What I didn't buy

[SamPeters]

New Denver Nuggets shirt...

 

[Marburgman]

Stevia...coffee...syrups. What kind bullshit..

Just get any flavour coffee you like slanty.

We need to talk about your coffee problem. This is a serious matter.

 

[Professor Snep]

Telescope

 

[mintoots]

A leather satchel

 

[Moranga]

Last night
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It was late. I was tired. But I was on my phone, on Amazon.

What was I doing there? Browsing. Putting items on my wishlist and in my shopping cart only to delete them minutes later.

The first rabbit hole I went down was vitamins. I had researched the supplements I currently take and realized they were less than ideal. I found better products and was eager to buy them.

Then, I was looking at natural gums. I had read that chewing certain types of gums can help to clean your teeth. I'm concerned about my teeth health, so I was looking for gum better than what's at Walmart.

What was I looking for with vitamins and gum?

Health.

I wanted to buy good health.

But if I didn't have better vitamins, did that mean taking the vitamins I currently had would detract from my health?

If I didn't have natural gum to clean my teeth, did that mean my teeth would rot and fall out?

The reality was obvious: neither of these things are actually necessary. Yet as a consumer, I was convinced they were, and that I needed them.

I've done that. Get drawn into an Amazon spree. The things that have got me lately have been paints. Amazon has a knack for showing me colors I don't have and that weren't in the previous search. I think they might hold back products and dangle carrots. What it feels like. I don't really mix Acrylics to create new colors outside of adding powders for a metallic look so it has worked on me I guess. Some sorry tactics for sure.

 

[ZcM4xzkjgzCjytBc]

Occulus Quest 2

And I rarely play the games I have. VR sounds great, but I'm almost sure I won't use it as much as I like.

 

[J. Cardigan]

My eternal struggle.

I've bought three cell phones in 2 years and am considering getting another one, but I'm going to try hard not to. They're just so darn neat.

Occulus Quest 2

And I rarely play the games I have. VR sounds great, but I'm almost sure I won't use it as much as I like.

If your experience would've been anything like mine, you'd use it for an hour or two before deciding that the technology just isn't there yet. The headsets are also uncomfortable to wear for long periods of time.