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Ten reasons to avoid Amazon | Ethical Consumer (www.ethicalconsumer.org)
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[โ€“] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Definitely. Another similar trick I used to do was to write down the objects in my agenda under "things I wanted to buy." Sometimes just the act of writing it down gave me the feeling of having fulfilled the desire in some weird way.

[โ€“] IamtheMorgz@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

I find this is also a great way to decide if you even need it. I have a tab on my phone for stuff to buy. It collects so much crap I eventually deleted because the desire was fleeting.

I keep a paper list of large ticket items that I actually need so I can save up for them over time. I spend a lot of that time while saving shopping for the best option. I saved a lot while furnishing my house by buying secondhand because I had weeks and weeks to shop around.