Yesss I’m so glad to see someone talking about this! I don’t think wishlisting is inherently bad advice, clearly it works for people but it really increases my browsing and I hyperfixate so much on the items.

I have nothing constructive to add, but the last minute bells and bribery were GREAT.

I think you are correct. I do like having a mental wish list and usually when time goes by I don’t really want the items anymore. But some things prevail over long time and then I consider them good ideas for my wardrobe. I would love a pair a Mary Jane leather flats and I know the ones I want and then it can be a dream in my horizon knowing that what I have is already enough ❤

I agree with all your points in this video. In my experience, having a wishlist only fuels my shopping obsession because i spend so much time thinking about what I want. But, what I really want is to stop wanting. The closest thing I have to a wishlist right now is my amazon shopping cart, where I have some nail items I want to buy only once I finish what I have (gelx tips).

Ive had the exact same thoughts about the Wish list. You are basically enshrining your desires into a shortlist; making them even more desirable. The creme de la creme of your materialistic hankerings. I bought everything off my wish list so it didn't work for me!

This is a different perspective on wishlists and valid points. I have one myself but I'm not tempted to check it off. Deleting Instagram and unsubscribing from marketing emails has helped me a lot. Another thing is browsing everything and everywhere has made me see a pattern with companies. They're all selling the same things (at least in my eyes). It gets boring. I accepted that it's okay to want things but self-control/discipline is applied. For every year I allow myself one high value ticket item but I save for it.

The only wishlist I have is in Amazon and it’s where I take things out of my cart to think about or to monitor price drops. I think a wishlist, for me, is a bad idea beyond that. I don’t want to obsess over things to want.. which I’m sure I would do. Most times the things get deleted and never bought. 🥰

I love this video! It’s great seeing you adapt and restructure your no buy for you and your goals. I also have a problem with my wishlist feeling like a to-do list (for skincare and body care, specifically) but since I have sensory issues, specific conditions, and specific preferences, items remove themselves overtime. This is something I thought of last week and meant to comment it and I completely forgot. If you wanted to keep a wishlist type video without engaging in the shopping behaviors, it might be interesting to keep a list of all the items that sparks interest in your brain instead of just the complete want items. You had stated previously that you see posts and are intrigued for a moment and then you think about it and move on, but if you were to compile a list of things (non-specific) that sparked something and then reflected on it, it might kinda shock you into how much your brain tries to sell you, if that makes sense? Since a big aspect of your no buy is you wanting to avoid being influenced, a visual list of every influenced moment might be handy for that? This was a nice video and I’m really loving the direction your videos are going in!

These are interesting points. I definitely can see how they can be counterproductive for some and cause increased shopping instead. They actually keep me from shopping. I have one thing on my list that I haven’t talked myself out of because it’s a need. I started one for next spring/summer because I have major needs. I’m trying to stick with 5 items per season (5 for spring/summer and 5 for fall/winter) for a total of 10 for the year if I need them.I actually need spring/summer clothes, but am waiting until next year to buy so I can truly work through what is need and want, and prevent myself from impulse or panic buying as that is what gets me in trouble.

❤ i totally agree 🌈

Interesting perspective on wish lists. I only make one if my husband asks for gift ideas. That list is always things like fancy teas that I won't splurge on myself and a few books. Things like that. My desire to buy non-essential things, clothes excepted which I'm working on, is very low now. It is not necessarily the spending money that I don't like, but the time I feel I waste when I am shopping around. BTW, cutest little interruption there at the end.

Agreed! I started a no buy this month to stop impulsive shopping, and I bought something in day 7. It's so easy for me to justify any purchase, which is frustrating, but I haven't given up. I appreciate your check ins, I'll do the same here in the comments ❤

This makes a lot of sense to me. I am a productive ✔️ list maker. Interesting! Also, the cutest little cameo at the end!

maybe a good idea is to wish list a type of product you need, like new running shoes and if you come across a new good pair of running shoes you can buy them

These are all very valid points! Very interesting video 😊

I still have a couple of wishlists that I haven't erased yet, on the hopes my favorite items get on sale. What I have been doing consistenly is reviewing them though. When I see the item isn't on sale, I remove it from the wishlist. That's the main reason I made those lists in the first place, right? I commented on another video that I only have one skincare product for each need and I don't buy backups anymore. The thing I've realised this past week is: as the bottle of cleansing gel is getting empty, I'm feeling the need to start searching a replacement and that takes me to browse other products. Also, the excitment is so big (feeling of accomplishment, compulsive shopping behaviour, etc) that I feel I'm investing too much time and energy on finding a replacement. I'm still navigating through those feelings T_T

Very interesting video.