Wow, so restock logic: buy your products that come in a container that was designed to house them long-term on a shelf. Now, buy another container so you can decant the item into a second storage container. Now buy another container to transport the item from the second storage space to the third storage space. This is bananas and incredibly wasteful!
@@fancynancy2888i swear at this point it feels like they're aliens trying to be excited about humans but hyping up the most random things like the "aesthetic" of grocery shelves.... Like??? I'm with u dude
If only everyone knew this at a young age Feel bad for the generation growing up thinking this is the norm. I see so many comments on these overconsumption videos that say "goals 😭"....so sad
As a european this bathroom conversation is baffling, we all usually share one bathroom with the whole family, if its a big house maybe you have an extra toilet but i dont know anyone who has their own bathroom
Many of us in the States still only have one family bathroom also, I suppose we just don't make RUclips videos lol. I grew up with 4 people sharing one bathroom, and I raised two girls with one bathroom. But all of the homes built more recently have multiples. I really don't want more to clean anyway!
It baffles me too (as an American lol) but I've never lived in a new home as an adult. I can't imagine Cleanimg all those bathrooms. But I guess maybe they hire help if they really do have that large of a home.
I live in the US and until my family moved, we only had one bathroom. My mom insisted on buying a house with 2 bathrooms and a 1/2 one because there's five kids.. But we never really "restocked" them. We just waited until we ran out of stuff and went to get individuals of the stuff we needed.
Not sure if you’ve seen them before, but I saw a super great positive restock genre: restock my classroom supplies kit. It was a bunch of drawers for kids who might not have essential or hygiene items at home, so there were drawers for toothpaste, soap, hair ties, wipes, snacks, etc. Maybe you have covered them before but if you haven’t you should talk about them!
That's probably the most wholesome restock I've ever heard of. Those are videos I could get behind. Maybe even encourage parents who have the means, to help the teachers by donating a couple of things for the less fortunate kids!
The "Gum Drawer" Tiktok make me ask "are you serious" out loud. Who needs a drawer for GUM. I bought a small tub full from the shops months ago, and still haven't run out.
As a Singaporean resident, the gum drawer is fascinating and makes me want to have gum. Mostly because it’s illegal here. Darn, I miss gum. But yeah, the drawer is dumb though.
@@okestperson6016 I heard that cleaning out the gum stuck to the sidewalks/seats etc was more expensive than what they earned from selling it so the government just decided to ban it all together 😅
im 21, paid off all my consumer debt this month. deleted all socials over time (snapchat was the last to go). youtube videos like this help me stay grounded to my goals! i grew up poor so i had NOOOO idea what 'normal consumption' was. - my mother also has sooo much debt (mostly consumer too). turns out, its literally just having what you use (maybe a spare to hand). i recently got engaged so a lot of life plans to save for! thank you for your calm and rational perspective!
HELL TO THE YEAH!! This is all amazing news and I'm so proud of you and hope you're enjoying your engagement too!!! These comments makes my day and so happy that I create content on the internet
Well you probably never heard of my exes automatic lube dispenser (it was great in theory, practically it stood on the headboard and from time to time there was lube dripping on your face at night)
I look at the thumbnail and I realized that I have like 20 soaps at home and I haven’t bought soap in 2 years.😂 It’s crazy how many people gifted me soap over the years I always remember I have a replacement and I just got used to never buying soap lmao. It’s always interesting what soap will be next (I keep them in one bag and choose them randomly when I need a replacement) because they all are in different shapes and colors. Starfish soap, grapes soap, seashell soap, flower soap I literally have it all. Probably it’s because I asked people to buy me useful gifts instead of little trinkets that will collect dust so everyone magically switched to fancy soaps😂 I mean soaps don’t really go bad and I’m constantly using them so I guess it is a win situation even if there are too many I will get through them eventually lol
😂😂😂 hey at least they're giving you soaps and not towels 😅. I like your "what's going to be next" game, it gives the thrill of getting something different and new.
That's actually amazing, haha! Reminded me that I never have to buy any shower gel since my partner gets one from every member of his family for birthdays, namedays and Christmas. 😄
Something I do like about the restock videos is they help me appreciate doing mundane things like that in my daily life. I don't have the money to buy excess amounts of products like that, thank goodness, but aesthetic videos like that make me appreciate the calming nature of organizing my house and also little ASMR moments throughout the day while doing it.
Yeah me too. Also, I think it would be too naive to think that anyone really buys so much of one product. I do know that they are given all those for free most likely for content or promotion
“Just because you become accustomed to something, doesn’t make it a necessity.” Absolutely love this quote from you at 28:09 this is a great reminder when I look at Amazon or somewhere for something that is a want, not a need. Love your content, it’s very much appreciated!
I remembered looking at a reel about a mom making a beautiful lunch for her daughter and everyone in the comments were saying that they wish their mom made a lunch like that or even worse : "my mom only packed me a sandwich and an apple 😑". These comments made me so mad and sad... Its just putting more pressure on moms that they aren't doing enough which they are... The goal isn't to make the cutest lunch but to have something to eat for the day. There's many kids who their parents are struggling financially and they wished their mom make them a sandwich... My mother didnt have a ton of money and I never judged her for just having a sandwich, a jus box and one snack in my lunch. Some people lost their gratitudes...
This is such a good point. My mom still made lunch for me alongside her elementary-aged kids all the way through high school. She made me and her four other kids a sandwich and side snack every single night for years and I still think about how kind it was that she kept doing that for me when I surely could have done it myself. I wish I had thought to help her out with them at the time. My executive function was trash in high school and I probably wouldn’t have eaten during the day if she didn’t send a lunch with me! That’s love too and she didn’t even have to put it in a fancy bento😂 I’m sure the tiktok lunch making moms are doing it over the top every day from a place of love too but for the rest of us it’s good to remember that it’s also a job for them to make it hyper-aesthetic and not some standard we aren’t meeting as parents.
Same thing for me ! I was still happy to have my lunch no matter what was inside! I want to add a new point that if, as a mom, you want to pack a cute lunch for your child, it's totally okay!! But don't put pressure on yourself if you can't do it or you dont have the time or energy. Your child will still be happy ! :)
This is nice to hear. I'm a sandwich, apple, and handful of a snack or two in some baggies mom. We aren't poor at all, I'm just frazzled and not aesthetic. I love spending time with my kids, but not cutting bread creatively or doing other bento things. I hope they realize I love them through other means
I agree with you, 100%. My husband and I are lower middle class and we have three kids (ages 19, 18, and 17). About a year ago, two of my three teens thanked me for not being an "almond mom". I had to laugh at the time, because we just never had money for fancy stuff. So my kids got a bologna and cheese sandwich (the cheap bologna with the red rind on the outside, and the cheap processed cheese slices) and then a mandarin orange or a banana in their lunches. They never complained and I think they turned out pretty good (so far--haha).
They are to help your laundry smell better. It’s a scent booster for stinky clothes. I use it in my house. I have four kids and do laundry every day of the week. The scent booster beads are more beneficial with bedding (sheets, blankets etc). But they also work well for pool towels and bathing suits where the fabric still smells like chlorine even after washing. They are a “bonus”- not needed, but nice to have.
my mom accidentally bought 20 bars of soap a couple years ago, and the fact, that they haven't run out yet, makes me feel, like restock influencers are preparing for the apocalypse
I didn't even know people looked at the expiration dates on this stuff lol. Soap, shampoo, laundry detergent, growing up it was you grab from the stockpile in the basement when you ran out. Buying for a large family you buy in bulk when it is on sale.
But you would probably purchase them anyway, and you don't buy extras that you won't use in the pursuit of a full rainbow right? Cause that's what these people would do. "I don't drink decaf but I needed orange for my rainbow." 😂
I have to watch some videos with Amazon essentials to find the perfect container where I put the stuff after I took it out of the container it came with.
I'd love to see a video on the HOLY GRAIL PROBLEM. One of the overconsumption drivers is the "holy grail" approach to beauty and fashion. Even if you are using and wearing things you love, WHAT IF your new "holy grail" is still out there? I found myself doing this with everything from shampoo to perfume to purses to sweaters. I already love what I have, but what if this new thing is my holy grail?? Once I realized that this mindset is toxic, my consumption went way down. Content creators and beauty/fashion companies use the holy grail approach on purpose to make us want more, just like Amazon "must haves" etc.
I enjoy watching 'slice of life' vlogs from people living simply, modestly, within their means in various countries and cultures. I like how comforting and connecting it is, it normalises having less, non-aesthetic living, hand-me-downs / preowned / old / well used and mismatched stuff. It encourages mindfulness and gratitude about consumption, making do, and focusing on living life rather than on 'stuff' and consumption. I'm really enjoying the deinfluencing content and topics around conscious consumption.
I am trying to just have one of my products. It gets out of hand so quickly. Do not buy things until one is finished, you will be shocked by how long it takes you to finish what you have.
I personally like to have one or two extra of most of my hygiene products at any given time. Sure, it might take a while to get through a certain product but it’s the type of stuff that I’ll forget to buy because I don’t think about it that often and it's quite annoying to get in the shower, get all wet and only then realize you have no shampoo. Or you might just not have the time to go buy it that week when you notice the bottle is about to be empty. I think the stuff in these videos is definitely excessive but there’s no need for things to be either 8 or 80. You don’t need 10 shampoos in your drawer at the same time but it’s just more convenient to have 1 or 2 extra lying around for when you need it 🤷🏼♀️
Also sometimes you can buy those saving packs that have like 2 body moisturizers for example and save a little money. For example, right now I have 2 extras of both my shampoo, body moisturizer and hair mask and 1 extra of my conditioner that I keep under the sink in my bathroom. It was all bought on sale, it doesn’t exactly completely clutter up my bathroom and now I don’t have to worry about running out of it because I forgot to buy more for a good couple of months. It’s kinda the same concept as people who buy all their groceries for the week in one shopping trip so they don’t have to find the time throughout the week to go to store again
A house with 3 bedrooms (right now that could easily be worth 500K+ where I am) would normally have only 2 full baths... that means siblings are absolutely sharing bathrooms even in relatively well-off families. The only people i know who had BRs to themselves growing up were only children lol.
at my dad's, we literally were 7 kids and 2 adults.. we shared 2 bathrooms. bc we didn't "deserve" our own ones? nah, bc the house was built that way lol what is this madness
it just seems weird to have a house with 6 bedrooms and only 2 bathrooms though? like when everyone happens to need to use the restroom at the same time, some people in the home just have to hold it? why design a house like that
@@amandak.4246 well, if we would've had that many bedrooms then yes, it'd be really weird planned out. though none of us had our own rooms, since the house clearly wasn't built to hold so many people. we just hade to make it work
similarly, I remember when it was not normal for a kid to even have their own cellphone before they were fourteen/fifteen or have a TV in their room. the fact people are saying it's normal or even necessary for kids to have their own mini fridges and bathrooms is just insane to me.
The rug things on top of the toilet and around it...GROSS. Also, what is the point of trying to have this really clean aesthetic and then have those, or exposed toothbrushes and make up sponges? Too much shopping seems to be softening people's brains.
The teen bathroom one was wild to me. Like I didn't have my own bathroom growing up, but if I did, the LAST thing I would want is my mom rifling in my space for content lol
You know, it's funny because when I started youtube 12 years ago I did art supply haul videos. Not buying extra to show off, and they weren't every day/week, but just if I happened to buy stuff I'd do a video. And I cannot TELL YOU the amount of times I was yelled at in the comments for package crinkling. "take it out of the packaging before you film, it's awful!!!" they'd scream. "why are you hurting our ears, I can't even focus on you it's so annoying!!" and now? Now it's like *all* you get is crinkles and noise in the video and no content at all.
Same! nothing but water in a water bottle all food stays in the main living area same with my kid i hate bugs he only takes a spillproof cup in his room 😂
No food upstairs. Then, with my kids, it was no food in the bedrooms because they were on the same level. I certainly would not have been given a mini fridge for my room and would not have given my kids mini fridges.
Absolutely same here, if I wanted to injure my eardums and self esteem my dad just had to catch me with anything but water upstairs 😂 “that’s how you get ants”
I have a wheat allergy and my niece has a peanut allergy, and we have to always check ingredients (and then double check before eating, we get a little worried) so we could never eat in one of these houses where it is all put into new containers!🤣
Duuuude! I was kinda wondering if a lot of these kitchen stocking/cleaning videos were actually filmed in rental community kitchens or kitchen studios?
for people in these comments who wishes to buy clear acrylic containers for food and stuff, consider reusing glass jars. They look nice when you remove the labels and they're way more durable :)
I’m going to make a meandering comment about seasonal beauty/personal care products. But it ties in with ~25:00 of your video (TT 5) I have one specific type of lotion that I use and swear by. It is “pricier”, not outrageously so, just not cheap. This brand does seasonal limited edition scents. I used to stock up, especially on the winter/Christmas scents. Often they would have buy one get one 40% off sales. Then rotate through the different scents throughout the year. I would always have this backstock of 6-8 half used lotions waiting for the season. When I finally decided (for financial and minimalist reasons) to go through the back stock it took me literal YEARS. About 4 years later and I’ve been using Christmas lotion since November of last year! And I use this lotion daily… All that’s to say, I learned that I would much rather pay full price and just have ONE of a lotion I really love. And not have to drag seasonal lotions into other seasons. Because smelling like pine trees in July is just not the vibe
I’m going through the same thing right now with what’s left of my Bath & Body Works hand soaps, lotions, and shower gels. It’s been like 2 years and I’ve been rotating them seasonally and I still have maybe 6 total I’m trying to get through. Scratches the seasonal itch though! Instead of going back to the store I just pulled out the half full bottle of Pumpkin Pecan foaming soap from the cleaning closet😅 I’ve finally gotten through all of my hotel minis and random shampoos so I’m enjoying having just my shampoo bar, conditioner bar, and my non-holiday bar soap now. I’m still fighting through my last summer lotion before I get to my last Christmas bottle. It’s funny how long it can take to pan something we use every single day! Just goes to show how little “back-stock” we really need to have on hand.
these videos are my fave. cause the restock videos are entertaining to me, but sometimes they're out of hand, and your commentary is like my inner thoughts on it 😅
I raised 3 kids with only one bathroom in the house. Guess what? They were fine and still fine. *for you Shawna, my daughter is going back to school to get her masters in Gender studies!!!🎉🎉🎉
As far I know over here (Europe, specifically the Netherlands) most houses don't have more than one bathroom (in newly built houses more bathrooms is becoming more common) and we are all still alive ;D
@roadtoantiquity Depending on size and layout, houses can have smaller additional ones. No big deal, but one of my former gf's mother said she wouldn't want to live without at least one bathroom per person. By that time I didn't get the point but when I think of it now, I wonder if that was an attempt to poor shame me.
this is the norm in the uk! 7 ppl to one bathroom and its literally completely fine lol. annoying iin the mornings but its a canon event to race ur siblings to the bathroom
Honestly the things I dislike most about these restock tiktoks is first of all the need some of these people have to tap or crinkle or run their fingers over every single little thing, and second of all half of them have their sleeves pulled over their hands and when I see that I'm just watching it like "pull your damn sleeves up!" Oh, and a bonus third thing, when they're stocking a bag and put one of those spray hand sanitizers in and they spray it randomly in the air before putting it into the bag like we need to see exactly what it does and how it works (even though we ALL know how it works because you know the hand sanitizer I'm on about, Touchland or something like that is the brand I think), I'm just like "You're wasting the product!" Yeah it's normally only a couple sprays but still, those things are (according to my research) $10 for a 30ml thing, and while that may not seem like much to some in my eyes that's a lot to spend on something like hand sanitizer (For any fellow Brits here btw, that's around £7.70)
i feel like that's definitely influenced by asmr, a lot of people find those noises and their rhythm soothing but if you don't like that i can see how it might be irritating
The only way that gum drawer appeals to me is thinking it could be nice at work because 7 of us share gum and snacks constantly, but usually we just let the bags or packs loosely float in drawers or on desks for someone else to grab from. Having that in your home for maybe 2 people is a lot weirder by comparison because there's no way you're going through that much gum. I know so many of these restocks aren't meant to be realistically consumed, but I can't move past how impractical it is if it isn't in a communal or work setting. Thank you again for the effort you put in on your videos and having a place for these discussions!
In my case you are 100% correct. When I discovered tic toc I began buying so much more. I felt like I was "learning " what was normal. Now I realize that I don't need all this stuff and it's just going to waste. Thank you for what you are doing!
Watching these videos, I've come to realize that I really do appreciate the organization in so many of these restock videos. But it hasn't made me want to go out and buy stuff and organize it. It's made me want to downsize what I have so that I can more neatly organize what's left.
books, I hoard books and it's as bad as those videos because libraries (and ebooks) exist but it's so satisfying to see all those stories in your shelves even if you don't manage to read all of them in your lifetime. I really need to stop buying more books.
I bought a lot of fun, handmade soap during the panini. We were washing our hands constantly and there wasn't that much to get excited about. I've used them all and now I'm back to normal, boring soaps.
I hope one day you do a video about things that look harmless to stock up, like stationary and hobby related things. I wasn't conscious when I piled up like 10 jigsaw puzzles and a lot of sticky notes 😅.
Not gonna lie... when I saw tik tok 6, I was in awe. It doesn't motivate me to buy anything, but it really pleased the adhd part of my brain that benefits from seeing all of my grocery items displayed and knowing how much of an item I have so that I'm motivated to use the items I have and not create food waste.
Scent beads equals itchy skin😮 my first thought. I only use laundry soap (nothing else) so many scents from bathing, lotions, laundry, perfumes and my skin starts to crawl 😮. When I see these restocks I run to see if my fridge looks normal LOL. Just gives me the crawlyies😢
Modern restock content is crazy to me because I've been a "restocker" my whole life, but (to use the soap example) when i start a new handsoap, i go buy ONE to keep in backstock so i dont risk running out when i really need it or forgetting to add it to the grocery list. Having SO much backstock is wild to me
I would read a book sized essay that tracked the use of the word “restock” through generations/time periods. Like up until watching these videos, I had only heard the word restock at work. We restock merchandise. (Which arguably is also what they’re doing) When I run out of things, I say “I need to buy more” NOT I need to “restock” because even saying that implies an excess or a need for more product than is necessary for ONE PERSON. The only other use of the work I use is in the phrase “stock up”. Like when something is really cheap or seasonal (meaning I “stock up” on pumpkin puree because I know I make 4-5 batches of pumpkin bread in the fall and after October 1st it’s sold out in every store. NOT I will need this in January, so might as well buy 12 cans now). Just the infiltration of corporate/business language into a home is so fascinating. We know longer buy stuff, we restock inventories of useless shit that will never run out because it is impossible to even CONSUME it in a rate that validates all the buying. Can we even call it “overconsumption” when these people aren’t even using what they buy???? Anyway, those are just my thoughts from this video. I don’t watch every video from this series, so this might have been covered already, but I just find the linguistics behind the trend particularly fascinating.
Yup, went back to double check and the pink barhroom and the black bathroom are the same. Even in the same stock you wouldn't be able to get identical marbled floor tiles
i mean if your kids bedroom has it's own bathroom.. why not Decorate it with your kid? have them pick out stuff to decorate it with. make it a fun activity with them. decorating it for them defeats the point kinda. when we needed a new shower curtain at home. i was the one who picked it out out of the ones at Ikea. it was a pretty dark blue that fades to white at the bottom. and our bathroom is shared with the fam so. everyone got a little input.
The way people are trying to convince themselves that they are not hoarding with this many products in general is actually more detrimental to their mental health than just buying 1-5 scrubs at most and allowing room for trying new stuff once they actually run out of it. Also it’s terrible for your skin and prematurely ages it if you exfoliate more than 2-3 times per week 😅 How are so many people unaware of the damage they’re doing to their skin’s barrier with excessive use of scrubs, exfoliants, etc
I find the laundry ones extra crazy because I've swapped over to using soap nuts which get composted when they're used up and white vinegar as the "softener"/deodorizer. Super super simple and I'd never go anywhere near the scent beads or detergent pods. It's all about fiber care and water reduction for me.
@@tomjones2157 how? White vinegar costs like 50p for a 500ml bottle, which is more expensive than buying in bulk. You can buy a big bag of soap nuts for less than the price of a bottle of detergent.
My sister had a housewarming party last October, in she and her partner’s recently purchased 1951 bungalow. The bathroom has pink tile, so she had pink toilet paper to match. It unwittingly freaked many of the guests out, as they thought there was something wrong with them while they were wiping. 😂
When i did what was the "kids" bathroom in my house in 2011, I got a shower curtain that contained the favorite colors of the 2 kids. Of course, those kids are now grown and gone, but i haven't changed that curtain yet.
i absolutely agree with you that some of these creators put items in jars with lids or other closed containers when it isn't needed. my opinion is that they bought containers without planning out what containers they would need for the items they typically use. bc if they had, they would have gotten a little bin for something like that instead of a container with a lid.
yes!! This can happen when you get this idea of I want to organize X space, and get excited about buying stuff. Sometimes the buying stuff is more exciting!! Then they get home and try to make things happen. Or, if people buy the containers they see on tiktok instead of measuring and trying to find the solution that works best for their space.
I don't think enough people realize a parent cleaning their teenagers bathroom or bedroom isn't a sign they are a "good" parent. That's part of the job. A teenager is still a child, and a child will not be able to maintain their space properly. I hazard a teenager can do a better job and needs little intervention, but still. People NEED to get their standards for parenting off the floor.
Actually part of the reason that TikTok surprised me was because the idea is that the mom is basically cleaning and organizing her teenager’s bathroom. I was so confused why the daughter wasn’t being made to clean it herself? Some of the “restock” made sense to me for the parent but not all of it
@@cjr790 yeah, at teen ages, most should be able to feasibly clean a bathroom. Parental support to do so? Sure, everyone needs a helping hand. But to do the entire thing with zero expectations of the child is just setting them up to be helpless when they move out.
@@cjr790 I still don't get why parents have to abandon teens in their own home. Parents talk about how their teens have dirty bathrooms and bedrooms that stink, and it's like they are children and need help!?
@@oliveherklozoff9398 No actually. Most teenagers don't know how to clean. They can also get overwhelmed quickly, especially since teenagers are already at a delicate time in their lives so cleaning makes it worse. Idk why y'all are convinced teens can be left to their own devices. Teens are children and children need their parents help to guide them.
The kitchen "restock" that actually has some sense is for powders you regularly use, like sugar or starch. You fill a small jar to easily take from when cooking, while the bag is clipped shut in a cupboard further away from the stove, so it doesn't absorb moisture as quickly. In humid climates there's often a crust that forms at the bottom of those jars thanks to the powders clumping up
Every teen deserves their own bathroom?? People are unable to afford home rather than having multiple bahrooms for each individual... How tone deaf can one be.
Watching beauty restocks has made me realize how bad my allergies are. I can't imagine switching products so often. I find one that doesn't give me hives and doesn't smell offensive and then you have to get a crowbar if you want to get it away from me.
Months ago I asked my husband to pick up gum for me on the way home. He didn't know what to get so he got a large variety. It was nice, but I was shocked at how expensive it was. I think it was like $40. On gum.
I reckon restock started as an ASMR genre that happened to work at selling products. It makes no sense otherwise. Like the editing, the great sound design, focus on repetition and rhythm. None of that is in favour of the products shown, it’s for ASMR.
I specifically dislike the videos where they 'restock' mini fridges/ bathrooms for their teen child because those are things the kid can do for themself. It puts pressure on parents to do these things but actually teens need to change their own toilet rolls etc. because these are important independence skills.
Can't get over how much the scent beads look like candy. I have to fight the intrusive urge to eat it. Parents of pika kids maybe skip those altogether. Take it from a reformed plastic eater. That looks delicious...
Something that I do especially with low storage is 1. Really thinking about if I can decompress or put this somewhere in the space I have. 2. I’ll only buy one decore item per season. (And some seasons I don’t bother with just the main ones that get me like Halloween, Chinese new year, etc.) It helps me focus on something reusable and better quality and it also really helps me pause and think about if this is my ONE item I want this year (the answer is usually no).
I’ve never been a “season” girl really, but my new way to get into the spirit is through making a list of “fall” movies/books, recipes that seem fall-like or use seasonal produce (sweet potato! Pumpkin! Cinnamon apple! Soups & stews) and only if I need to “restock something”, will I get the fall themed one (ex: need creamer? I get pumpkin spice. Ran out of body wash? I get a seasonal one instead of the summery citrus one I had before) But to be fair I absolutely hate orange so I’m usually not tempted for “fall decor” or even holiday decor much
I was part of the coffee community and I can say that it has gotten out of hand with the consumerism. I wasn’t large or popular, but I’ve stopped posting because I started to realize how much of an impact my videos can make on buying too much. There are some popular coffee content creators who definitely sell and influence this behavior. I’ve seen one creator change and go through like 4 or 5 different coffee machines just cuz it’s the “next best thing.” I wonder if you’ve looked into this section of tik tok?
@@shawnaripari Thankyou! (: the plastic cups for use at home, syrup collections, Amazon/tik tok shop links, coffee bars, etc is a big part of it too! I found myself feeling like my set up wasn’t good enough, but had to take a step back and really see that what I had was more than enough.
Oh my goodness, that mini fridge restock! I would say to give your child unsupervised snacks in that volume is irresponsible parenting. All I see in that fridge is diabetes, tooth decay and potential disordered eating! Thanks for another great video ❤
So I love love love restock content and most likely that won't change. However I do of course see some risks. Mainly that - people get a warped idea of what is normal (i.e. calling someone poor if they don't have the money for this/not getting that only a few percent of people can live this lifestyle) - people wasting their money on stuff they don't need/storing it wring so it'll spoil faster/opening too many things at once - people think they are entitled to parents/partners who buy all that stuff for them - plastic waste and environmental issues in general - encouraging poor spending habits However, I also don't completely agree with some of the points that are often made: - if it's a non-perishable/unopened, can we really call it overconsumption just because someone has a stock? I usually buy things in bulk if they're on sale. Sometimes I end up with 3 liters of mouthwash. Do I need to buy 3 liters at once? No. Do I consume more mouthwash than the average person? No. So is that automatically overconsumption? I wouldn't say so. Of course the lines can be blurry but people having a stock of stuff they're gonna use anyway doesn't automatically strike me as overconsumption - Storing things in containers CAN be the better choice especially if storing also entails some kind of preparation. Can I leave my carrots in the produce drawer in my fridge? Sure. Is cutting them up and storing them in water the better alternative cause that way they're ready to eat and last longer? Yes! Not to mention I can easily see how much of them are left. The containers might even make the stuff more accessible/easy to use. Our laundry detergent powder comes in plastic bags or super heavy paper boxes. Transferring it to a small box with a spoon thing makes it much easier to measure out a sufficient amount and lowers the risk of spilling. - and then some people really can't fathom how this content/lifestyle is a wish (come true) for many. I grew up in a low income household and used to dream about having a stock of shampoo, deodorant heck even tomato puree at home. To this day, the feeling of having everything you need (and more) gives me a huge amount of peace. Especially if your parents are both nurses and barely at home, and you used to worry you have to go shopping for household essentials on your own. Do I know that a lot of it is fake? Yes. Do I still love it? Yes. Do I still have my issues with people who open 30 things at once or who put plastic in plastic in plastic? Yes.
Same here. Hate overconsumerism and having 20 peelings or gum drawer is crazy BUT in some of those videos are somehow normal? Having box of tampons and organized pantry? That's fine. I use sealed containers because of humidity and problem with insects when I store open papper or plastic bag of food. Organizing means also less waist because I can see what I have better and i'm not buying sth I already have. It is all matter of scale. Do I have just necessities and I don't need to go to the store by car every day or I'm crazy lady who has 234 packages of gummy bears. And yes, some people has no money, one bathroom for 6 people. I know. But is it bad that I have this ten plastic containers to store my rice and flour because I hate worms and ants?
I love the thumbnail tagline!! I encapsulates the ridiculousness. I think I want to try it as a general reply to the everyday overconsumption I encounter… “ya don’t need 30 soaps!!!” 😂❤
I do understand buying a lot of something that you know that you will use when it is on sale. When dish soap, aluminum foil or laundry detergent go on sale at Costco; I do buy more than I need at the time.
As a person that does not have TikTok and just recently found out that this restock thing is a thing I’m just laughing because it is so far from reality like whaaaattt is happening 😂 people stop watching those reels y’all are getting brainwashed! This was not even a thing two years ago (I’m guessing). I’m honestly scared for humanity. How easy it is to manipulate humans. I have ONE soap and when it runs I buy a new one. Save your money people! Thanks Shawna for again addressing these issues.
A thing about the bath products. Those things go bad eventually and can cause skin irritation after their expiration or at the very least lose their scent. And with the wallflowers in that video, the ones in the wall still had product in them when she replaced them...
It's so wild to me that we need to break down and explain to people why these "influencers" fake their lives for the sake of content The fact that some people believe this is how normal people live is so insane
Im imagining a truly realistic "restock" video now where someone replaces the one empty bottle of shampoo. Maybe the laundry detergent was running low so they bought a bottle. We could have a backup bottle of washing up liquid if we're feeling fancy. 😅
I know this doesn’t speak well of me but any time someone intentionally crunches packaging or taps their nails on a product I have a snap judgment that they are probably dumb.
Thank god I’m now immune to this nonsense. Making myself use up everything has made me stop buying!! I don’t even want the fancy Christmas advent calendars anymore!
I was also not allowed to eat in my room 😅 When I got in my 20s I began sneaking food into my room and my mom was finally like alright... but clean it up!!!
Wow, so restock logic: buy your products that come in a container that was designed to house them long-term on a shelf. Now, buy another container so you can decant the item into a second storage container. Now buy another container to transport the item from the second storage space to the third storage space. This is bananas and incredibly wasteful!
How much time is being spent on doing all this and how much it’s taking up in one’s mind 🤪
Also decreasing the stability of the products..
And that's not even talking about how it would decrease its lifespan
😂😂😂 the transferring from the secondary container to the tertiary container was bonkers!
it really is wild
I don't want to manage this much "inventory" in my life. The older I get, the less I want to clean and organize a bunch of stuff.
The need to clean things make me want less and less things
I agree about all the inventory. Also, why do I want store shelves in my home?
I'm just moved into my first apartment for college, girl same I'm already there Id love me an empty cabinet or shelf somewhere
@@fancynancy2888i swear at this point it feels like they're aliens trying to be excited about humans but hyping up the most random things like the "aesthetic" of grocery shelves.... Like??? I'm with u dude
If only everyone knew this at a young age
Feel bad for the generation growing up thinking this is the norm. I see so many comments on these overconsumption videos that say "goals 😭"....so sad
As a european this bathroom conversation is baffling, we all usually share one bathroom with the whole family, if its a big house maybe you have an extra toilet but i dont know anyone who has their own bathroom
Many of us in the States still only have one family bathroom also, I suppose we just don't make RUclips videos lol. I grew up with 4 people sharing one bathroom, and I raised two girls with one bathroom. But all of the homes built more recently have multiples. I really don't want more to clean anyway!
It baffles me too (as an American lol) but I've never lived in a new home as an adult. I can't imagine Cleanimg all those bathrooms. But I guess maybe they hire help if they really do have that large of a home.
Most newer houses have a bathroom for each bedroom and a guest bathroom.
My in-laws have 3 bathrooms. For the two of them lmao.
I live in the US and until my family moved, we only had one bathroom. My mom insisted on buying a house with 2 bathrooms and a 1/2 one because there's five kids.. But we never really "restocked" them. We just waited until we ran out of stuff and went to get individuals of the stuff we needed.
The children yearn to be shelf restockers at a supermarket
That would make a lot more sense! They’d get their restocking jollies while also earning some money. 😅
they should play that supermarket simulator game lol
@@samr3140night of the consumers?
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only if they can film it though 👀
Not sure if you’ve seen them before, but I saw a super great positive restock genre: restock my classroom supplies kit. It was a bunch of drawers for kids who might not have essential or hygiene items at home, so there were drawers for toothpaste, soap, hair ties, wipes, snacks, etc. Maybe you have covered them before but if you haven’t you should talk about them!
That's probably the most wholesome restock I've ever heard of. Those are videos I could get behind. Maybe even encourage parents who have the means, to help the teachers by donating a couple of things for the less fortunate kids!
Awesome until people expect teachers to do that. $$$$
The "Gum Drawer" Tiktok make me ask "are you serious" out loud. Who needs a drawer for GUM. I bought a small tub full from the shops months ago, and still haven't run out.
As a Singaporean resident, the gum drawer is fascinating and makes me want to have gum. Mostly because it’s illegal here. Darn, I miss gum. But yeah, the drawer is dumb though.
It’s illegal there?? Do they give a reason why?
@@okestperson6016 I heard that cleaning out the gum stuck to the sidewalks/seats etc was more expensive than what they earned from selling it so the government just decided to ban it all together 😅
@@okestperson6016 People were blocking sensors of train doors with gum.
im 21, paid off all my consumer debt this month. deleted all socials over time (snapchat was the last to go). youtube videos like this help me stay grounded to my goals! i grew up poor so i had NOOOO idea what 'normal consumption' was. - my mother also has sooo much debt (mostly consumer too). turns out, its literally just having what you use (maybe a spare to hand). i recently got engaged so a lot of life plans to save for! thank you for your calm and rational perspective!
Congratulations!!! This internet stranger is super proud of you 💕
@@DerpinaTheBrave thank you so much
Less is more! Proud of you internet stranger!
HELL TO THE YEAH!! This is all amazing news and I'm so proud of you and hope you're enjoying your engagement too!!! These comments makes my day and so happy that I create content on the internet
@@shawnaripari ehehhe thank you so much!! i really really appreciate the content you make - thank you for taking the time to make this :)
An automatic mouthwash dispenser has to be the stupidest thing I've seen this week.
Well you probably never heard of my exes automatic lube dispenser (it was great in theory, practically it stood on the headboard and from time to time there was lube dripping on your face at night)
@@henriette2446oh god
@@henriette2446 no way, you are joking right?? Right? 😂😂
I actually like that but I use mouthwash every night. It's stupid if you don't use mouthwash every night.
@henriette2446 that sounds like a horrifying way to wake up 😂
I look at the thumbnail and I realized that I have like 20 soaps at home and I haven’t bought soap in 2 years.😂 It’s crazy how many people gifted me soap over the years I always remember I have a replacement and I just got used to never buying soap lmao. It’s always interesting what soap will be next (I keep them in one bag and choose them randomly when I need a replacement) because they all are in different shapes and colors. Starfish soap, grapes soap, seashell soap, flower soap I literally have it all. Probably it’s because I asked people to buy me useful gifts instead of little trinkets that will collect dust so everyone magically switched to fancy soaps😂 I mean soaps don’t really go bad and I’m constantly using them so I guess it is a win situation even if there are too many I will get through them eventually lol
😂😂😂 hey at least they're giving you soaps and not towels 😅. I like your "what's going to be next" game, it gives the thrill of getting something different and new.
That's actually amazing, haha! Reminded me that I never have to buy any shower gel since my partner gets one from every member of his family for birthdays, namedays and Christmas. 😄
Oh yeah, I'm always gifted soaps, too! I have like 5 soaps in my drawer and I'm excited to get to them eventually 😂
And they're easy to make to gift to people. That's my mom's go to along with home made candles lol
I also never buy hand soap because we are always gifted them too 😂
It’s like people want to live in a supermarket, so they have the feeling they’re shopping all day everyday. It feels exhaaausting haha
Something I do like about the restock videos is they help me appreciate doing mundane things like that in my daily life. I don't have the money to buy excess amounts of products like that, thank goodness, but aesthetic videos like that make me appreciate the calming nature of organizing my house and also little ASMR moments throughout the day while doing it.
Yeah me too. Also, I think it would be too naive to think that anyone really buys so much of one product. I do know that they are given all those for free most likely for content or promotion
“Just because you become accustomed to something, doesn’t make it a necessity.”
Absolutely love this quote from you at 28:09 this is a great reminder when I look at Amazon or somewhere for something that is a want, not a need. Love your content, it’s very much appreciated!
thank you, so glad to hear it
I remembered looking at a reel about a mom making a beautiful lunch for her daughter and everyone in the comments were saying that they wish their mom made a lunch like that or even worse : "my mom only packed me a sandwich and an apple 😑".
These comments made me so mad and sad... Its just putting more pressure on moms that they aren't doing enough which they are... The goal isn't to make the cutest lunch but to have something to eat for the day.
There's many kids who their parents are struggling financially and they wished their mom make them a sandwich... My mother didnt have a ton of money and I never judged her for just having a sandwich, a jus box and one snack in my lunch. Some people lost their gratitudes...
This is such a good point. My mom still made lunch for me alongside her elementary-aged kids all the way through high school. She made me and her four other kids a sandwich and side snack every single night for years and I still think about how kind it was that she kept doing that for me when I surely could have done it myself. I wish I had thought to help her out with them at the time. My executive function was trash in high school and I probably wouldn’t have eaten during the day if she didn’t send a lunch with me! That’s love too and she didn’t even have to put it in a fancy bento😂 I’m sure the tiktok lunch making moms are doing it over the top every day from a place of love too but for the rest of us it’s good to remember that it’s also a job for them to make it hyper-aesthetic and not some standard we aren’t meeting as parents.
Same thing for me ! I was still happy to have my lunch no matter what was inside!
I want to add a new point that if, as a mom, you want to pack a cute lunch for your child, it's totally okay!! But don't put pressure on yourself if you can't do it or you dont have the time or energy. Your child will still be happy ! :)
This is nice to hear. I'm a sandwich, apple, and handful of a snack or two in some baggies mom. We aren't poor at all, I'm just frazzled and not aesthetic. I love spending time with my kids, but not cutting bread creatively or doing other bento things. I hope they realize I love them through other means
@rodlynemaheejean7417 do you know about bento box moms in Japan? reminds me of this
I agree with you, 100%. My husband and I are lower middle class and we have three kids (ages 19, 18, and 17). About a year ago, two of my three teens thanked me for not being an "almond mom". I had to laugh at the time, because we just never had money for fancy stuff. So my kids got a bologna and cheese sandwich (the cheap bologna with the red rind on the outside, and the cheap processed cheese slices) and then a mandarin orange or a banana in their lunches. They never complained and I think they turned out pretty good (so far--haha).
I'm so (happily) removed from all this excess that I don't even know what scent beads are.
Unnecesseary shit that harms the environment and health
Same. I legit had no idea what scent beads were till these overconsumption videos. It’s def a “you never heard of it and don’t need it” thing.
@@sizzybubblesalso "if you didn't need it prior, you probably still don't need it"
They are to help your laundry smell better. It’s a scent booster for stinky clothes. I use it in my house. I have four kids and do laundry every day of the week. The scent booster beads are more beneficial with bedding (sheets, blankets etc). But they also work well for pool towels and bathing suits where the fabric still smells like chlorine even after washing. They are a “bonus”- not needed, but nice to have.
@@fourlittlebirds6166 Must be an American thing, I think. That's a lot of washing you have to do - glad my kids are up and away.
my mom accidentally bought 20 bars of soap a couple years ago, and the fact, that they haven't run out yet, makes me feel, like restock influencers are preparing for the apocalypse
Just saw a video where a over stocker showed how all her stuff expired
Link to that video please and thank you
@@rayettefriar1232Yes, I too want to be enraged.
I didn't even know people looked at the expiration dates on this stuff lol. Soap, shampoo, laundry detergent, growing up it was you grab from the stockpile in the basement when you ran out. Buying for a large family you buy in bulk when it is on sale.
@@rayettefriar1232 I wish I had saved it I'm sorry
@@trishriederer1857 It a thee.Girliegirl with her expired body creams. It came up for me yesterday too!
Hi ! My only statisfying restock is to create a rainbow-like pattern with my expresso capsules in the drawer 😁
But you would probably purchase them anyway, and you don't buy extras that you won't use in the pursuit of a full rainbow right? Cause that's what these people would do.
"I don't drink decaf but I needed orange for my rainbow." 😂
@@rachel3620 I patiently wait until my rainbow is completely shrunken . Greetings from Paris
Lemme restock my box from my other box which I need to restock from that other box that gets restocked from the actual products 👁️👄👁️
I have to watch some videos with Amazon essentials to find the perfect container where I put the stuff after I took it out of the container it came with.
What about the container for the containers?? lol
@@sstjohn96 I knew I forgot something, lol.
But seriously, I have a box in the kitchen where I put all the lunch boxes.
I'd love to see a video on the HOLY GRAIL PROBLEM. One of the overconsumption drivers is the "holy grail" approach to beauty and fashion. Even if you are using and wearing things you love, WHAT IF your new "holy grail" is still out there? I found myself doing this with everything from shampoo to perfume to purses to sweaters. I already love what I have, but what if this new thing is my holy grail?? Once I realized that this mindset is toxic, my consumption went way down. Content creators and beauty/fashion companies use the holy grail approach on purpose to make us want more, just like Amazon "must haves" etc.
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The concept of a gum/mint drawer is WILD to me. I have a single packet of mints that I leave in the bottom of my handbag 😅
Right? LIke, people having a whole convenience store selection in their drawer is beyond me.
I can see it being nice to have (not essential at all) as a communal thing in an office for eg....at home it's super weird.
I enjoy watching 'slice of life' vlogs from people living simply, modestly, within their means in various countries and cultures. I like how comforting and connecting it is, it normalises having less, non-aesthetic living, hand-me-downs / preowned / old / well used and mismatched stuff. It encourages mindfulness and gratitude about consumption, making do, and focusing on living life rather than on 'stuff' and consumption. I'm really enjoying the deinfluencing content and topics around conscious consumption.
I've been looking for more content like that. Do you have any particular ones you would recommend?
@@TinaLynAndrews I know you didn't ask me personally, but I would recommend shelbizleee and madeleine olivia :)
@@cmntr_ Thanks so much for the recommendations! I'll definitely check them out. 😀
@@TinaLynAndrews you're welcome, I hope you like their content.
I'm really glad that bath and body girl won't ever invite me over, the excessive perfume in that house would destroy my lungs.
Thanks for saying that. I think I would have an asthma attack in her house.
Those plugins are obnoxiously strong and artificial smelling and not good for pets to breathe either
I am trying to just have one of my products. It gets out of hand so quickly. Do not buy things until one is finished, you will be shocked by how long it takes you to finish what you have.
I personally like to have one or two extra of most of my hygiene products at any given time. Sure, it might take a while to get through a certain product but it’s the type of stuff that I’ll forget to buy because I don’t think about it that often and it's quite annoying to get in the shower, get all wet and only then realize you have no shampoo. Or you might just not have the time to go buy it that week when you notice the bottle is about to be empty. I think the stuff in these videos is definitely excessive but there’s no need for things to be either 8 or 80. You don’t need 10 shampoos in your drawer at the same time but it’s just more convenient to have 1 or 2 extra lying around for when you need it 🤷🏼♀️
Also sometimes you can buy those saving packs that have like 2 body moisturizers for example and save a little money. For example, right now I have 2 extras of both my shampoo, body moisturizer and hair mask and 1 extra of my conditioner that I keep under the sink in my bathroom. It was all bought on sale, it doesn’t exactly completely clutter up my bathroom and now I don’t have to worry about running out of it because I forgot to buy more for a good couple of months. It’s kinda the same concept as people who buy all their groceries for the week in one shopping trip so they don’t have to find the time throughout the week to go to store again
A house with 3 bedrooms (right now that could easily be worth 500K+ where I am) would normally have only 2 full baths... that means siblings are absolutely sharing bathrooms even in relatively well-off families. The only people i know who had BRs to themselves growing up were only children lol.
at my dad's, we literally were 7 kids and 2 adults.. we shared 2 bathrooms. bc we didn't "deserve" our own ones? nah, bc the house was built that way lol what is this madness
Yes! It is SO normal for homes to have 1 or 2 bathrooms.
it just seems weird to have a house with 6 bedrooms and only 2 bathrooms though? like when everyone happens to need to use the restroom at the same time, some people in the home just have to hold it? why design a house like that
@@amandak.4246 well, if we would've had that many bedrooms then yes, it'd be really weird planned out. though none of us had our own rooms, since the house clearly wasn't built to hold so many people. we just hade to make it work
@@amandak.4246 Most european houses have only one (plus one toilet). It is very unpractical.
similarly, I remember when it was not normal for a kid to even have their own cellphone before they were fourteen/fifteen or have a TV in their room. the fact people are saying it's normal or even necessary for kids to have their own mini fridges and bathrooms is just insane to me.
The rug things on top of the toilet and around it...GROSS. Also, what is the point of trying to have this really clean aesthetic and then have those, or exposed toothbrushes and make up sponges? Too much shopping seems to be softening people's brains.
The makeup sponges got me. I just got visions of them crawling with bacteria.
You clean the rugs around the toilet. The bare floor would be freezing in the winter.
@@Skittl1321ok but the thought of the toilet cover is disgusting
@@Skittl1321 Do you walk barefoot in the bathroom/toilet? Take off your shoes when you take a piss?
The teen bathroom one was wild to me. Like I didn't have my own bathroom growing up, but if I did, the LAST thing I would want is my mom rifling in my space for content lol
You know, it's funny because when I started youtube 12 years ago I did art supply haul videos. Not buying extra to show off, and they weren't every day/week, but just if I happened to buy stuff I'd do a video. And I cannot TELL YOU the amount of times I was yelled at in the comments for package crinkling. "take it out of the packaging before you film, it's awful!!!" they'd scream. "why are you hurting our ears, I can't even focus on you it's so annoying!!" and now? Now it's like *all* you get is crinkles and noise in the video and no content at all.
Seriously. I also remember being yelled at because my nails touched my cutting mat during quilting videos. Now it's all people do.
Am i the only 1 who grew up in a house where you couldn't take food above the first floor? Let alone my own fridge full of my favorite snacks🧐
Number one top tip: grow up in an apartment where everything is on one level 😅
Same! nothing but water in a water bottle all food stays in the main living area same with my kid i hate bugs he only takes a spillproof cup in his room 😂
Nope it was ILLEGAL to bring food to the second floor 😂
No food upstairs. Then, with my kids, it was no food in the bedrooms because they were on the same level. I certainly would not have been given a mini fridge for my room and would not have given my kids mini fridges.
Absolutely same here, if I wanted to injure my eardums and self esteem my dad just had to catch me with anything but water upstairs 😂 “that’s how you get ants”
I have a wheat allergy and my niece has a peanut allergy, and we have to always check ingredients (and then double check before eating, we get a little worried) so we could never eat in one of these houses where it is all put into new containers!🤣
Omg what if people are renting out bathrooms to do these tiktoks😳😳😳 like the private jet sets
I have wondered if people maybe take a posh Air BnB for a couple of days to make several videos,
I believe it. This world is so dystopian now and weird.
Duuuude! I was kinda wondering if a lot of these kitchen stocking/cleaning videos were actually filmed in rental community kitchens or kitchen studios?
for people in these comments who wishes to buy clear acrylic containers for food and stuff, consider reusing glass jars. They look nice when you remove the labels and they're way more durable :)
I’m going to make a meandering comment about seasonal beauty/personal care products. But it ties in with ~25:00 of your video (TT 5)
I have one specific type of lotion that I use and swear by. It is “pricier”, not outrageously so, just not cheap. This brand does seasonal limited edition scents. I used to stock up, especially on the winter/Christmas scents. Often they would have buy one get one 40% off sales. Then rotate through the different scents throughout the year. I would always have this backstock of 6-8 half used lotions waiting for the season.
When I finally decided (for financial and minimalist reasons) to go through the back stock it took me literal YEARS. About 4 years later and I’ve been using Christmas lotion since November of last year! And I use this lotion daily…
All that’s to say, I learned that I would much rather pay full price and just have ONE of a lotion I really love. And not have to drag seasonal lotions into other seasons. Because smelling like pine trees in July is just not the vibe
I’m going through the same thing right now with what’s left of my Bath & Body Works hand soaps, lotions, and shower gels. It’s been like 2 years and I’ve been rotating them seasonally and I still have maybe 6 total I’m trying to get through. Scratches the seasonal itch though! Instead of going back to the store I just pulled out the half full bottle of Pumpkin Pecan foaming soap from the cleaning closet😅 I’ve finally gotten through all of my hotel minis and random shampoos so I’m enjoying having just my shampoo bar, conditioner bar, and my non-holiday bar soap now. I’m still fighting through my last summer lotion before I get to my last Christmas bottle. It’s funny how long it can take to pan something we use every single day! Just goes to show how little “back-stock” we really need to have on hand.
@@NecaylPerry im the same - i saved my half-used fall/holiday soap from last year and I'm looking forward to bringing it back out in October.🍂 😊🍂
The bit of the pantry restock where she is arranging her cans of beans perfectly spaced on a little stand made me laugh out loud
these videos are my fave. cause the restock videos are entertaining to me, but sometimes they're out of hand, and your commentary is like my inner thoughts on it 😅
I raised 3 kids with only one bathroom in the house. Guess what? They were fine and still fine. *for you Shawna, my daughter is going back to school to get her masters in Gender studies!!!🎉🎉🎉
As far I know over here (Europe, specifically the Netherlands) most houses don't have more than one bathroom (in newly built houses more bathrooms is becoming more common) and we are all still alive ;D
@roadtoantiquity Depending on size and layout, houses can have smaller additional ones. No big deal, but one of my former gf's mother said she wouldn't want to live without at least one bathroom per person. By that time I didn't get the point but when I think of it now, I wonder if that was an attempt to poor shame me.
I can’t imagine sharing a bathroom with someone..certainly during the flu season 🤢
this is the norm in the uk! 7 ppl to one bathroom and its literally completely fine lol. annoying iin the mornings but its a canon event to race ur siblings to the bathroom
@@epochabi a downstairs toilet (I think Americans call this a half bath?) is SO useful, I will say.
My whole family always shared one bathroom because that's how our house was designed. It was never really a problem, even with two teen girls.
Honestly the things I dislike most about these restock tiktoks is first of all the need some of these people have to tap or crinkle or run their fingers over every single little thing, and second of all half of them have their sleeves pulled over their hands and when I see that I'm just watching it like "pull your damn sleeves up!" Oh, and a bonus third thing, when they're stocking a bag and put one of those spray hand sanitizers in and they spray it randomly in the air before putting it into the bag like we need to see exactly what it does and how it works (even though we ALL know how it works because you know the hand sanitizer I'm on about, Touchland or something like that is the brand I think), I'm just like "You're wasting the product!" Yeah it's normally only a couple sprays but still, those things are (according to my research) $10 for a 30ml thing, and while that may not seem like much to some in my eyes that's a lot to spend on something like hand sanitizer (For any fellow Brits here btw, that's around £7.70)
All of these annoy me too. I end up disliking and blocking creators now.
As designed, it’s rage bait
i feel like that's definitely influenced by asmr, a lot of people find those noises and their rhythm soothing but if you don't like that i can see how it might be irritating
The tapping of the talons enrages me but maybe that’s what they want
The only way that gum drawer appeals to me is thinking it could be nice at work because 7 of us share gum and snacks constantly, but usually we just let the bags or packs loosely float in drawers or on desks for someone else to grab from. Having that in your home for maybe 2 people is a lot weirder by comparison because there's no way you're going through that much gum. I know so many of these restocks aren't meant to be realistically consumed, but I can't move past how impractical it is if it isn't in a communal or work setting.
Thank you again for the effort you put in on your videos and having a place for these discussions!
In my case you are 100% correct. When I discovered tic toc I began buying so much more. I felt like I was "learning " what was normal. Now I realize that I don't need all this stuff and it's just going to waste. Thank you for what you are doing!
Watching these videos, I've come to realize that I really do appreciate the organization in so many of these restock videos. But it hasn't made me want to go out and buy stuff and organize it. It's made me want to downsize what I have so that I can more neatly organize what's left.
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Restock videos look like hoarding to me, if I were to pick something to hoard it wouldn't be chewing gum or scent beads.
books, I hoard books and it's as bad as those videos because libraries (and ebooks) exist but it's so satisfying to see all those stories in your shelves even if you don't manage to read all of them in your lifetime. I really need to stop buying more books.
Bath scrubs restoking make me never want to rebuy one, happy with one at a time
I bought a lot of fun, handmade soap during the panini. We were washing our hands constantly and there wasn't that much to get excited about. I've used them all and now I'm back to normal, boring soaps.
I need Shawna to deinfluence me from buying the cardigan she’s wearing. You look so cute! 💜
I hope one day you do a video about things that look harmless to stock up, like stationary and hobby related things. I wasn't conscious when I piled up like 10 jigsaw puzzles and a lot of sticky notes 😅.
Not gonna lie... when I saw tik tok 6, I was in awe. It doesn't motivate me to buy anything, but it really pleased the adhd part of my brain that benefits from seeing all of my grocery items displayed and knowing how much of an item I have so that I'm motivated to use the items I have and not create food waste.
Scent beads equals itchy skin😮 my first thought. I only use laundry soap (nothing else) so many scents from bathing, lotions, laundry, perfumes and my skin starts to crawl 😮. When I see these restocks I run to see if my fridge looks normal LOL. Just gives me the crawlyies😢
Same. Im fragrance free even on laundry detergent , body wash, body lotion etc. My skin is very sensitive
Modern restock content is crazy to me because I've been a "restocker" my whole life, but (to use the soap example) when i start a new handsoap, i go buy ONE to keep in backstock so i dont risk running out when i really need it or forgetting to add it to the grocery list. Having SO much backstock is wild to me
I would read a book sized essay that tracked the use of the word “restock” through generations/time periods.
Like up until watching these videos, I had only heard the word restock at work. We restock merchandise. (Which arguably is also what they’re doing) When I run out of things, I say “I need to buy more” NOT I need to “restock” because even saying that implies an excess or a need for more product than is necessary for ONE PERSON.
The only other use of the work I use is in the phrase “stock up”. Like when something is really cheap or seasonal (meaning I “stock up” on pumpkin puree because I know I make 4-5 batches of pumpkin bread in the fall and after October 1st it’s sold out in every store. NOT I will need this in January, so might as well buy 12 cans now).
Just the infiltration of corporate/business language into a home is so fascinating. We know longer buy stuff, we restock inventories of useless shit that will never run out because it is impossible to even CONSUME it in a rate that validates all the buying.
Can we even call it “overconsumption” when these people aren’t even using what they buy????
Anyway, those are just my thoughts from this video. I don’t watch every video from this series, so this might have been covered already, but I just find the linguistics behind the trend particularly fascinating.
Yup, went back to double check and the pink barhroom and the black bathroom are the same. Even in the same stock you wouldn't be able to get identical marbled floor tiles
Romanticize my life by walking to the library to go work
i mean if your kids bedroom has it's own bathroom.. why not Decorate it with your kid? have them pick out stuff to decorate it with. make it a fun activity with them. decorating it for them defeats the point kinda.
when we needed a new shower curtain at home. i was the one who picked it out out of the ones at Ikea. it was a pretty dark blue that fades to white at the bottom. and our bathroom is shared with the fam so. everyone got a little input.
YES! Not filled to the brim does not = needs restock
The way people are trying to convince themselves that they are not hoarding with this many products in general is actually more detrimental to their mental health than just buying 1-5 scrubs at most and allowing room for trying new stuff once they actually run out of it. Also it’s terrible for your skin and prematurely ages it if you exfoliate more than 2-3 times per week 😅 How are so many people unaware of the damage they’re doing to their skin’s barrier with excessive use of scrubs, exfoliants, etc
I find the laundry ones extra crazy because I've swapped over to using soap nuts which get composted when they're used up and white vinegar as the "softener"/deodorizer. Super super simple and I'd never go anywhere near the scent beads or detergent pods. It's all about fiber care and water reduction for me.
I found soap nuts and white vinegar really expensive.
@@tomjones2157 how? White vinegar costs like 50p for a 500ml bottle, which is more expensive than buying in bulk. You can buy a big bag of soap nuts for less than the price of a bottle of detergent.
@@tomjones2157I don’t know what soap nuts are but plain old vinegar is one of the cheapest things you can buy
My sister had a housewarming party last October, in she and her partner’s recently purchased 1951 bungalow. The bathroom has pink tile, so she had pink toilet paper to match. It unwittingly freaked many of the guests out, as they thought there was something wrong with them while they were wiping. 😂
the gum one gets me!😳 i’ve had the same container of gum for months now! absolutely no need for someone to have that amount of gum!
When i did what was the "kids" bathroom in my house in 2011, I got a shower curtain that contained the favorite colors of the 2 kids. Of course, those kids are now grown and gone, but i haven't changed that curtain yet.
i absolutely agree with you that some of these creators put items in jars with lids or other closed containers when it isn't needed. my opinion is that they bought containers without planning out what containers they would need for the items they typically use. bc if they had, they would have gotten a little bin for something like that instead of a container with a lid.
yes!! This can happen when you get this idea of I want to organize X space, and get excited about buying stuff. Sometimes the buying stuff is more exciting!! Then they get home and try to make things happen. Or, if people buy the containers they see on tiktok instead of measuring and trying to find the solution that works best for their space.
It took getting ants in the house once,to be forbidden from taking food out of the kitchen forever after.
The gum one looks like a drawer you'd see at the dentist as a kid when you get to pick out a toothbrush
37:41 My parents would _never dream of_ buying and restockong a mini fridge for me. 🤪
I don't think enough people realize a parent cleaning their teenagers bathroom or bedroom isn't a sign they are a "good" parent. That's part of the job. A teenager is still a child, and a child will not be able to maintain their space properly. I hazard a teenager can do a better job and needs little intervention, but still. People NEED to get their standards for parenting off the floor.
Right? My room wasn’t great as a teen but my house is nearly perfect as an adult. I was a kid. I needed help managing things sometimes.
Actually part of the reason that TikTok surprised me was because the idea is that the mom is basically cleaning and organizing her teenager’s bathroom. I was so confused why the daughter wasn’t being made to clean it herself? Some of the “restock” made sense to me for the parent but not all of it
@@cjr790 yeah, at teen ages, most should be able to feasibly clean a bathroom. Parental support to do so? Sure, everyone needs a helping hand. But to do the entire thing with zero expectations of the child is just setting them up to be helpless when they move out.
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I still don't get why parents have to abandon teens in their own home. Parents talk about how their teens have dirty bathrooms and bedrooms that stink, and it's like they are children and need help!?
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No actually. Most teenagers don't know how to clean. They can also get overwhelmed quickly, especially since teenagers are already at a delicate time in their lives so cleaning makes it worse.
Idk why y'all are convinced teens can be left to their own devices. Teens are children and children need their parents help to guide them.
idk what niche part of RUclips I stumbled upon, but I love this. u are coming with me throughout my daily routine
The kitchen "restock" that actually has some sense is for powders you regularly use, like sugar or starch. You fill a small jar to easily take from when cooking, while the bag is clipped shut in a cupboard further away from the stove, so it doesn't absorb moisture as quickly.
In humid climates there's often a crust that forms at the bottom of those jars thanks to the powders clumping up
As someone with misophonia, the crinkly ASMR drives me absolutely bloody bonkers.
I will say that it is cheaper to buy the soaps out of season on clearance than when they are in season.
Soaps have a season? Aren't soaps always available?
The different colors of toilet paper for the "teenage girl" and "teenage boy" bathrooms is crazyyyyyyyyy
And if your tp is anything but white, how do you know you’ve “gotten” everything? 🤔
@@ChessieChess ack, good point! 🤢
Every teen deserves their own bathroom?? People are unable to afford home rather than having multiple bahrooms for each individual... How tone deaf can one be.
If you have to buy stuff to organize stuff you've lost the game before it truly even started.
Watching beauty restocks has made me realize how bad my allergies are. I can't imagine switching products so often. I find one that doesn't give me hives and doesn't smell offensive and then you have to get a crowbar if you want to get it away from me.
Months ago I asked my husband to pick up gum for me on the way home. He didn't know what to get so he got a large variety. It was nice, but I was shocked at how expensive it was. I think it was like $40. On gum.
Have you used it all up?
@@rachel3620 Yeah. Took awhile
I reckon restock started as an ASMR genre that happened to work at selling products. It makes no sense otherwise. Like the editing, the great sound design, focus on repetition and rhythm. None of that is in favour of the products shown, it’s for ASMR.
I specifically dislike the videos where they 'restock' mini fridges/ bathrooms for their teen child because those are things the kid can do for themself. It puts pressure on parents to do these things but actually teens need to change their own toilet rolls etc. because these are important independence skills.
Can't get over how much the scent beads look like candy. I have to fight the intrusive urge to eat it. Parents of pika kids maybe skip those altogether. Take it from a reformed plastic eater. That looks delicious...
could you do a video on seasonal decor. I'm definitely struggling with impulse control, looking at people buying fall decor.
Something that I do especially with low storage is 1. Really thinking about if I can decompress or put this somewhere in the space I have. 2. I’ll only buy one decore item per season. (And some seasons I don’t bother with just the main ones that get me like Halloween, Chinese new year, etc.)
It helps me focus on something reusable and better quality and it also really helps me pause and think about if this is my ONE item I want this year (the answer is usually no).
I’ve never been a “season” girl really, but my new way to get into the spirit is through making a list of “fall” movies/books, recipes that seem fall-like or use seasonal produce (sweet potato! Pumpkin! Cinnamon apple! Soups & stews) and only if I need to “restock something”, will I get the fall themed one (ex: need creamer? I get pumpkin spice. Ran out of body wash? I get a seasonal one instead of the summery citrus one I had before)
But to be fair I absolutely hate orange so I’m usually not tempted for “fall decor” or even holiday decor much
@@cjr790 seasonal decorations on an existing house plant can be a nice thing to do, and a small garland for eg doesn't take up a lot of room.
very likely coming in September!
Yesss I need seasonal deinfluencing. I’m a pumpkin spice millennial so pls help lol
Me watching the mini fridge restock: Do I want to get a mini fridge? No, I think I just want those mini Starburst 😂
Americans have the best snacks to be honest
I was part of the coffee community and I can say that it has gotten out of hand with the consumerism. I wasn’t large or popular, but I’ve stopped posting because I started to realize how much of an impact my videos can make on buying too much. There are some popular coffee content creators who definitely sell and influence this behavior. I’ve seen one creator change and go through like 4 or 5 different coffee machines just cuz it’s the “next best thing.” I wonder if you’ve looked into this section of tik tok?
I have never heard of this but this is definitely something that interests me. I'm going to check it out, thanks you !
@@shawnaripari Thankyou! (: the plastic cups for use at home, syrup collections, Amazon/tik tok shop links, coffee bars, etc is a big part of it too! I found myself feeling like my set up wasn’t good enough, but had to take a step back and really see that what I had was more than enough.
I like the restock o'clock videos that poke fun at the restock
Oh my goodness, that mini fridge restock! I would say to give your child unsupervised snacks in that volume is irresponsible parenting. All I see in that fridge is diabetes, tooth decay and potential disordered eating! Thanks for another great video ❤
So I love love love restock content and most likely that won't change. However I do of course see some risks. Mainly that
- people get a warped idea of what is normal (i.e. calling someone poor if they don't have the money for this/not getting that only a few percent of people can live this lifestyle)
- people wasting their money on stuff they don't need/storing it wring so it'll spoil faster/opening too many things at once
- people think they are entitled to parents/partners who buy all that stuff for them
- plastic waste and environmental issues in general
- encouraging poor spending habits
However, I also don't completely agree with some of the points that are often made:
- if it's a non-perishable/unopened, can we really call it overconsumption just because someone has a stock? I usually buy things in bulk if they're on sale. Sometimes I end up with 3 liters of mouthwash. Do I need to buy 3 liters at once? No. Do I consume more mouthwash than the average person? No. So is that automatically overconsumption? I wouldn't say so. Of course the lines can be blurry but people having a stock of stuff they're gonna use anyway doesn't automatically strike me as overconsumption
- Storing things in containers CAN be the better choice especially if storing also entails some kind of preparation. Can I leave my carrots in the produce drawer in my fridge? Sure. Is cutting them up and storing them in water the better alternative cause that way they're ready to eat and last longer? Yes! Not to mention I can easily see how much of them are left. The containers might even make the stuff more accessible/easy to use. Our laundry detergent powder comes in plastic bags or super heavy paper boxes. Transferring it to a small box with a spoon thing makes it much easier to measure out a sufficient amount and lowers the risk of spilling.
- and then some people really can't fathom how this content/lifestyle is a wish (come true) for many. I grew up in a low income household and used to dream about having a stock of shampoo, deodorant heck even tomato puree at home. To this day, the feeling of having everything you need (and more) gives me a huge amount of peace. Especially if your parents are both nurses and barely at home, and you used to worry you have to go shopping for household essentials on your own.
Do I know that a lot of it is fake? Yes. Do I still love it? Yes. Do I still have my issues with people who open 30 things at once or who put plastic in plastic in plastic? Yes.
Same here. Hate overconsumerism and having 20 peelings or gum drawer is crazy BUT in some of those videos are somehow normal? Having box of tampons and organized pantry? That's fine. I use sealed containers because of humidity and problem with insects when I store open papper or plastic bag of food. Organizing means also less waist because I can see what I have better and i'm not buying sth I already have. It is all matter of scale. Do I have just necessities and I don't need to go to the store by car every day or I'm crazy lady who has 234 packages of gummy bears. And yes, some people has no money, one bathroom for 6 people. I know. But is it bad that I have this ten plastic containers to store my rice and flour because I hate worms and ants?
My husband and I have a bottle of body wash each and our own shampoo and conditioner and that's it. What do you even do with all this stuff?
Like same. Body wash, shampoo, conditioner, face wash, razor. And I have one exfoliating gel that I use like once a month lol
I like different scents of body wash depending on whether it's a morning or evening shower, but that's it.
Stocking from your restocked cabinet. That’s next level.
The only thing I've ever bought is containers for eggs. I used them for about a month and now they're in the cabinet. Haha!
These restockers give off doomsday prepping vibes. Same difference!
I love the thumbnail tagline!! I encapsulates the ridiculousness. I think I want to try it as a general reply to the everyday overconsumption I encounter… “ya don’t need 30 soaps!!!” 😂❤
I do understand buying a lot of something that you know that you will use when it is on sale. When dish soap, aluminum foil or laundry detergent go on sale at Costco; I do buy more than I need at the time.
you look like the news reporter in the movie cloudy with a chance of meatballs you’re really pretty! i think she wears glasses i dont remember:,)
Hey Shawna, love your highlights, and your makeup is so pretty!!! Also love your sweater, I'm dying over the flower buttons😍😊❤
As a person that does not have TikTok and just recently found out that this restock thing is a thing I’m just laughing because it is so far from reality like whaaaattt is happening 😂 people stop watching those reels y’all are getting brainwashed! This was not even a thing two years ago (I’m guessing). I’m honestly scared for humanity. How easy it is to manipulate humans. I have ONE soap and when it runs I buy a new one. Save your money people!
Thanks Shawna for again addressing these issues.
A thing about the bath products. Those things go bad eventually and can cause skin irritation after their expiration or at the very least lose their scent. And with the wallflowers in that video, the ones in the wall still had product in them when she replaced them...
It's so wild to me that we need to break down and explain to people why these "influencers" fake their lives for the sake of content
The fact that some people believe this is how normal people live is so insane
But, Shawnaaaaa..... If we don't take the product out of the specially-designed packaging, we can't have it expire faster and buy new ones!!!!😢
Not to mention scent beads are… terrible for our health lol. We don’t need all that artificial fragrance. Jesus.
Im imagining a truly realistic "restock" video now where someone replaces the one empty bottle of shampoo. Maybe the laundry detergent was running low so they bought a bottle. We could have a backup bottle of washing up liquid if we're feeling fancy. 😅
Lol, watching this while restocking my bathroom. Just replacing things Ive used up like deoderant and toothbrushes lol
All the crunchy packaging (especially the gum one) was so irritating to listen to.
I know this doesn’t speak well of me but any time someone intentionally crunches packaging or taps their nails on a product I have a snap judgment that they are probably dumb.
Thank god I’m now immune to this nonsense. Making myself use up everything has made me stop buying!! I don’t even want the fancy Christmas advent calendars anymore!
The mini fridge in the room would make my mom scream haha we were never allowed to eat in our rooms, had to eat at the table
I was also not allowed to eat in my room 😅 When I got in my 20s I began sneaking food into my room and my mom was finally like alright... but clean it up!!!