:00.000-08:002008-02-29T06:12:00.000-08:00I wrote Garbage Land and I am a-okay with you not ...I wrote Garbage Land and I am a-okay with you not buying it. Support your library, share books, pass them along to others. I'm just glad you read the thing. I admire your consumer restraint. Best, ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-24756065414341200662008-02-28T20:20:00.000-08:002008-02-28T20:20:00.000-08:00Thanks for sharing your experience. It's extremel...Thanks for sharing your experience. It's extremely interesting to read about your conflicting emotions.<BR/><BR/>Last year, when I resolved to pay off my cc, I really cut back on my buying. Not that I went shopping all the time, as the grad student stipend imposes some restraint. Anyway, now the cc is paid off and I can't believe how much I'm able to save on my stipend. I'm by no means a non-consumer, but I buy a lot less stuff than I could and I don't miss it all that much.<BR/><BR/>On another note, I have been thinking what a wonderful world of blogs focusing on nonconsumerism that I'm missing out on by mainly reading sciencey blogs. But I just can't add any more! I think I should not add another blog unless I take one away, like people do with items in their house. :)EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-57801484481281653822008-02-28T20:09:00.000-08:002008-02-28T20:09:00.000-08:00I haven't been as much of a non-consumer as you - ...I haven't been as much of a non-consumer as you - by a long shot. I've still bought plenty of stuff used and the occasional item new (if it's something I really want or need and that feeling hasn't changed over a matter of weeks or months). I absolutely agree that the less you buy, the less you care about buying. When I first stopped buying new, I would hit the thrift stores for a thrill. I went today because I need a mixing bowl and my oldest needed new shoes. While there, I though about looking at the other items, the clothes, womens' clothes, books and honestly just couldn't get up the energy to care. I just wanted to go home and plant some seeds in my garden, put my laundry out to dry and clean out the bread machine. Funny, huh?<BR/><BR/>You rock for sticking through this so well. And when it's all over, I think its okay to reward yourself with a Kleen Kanteen. :)Green Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.com