Not a big deal, but as a disabled person who uses a wheelchair -- mobility aids are things like canes/walkers/wheelchairs. Things that help with mobility or ambulation. When referring to tools that help disabled people do tasks more easily, you might call them accessibility tools or assistive devices, lots of names, but generally, they aren't referred to as mobility aids :)
I just want to add on as a disabled person; even if you used the wrong wording, I want to thank you so much for considering disabled perspectives at all in these amazon product dives. So many content creators write gadgets off as useless (especially the ones seen on TV infomercials) when many people can utilize them to improve their quality of life. It really just goes to show how horribly some of these "essentials" are designed that they'd even be terrible as accessibility items lol
What sucks about these videos is that some of these items are actually genuinely useful, especially if you have a disability, and people are gonna treat them like a fad or trend instead of an aid.
yeah! i think the other thing that sucks is that they are often marketed to be trendy instead of as disability aids, or theyre very flimsy and break/deteriorate easily :(
@@tycutiovevo Right! Like the butter foundation stick, and the onion device seem like they would be excellent for someone who has difficulties holding knives. And honestly as someone who has butter and toast often the butter foundation stick sounds mad useful in general lol. I hate having to warm up knives to get the butter to spread more easily. I'd probably get something made of ceramic or metal though.
I heard though that treating their product like a trend makes the product more accessible as an aid because the company has a lot more revenue & that abundance of orders keeps the price low due to lower shipping costs.
@@fieldofyellowroses when it's trendy yes, after the trend pass, sometime company will retire the items or the price will go up again because there is no demand anymore so still not great ( ofc it doesn't happen all the time but it does sometime ) also it's still best to avoid overcomsumption altogether 😅 companies that make items that are aid for disabled people should just have affordable price from the get go ( but alas, capitalism make it not possible )
@@fieldofyellowroses I guess but at the same time able bodied people shouldn't be catered to. Disabled people are allowed to have products aimed at them, but our society is very ableist, and thinks there's "isn't enough people". As if able-bodied people might not also benefit.
the fall clothes really annoy me because sweater weather appreciation is about getting excited to wear the sweaters you already love, not about buying new ones
all those clothes looked so cheap, thin, scratchy, etc. temu quality stuff. i enjoy going to a thrift or discount store and find a quality sweater! the clothes sold on amazon are such low quality, and then these wealthy influencers try to act like theyre wearing this stuff
Yes! I get so excited seeing the clothes I really like and can finally wear again! I think buying clothes that you truly love, not the ones that are just popular, keeps you satisfied with what you have. Not saying you can't add in new clothes or get rid of some but buy what you LOVE! I think it's sad some people don't know what they actually like because they only buy what they're told to.
Can we also talk about that noone needs alcohol in the first place?! Everybody is allegedly so concious about health, don't you dare to be 5 pounds overweight, but selling poison that destroys braincells as a lifestyle must-have seems to be ok?!
I went to an art shop that made their own whiskey, and they had one of these so you could buy a mixed drink with their whiskey. It was apparently cheaper for them to use this than to get licensing for an actual bar. Plus their shop couldn't support doing all the health code stuff for mixing drinks (like drains and storage and all). That's the only time I have seen this and thought it made sense.
It's a good rule of thumb that if something seems fairly useless, it was probably originally designed for somebody with disabilities! An onion slicer might help somebody with arthritis who can't firmly grip; likewise, the cutlery brush might be easier for folks who struggle with fine motor control and are at risk of injury when scrubbing forks and knives. If a device seems like something designed to solve a niche problem that you do not have, you can safely pass it by and keep scrolling!
@@violetholiday As another commenter pointed out, she mentioned mobility issues while pointing out the videos she was responding to weren't marketing towards people with mobility issues. Did you miss her saying all that in the video?
I was thinking the same thing after watching a guy review products like those and even do a “disability test” ie greasing his hand to simulate grip issues
I’m disabled and in my personal experience the most helpful aids are more multi-purpose than that garlic roller. For example compression garments, braces, a rolling stool for the kitchen, an adjustable device to help me open lids, and pillows/bolsters for my bed, couch, and car rides. A lot of grocery stores sell minced garlic so I’d just buy that instead of getting an item I still have to clean.
I use frozen pre choped onions (that ironically I still have to chop because they are too big in my opinion) but I wouldn't use pre minced garlic because I like my garlic fresh (otherwise I'd just use the garlic powder). So ig I'm stuck trying to chop it as fine as possible until I find a good tool to do that job better than I possible can
@@deebrandao5679 frozen chopped garlic is still fresh garlic, it's just frozen immediately after chopping. It technically makes it fresher than the whole garlic cloves you buy that are sitting around on the shelves to go stale. It's the reason why frozen vegetables have more vitamins and minerals in them than fresh ones. They're not sat around losing their nutritional value.
As a former chef, agree. Grating garlic is better for a fine paste. I use the Microplane rasp. They're the ultimate multi-tasker. Garlic Cirtrus zest. Nutmeg. Parm. Chocolate. Grated nuts. They're flat, easy to clean, and dishwasher safe. For sliced garlic, I use a mini mandoline. #NOTanadvert
Maybe its just an America thing, but Ive seen spreadable butter. It spreads right out of the fridge, the only time I use a stick of butter is for cooking and baking. It just has more oil than regular butter or just oil instead of dairy.
Also like, have you tried spreading butter on anything right out of the fridge? Even hot toast isn't going to be enough to warm it up enough to actually be spreadable.
@@AlysaAlysaBolissaBananaFannaFe that cheap piece of temu jumk ain't aesthetic either ironically enough but i get what u mean, those type of ppl want a gadget for everything
the silicone bowl covers are genuinely a must for me. no more disposable plastic or aluminum and IKEA makes a set that goes really big that I use on mixing bowls and the insert on my pressure cooker (let it cool off, put the silicone cover on, put it in the fridge. easy.) 7:45 maybe the ikea ones are better sized, or my bowls are just perfect for these. I also use the little ones to cover half used tomatoes and onions. for cleaning I just squirt a little soap on them, get them wet, then rub it around on itself. different strokes I guess 24:23 also also omg... I bought this thing years ago bc I had (its gotten a million times better since quitting traditional shampoo) bc the amount of hair that would come off on my fingers was a sensory nightmare for me and sticking it to the walls and the time it took to peel it all off of my fingers was hell. and sometimes it'd be so overwhelming of a "oh god get it off" that I would rinse it off and yeah, clog the drain. you're meant to swipe your hand backwards through it and the fingers take the hair off your hands immediately and it keeps it from *all* going to the drain. game changer. I personally love this thing and I still use it. but it goes to show that it really does depend on the person and what their needs are.
Yes! I live where sometimes you have to wear a coat in summer, sometimes you're boiling alive. Climate change, I guess. What I actually mean, wear a sweater whenever it's sweater weather. Maybe it's only in winter for you, maybe it's also summer, maybe it's the time in the autumn before they turn on the central heating. Maybe it's never for you bc you prefer cardigans all year round...
I appreciate that you mention mobility issues while pointing out that it isn't marketed towards people with mobility issues, and that's the issue. So many times I see people who call out gimmicky gadgets being criticized because "it could be helpful for those with mobility issues" when it clearly is not being marketed towards those people at all. The product itself may be fine, marketing it for general use is the issue.
We have the original Burger Buddies, not these amazon remakes (video 1) and we love them. I do have mobility issues, so maybe that helps. We weren't influenced, we just loved the idea, and they are incredibly handy when you have big messy burgers. I do love watching these types of videos, but it really feels like a complete waste of money and plastic (most of the time). If you do like gadget testing, I would highly recommend Barry Lewis' channel, he always keeps disabilities in mind as well, and always regifts or reuses everything! Thanks for these videos! ❤
I'm usually good at talking myself out of purchasing these gimmicky products, especially by thinking about how they're often annoying to clean but that mug stacker kind of has me 😭
It kind of has me too, but honestly you could purchase/ make a small upper shelf to place in the cabinet to stack the mugs. Plus you can use it for other plates/dishes as well. I think the mugs would still fall around and now you have a bunch of random silicone circles hanging around.
I live with my friend and she randomly bought those which we do use since we don’t have a lot of storage for our cups Is it a must have though ? Not really, I wouldn’t have bought it but she did so welp
Same. I haven't bought a mug in a long time. But I drink coffee and more hot drinks when its cold. And my cups are stacked all wonky and I'm afraid they are gonna fall. So I thats the only thing I saw I would be interested in
If you haven’t, you should talk about those “satisfying” tik toks that are just food waste. The throwing it down the stairs type videos, and the terrible cooking videos for interaction farming that people post 😅
Greg from How to Drink tried out one of those cocktail machines a while back (not this exact one, but a very similar idea), and he was, uh.... less than complimentary. It's whatever base spirit you choose to add (so like you said, you have to stock that), plus disposable pods with a cocktail 'mix', which I'm sure any bartender could tell you is gonna be a crappy drink.
The theater I go to has one of these. It was new when I went last time and I was one of the first to have a drink from it. I am 100% not a drink connoisseur, I have a drink maybe 6 times a year, but the drink was okay
Thank you for saying that the marketing is setting us up for the next season. I was at Wal***t and one of my local grocery stores a couple days ago and Halloween candy is out. Like for real 2.5 months beforehand. Christmas will be out withing the next couple weeks.
It seems like Halloween stuff started going out directly after the Fourth of July. If you don't see it, you aren't going to enough craft/home goods stores 😅
Here in Germany people are straight up outraged that grocery stores are already selling Christmas cookies/sweets… it’s literally peak summer right now 😂😂
I'm too lazy to seperate my laundry. A big chunk of my clothes are black and I also dont care about seperating stuff other than undies, bras and socks. A 2 bushel plastic hamper works just fine for me.
same! also, idk if this is just me, but i’ve been washing the white toned stuff i have with darker colors for my entire life and i’ve never had a problem with staining or anything like that. just feels wasteful to use so much extra water for me and don’t get me started on those little “scent bead” things that clogged up all our laundry machines in college. that is just such plastic waste to me
@@falyssamayhew7285 Same here, I chuck everything in together and wash it at 30, and only once have I had a problem with a brand new pair of dark wash jeans (that one's on me 😅) I use a wicker office bin.
@@manyyoumasthe risk of staining is just higher with new very dark jeans and perhaps bright red. After some time the extra dye has already been washed away so it's all fine. I once bought a pair of black jeans, wore them immediately and my legs were a bit stained and because my (white) purse kept rubbing on them, it was ruined by the black dye. But after a wash or two, they were completely fine and not a danger to my laundry
Just when I was browsing Amazon for *more* skincare products I WANT not NEED, Shawna you upload-My Favourite Canadian Creator congrats on 30k + love from Scotland
As someone who grew up in a household with 5 women and girls with long hair, I can see how having a dedicated spot to deposit wet hair would come in handy. Because otherwise, kids and adults sometimes forget it wherever on the walls
@@Hyperlophus I know the issue with long hair and showers, personally. I never place it on the shower wall, I rinse my hands and let it get trapped in the drain catch. Then clean it after a shower. This product is just so unnecessary.
I don't see the need for a product. I have long hair, so I definitely am familiar with the problem, though. You just get the hair off the walls and out of the hair catcher at the end of your shower, and put it in one spot on the edge of the tub. Then when it's dry later, I throw it away. (because it's so much easier to make sure you have it all when it's dry!)
I'm in Texas...Fall here is a whole week and a half in November. Buying anything new for the season feels irrational. I'm just going to pull out the same BBW fall candle I've been working on for three years and call it a cozy day.
I found a rant video here on RUclips about how even in the US the seasons aren't the same everywhere, so it makes no sense to push certain things to everyone.
Yes cocktail mixing is so much about the art of it, having a loud ugly machine do it kills the fun! Also interrupts any conversation you were having. And cleaning it would be a nightmare
Oh wow, that Fall fashion video gave me all sorts of feelings not just because of the unrealistic display of multiples, and priming for Fall consumerism, but because almost all of those items are Amazon dupes of branded, trendy items - Sezane, Birkenstock, Polene, Aritzia...and presenting this cheaper, easier to access, and often lower-quality alternative of something many people might already want (the real version of) in order to capitalize on that desire is just so icky to me. The possibility of dissatisfaction with the dupe, stealing designs, probably even worse labor and sustainability practices than the original brands... despite just filming a week of fashion content over here I might have to do another video to talk about this 😅 Another great video Shawna! 🙌
Love these anti consumerism vids. Thank you for mentioning that lots of these devices are used as mobility aids for disabled people. It’s tiring to see people just call them stupid or unnecessary (usually within the anti consumerism sphere) when really they are just for disabled people
Never been on your channel before, I really appreciate your considerate approach to the practicality of these items rather than jumping to “laziness” accusations that I tend to see in response to these sort of things
i really actually like the camera cover, i got some during online learning (which i was in on and off for 3 years) ao i wouldnt feel paranoid that people could see me when my camera was off! actually decreased my stress and it still does lmao but i understand it would be excessive for most people
My mom, who is definitely all about underconsumption, was complaining to me about a year ago about how her lids for her Pyrex/Anchor Hocking containers were breaking, because they were made of plastic while the containers were made of glass. It was just a matter of them breaking down over time. I got her some silicone lids so she could continue using them. I think that's a great use for them, personally! And sometimes, you just run out of containers (especially if you don't have too many already) but need to keep certain things separated, so it's useful to have them around for that reason as well.
The butter stick: the butter also touches whatever it is you’re rubbing it on which is unhygienic at best. The silicone lids I bought them because I wanted to stop using Saran wrap and absolutely hated it. Always too small too big and can only fit round things plus a nightmare to clean.
I did buy a hamper that has multiple compartments when moving because I didn’t have one before but it cost me €40 and it’s still aesthetically pleasing. A waterproof phone bag is very handy though for the beach so I can take it with me around my neck and it doesn’t get stolen. I’ll stop now 😂
As a person with a disability, some of these would be really, really helpful. I struggle with lifting things and exertion, so things that might seem like "lazy" products are actually really helpful to people like me
I love my hair catcher! I got it as a gift. It saves time trying to get all the hair off the wall and off my fingers. I have curly hair and dont always brush it and i have a lot of hair.... IYKYK
I think I own the fan at 27:28 or something similar, I bought it for my caravan, and it has a built in light and you can charge devices from it. Even if it's not the same fan this I why longer description on products, or actual reviews are important, so you can learn about a product, and make an informed decision about it.
I’ve thought about hampers like that before, but what doesn’t make sense to me is to properly care for your clothing you need more loads than just light dark and color.
tbf pre-minced jarlic is....not good - frozen minced garlic is better if you *have* to buy pre-minced (but also, mincing fresh garlic takes seconds if you grate it on a small grater)
@@newcamomile pre-minced in a jar is fine for us. I've never seen it frozen. Both the handheld garlic mincer and grater are kind of a pain for me to use, but when I cook, I do prefer to use fresh garlic. My husband isn't working rn so he's the one cooking and he won't use fresh anything 🥴 so jarlic it is
I’m so very much enjoying your videos. And the frequency you put them out. I could watch you all day. I can’t even explain why. my boyfriend is pretty happy when I tell him how much you’ve already helped me rethink spending. “You don’t need it.” has become my new mantra.
That nail kit, I got for all my teenagers as a stocking stuffer for like $3 on Temu. That’s my problem with amazon, Etsy, etc is it’s all cheap stuff gotten from temu or aliexpress or alibaba and sold with a 1000% mark up. It’s hard to find anything original any more that I can’t just save 80% on and go buy it myself from the source instead. Love your videos, and especially how you bring home all the time that none of this is necessary nor is it these real people’s lives! I fell into it for a minute. “Oh these people are so organized, it’s all so clean, they have the money to have all of this stuff, how can’t I also buy the same things.” I have had to remind myself “this is a business!! This is their work!”
I usually end up using minced garlic in a jar. It is so true that these helpful gadgets are often a pain to clean. That hair on the shower wall gadget is pretty funny. I got a shower shroom (I’m pretty sure that’s what it’s called.) and it has been very helpful keeping hair from going down the drain and we just have to clean the hair that’s stuck on the shower wall and throw it away after getting out of the shower. Over $100 for hamper is definitely not happening for me. Retail, in general, offers items before the season starts. To me it’s depressing when Fall stuff comes out in the Summer, but happy time when Spring items come out in the Winter. Lol!
What sucks about a lot of these products is they are single-use plastics and made super cheaply. How long are some of these products going to last, especially if you use them regularly? I just feel like they break so easily and then what happens to the plastic.
I would also love a video on your ideas around what I consider overconsumption in the housing market in the sense of people who will buy a house and rip out perfectly good appliances and counters or flooring
id call house flipping a scam more than id call it just overconsumption lol. they fuck up the house like that because its whats trendy at the time and they want to sell it easier. it sucks but i think its a bit of a different issue
I’m actually interested in the butter spreader not for toast but for buttering pans before cooking. Like when making cake, cause I hate getting butter on my hands to butter a pan. But then again I don’t bake cakes enough to justify buying a gadget just for that.
In Michigan the real month of change is October. It will start in the 80s F and end with a snowstorm on Halloween. September is my mental start of fall, but the weather is still hot. Also- what happened to your fall clothes from last year? I understand wanting to pick up an item or two, but how many things do you really need to replace year over year?
This is just my hot take but I think people don’t actually pack up/ store their winter clothes out of sight in their closet, so they’re always seeing their full year wardrobe year-round and get bored even if they’re not wearing it. And because they’re not wearing it, they assume they don’t like it anymore. I personally pack mine up and it’s always super fun to pull them out when the weather turns.
I bought a chopper thing for my onions and used it for a few weeks, but cleaning the onion skins that stick on the blade part SUCKS and takes forever so I have not used it since.
Where I live we are lucky we even have a Fall. It is not unusual to be wearing shorts and flip flops Christmas Day. Really do even buy long sleeve shirts.
Erin Condren has really cute notebooks from a Hello Kitty collaboration. Yesterday, I bought some beeswax crayons for my daughter, and I noticed the one in my "save for later" was low in stock. I wanted to get it so bad 😭 (I still do), but I resisted
I will say something about the butter stick thing from the first video. I had something like this growing up, but it was geared towards corn on the cob. The opening was rounded so that it fit smoothly with the average ear of corn, and i found it really helpful!
lol i do this for corn on the cob too, except i just tear open the paper wrapping at one end of the butter stick and leave the rest on to hold that part
I put the garlic in between two plastic reusable lids (held together with reusable clips) and smash it with the meat tenderizer hammer thingy. The lids have ridges so it keeps the goo from flying out, and they rinse off super easy. 😂
I have a 2 section laundry hamper that has removable bags with handles like in the video, except my partner got it from amazon like 5 years ago from Amazon, and theres no way he spent over $20 for it😂
all my shirts are duplicates but they're all black. same for the pants. it's because i need specific fabrics and i wear the same thing every day. i don't have a summer wardrobe. the all black lounge pants and t-shirts is a year round thing
I appreciate your vids pushing back on consumerism. I have an addictive personality and at times when I’m very depressed I find that I spend so much time online shopping for things I don’t need. I ended up just blocking any product or “Amazon find” vids on my page to avoid being tempted, but I think it’s good w your platform you are tb it too!
I love your videos Shawna. Found your channel recently, and have been binge watching/listening to your videos! I would love it if you would make a video where you deinfluence buying new (even second hand) clothing all the time, just for the sake of upgrading your wardrobe. I feel like there is always something that I want to buy, and I am always looking for better alternatives to things I already have. It feels like I am trying to create the ”perfect” wardrobe for myself.
i also feel like showing the clothes in multiple colours subjects it to the cheerleader effect. of course everything looks cute when they're colour-coordinated and in an aesthetic video. but when you buy just one thing and have it in your wardrobe, it just looks normal and is not really "fall season worthy" (if that makes sense). then people might be incentivized to change more items in their wardrobe to match the fall aesthetic.
As someone struggling with hairloss right now, (thanks hrt/testosterone*), i lose a handful of hair basically at least once a day, that obviously also happens in the shower. And no, that gadget wouldnt work, even if you have the loose hair on your hands and then put it there. A normal catchy thing, like an extra silicone drain cover, is what helps, because then it catches all of it. Hope this wasnt TMI, I've been watching these videos a lot when i discovered you Shawna, and love it. You are doing good work, showing more people that a difference is possible!
I don't understand why anybody buys skincare product spatulas when every jar of cleansing balm I've ever bought has included one that is functionally the exact same product, for free. Provding one already uses cleansing balm, of course. I save them for other skincare products in jars.
Oh my god, people don’t want to do anything by themselves anymore. One of the most beautiful and fun aspects about cocktails is the creation of them! I looooove choosing the ingredients, I love my shaker, the glassware, the process, everything! It makes one feel so elegant and classy. And I love giving those little creations to guests and how they admire them afterwards. It’s not all about convenience. I want to do things by myself! I even saw another TikTok about a woman using “Instant Espresso Martini” from a bag and it looked like dishwater. An Espresso Martini is not that hard to make. What are people doing? 😐
25:00 Okay. To be fair about this, I have this. And it works really well for me. When my hair is long I have a lot of hair falling out. So when I'm in the shower and washing my hair the strands that fall out get all over my hands and wrapped around my fingers. So instead of just smearing it on the wall, or piling it up on the soap dish holder, I can scrape it off and it stays put. Is it necessary? No, but it makes it easier. It's not like a MUST HAVE though. But I got tired of putting this pile of hair on the side, then the shower hitting it and it going to the drain where it clogged and got gross and I had to dig it out.
The most useless item in this video: the burger diaper thing that keeps the ingredients from falling out. Just use a piece of lettuce as a daiper! Works like a charm and its delicious 😋
I have a floating waterproof baggy case thing for my phone... for canoeing. Out in the woods where you might actually want a way to call for help. Not for a pool. If you don't actually need to use your phone outside in wet environments, why would you take the time to bring and use one of those bags?
That drink machine would be fun as something to rent for like a party/wedding/ reunion but to buy on a whim is wild, especially for a personal use? I could see it being fun for an adult community center, or even a fast casual bar type set up but I don’t even think it would be used commercially because it’s not as great as a human bartender.
in the beginning of the pandemic, i was given SO many cheap peices of fabric with ear holes. i ironed on some patches id had sitting around forever and i LOVED them so much more than any mask i could have bought!
I could use that burger holder for my spouse. He has difficulty keeping his burger together for some reason and that bun slides to an extreme. He ends up eating half the bun by the time the meat patty is finished and the contents of the burger are all over his plate so he ends up eating half a bun with meat juice and scattered burger contents and he doesn’t much like that.
I actually bought these silicone stretch lids. I was thinking I need them, I looked for such a product, I bought them. My thinking was, they are simple, universal, very useful, don't take space. They were garbage, didn't hold onto anything. Using a spare pan/pot lid is at least effective. Silicone IKEA lids are not great, but at least they work.
the 500$ drink mixer definitely is a waste of money and, as someone who has struggled with alcohol abuse, having a machine like that in my home would have only made the problem worse, and I think it could for a lot of people. and I agree it's ugly.
as a person with autism, the burger holder appealed to me because i hate touching food, but then i remembered that wrapping the burger with a napkin has worked for several years for me also i love my kitchen scale too. it would be cumbersome to pull out a whole cutting board every time
For the multiple item things, i also think that sometimes some colours looks better with other colours next to eat. Like i saw some binders the other time : there were pink, yellow, purple and a mint color and together they looked super cute like summery tropical vibes but once apart they were just cute not incredible. And i noticed that because of the "aesthetic trends" some stuff only looks good or appealing when they're all together
I worked in a small shop and influencers that came and bought multiples for videos just to return them were a nightmare. One lady would come in every week with a giant bag of stuff from multiple stores to return and she once returned 5 pairs of boots to my shop (which cost like £900) and absolutely ruined our day because it took £900 out of our sales and we got called up to a corporate meeting because of it. Not only does it influence people to buy things they don’t need but it also impacts retail workers when influencers buy to return
I heard someone once say “if you have a tool in your kitchen that can only do ONE thing, perform one function, or is specialized for one type of food- you don’t need it. It’s a gadget, a gimmick, and creating too much clutter in your space.” It really got me thinking about all those little items in my kitchen drawers that are taking up space that I don’t need because I “might” use them for that ONE recipe someday etc. It did help me to do a big clear out of all my cabinets and drawers. If I don’t use it on a weekly basis, then I don’t need it, and it’s too much. The exception would be special heirloom china or serving pieces that are collectible for certain holidays. Even then, I’ve tried to pare down and only keep what I really love, is super special, or that I can practically use. So the kitchen gadget video; while a lot of those items might be a good idea, would you actually use them? Are you currently having one of those “issues” in your kitchen on a daily basis and thinking to yourself “wow, what would really help me is one of those xyz gadgets”. If that’s the case, then go ahead and buy it, and be happy with your purchase. Otherwise, you probably don’t need it.
15:42 Well, I'm hoping Accuweather is right, and my area gets a nice cool spell the week of Sept. 9. I have surgery, and I hope for my recovery period to be cozy.😊
I'm kinda annoyed that some of these "must-haves" have started to take over like hack content. Hacks are no longer DIY, a lot of them are advertising a product instead.
I have been using the same black plastic bucket as a hamper since college in fall of 1994. When I've needed to go to a laundromat because the washer was broken or something, filling pillowcases was way easier than dealing with hampers.
Not a big deal, but as a disabled person who uses a wheelchair -- mobility aids are things like canes/walkers/wheelchairs. Things that help with mobility or ambulation. When referring to tools that help disabled people do tasks more easily, you might call them accessibility tools or assistive devices, lots of names, but generally, they aren't referred to as mobility aids :)
I like accessibility tools, thanks for sharing, as a non English native speaker I appreciate this kind of knowledge ❤
Thank you so much for this correction! I really appreciate you taking the time to share this with me
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@@jooddude Next time you need a little lift, I hope you come back to this, and see how you positively impacted people without trying.😊
I just want to add on as a disabled person; even if you used the wrong wording, I want to thank you so much for considering disabled perspectives at all in these amazon product dives. So many content creators write gadgets off as useless (especially the ones seen on TV infomercials) when many people can utilize them to improve their quality of life. It really just goes to show how horribly some of these "essentials" are designed that they'd even be terrible as accessibility items lol
What sucks about these videos is that some of these items are actually genuinely useful, especially if you have a disability, and people are gonna treat them like a fad or trend instead of an aid.
yeah! i think the other thing that sucks is that they are often marketed to be trendy instead of as disability aids, or theyre very flimsy and break/deteriorate easily :(
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Right! Like the butter foundation stick, and the onion device seem like they would be excellent for someone who has difficulties holding knives.
And honestly as someone who has butter and toast often the butter foundation stick sounds mad useful in general lol. I hate having to warm up knives to get the butter to spread more easily. I'd probably get something made of ceramic or metal though.
I heard though that treating their product like a trend makes the product more accessible as an aid because the company has a lot more revenue & that abundance of orders keeps the price low due to lower shipping costs.
@@fieldofyellowroses when it's trendy yes, after the trend pass, sometime company will retire the items or the price will go up again because there is no demand anymore so still not great ( ofc it doesn't happen all the time but it does sometime ) also it's still best to avoid overcomsumption altogether 😅 companies that make items that are aid for disabled people should just have affordable price from the get go ( but alas, capitalism make it not possible )
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I guess but at the same time able bodied people shouldn't be catered to. Disabled people are allowed to have products aimed at them, but our society is very ableist, and thinks there's "isn't enough people". As if able-bodied people might not also benefit.
the fall clothes really annoy me because sweater weather appreciation is about getting excited to wear the sweaters you already love, not about buying new ones
And in the US South, it doesn’t get cool enough to wear fall clothes until November.
all those clothes looked so cheap, thin, scratchy, etc. temu quality stuff. i enjoy going to a thrift or discount store and find a quality sweater! the clothes sold on amazon are such low quality, and then these wealthy influencers try to act like theyre wearing this stuff
EXACTLY
Yes! I get so excited seeing the clothes I really like and can finally wear again! I think buying clothes that you truly love, not the ones that are just popular, keeps you satisfied with what you have. Not saying you can't add in new clothes or get rid of some but buy what you LOVE!
I think it's sad some people don't know what they actually like because they only buy what they're told to.
500 dollars for drinking machine sounds like being an alcoholic with extra steps.
Like owning a bar as an alcoholic... But I've seen that done.
Can we also talk about that noone needs alcohol in the first place?! Everybody is allegedly so concious about health, don't you dare to be 5 pounds overweight, but selling poison that destroys braincells as a lifestyle must-have seems to be ok?!
Sounds like a way to help you accept your alcoholism by making it easier and " fun"
I went to an art shop that made their own whiskey, and they had one of these so you could buy a mixed drink with their whiskey. It was apparently cheaper for them to use this than to get licensing for an actual bar. Plus their shop couldn't support doing all the health code stuff for mixing drinks (like drains and storage and all).
That's the only time I have seen this and thought it made sense.
User-hv, Or the opposite! Spend so much on a drink machine that you can't afford to fill it! :P
It's a good rule of thumb that if something seems fairly useless, it was probably originally designed for somebody with disabilities! An onion slicer might help somebody with arthritis who can't firmly grip; likewise, the cutlery brush might be easier for folks who struggle with fine motor control and are at risk of injury when scrubbing forks and knives.
If a device seems like something designed to solve a niche problem that you do not have, you can safely pass it by and keep scrolling!
this is great to keep in mind if you see these items in your feed or if you come across them natively
@shawnaripari it's also great to keep in mind when you're telling people "just use a knife, you can use a knife"
@@violetholiday As another commenter pointed out, she mentioned mobility issues while pointing out the videos she was responding to weren't marketing towards people with mobility issues. Did you miss her saying all that in the video?
I was thinking the same thing after watching a guy review products like those and even do a “disability test” ie greasing his hand to simulate grip issues
I’m disabled and in my personal experience the most helpful aids are more multi-purpose than that garlic roller. For example compression garments, braces, a rolling stool for the kitchen, an adjustable device to help me open lids, and pillows/bolsters for my bed, couch, and car rides. A lot of grocery stores sell minced garlic so I’d just buy that instead of getting an item I still have to clean.
i was also thinking about the store minced garlic, with that device you still have to peel the garlick and clean it after using.
Yes, I buy frozen pre chopped garlic, onions, chilli and ginger for my cooking!
I use frozen pre choped onions (that ironically I still have to chop because they are too big in my opinion) but I wouldn't use pre minced garlic because I like my garlic fresh (otherwise I'd just use the garlic powder). So ig I'm stuck trying to chop it as fine as possible until I find a good tool to do that job better than I possible can
@@deebrandao5679 frozen chopped garlic is still fresh garlic, it's just frozen immediately after chopping. It technically makes it fresher than the whole garlic cloves you buy that are sitting around on the shelves to go stale. It's the reason why frozen vegetables have more vitamins and minerals in them than fresh ones. They're not sat around losing their nutritional value.
He’s saying kuh-nife for the rage engagement 🌝at 2:31
i laughed so hard
I assumed it was computer generated text to speech
The same with the shoe in the fridge. I have seen some of the videos of this creator und it is for engagement and rage only.
so many comments are about the shoe and the knife pronunciation !!
I'm dyslexic and my dad always called it K nife to help me learn the spelling. I have to remember not to do it as a adult!
As a former career bartender, pay me the 500$. I'll listen to you and make a good drink. 😂
@@SimplyKatieWalks same tho.
I think the Art of Mixing, adjusting to your liking or to the specific type of vermouth or whatever is the actual fun of the thing
Easiest way to mince garlic is to grate on a small grater (the kind you use for nutmeg or citrus zest), IKEA sells them cheaply.
and you can use it for multiple things :D
oh hell yes, love this tip
As a former chef, agree. Grating garlic is better for a fine paste. I use the Microplane rasp. They're the ultimate multi-tasker. Garlic Cirtrus zest. Nutmeg. Parm. Chocolate. Grated nuts. They're flat, easy to clean, and dishwasher safe. For sliced garlic, I use a mini mandoline. #NOTanadvert
I have a mini grater that has a thingy to put small things in to grate them without risking slicing your fingers, it's amazing!!!
The butter holder kills me😂 just hold the stick like that with the wrapper and spread it on bread
Maybe its just an America thing, but Ive seen spreadable butter. It spreads right out of the fridge, the only time I use a stick of butter is for cooking and baking. It just has more oil than regular butter or just oil instead of dairy.
Also like, have you tried spreading butter on anything right out of the fridge? Even hot toast isn't going to be enough to warm it up enough to actually be spreadable.
@@averysspookshowspectacular6205 yep, use a butter dish, like we've been doing for centuries! if you want to spread butter lol
But that's not 🌸a e s t h e t i c🌸
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@@AlysaAlysaBolissaBananaFannaFe that cheap piece of temu jumk ain't aesthetic either ironically enough
but i get what u mean, those type of ppl want a gadget for everything
For my husband and myself must haves are mortgage payment, gas money, groceries and if we're lucky something left for savings.
That’s the way it should be 😊only getting what you need.
the silicone bowl covers are genuinely a must for me. no more disposable plastic or aluminum and IKEA makes a set that goes really big that I use on mixing bowls and the insert on my pressure cooker (let it cool off, put the silicone cover on, put it in the fridge. easy.)
7:45 maybe the ikea ones are better sized, or my bowls are just perfect for these. I also use the little ones to cover half used tomatoes and onions. for cleaning I just squirt a little soap on them, get them wet, then rub it around on itself. different strokes I guess
24:23 also also omg... I bought this thing years ago bc I had (its gotten a million times better since quitting traditional shampoo) bc the amount of hair that would come off on my fingers was a sensory nightmare for me and sticking it to the walls and the time it took to peel it all off of my fingers was hell. and sometimes it'd be so overwhelming of a "oh god get it off" that I would rinse it off and yeah, clog the drain. you're meant to swipe your hand backwards through it and the fingers take the hair off your hands immediately and it keeps it from *all* going to the drain. game changer. I personally love this thing and I still use it. but it goes to show that it really does depend on the person and what their needs are.
i'm british and we don't get butter in sticks like that. bro had to cut that to just the right size 😭
I don’t know who has butter in that size besides the US? Canada sells butter in bricks usually as well
100gr bar maybe? Conaprole has one
@@Hyperlophus I’m amused you answered your own question.
@@Username0467They didn't lol. They said that Canada has butter "bricks" instead of butter "sticks" like the US lol
british people out-americaning us in the butter department
i hate fall influencing early on because IT’S SO HOT HERE i won’t get to wear my fall stuff until like late September to early October
Yeah, same here…it’s HOT where I live till then too.
Yea fr it’s definitely not the weather to be wearing fall clothes
fr its not fall here until like mid october 😭
i live in england so i kind of love it haha. september is kinda warm but it gets cold quick, especially if you live in the north
Yes!
I live where sometimes you have to wear a coat in summer, sometimes you're boiling alive. Climate change, I guess. What I actually mean, wear a sweater whenever it's sweater weather. Maybe it's only in winter for you, maybe it's also summer, maybe it's the time in the autumn before they turn on the central heating. Maybe it's never for you bc you prefer cardigans all year round...
I appreciate that you mention mobility issues while pointing out that it isn't marketed towards people with mobility issues, and that's the issue. So many times I see people who call out gimmicky gadgets being criticized because "it could be helpful for those with mobility issues" when it clearly is not being marketed towards those people at all. The product itself may be fine, marketing it for general use is the issue.
You put my exact thoughts so concisely!
We have the original Burger Buddies, not these amazon remakes (video 1) and we love them. I do have mobility issues, so maybe that helps. We weren't influenced, we just loved the idea, and they are incredibly handy when you have big messy burgers.
I do love watching these types of videos, but it really feels like a complete waste of money and plastic (most of the time).
If you do like gadget testing, I would highly recommend Barry Lewis' channel, he always keeps disabilities in mind as well, and always regifts or reuses everything!
Thanks for these videos! ❤
I'm usually good at talking myself out of purchasing these gimmicky products, especially by thinking about how they're often annoying to clean but that mug stacker kind of has me 😭
It kind of has me too, but honestly you could purchase/ make a small upper shelf to place in the cabinet to stack the mugs. Plus you can use it for other plates/dishes as well. I think the mugs would still fall around and now you have a bunch of random silicone circles hanging around.
@@aubreejobizzarro1208 this is what I needed. Someone with more sense than me to point out flaws and alternatives
I live with my friend and she randomly bought those which we do use since we don’t have a lot of storage for our cups
Is it a must have though ? Not really, I wouldn’t have bought it but she did so welp
Same. I haven't bought a mug in a long time. But I drink coffee and more hot drinks when its cold. And my cups are stacked all wonky and I'm afraid they are gonna fall. So I thats the only thing I saw I would be interested in
As much as I want the mug stackers, I just can't. I own too many already that I don't even use on a regular basis.
If you haven’t, you should talk about those “satisfying” tik toks that are just food waste. The throwing it down the stairs type videos, and the terrible cooking videos for interaction farming that people post 😅
Greg from How to Drink tried out one of those cocktail machines a while back (not this exact one, but a very similar idea), and he was, uh.... less than complimentary. It's whatever base spirit you choose to add (so like you said, you have to stock that), plus disposable pods with a cocktail 'mix', which I'm sure any bartender could tell you is gonna be a crappy drink.
The theater I go to has one of these. It was new when I went last time and I was one of the first to have a drink from it. I am 100% not a drink connoisseur, I have a drink maybe 6 times a year, but the drink was okay
Thank you for saying that the marketing is setting us up for the next season. I was at Wal***t and one of my local grocery stores a couple days ago and Halloween candy is out. Like for real 2.5 months beforehand. Christmas will be out withing the next couple weeks.
I work in a warehouse and we've been getting Halloween stuff since late July/early August.
In my local store, Christmas decorations are already out and on sale 😅
It seems like Halloween stuff started going out directly after the Fourth of July. If you don't see it, you aren't going to enough craft/home goods stores 😅
Here in Germany people are straight up outraged that grocery stores are already selling Christmas cookies/sweets… it’s literally peak summer right now 😂😂
I'm too lazy to seperate my laundry. A big chunk of my clothes are black and I also dont care about seperating stuff other than undies, bras and socks. A 2 bushel plastic hamper works just fine for me.
same! also, idk if this is just me, but i’ve been washing the white toned stuff i have with darker colors for my entire life and i’ve never had a problem with staining or anything like that. just feels wasteful to use so much extra water for me
and don’t get me started on those little “scent bead” things that clogged up all our laundry machines in college. that is just such plastic waste to me
@@falyssamayhew7285 Same here, I chuck everything in together and wash it at 30, and only once have I had a problem with a brand new pair of dark wash jeans (that one's on me 😅) I use a wicker office bin.
@@manyyoumas I've always washed everything together in cold water. Doesn't make sense to me to separate them if I don't have to.
@@manyyoumasthe risk of staining is just higher with new very dark jeans and perhaps bright red. After some time the extra dye has already been washed away so it's all fine. I once bought a pair of black jeans, wore them immediately and my legs were a bit stained and because my (white) purse kept rubbing on them, it was ruined by the black dye. But after a wash or two, they were completely fine and not a danger to my laundry
@@bleuumscarlett7977 do you wash in warm or cold water? Cold water should prevent bleeding
Just when I was browsing Amazon for *more* skincare products I WANT not NEED, Shawna you upload-My Favourite Canadian Creator congrats on 30k + love from Scotland
“This is a butter spreader which works like a CHOPSTICK” enough said 😂
Are you hard of hearing, you chapstick?
@@haylzlife219 I think he said chapstick, but his accent made it sound like chopstick
I seriously can not get over the shower wall hair keeper...because that's exactly what it seems like. I'm kinda just grossed out by it.
As someone who grew up in a household with 5 women and girls with long hair, I can see how having a dedicated spot to deposit wet hair would come in handy. Because otherwise, kids and adults sometimes forget it wherever on the walls
@@Hyperlophus I just pick a spot on the wall and remove it after my shower. It’s such a non issue lol
@@Hyperlophus I know the issue with long hair and showers, personally. I never place it on the shower wall, I rinse my hands and let it get trapped in the drain catch. Then clean it after a shower. This product is just so unnecessary.
I don't see the need for a product. I have long hair, so I definitely am familiar with the problem, though. You just get the hair off the walls and out of the hair catcher at the end of your shower, and put it in one spot on the edge of the tub. Then when it's dry later, I throw it away. (because it's so much easier to make sure you have it all when it's dry!)
I'm in Texas...Fall here is a whole week and a half in November. Buying anything new for the season feels irrational. I'm just going to pull out the same BBW fall candle I've been working on for three years and call it a cozy day.
I found a rant video here on RUclips about how even in the US the seasons aren't the same everywhere, so it makes no sense to push certain things to everyone.
BBW??
@@absolutelyridiculous6743Bath and Bodyworks 😃
@@absolutelyridiculous6743 Bath and Body Works
@@absolutelyridiculous6743bath and body works 💀 not whatever you’re thinking lmaoo
Yes cocktail mixing is so much about the art of it, having a loud ugly machine do it kills the fun! Also interrupts any conversation you were having. And cleaning it would be a nightmare
Calling mixing cocktails an art is such a reach. The machine is stupid, yeah, but mixing liquids isn't an art form.
@@dieSchreckschraube There's a performance to cocktail mixing and presentation, so I think it's fair to call it an art.
Some things might be useful for the disabled I'll admit
But most of it is just tat that will gather dust if you're not going to use it often.
Such good points!! With the cheap stuff (which is a lot of it) I often think about the laborers involved and how little they are likely compensated.
Oh wow, that Fall fashion video gave me all sorts of feelings not just because of the unrealistic display of multiples, and priming for Fall consumerism, but because almost all of those items are Amazon dupes of branded, trendy items - Sezane, Birkenstock, Polene, Aritzia...and presenting this cheaper, easier to access, and often lower-quality alternative of something many people might already want (the real version of) in order to capitalize on that desire is just so icky to me.
The possibility of dissatisfaction with the dupe, stealing designs, probably even worse labor and sustainability practices than the original brands... despite just filming a week of fashion content over here I might have to do another video to talk about this 😅
Another great video Shawna! 🙌
Love these anti consumerism vids. Thank you for mentioning that lots of these devices are used as mobility aids for disabled people. It’s tiring to see people just call them stupid or unnecessary (usually within the anti consumerism sphere) when really they are just for disabled people
Never been on your channel before, I really appreciate your considerate approach to the practicality of these items rather than jumping to “laziness” accusations that I tend to see in response to these sort of things
i really actually like the camera cover, i got some during online learning (which i was in on and off for 3 years) ao i wouldnt feel paranoid that people could see me when my camera was off! actually decreased my stress and it still does lmao but i understand it would be excessive for most people
My mom, who is definitely all about underconsumption, was complaining to me about a year ago about how her lids for her Pyrex/Anchor Hocking containers were breaking, because they were made of plastic while the containers were made of glass. It was just a matter of them breaking down over time. I got her some silicone lids so she could continue using them. I think that's a great use for them, personally! And sometimes, you just run out of containers (especially if you don't have too many already) but need to keep certain things separated, so it's useful to have them around for that reason as well.
The laundry hamper is gigantic but the bags are tiny inside
The butter stick: the butter also touches whatever it is you’re rubbing it on which is unhygienic at best. The silicone lids I bought them because I wanted to stop using Saran wrap and absolutely hated it. Always too small too big and can only fit round things plus a nightmare to clean.
I did buy a hamper that has multiple compartments when moving because I didn’t have one before but it cost me €40 and it’s still aesthetically pleasing. A waterproof phone bag is very handy though for the beach so I can take it with me around my neck and it doesn’t get stolen. I’ll stop now 😂
As a person with a disability, some of these would be really, really helpful. I struggle with lifting things and exertion, so things that might seem like "lazy" products are actually really helpful to people like me
I love my hair catcher! I got it as a gift. It saves time trying to get all the hair off the wall and off my fingers. I have curly hair and dont always brush it and i have a lot of hair.... IYKYK
Yep. Curly girlie here too. I take a lot of hair out in the shower because thats where I detangle
Yeah you can tell from how she talks that she does Not deal with excessive shedding lol
I think I own the fan at 27:28 or something similar, I bought it for my caravan, and it has a built in light and you can charge devices from it. Even if it's not the same fan this I why longer description on products, or actual reviews are important, so you can learn about a product, and make an informed decision about it.
You have such a kind voice so when the tiktokers start speaking it’s like nails on a chalkboard 😂
I’ve thought about hampers like that before, but what doesn’t make sense to me is to properly care for your clothing you need more loads than just light dark and color.
Exactly 💯. You need white, super dark, reds and dark pinks, colors, pastels, ect...
A tonne of these are legitimately great accessibility aids
I would definitely agree with you
I have a normal garlic mincer device that neither I nor my husband use anymore. We buy pre-minced garlic 😶
tbf pre-minced jarlic is....not good - frozen minced garlic is better if you *have* to buy pre-minced (but also, mincing fresh garlic takes seconds if you grate it on a small grater)
@@newcamomile pre-minced in a jar is fine for us. I've never seen it frozen. Both the handheld garlic mincer and grater are kind of a pain for me to use, but when I cook, I do prefer to use fresh garlic.
My husband isn't working rn so he's the one cooking and he won't use fresh anything 🥴 so jarlic it is
$130 laundry hamper? There's no way I would ever spend that much on something like that!
Right?!
if it was 15 to maybe 30 it would be a Maybe. like something to keep in mind if your current one broke.
it looks plastic also
Thank you, Shawna! It's August 18th, I'm still enjoying the pool and pumpkin spice is already coming out. Annoying
This! My sister sent me a picture on July 1st of when she went to Michaels and they were putting out Halloween stuff. July. 1st.
Insane.
Wish I checked uploads earlier in my break. This’ll carry me through the dishes @ work though.
Congrats on 30k!
I’m so very much enjoying your videos. And the frequency you put them out. I could watch you all day. I can’t even explain why. my boyfriend is pretty happy when I tell him how much you’ve already helped me rethink spending.
“You don’t need it.” has become my new mantra.
The silicone covers are a good buy. The other stuff is not necessary at all!
That nail kit, I got for all my teenagers as a stocking stuffer for like $3 on Temu. That’s my problem with amazon, Etsy, etc is it’s all cheap stuff gotten from temu or aliexpress or alibaba and sold with a 1000% mark up. It’s hard to find anything original any more that I can’t just save 80% on and go buy it myself from the source instead.
Love your videos, and especially how you bring home all the time that none of this is necessary nor is it these real people’s lives! I fell into it for a minute. “Oh these people are so organized, it’s all so clean, they have the money to have all of this stuff, how can’t I also buy the same things.” I have had to remind myself “this is a business!! This is their work!”
I usually end up using minced garlic in a jar. It is so true that these helpful gadgets are often a pain to clean.
That hair on the shower wall gadget is pretty funny. I got a shower shroom (I’m pretty sure that’s what it’s called.) and it has been very helpful keeping hair from going down the drain and we just have to clean the hair that’s stuck on the shower wall and throw it away after getting out of the shower.
Over $100 for hamper is definitely not happening for me.
Retail, in general, offers items before the season starts. To me it’s depressing when Fall stuff comes out in the Summer, but happy time when Spring items come out in the Winter. Lol!
Those silicon lids are a nightmare!
What sucks about a lot of these products is they are single-use plastics and made super cheaply. How long are some of these products going to last, especially if you use them regularly? I just feel like they break so easily and then what happens to the plastic.
I would also love a video on your ideas around what I consider overconsumption in the housing market in the sense of people who will buy a house and rip out perfectly good appliances and counters or flooring
Omg this stuff!!!! It isn’t just a new paint job/ fixing an appliance, it’s a full gut of the house and redo. So wild.
@@aubreejobizzarro1208 like just buy a house that needs all that work done or has no appliances lol it’s so weird and wasteful
id call house flipping a scam more than id call it just overconsumption lol. they fuck up the house like that because its whats trendy at the time and they want to sell it easier. it sucks but i think its a bit of a different issue
Just wanted to say that I really enjoy this content and to please keep it up :)
so happy to hear it 💕
I’m actually interested in the butter spreader not for toast but for buttering pans before cooking. Like when making cake, cause I hate getting butter on my hands to butter a pan. But then again I don’t bake cakes enough to justify buying a gadget just for that.
I just keep it in the wrapper.
@@Username0467 I always feel like it’s melting in my hand when I keep it in the wrapper
@@kararookieCouldn't you just cut a slice of butter off & use a spatula to spread it? I hate holding butter and that's what I do
@@dinosaur___7209 yeah I just don’t like having to clean a spatula
yeah i rly dont mind that one, i already use butter like that for buttering pans and i keep it in the wrapper but it always gets on my hands
In Michigan the real month of change is October. It will start in the 80s F and end with a snowstorm on Halloween. September is my mental start of fall, but the weather is still hot. Also- what happened to your fall clothes from last year? I understand wanting to pick up an item or two, but how many things do you really need to replace year over year?
I don't understand picking new clothes each year unless you need a replacement
This is just my hot take but I think people don’t actually pack up/ store their winter clothes out of sight in their closet, so they’re always seeing their full year wardrobe year-round and get bored even if they’re not wearing it. And because they’re not wearing it, they assume they don’t like it anymore. I personally pack mine up and it’s always super fun to pull them out when the weather turns.
I bought a chopper thing for my onions and used it for a few weeks, but cleaning the onion skins that stick on the blade part SUCKS and takes forever so I have not used it since.
a stick blender with a chopper attachment works way better because you can just stick the blade under the tap/faucet
Where I live we are lucky we even have a Fall. It is not unusual to be wearing shorts and flip flops Christmas Day. Really do even buy long sleeve shirts.
Makeup pot spatulas are available for free at every Ulta…. Like grab a handful next time you’re there and it’s absolutely free. I do it all the time.
It's August 19 right now and I would absolutely welcome sudden sweater weather already. Bring it on.
Erin Condren has really cute notebooks from a Hello Kitty collaboration. Yesterday, I bought some beeswax crayons for my daughter, and I noticed the one in my "save for later" was low in stock. I wanted to get it so bad 😭 (I still do), but I resisted
I will say something about the butter stick thing from the first video. I had something like this growing up, but it was geared towards corn on the cob. The opening was rounded so that it fit smoothly with the average ear of corn, and i found it really helpful!
lol i do this for corn on the cob too, except i just tear open the paper wrapping at one end of the butter stick and leave the rest on to hold that part
im gonna have to steal the cup of water by the sink idea, that's actually genius. the real 'must-haves' we already have at home it would seem 😅
I put the garlic in between two plastic reusable lids (held together with reusable clips) and smash it with the meat tenderizer hammer thingy. The lids have ridges so it keeps the goo from flying out, and they rinse off super easy. 😂
innovative
I have a 2 section laundry hamper that has removable bags with handles like in the video, except my partner got it from amazon like 5 years ago from Amazon, and theres no way he spent over $20 for it😂
all my shirts are duplicates but they're all black. same for the pants. it's because i need specific fabrics and i wear the same thing every day. i don't have a summer wardrobe. the all black lounge pants and t-shirts is a year round thing
I appreciate your vids pushing back on consumerism. I have an addictive personality and at times when I’m very depressed I find that I spend so much time online shopping for things I don’t need. I ended up just blocking any product or “Amazon find” vids on my page to avoid being tempted, but I think it’s good w your platform you are tb it too!
Shawna spilling some hot tea 🔥👏🏻
Solving problems you didn’t know you had. No, you’re selling us useless shit! 🔥🔥🔥🔥👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Shawna thank you for your videos!! I always watch these on the weekends where I get the itch to shop. I need you to remind me of logic 😅💓
Seriously, an outdoor fan for the pool side ? how does that even work ? You are already outside and the wind is blowing !
I love your videos Shawna. Found your channel recently, and have been binge watching/listening to your videos! I would love it if you would make a video where you deinfluence buying new (even second hand) clothing all the time, just for the sake of upgrading your wardrobe. I feel like there is always something that I want to buy, and I am always looking for better alternatives to things I already have. It feels like I am trying to create the ”perfect” wardrobe for myself.
The hamper thing, I just use the big shopping bags haha. It already comes with a handle, it fits under the sink, it folds up nicely when not in use.
I love my silicone lids and wax wraps they saved me a fortune on food foil 😅
i also feel like showing the clothes in multiple colours subjects it to the cheerleader effect. of course everything looks cute when they're colour-coordinated and in an aesthetic video. but when you buy just one thing and have it in your wardrobe, it just looks normal and is not really "fall season worthy" (if that makes sense). then people might be incentivized to change more items in their wardrobe to match the fall aesthetic.
As someone struggling with hairloss right now, (thanks hrt/testosterone*), i lose a handful of hair basically at least once a day, that obviously also happens in the shower. And no, that gadget wouldnt work, even if you have the loose hair on your hands and then put it there. A normal catchy thing, like an extra silicone drain cover, is what helps, because then it catches all of it.
Hope this wasnt TMI, I've been watching these videos a lot when i discovered you Shawna, and love it. You are doing good work, showing more people that a difference is possible!
I don't understand why anybody buys skincare product spatulas when every jar of cleansing balm I've ever bought has included one that is functionally the exact same product, for free. Provding one already uses cleansing balm, of course. I save them for other skincare products in jars.
Oh my god, people don’t want to do anything by themselves anymore. One of the most beautiful and fun aspects about cocktails is the creation of them! I looooove choosing the ingredients, I love my shaker, the glassware, the process, everything! It makes one feel so elegant and classy. And I love giving those little creations to guests and how they admire them afterwards. It’s not all about convenience. I want to do things by myself! I even saw another TikTok about a woman using “Instant Espresso Martini” from a bag and it looked like dishwater. An Espresso Martini is not that hard to make. What are people doing? 😐
Thank you for talking about adaptive/mobility devices and not just chalking things up to "lazy" people!
25:00 Okay. To be fair about this, I have this. And it works really well for me. When my hair is long I have a lot of hair falling out. So when I'm in the shower and washing my hair the strands that fall out get all over my hands and wrapped around my fingers. So instead of just smearing it on the wall, or piling it up on the soap dish holder, I can scrape it off and it stays put.
Is it necessary? No, but it makes it easier. It's not like a MUST HAVE though. But I got tired of putting this pile of hair on the side, then the shower hitting it and it going to the drain where it clogged and got gross and I had to dig it out.
The most useless item in this video: the burger diaper thing that keeps the ingredients from falling out. Just use a piece of lettuce as a daiper! Works like a charm and its delicious 😋
@@zoeykralovetz1744 omg I’ve never thought of this but this is actually genius haha
I have a floating waterproof baggy case thing for my phone... for canoeing. Out in the woods where you might actually want a way to call for help. Not for a pool. If you don't actually need to use your phone outside in wet environments, why would you take the time to bring and use one of those bags?
I don't even use a garlic press anymore. I just use the smallest side of a grater. Works beautifully, there's no waste, and very easy to clean.
That drink machine would be fun as something to rent for like a party/wedding/ reunion but to buy on a whim is wild, especially for a personal use? I could see it being fun for an adult community center, or even a fast casual bar type set up but I don’t even think it would be used commercially because it’s not as great as a human bartender.
in the beginning of the pandemic, i was given SO many cheap peices of fabric with ear holes. i ironed on some patches id had sitting around forever and i LOVED them so much more than any mask i could have bought!
I could use that burger holder for my spouse. He has difficulty keeping his burger together for some reason and that bun slides to an extreme. He ends up eating half the bun by the time the meat patty is finished and the contents of the burger are all over his plate so he ends up eating half a bun with meat juice and scattered burger contents and he doesn’t much like that.
putting ur spouse on blast for his poor burger skills damn
I actually bought these silicone stretch lids. I was thinking I need them, I looked for such a product, I bought them. My thinking was, they are simple, universal, very useful, don't take space. They were garbage, didn't hold onto anything. Using a spare pan/pot lid is at least effective. Silicone IKEA lids are not great, but at least they work.
the 500$ drink mixer definitely is a waste of money and, as someone who has struggled with alcohol abuse, having a machine like that in my home would have only made the problem worse, and I think it could for a lot of people. and I agree it's ugly.
as a person with autism, the burger holder appealed to me because i hate touching food, but then i remembered that wrapping the burger with a napkin has worked for several years for me
also i love my kitchen scale too. it would be cumbersome to pull out a whole cutting board every time
For the multiple item things, i also think that sometimes some colours looks better with other colours next to eat. Like i saw some binders the other time : there were pink, yellow, purple and a mint color and together they looked super cute like summery tropical vibes but once apart they were just cute not incredible. And i noticed that because of the "aesthetic trends" some stuff only looks good or appealing when they're all together
September feels like fall because we've always associated back to school season as summer ending and fall starting. even if it's 80f outside
I worked in a small shop and influencers that came and bought multiples for videos just to return them were a nightmare. One lady would come in every week with a giant bag of stuff from multiple stores to return and she once returned 5 pairs of boots to my shop (which cost like £900) and absolutely ruined our day because it took £900 out of our sales and we got called up to a corporate meeting because of it. Not only does it influence people to buy things they don’t need but it also impacts retail workers when influencers buy to return
Ihave never considered the ubiquitousness of hair on the shower wall lol
September being sweater weather? Yeah no fuck that, california is hot as hell in September
man its like this in illinois now too it sucks :/
@@BlisaBLisa Gotta love climate change
Okay as someone who works sales/retail we get like max 5% commission, usually 2-3%. And I do a lot more than post a video and share a link 🙄
I heard someone once say “if you have a tool in your kitchen that can only do ONE thing, perform one function, or is specialized for one type of food- you don’t need it. It’s a gadget, a gimmick, and creating too much clutter in your space.” It really got me thinking about all those little items in my kitchen drawers that are taking up space that I don’t need because I “might” use them for that ONE recipe someday etc. It did help me to do a big clear out of all my cabinets and drawers. If I don’t use it on a weekly basis, then I don’t need it, and it’s too much. The exception would be special heirloom china or serving pieces that are collectible for certain holidays. Even then, I’ve tried to pare down and only keep what I really love, is super special, or that I can practically use. So the kitchen gadget video; while a lot of those items might be a good idea, would you actually use them? Are you currently having one of those “issues” in your kitchen on a daily basis and thinking to yourself “wow, what would really help me is one of those xyz gadgets”. If that’s the case, then go ahead and buy it, and be happy with your purchase. Otherwise, you probably don’t need it.
Can opener is one use but necessary.
@@LynsAlteredArts like I said, if I use it all the time, then fine. All the other gimmick type items I got rid of.
15:42 Well, I'm hoping Accuweather is right, and my area gets a nice cool spell the week of Sept. 9. I have surgery, and I hope for my recovery period to be cozy.😊
4:01 I could see a few of those being disability friendly for someone with hand and dexterity issues.
The rest just exist to exist🤨
I'm kinda annoyed that some of these "must-haves" have started to take over like hack content. Hacks are no longer DIY, a lot of them are advertising a product instead.
don’t have enough bowls to be putting them in the fridge. what will i eat out of? the tupperware?
I have the opposite issue. Two families gave us bowls but we have almost no tupperware.
I have been using the same black plastic bucket as a hamper since college in fall of 1994. When I've needed to go to a laundromat because the washer was broken or something, filling pillowcases was way easier than dealing with hampers.
I do love that rink cleaning stick, but I wasn’t influenced to buy it, I actually researched a ring cleaner, and that one came up!!