In ” ONE YEAR NO SHOPPING “, I want to find out what I’m influenced by: “the corporations with their advertising and my environment!?! Does fashion matter?!? and what is fashion?!? What do I like about shopping?!?”
A full year without shopping sounds like the greatest horror to many.
But for me, it was a kind of liberation. No more stress in the cloakroom no more bad purchases and no more bad conscience.
You can find more about my conditions for my attempt in the blog post: IM BREAKING UP
I held out well for the first few months, but then I missed something and certain things were broken or no longer fit. So I made a different plan and only allowed myself to buy second-hand and sustainable clothes and only the things I need and that fit and lifelike for a long time.
FINALLY SHOPPING IS FUN
I went in search of trousers and summer dresses in the second-hand stores in Zurich. I had no more pressure. shopping wasn’t a must. And the people in the second-hand stores were friendlier and more accommodating. And the prices UUFF. I LIKED THEM.
Yes, of course, there are big differences. If you are looking for the ultimate in luxury goods like in Reawake then the prices are of course expensive appropriate.
But I’m always on the lookout for bargains and a second-hand shop is the best place.
The joy of browsing and finding returned. with it the desire for colors and shapes and beautiful fabrics came back to my life.
But what made me want to change and not give in to something new was and is the permanent casing of the advertisements.
No matter where I go, the ads are already waiting for me.
When you’re trying to get away from something, there’s no benefit in getting it thrown in your face all the time. I hated and hated the ads.
Not looking is simply impossible. They’re on the laptop, mobile phones, at the bus stop, in the mail, etc.
This is what made me most angry, YES ANGRY. Last year although I do not purchase the clothes, they are offered to me over and over again. like an ex who stalks you all the time. And I can’t do anything. I can’t even tell him to fuck off. No, I have to endure it all the time.
ADVERTISEMENTS ARE SHIT
The next advantage is that you save a lot of money. On average I spent around 100-200 CHF in one month. in one year approx. 2000 francs.
I don’t even spend half of it last year. with not larger it is possibly 400.-.
My new approach is repair, trade, second-hand, and sell.
What followed unconsciously is the mucking out of my closet and the basement compartment. Everything that didn’t fit or that I no longer liked I swapped with friends and siblings or sold on the internet. Even at this moment, I’m trying to sell everything I can. It even makes me happy. And the positive thing is you earn a little money, even if it’s just a few swiss francs.
NO MORE WAISTING TIME TO FIND THE PERFECT OUTFIT
Of course, I kept some clothes. Through modeling, I got some very special pieces. I bequeathed it to my niece or nephew or, if a miracle happened, to my future children.
In my conclusion, a change can also bring good things. I didn’t think my haphazard self-experiment would change me that much. I don’t need everything I used to have to feel happy anymore. And yes, less is more.
What do you think of my one year no shopping?!?
THANK YOU
MONI LA COCO
PS: NEXT BLOG POST WILL BE ABOUT MY ONE-DAY ROAD TRIP TO SOGLIO. SO YOU CAN GET SOME INSPIRATION FOR WARMER WEATHER THAT IS COMING SOON.
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