Buy Nothing New Month : environment@aussie.zone

Buy Nothing New Month (aussie.zone)

submitted 8 months ago by arbilp3@aussie.zone to c/environment@aussie.zone

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I just heard the founder of Buy Nothing New Month this morning and about this website. We don't have to wait for a particular month to take small actions (or large). The site is full of great ideas and apart from benefiting the environment, you will be benefiting your wallet. https://www.buynothingnew.com.au/

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[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 child)

Disclaimer: I'm from the USA.

I heard about this site a couple years ago and signed up, and it took jumping through like 6 hoops of bullshit to sign up.

Then all I found was an old couch, probably infested with bedbugs, and a pile of palettes for firewood.

Then I couldn't even log back in again a couple months later to check for other stuff.

On a 1/10 scale, I give it a flat zero.

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[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

As an Aussie, Facebook marketplace and gumtree freebies are the free stuff online sources.

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[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 5 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I already buy fuck all new. The shit I buy I 95% need to buy. I need to buy fence pailings to fix my fence tomorrow. After that I'm looking to buy under floor insulation and the strapping to hold it in place. I think we just need a "Stop buying dumb shit" movement.

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[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone [S] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I like the name of your movement. It gives me the giggles and reminds me of a song / jingle that was popular more than a decade ago. It wasn't about buying dumb shit but about doing dumb stuff in metro stations and risking your life. You might recognise it when you see it (but you might be too young). Anyway, have a look and enjoy it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw

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[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

I remember the term from Robin Williams stand up special years ago where he drinks a shitload of water and talks about the difficulties of cumming on viagra.

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[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone [S] 0 points 8 months ago

I'd just like to please ask you to keep your language less vulgar.

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

Can I still buy new tampons or baby formula? What about meds?

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[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone [S] 1 point 8 months ago

That's a tough one 😜

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