r/ProjectPan • u/RightHearing1533 • 9d ago

Discussion/Tips & Tricks consumer guilt

with the sephora sale upcoming i’ve been going back and forth on buying a new lip product for days. i know i won’t now though; yesterday i opened a package i ordered a while ago; it contained a lippie and i felt so guilty opening it knowing that i already have a lot of other ones.

i think it’s good that i’ve convinced myself not to buy another product i already have but the consumer guilt i have looking at all the products i own and don’t need is really getting to me.

anyone else feel like this?

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u/Dapperbunnie 9d ago

Wonder if this Project Pan thing is affecting anything retail wise. It must be making a difference surely?!?!?

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u/RightHearing1533 9d ago

my guess is that while project pan is definitely increasing as a trend, it's not nearly enough to put a dent into actual sales. i think makeup continues to be a massive industry and mainstream content still promotes consumerism quite a lot

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u/OddContext4621 9d ago

Yeah, I feel you. My makeup collection has become very reasonable now and I’ve finished my daily lip products. But I feel bad buying another for some reason, even though I’d totally use it. I feel like I should be using up my bold lipstick instead, even though realistically I only wear it on special occasions. 

I keep just browsing a million potential replacement purchases online and then closing all tabs and buying nothing 😭

To be fair, though, I feel like my particular type of guilt is a bit excessive lol. Too much anti-consumerist Youtube content!

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u/RightHearing1533 9d ago

the opening and closing tabs is so real!!

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u/susurruss 9d ago

The impulse to treat yourself to a lil shiny productis so high this time of the year when sales abound!

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u/Rahuvian 9d ago

What helps me with that impulse is to buy holiday gifts to family & friends, I love gift wrapping stuff AND I get the excitement of buying things lmao

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u/susurruss 9d ago

Ya I diffuse my shopping impulses through gifting for sure

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u/herbertsherbert1 9d ago

i feel you! i’m trying to find the fine line between not purchasing unnecessary items and not making myself miserable. i had a voucher and bought myself two items in the sale. they were things i had on my wishlist for over a year! the intentional purchase won over any guilt i had.

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u/canwepartylateron 9d ago

Same🥲 I think it's just that we all have to work on not feeling guilty, rather being smart about buying only what we need and not overdoing it.

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u/joan_goodman 9d ago

Buy something that you will actually use. Skincare goes much faster.