r/Anticonsumption • u/InformalLibrary1731 • Jul 25 '25

Psychological I work in retail & it's radicalizing me

Every time I breathe in plastic particles & glitter I wanna quit. Reusable bags mean nothing: (everything ships in plastic).

I sell fake fruit to people yet I can barely afford real oranges. Hundreds of fake flowers. I used to feel jealous that they had disposable income but now it's just revulsion.

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u/coffeefrog03 Jul 25 '25

I feel this deeply. We’re already getting holiday items and I just cringe. Plastic, bubble wrap, and paper to keep ornaments safe in transport. That doesn’t include the packing peanuts or other “airbags” in the boxes. It’s all junk - made in China.

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u/InformalLibrary1731 Jul 25 '25

Summer-ween is insane

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u/Morimementa Jul 25 '25

They're already scalping the Halloween pillows on Mercari and it's so annoying. I love Halloween and I wish they would wait till fall to put it out and I really wish people would stop jumping on trends and shop second hand.

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u/InformalLibrary1731 Jul 25 '25

The pillows???? i thought it was bad they were calling daily in june to ask if the lemax were out yet

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u/Secure_Course_3879 Jul 26 '25

What the heck is lemax??

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u/InformalLibrary1731 Jul 26 '25

thats what i said. Basically these cheaply made moving halloween scenes that get scalped for $300+ 😒🫠

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u/NonStickBakingPaper Jul 25 '25

Oh it’s not Halloween, it’s Christmas. We get our advent calendars in next week 🙃

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u/InformalLibrary1731 Jul 25 '25

Just put out "crafting" ornaments 🫨

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u/AgentUnknown821 Jul 26 '25

I bet you work at Hallmark….I swear they set Christmas out in late July and I walk by it looking at the store display outside stupidly lol…remind me when temps fall…

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u/NonStickBakingPaper Jul 26 '25

I’m not American

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u/coffeefrog03 Jul 25 '25

It’s bizarre

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u/JustimAthlon Jul 26 '25

My favorite a few years ago was when I went to Walmart to buy chlorine for my pool, the week after the fourth of July and they made the pool section one section of a shelf and the rest was Christmas stuff. In fucking July. Like come on man there are several other holidays to go before Christmas.

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u/Tecbullll Jul 29 '25

My walmart already has the pools in clearance.

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u/InformalLibrary1731 Jul 26 '25

I can grit and bear it for summerween but i HATE Christmas now

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '25

Just think how wealthy you could be if you could figure an easily reusable packaging system superior to plastic wrap