The advertising industry can make any thing, even the most useless thing, desirable and necessary for us. And you will happily spend money on it at the first suitable moment.
Of course, there are things and products that you need, but most of what you buy is “just want”.
George Carlin, an American comedian, once said: "Trying to be happy by hoarding possessions is like trying to satisfy your hunger by wrapping yourself in a whole ribbon of sandwiches."
Yes, we naturally will not stop buying whatever we want, but maybe we should try to make at least small adjustments to the shopping list? In this article, we will tell you about 20 things and products that you can easily refuse without harming your health, both physical and mental.
Cosmetics
Well, how would the beauty industry have survived if not for its enchanting ability to sell any little thing for a huge price, convincing buyers that this is a real must have?
1. After shave
Every day (well, many and less often) men shave and often complete the procedure with an after-shave. In principle, just cool water will cope well with all the tasks of this product: it will soothe the skin, narrow the pores. What a product can give you is a pleasant scent that stays on your skin. If you want to get exactly the scent - yes, you need an after shave product. But you don't need it.
2. Body scrub
What is the main component of a scrub? Exfoliating particles, usually played by crushed apricot kernels or artificial granules. But believe me, an ordinary, rather tough washcloth, no worse than a scrub, can renew the skin, and it costs incomparably cheaper.
3. Hair sprays that do not need to be washed off
The label on each such spray promises that after using it your hair will be soft, silky, shiny, strong. But when using such products, some of their components gradually accumulate in the hair, making it, on the contrary, dull, lifeless, brittle. And you buy spray again to overcome this problem.
4. Cellulite cream
Are you kidding me? Do you sincerely believe that some kind of magic potion from a bottle can get rid of cellulite? Don't waste your money.
5. Foundation
Controversial product. Someone really cannot imagine their life without him. But, ignoring the advertisements and assurances of magazines that there can be no makeup without foundation, look at your face and think, do you really need it? Or is it just a film that unpleasantly tightens the face, without giving it any additional attractiveness?
6. Shower gel
Nice smell and ease of use, nothing more. A good washcloth and quality soap is what you need for proper bathing procedures.
Sports and fitness
You need to do sports, there are no questions here. But do you need all these paraphernalia that, so tempting and bright, lie on the shelves of sports stores? Let's figure out that from their assortment you absolutely do not need anything.
7. Gym membership
Funny right? But it’s true - you don’t need a gym membership to stay fit. If you are obsessed with the idea of looking good and feeling good, it can be realized without too much money. Walk more, run more, walk up stairs and just do a set of exercises at home.
8. Diet food
Let's take all these fitness flakes and muesli here, which, for some reason, are more expensive than the golden bridge. Can you just cook porridge? Although it will not be so fashionable and attractive.
9. Home exercise equipment
What has not appeared recently. Simulators for home use are striking in their forms and abundance of functions. But we are willing to argue that if you have already bought one of these after buying an advertisement, now you are only thinking about how to sell it at a more or less favorable price.
10. Sportswear
T-shirts with antiseptic silver coating, the latest fabrics that perfectly support moisture, microfiber socks. Yes, marketers can think of anything to make you spend your money. In fact, you don't need anything but a pair of sturdy sneakers, a few cotton T-shirts, underpants and socks.
11. Magic pills
Don't be fooled into thinking that one magic pill can help you fight off the fat that you have accumulated over the years. Only active exercises and proper nutrition.
For children
How easy it is to become a victim of marketers when children come into the family. After all, they deserve only the best, it is not a pity to spend the last on them, even denying themselves a lot.
12. Warmer for wet baby wipes
World has gone mad?? If the napkin is really very cold, you can just warm it up in your hands!
13. High chair for a child
Why do you need this gigantic structure? Buy a booster chair, a child seat that can be attached to a regular chair. When you no longer need it, you can easily put it somewhere, because it takes up very little space.
14. Baby monitor
Naturally, if you live in a two-story mansion, this miracle of modern technology will come in handy. But in an ordinary apartment, can't you hear your baby cry?
15. Walkers
For hundreds of years, babies have somehow gotten to their feet. They will cling to furniture, and to anything that comes to their hand. You can help the child by supporting with your hands. Walkers are fun, but why they suddenly became absolutely necessary is not at all clear.
16. Changing pillow
Well, it may not be very expensive, but why waste even this trifle? You can change the baby's diaper on the blanket by making bumpers out of its edges.
Household products
Look around, your house is probably bloated from unnecessary things. Do not repeat the same mistakes and do not waste money on nonsense.
17. Descaling agents for the washing machine
The washing machine itself is already an expensive purchase. But the store wants you to buy an expensive descaler as well. In fact, scale can be easily removed with citric acid, which costs a penny. Fill it up instead of powder and put it on the cotton washing mode (only without linen and without spinning).
18. Means for cleaning silver jewelry
Silver is best for cleaning tooth powder. Apply some powder to a damp cloth, rub the jewelry, and then rinse and wipe thoroughly with a dry cloth.
19. Remedies for sink blockages
They cost a lot of money. And even ordinary soda can cope with the blockage, half a glass of which needs to be poured into the drain for a day. If it didn't help, then you can think of the good old method of cleaning pipes with a cable.
20. Paper towels for the kitchen
The thing is, in some sense, very convenient, but quite costly. Washing regular towels will cost you less than buying paper towels regularly.
Here's a list. Do you agree with him? Can you supplement it further?
