Tell me your most boring methods of avoiding consumption

[u/penny-fed-car]

As the title says I want you comment your most boring, mundane, unimpressive, absolutely not worth posting, methods of avoiding buying shit.

The key to our survival as a species has always been our ability to communicate and share knowledge. In the age of the pending apocalypse, every corner of the internet is packed with content telling us to consume.
The problem is that talking about how to make things we use everyday seems so rare, especially online. I think it's because the topic is seen as boring, compared to other posts that elicit an emotional response, so no one bothers. But in some ways not consuming is the only way we have of protesting the system, and we need to collectively share our methods of doing so - no matter how boring.

I'll start. I was going to buy salt water hairspray, but then my inner cheapskate didn't want to pay for it. The result was this me using this recipe; 1 cup water, 1 tbsp sea salt, 1 tsp aloe vera. I then put it in a super old spray bottle I never use and was considering getting rid of. That's it. I spent $0.

[u/Pbandsadness]

Dollar Tree sells mesh bags intended for washing bras. Those make great produce bags, if you're so inclined.

[u/Flckofmongeese → u/Pbandsadness]

If u wanna go a step farther, there are plant cellulose ones that feel just like plastic but compostable when they finally rip and stuff.

[u/JoshEvolves → u/Pbandsadness]

Can’t believe this was so far down! We’ve been using these for nearly 10yrs! Search mesh produce bags on Amazon (I know you have to make a purchase) but you can get pack of 8-10 for like $10 and then you’re set!

[u/e_hatt_swank → u/Pbandsadness]

Great idea, thanks!