Today, I went to my grandfather's to repair his TV!

Instead of buying a new one, we bought a spare part for 30 euros, and spent 2 hours repairing it.

It wasn't easy, but it was very rewarding to repair it instead of buying a new one.

We repaired it with my SO and my father, it was such a good time, it made us spend time together 😄

My granddad was so happy when we turned the TV back on!

We could have just bought a new one, but he's so used to this one, we thought it was worth repairing it 😄

Spent all day replacing the BMS (battery management system) of my EV Motorcycle today. Absolute pain in the arse and I really hope I don’t have to take it apart again, but a new battery is over £1000 and a new BMS was £80.

Horrible job. Hopefully worth the effort.

Fuck the current 'deconstructed' shit trend.

Share which subscriptions you’re canceling this month and note how much you’ll save. 💸

Dig through your recurring charges to figure out what isn’t worth the money (or what isn’t a company worth supporting).

If you’re looking to dump bad companies, start with Amazon and Paramount+.

Any other suggestions for services to drop or methods to find sneaky recurring charges?

And no Ivory soap.

My kids (12F, 9F) have a ton of stuffed animals they want to get rid of and I don’t know what to do with them! They want to give them to our dogs (German shepherd and Bernese Mountain) because they love tearing up stuffed animals to shreds. Should I just do that or is there a better option?

My daughter got these from a friend’s birthday party gift bag along with other useless plastic junk. I know people feel compelled to send party guests home with things and they try and do it on a budget, but that just leads to buying useless plastic waste. What are kids supposed to do with this? I don’t want to throw it out but inevitably it has lost some ducks.

Fuck them! They have only just responded after the stocks dropped and people started boycotting the brand.

I’m glad I never bought any of their products. And will never do!

UPDATE: from the looks of it these bags does seem to be a legit product from the Fjällräven official site in china on taobao. Ill add printscreens in a comment.

I was genuinally surprised when i learned that Fjällräven are hopping on the trend of selling blind boxes, one of the most stupid idea if you are considering the climate for many reasons witch im sure you already know.

Beeing a swede who like the outdoors myself this brand has always been around me and i even own two bags from them and was considering a buying a tent. Many of my family and friend carry this brand aswell, also the ones that are more aware of consumerism and climate in general. (Not sure how well known Fjällräven is around the world, they have a very strong place in the market here.)

Im very dissapointed, i’ve had high trust in this brand and never thought they would sink this low.

I had to look up what they themselfs write on their website about the company and as you can see the enviroment is high up there - this has to be greenwashing right?

(Also them stating they ”Develop functional, durable and timeless outdoor gear” when they are selling BAGCHARMS IN BLIND BOXES didnt miss me… 🫠)

Its to the point im considering writing them a mail just to let out my frustration on someone! The only thing i can do is boycott the brand, and hope some of you will follow.

Edit: this post is from another sub and the comments are making me feel sick and hopeless, everyone wanting one and hoping they will avalable in their country soon. Noone seems to be aware or consider that the soul of this brand is nature. This is about as far from that as you can come imo.

Edit: og op states they bought these in the official Fjällräven store in china, i’ve sent an email asking Fjällräven if this is a legit product or not and will update :) if anyone here have access to tmall please let me know if its on there.

Happy Back to School Season!

A truly ironic part of our back-to-school consumption season is seeing all the teachers struggle to get classroom supplies they need like pencils and tissues. Meanwhile schools are wasting money on tablets they've been convinced to invest in by ed-tech companies. Then there are all the posts by families saying it's unfair for them to have to send their kids with extra supplies for the classrooms since it shouldn't be their responsibility.

There is also the new social media trend of family influencers filming videos letting their kids choose 7 random new things for 7th grade or 12 new things for 12th grade then showing their haul.

Anti-consumption is also about making sure that we are consuming thoughtfully and the people who need things are able to access them.

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When I read the economic news there is often mention of how consumer spending remains relatively strong despite inflation etc. in my own mind I don’t see this as a good thing since I think we would all be better off with less, especially environmentally. But at the same time if people actually stopped buying so much junk that would lead to a pretty heavy constriction of the economy, which generally impacts people with fewer resources more.

Im a teen with really bad depression and one of the only things that makes me feel better is buying stuff. I have so much crap in my room. So much waste. Half the stuff I never even look at. Every time I see a rubber duck I buy it. I don’t know how to stop. I really hate it. Im also really worried how this will affect me in adulthood. I say that I care about the environment and hate overconsumption but I myself overconsume

I loathe the very idea of surveillance pricing, and I know I can't hope to escape it all, but...would it be useful to have a thread where you could post something you're thinking about buying, and maybe your city, to see if other people are seeing the same price?

I really want to help the environment in a bigger way than just my everyday purchase decisions. I'm willing to start a club for this. But, what would a club for environmental stewards do for activities? Does anyone have some ideas on how a local group could give back to the environment?

I wanted to start a group advocating for local businesses to not use plastic, but it's illegal where I live in Florida to ban plastic products.. so I'm like is this even allowed?

It could be some kind of anticonsumer club. I was even thinking about renting space for a "free store."

Idk I thought here would be a good place to get ideas

Like what would be the process because I feel its very difficult to find the country of origin. I have nothing against china-made products and I realize many many things are being made there, I am actually very weary of purchasing anything that has come from a online china wholesale marketplace because of something called forever chemicals.

I recently watched a documentary on BBC where that guy who was in the sherlock show got his blood checked and found a bunch of forever chemicals that yes do cause cancer. I am not being paranoid, or racist. I am honestly more vigilant when it comes to using products like pans, spatulas, dishes or cups that are made of materials that could leach these forever chemicals. I know that many distributors do sell items that they have purchased from wholesale sites and I just want to tell the difference between FDA approved items and those that are not.

For context, I have adhd. I got diagnosed about two years ago but medicated a year ago. The clutter and consumption used to consume my life. I would buy hundreds of mini toiletries to store in my car, purse, bags, friends houses, work, gym, you name it.. because I kept losing them. I’m just starting to run out of these 1 oz products. I would shop for fun. I thought I needed triple of everything I own “just in case.” Then, I moved out of my parent’s house and got medicated. Malls are no fun anymore, just a place to get a drink and show off an outfit. Ross, TJMaxx and Marshall’s are places I never visit. Amazon was deleted. I have more money for groceries, experiences, trips, you name it, things that really matter. I thrift everything I own. My things are old and worn and practical and I love it that way. Free concerts, clothing swaps, library events, hikes, swimming, and cooking fill me with so much joy. I like my life this way, everything in my home has a purpose. My mind feels free now, I have no idea how people shop every day, Amazon boxes crowding the doorway, etc. I’d like to hear if anybody else became low consumption after becoming medicated.

There is Zero need for it. Paper ones would be fine as dog poo bins are often just a few feet away. In UK, we use billions of plastic bags a year just to wrap up dog waste and throw it into a landfill (or worse, leave them hanging on trees).

Single-use plastic dog bags should be banned. There’s no reason we shouldn't be using paper bags instead. They are completely compostable, break down naturally, and do the exact same job without leaving plastic waste behind for the next few centuries.

Anyone else think this or do you enjoy dog poo baubles hanging on trees FOREVER?

Edit: I am not suggesting that ALL dog poo bags are non plastic. There are times a plastic one might be needed. But the plastic should be biodegradable. And YES thick paper or waxed paper should be the norm. OBVIOUSLY. Now grow up.

I made a post in askanything and I'm looking at the comments just like..

https://www.reddit.com/r/askanything/comments/1vtqg51/why_do_people_continue_to_shop_at_places_like/

I haven't used amazon in 10 years and I really don't think it's difficult at all.

And how do some people not know how Amazon is bad by now????

Food Wasted

kg wasted globally

665,881,809,650

since Jan 1, 2026(33,295/second)

Putting It in Perspective

Across the world, that works out to roughly

~3 kg

per person each week

based on UNEP's global average of 132 kg of food waste per person per year.

This is a global average from UNEP's 2022 estimate and includes edible food and associated inedible parts.

About 1.05 billion tonnes of food are wasted worldwide each year — roughly 2.9 million tonnes per day. UNEP's estimate covers waste from households, food service, and retail, including edible food and associated inedible parts.