Apple anything

Lottery tickets.

They’re basically just a tax on the dumb. But man the slogans — all you need is a dollar and a dream, you gotta be in it to win it, etc. — sheer marketing genius.

Streaming subscriptions. I swear the average nowadays seems to be like 4 per person because ppl don't know how to torrent anymore

Thanks to Technology Connections - Dishwasher/Laundry pods. Soap with pretty colors, and probably more soap than you need per load. I've swapped to powder and literally cannot tell a difference at all, and instead of 8 dollars for 10 loads I now am getting an entire box with like, 40 loads for $8.

And if you want something convenient for laundry they have the laundry sheets that don't release plastic into your water so that's nice.

But personally if I want a known amount each time for each load I just use a scoop.

K-Cups. They might save you a grand total of a minute over loose grounds and a disposable paper filter, but they're more costly per cup and create more waste.

1. Nestle products (I am bad at explaining why, and would just again end up researching their shit for 2 hours)
2. Alcoholic drinks - kills braincells, and I'd prefer to keep both
3. Cigarettes or vapes
4. Closed-source software licenses (for personal use)
5. Digital content that does not come on physical media
6. Hardware with license-unlockable components (e.g. some networking equipment may limit throughput unless you pay more)

Streaming services subscription.

Labubus

Pre-built computers. I’ve just been building PCs for so long I can’t imagine buying something that meet my specifications within a reasonable budget. And it’s fun.

A brand new car.

Buy used, let someone else take the depreciation hit.

• Phones on contract payment plans
• New monitors: Maybe my eyes suck, but my set of two 21-inch LCD monitors from 2005 is still going strong
• Third-party meal delivery: I'm fine sitting down with a microwaved meal or some canned soup if I don't feel like cooking
• A new car every x years: My car of choice is old and relatively cheap, so I could afford to pay in full in cash. Bonus of being spyware-free, so I'll just maintain it for as long as I can.
• Stuff from Aliexpress, Temu and the like: the user experience is horrendous, customer service is nonexistent, and discount codes are pure gimmicks

I don’t know if I could do a new car.

A car. Gas/petrol for a car. A parking spot for a car. Car insurance. A driver's license. Winter tires for cars. Anything car related.

It's so ridiculous to pay for a mobile living room that needs to be parked everywhere people go with it.

After building my first pc I will never buy a pre built again. I might never buy a pc again (pc of thesius!)

Software subscriptions. I’ll buy a perpetual license if there’s no decent open source alternative as long as it will run offline. For example, $300 for Marvelous Designer back in the day was reasonable, but they can fuck right off with the subscription-only model.

Cucumber, because fuck cucumber.

With the caveat that if it's small and you pickle it, I'm down.

Besides that, and I can't express this more clearly, FUCK CUCUMBER. Infects everything it touches, permeates the air, tastes like old water, smells like... Foetid moss or watery algae.

I gather the hatred some people like me carry for pukecumber has a genetic root.

I would never buy the subscriptions that most people buy (YouTube Premium, Netflix or similar). It's just too easy to pirate.

• Nestle and Goya products

• Lottery tickets

• New phones

• Anything from Temu or Shein

• I try to avoid the keyboard mash sellers on Amazon but for some products it's pretty much impossible to find anything else.

• Only Fans cause that shit is free dude

• Anything advertised on Instagram or Facebook by "influencers" like some cable tv tele-marathon my grandma would fall for.

• Stocks and shares in any sort of oil and gas company, Google, Meta, Amazon, etc.

Fully automated coffee machines. I love coffee but these things suck, coffee tastes weak and they often break. They even mold inside.

Television. It's like paying to see ads.

Hand soap. Dish soap works better and you can use it on dishes in addition to your hands.

A dining table. I eat at my desk or standing at a counter. I was pressured into buying one by family because it was apparently bizarre to them I did not have one. Got the cheapest one I could find to appease them. I have now owned it for 4 years and it has never been used once, it just takes up space.

Expensive phones

Dryer sheets

Also not sure how to search within a thread on piefed app...

Alcohol, tobacco

I don't know if never.

But I don't want a smartwatch.

I've never carried a watch in general and I don't see the appeal of it when I carry a smartphone all day anyway.

Disposable electronics.

Season passes for games.

Anything apple

Tickets to sports events. Yawn.

Restaurant fries and drinks.

Was on a really tight budget for a time, so I know I can feed myself for a few Euros a day. Going back to fast food restaurants at all still instils some guilt in me, but there is 1 that has unbelievably good prices and I can still appreciate the convenience at times.

But fries and drinks are just a scam with how big the profit margins are, and not even hard to prepare at home if you're ordering take out or have it delivered (I also don't pay for delivery, my bike is free).

A few people are saying "streaming services", I go further and rarely-if-ever buy entertainment media. Music, videos, games, websites.

Not even pirating most of the time, there's a whole world of good Creative Commons music, FOSS games and actual creative communities (not just parasocial fan communities) for me to be entertained for lifetimes. It's just healthier to be outside the world of profit and addiction machines. (It amazes me that people can think 'influencer' is not a creepy ominous title)

Anything that runs anything by Google

Expensive clothes or new clothes

Robot vacuum cleaner