r/Anticonsumption Apr 17 '23

This is insane. Plastic Waste

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No one needs this many body care products. And no one needs THIS many products to keep themselves clean. Large corporations tell us (mostly women) that we need to spend money on these "self care" products. They profit off of women's insecurities by telling us that in order to be beautiful, clean, smell nice, etc., we need to buy their products. But people literally do not need all of this to stay clean. What the hell.

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u/lorarc Apr 17 '23

A lot of influencers also do things like buying clothes and other items and returning the later when they no longer need them. I doubt you can return such products to store but it might be rented or something.

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u/Alysondra Apr 17 '23

I worked at bath and body works for a long time. When I worked there they could absolutely return everything as long as it wasn’t essentially empty (which These are all unused or barely used). I think they have slightly changed the policy but you can still return everything if you keep the receipt.

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u/lorarc Apr 17 '23

And the returned items are tossed in the trash?

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u/Alysondra Apr 19 '23

It really depends on the individual store. Most stores I worked at tossed almost everything unless it was like a sealed return from online.