Asklemmy

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

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.

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

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.

• 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

Apple anything

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

Tickets to sports events. Yawn.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Alcohol, tobacco

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)

Car. I hope I never have to buy a car. They suck.

Holiday decorations. They are just plastic shit. Put a gun to my head, I would already know that every other weekend estate sale is going to have a whole room full of decor that is headed for a landfill. Some psychotics even buy new gimcrack every single year. They are evil, and they need to be stopped.

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.

Streaming services subscription.

Smart home devices. IOT devices. Subscriptions to things I paid for at purchase (car stuff like upgraded performance or heated seats)

A brand new car.

Buy used, let someone else take the depreciation hit.

Anything apple

• 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.

• 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.

I don’t know if I could do a new car.