Hey Pandas, What Do You Think Is A Pointless Waste Of Little Money? (Closed)

We are all worried about money and the environment but there are still social expectations to spend money on the little things. What are the worse offenders in your book?

I'll start: Gift Wrapping paper.

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gift wrapping!! what's the point of it? people react the same either way

also insurance on things that don't break very easily (like some phones)

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7points

MacKenzie Moore

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Lucky2BAlive 2 years ago

Gift bag tissue. I reuse decorative tissue till it’s not really useable.

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Bath bombs.
They are figuratively and literally money down the drain. They mould if you don't use them for a long time, don't make your bath water smell all that great once you get in, leave a filmy residue on you and your tub. The only fun part is watching them fizz away into nothing. They cost quite a bit in compared to the bath beads of the 90s.

Even more off-putting is seeing how Lush refused to give that poor employee a shovel to fill the mixer for the bath bomb mixture at their production plant, as shown on Undercover Boss Canada, then praising the employee for not complaining.

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7points

BadCat

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JJ 2 years ago

I see the points in this one but still I love good bath bombs. I know they're expensive but I use them as a special treat for myself, and *only* for myself, esp. when I feel really down and exhausted.

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ATM fees, I'd rather go a little further to a atm without a fee or buy snack and get cash back. I don't pay fees to banks when I can avoid it. Oh and higher gas prices for using a card, I'll go to a fee free atm thanks.

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6points

Rider

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Gel pens. They are barely any good for writing or sketching and don't last long.

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6points

LagoonaBlueColleen

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JJ 2 years ago

Depends on the pen itself. I only use gel pens for writing but use proper pens (not that cheap). I tend to get tendovaginitis and a good pen eases the pain.

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Payed Music streaming services
Just get Apple Music or leave the music to us android and Samsung

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5points

GREENPANDA(male)

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lefty libra 2 years ago

yussssssssssss

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Cable tv. Thanks to the presence of so many streaming services that are free or next to free, cable television is a huge waste of money...

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4points

David Furritus

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Noah 2 years ago

Unfortunately for us, we like a bunch of different shows but they are all on different streaming services. So it is annoying not being able to see them all

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Starbucks

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4points

Brenda

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Dutchman Callypso 2 years ago

Oh lord, is trashing Starbucks such a trend now? Why? I once ordered a wrong coffee and they made me a new one for free. I didn't put up a scene or anything, just apologized and went to pay for a new one. I like the customer service there. Also the coffee is really good, it's literally a coffee made from a signature blend on a normal coffee machine.... it's not even that expensive compared to other coffeeshops in the place I live...

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Literally any 5 minutes craft idea

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4points

Lem0n.b01

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anklets, never saw the appeal

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3points

Has sold soul for corn chip

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

Any type of jewelry for me. It just becomes a hassle to wear.

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#10

War. We’re all people. Why can’t we simply help each other instead of destroying ourselves?

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3points

Lem

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Nonesuch 1 year ago

This isn't little

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#11

Sometimes we have to spent a wee bit of money on something pointless. That’s why they call it mad money. In a world gone mad, sometimes ya just need that Beanie Baby.

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2points

Lucky2BAlive

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#12

Toilet paper because you could just get a sprayer
The overpriced houses everywhere
Modern society
War is a massive and stupid waste of money
Gas is a waste because it’s too expensive
Gas is also a waste of money because I would prefer not to buy the destruction of my home planets
Sweat pants, just get good quality pants that are actually comfortable
Paper towels, just use a towel
You should not have to pay money to have a baby in a hospital
Health care should be free
I could go on probably twice as far but most stuff annoys me with it’s overpricedness and destructive quality

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Final score:

2points