Saw this on local news today, concept started in S. Korea. For shopaholics, so they can browse and buy, but of course nothing gets delivered. Perhaps they will "fake sell" basses too? Solution to GAS? I don't know, TB serves that function pretty well for me.
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Dopamine shopping - solution for GAS?
- Thread starter BassicJazzy
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— the store where you shop without spending
This strikes me like non-alcoholic beer or nicotine-free cigarettes....the placebo effect is not going to work for very long lol.
I agree. I think it is one of the dumbest things I ever saw but could not resist posting it. TB works better, I get to see everyone's pretty basses, takes away my urge to add to my collection.
Is there fake buyer's regret? That's part of the experience.
I've heard that those new weight loss GLP-1 drugs supposedly can "cure" impulsive shopping as a side effect.
as long as I can message the sellers asking how much is weighs, even though i'd never really buy it, i'd be happy.
The payoff is opening the box. Not the PayPal transaction. Sounds more like a strip club transaction .
I get a similar effect buying stuff on eBay, Reverb, Facebook Marketplace, etc. from sellers with no feedback and dodgy instructions like only accepting Zelle or wiring money to a bank account in the Cayman Islands for payment.
In that case, I do send the money but still get nothing shipped.
In that case, I do send the money but still get nothing shipped.
Whenever I go to checkout at Amazon there is a bunch of stuff in the cart already. I ask my wife if she wants to order that stuff and she says I can go ahead and delete it.
I think my wife already uses the amazon cart for this. And it's free.
Gee I wonder if they sell your info even when you dont really buy the stuff…
Maybe I'll build this on top of TB classifieds. With AI message responses that tell you it's just over your weight limit or string spacing needs.
We are living in yesterday's future, I fear for today, I anticipate the future.
I can tell you I obsess over every purchase, from a set of screwdrivers to a vehicle.
I research, research, research and often I still regret purchases, and often impulse buys pan out better.
Wanting is always better than having, discipline takes time and practice to master.
No more credit usage for me, If I can't afford it now, I don't need it.
Now all they need is an AI wife to wear you out when she found out what you didn't spend.
It reminds me of Binky, which is kinda like social media without the social media part, if that makes any sense:
