Like before I used to be a bit more blase about returning inexpensive stuff like under £10 stuff especially cheap tat on Amazon but now I’m more conscious about the money I’m actually working for and losing just out of convenience.

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  1. I’ve just stopped buying anything all together. I used to spend a few grand a year on clothes, gadgets, furnishings, maybe even a painting I liked.

    This way I can still have the same standard of living and keep the house warm.

    And I don’t feel any the worse for it.

  2. I feel like I’m more conscious of what I spend my money on and try to make better purchasing decisions, take more time reading reviews / doing research.

  3. Unless what I’ve bought is clearly faulty, I don’t think I’ve ever returned anything. In truth I’m just too lazy to go through the returns ordeal.

  4. No I wouldn’t say I am really. It’s quite rare I return stuff anyway. Sometimes I might order clothes and the size isn’t quite right so I have returned them, but usually the sizes are pretty accurate in my experience so it isn’t very common

  5. It’s rare that I actually buy anything physical these days so not much to return

  6. No. I don’t do impulsive shopping thus I don’t need to return items. I taught myself that a few years ago because I realised I’ve bought things I never really used, not even once. It’s much better in the long run because I don’t feel guilty about purchases, I don’t have to worry about returns, and I don’t feel like a cunt when returning (many amazon sellers are small businesses).

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    If I want to buy something, I let it simmer in my basket for a day or two and if I still want it, then I’ll buy it. The only exceptions are staple items such as cat food or coffee that’s purchased immediately.

  7. No more so than before. I’ve always returned products if they were faulty, clothes that didn’t fit etc. It’s not just the money but the clutter!

  8. Yes. Definitely. There’s been a few times in the last year where I’ve wanted something, bought it, it arrives and once it’s in my hands, that’s when I realised that actually I needed the £50 more than I wanted the item, so returned it.

    I’m currently trying to sell a festival ticket I bought last month cause I’m not sure I can really afford it.

    In the supermarket sometimes when I get to the checkout, the total is more than I was expecting, so I take a couple of items off and ask the assistant to put them back.

  10. On a slightly different note, I’ve just gone through my subscriptions and cancelled a load. As individual payments they weren’t much, but still worth cancelling as a total monthly saving.

  12. If you stopped buying random shit from Amazon, you wouldn’t need to return it. Especially if you know what you’re buying is cheap tat.

  14. I have found that doing returns of a lot easier than it was a few years ago.

    The lockers and corner shops where you scan a QR code and don’t need to print anything are much easier than having to go to an actual post office during its limited opening hours.

  15. I generally speaking don’t buy that much – but i’m someone who almost never sends stuff back. I just can’t be bothered.

    I bought a portable car battery jump kit last year and it 100% just didn’t work. I tried to go through the Amazon return policy but they said they wouldn’t accept it back. I’m now using it as an expensive door stop!

  16. I’m simply spending less overall, no Amazon orders, no new clothes, gadgets, alcohol (drinking what’s in the cupboard), books, games, etc.

  17. Yes but not because of cost of living.

    It’s because the quality of shit made in China (nearly everything) has got soo bad now, that some items don’t even do what they’re supposed to do, or break fresh out the box!

  18. After Christmas I returned unopened alcohol to Sainsbury’s. It would have just sat in a cupboard for months until the next family event and I wanted my £50! It wasn’t just the booz I returned, also took back unopened chocolates that would have gone to waste.

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