This amazon finds tiktok account is trying to sell you everything
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- this amazon finds tiktok disguises overconsumption with romanticization
This amazon finds tiktok account is trying to sell you everything. Yep, in today's video I'm talking about an amazon finds tiktok account with nearly 3 million followers and how they're promoting overconsumption.
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I'm working on curbing an ADHD shopping addiction. This came right in time for prime day
Same boat. Obviously don't spend money on things you don't need, BUT if during this time something really grabs you, at least consider finding an alternative from a small business. A TON do sales right now to try to get business during prime days death grip on the market. ❤
My strategy for prime/Black Friday sales is to decide what things I need a few weeks before. A few days before I edit but am only allowed to delete, not add.
Glad to hear it! I tried to time this to align 😅
What is prime?
@@julias8763it's a special day of sales on amazon, for prime members.
The way I resist buying something I probably don't need but want is to envision myself having to clean it. It works, I don't buy anything I don't need. 😊😊
Hahaha! You’re literally me!😄😄🤣
My husband usually asks me "Where will you put it?" We don't have a lot of room in the house, so that usually gives me pause. If I have a perfect place for it, then I can consider how often I'll use it, whether I already own something similar, etc
@@squash6497 considering your real estate is so important!! It can definitely give us a double take
The acrylic fruit tray has filled me with so much happiness I no longer need my job. My life is complete.
lol 😂
I need 100 of those to be happier than you.
For me, it was the cocktail napkins, but they're out of stock! How will I survive!?!?!
@@MarjaMariachi we are all praying they come out with the limited edition napkins soon
I kept my job just so I can buy more acrylic organizers
Take a drink every time tiktokers annoyingly tap a product with their pristine nails
we'd be so hydrated
That's why people need 45 Stanley cups.🤣
Liver failure speedrun any %
with their sleeves pulled down to cover their hands 🫠
@@stolen_stardustthat is one I was curious about-- does anyone's sleeves end at the wrist? I have seen only a few of these videos, but all of them that I have seen the sleeves cover half of the hands. Why?
When you showed the clip of the mini backpack for the Stanley, I just thought “that’s so embarrassing”. Like I can’t imagine telling someone I respect that I bought a backpack for my travel mug/water bottle. If someone told ME that without my seeing that video, I wouldn’t even know what they were saying. The more I’ve been watching your content, the more I feel like this level of consumption is *mortifying* and I would be actually embarrassed to participate in it.
That's a funny take... and so true. I bought a NON Stanley metal cup over a year ago, on sale for $15 at Walmart. I use it all day every day. I work at home and sometimes I need to do a little something just to break up the boredom so I just got myself a different cup to stare at all day. $13, pre-owned. Even still, my husband made fun of me for having two cups. LOL
So true .. buying a backpack for a Stanley screams chronically online 😂
90% of social media is just ads now. I can’t stand sponsored content. It’s ruined social media for sure.
A huge problem is that young girls are growing up watching these tic toks thinking this is normal life. And their brains see this overconsumption so often they would never question it.
This is absolutely true. This kind of consumption has become very normal and I worry about its effects and kids and teens.
my poor Finnish ass watching that ornament organizer video: LITERALLY JUST USE A CARDBOARD BOX WTAF ARE YOU ON ????? 😭
Yes! Especially if you reuse a baby box. They're free, come with padding, and are way cuter than that ornament bag!
There is no way she won’t restyle her decorations every year - no way.
we have like a super old bin with cardboard separators, you literally don’t need an expensive organizer 😭
ayo cool seeing another Finn here! and i absolutely agree, we have a decades old plastic box for all of our Christmas deco that does the job _splendidly_.
I literally use an old tin to store my nail varnish,in a drawer 😂
Don't need an organiser when the biscuit tin does the same thing
i havent shopped on amazon in like 7 years, but these amazon videos are so interesting for me. i cant believe that people "need" this many things for everything and are truly happy with their house clutter and lives. they must be paid a lot because i cant imagine first of all, getting so many packages per day, and second of all, finding a place for all this shit
This is what I cant stop thinking about. Their houses must be constantly full of boxes and crap. I imagine they resell things they buy for their video but there would still be this constant level of Stuff sitting around taking up space. It would send me mad
I’m willing to bet after they do the videos they box it up and send it back.
“How did anyone get through the 4th of July without their micro mini bag” 😂 love your thoughts on this Shawna! Great video!
omg I literally thought I cut that out. Sometimes I say sassy shit while filming for some catharsis and then cut it out in editing and I swear I have memories deleting that 😂
It takes some mental backflips to present fake flowers as a romantic image.
They're just as fake as some influencer relationships
Only acceptable fake flowers are those made with ribbons or crochet, even then it has to be handmade 🧍
@@ShanaUsagi I agree, handmade are lovely.
@@ShanaUsagi Absolutely! Even duct tape roses are cool if they are handmade!
See, there's nothing wrong with wanting to romanticize things, have pretty decor or something whimsical or novel. But it's a luxury, a treat. Not a necessity and certainly shouldn't be had in excess.
And pretty things that are actually good quality can be had for a fraction of the price of most of this Amazon junk by shopping vintage or secondhand!
Not me thinking the backpack for your Stanley was a special backpack to put it in and help you carry it 😅 How silly of me 😂😂😂😳
This is all so incredibly horrifying 🤯
Me too!
I don't hate the purse strap thing for the stanley's 💀 the mini backpacks send me though
I thought the same thing 😂😂😂
God, that brunch setup looks exhausting to put together. I hate how society normalizes being out with the girls as something that has to be showy or consumer-driven when it's considered "normal" for guys to just be like "imma go hang out" and casually chat on Discord in a messy room. At least gaming seems more fun than whatever this is.
It has to be instagram worthy
Not the donuts on toilet roll stands lord
They took inspiration from my man T-Bo
I would absolutely not eat donuts displayed like that. Someone was touching them to arrange them like that so yuck. And what if you want the donut at the bottom of the stack? Do you take all the other donuts off to get to it?
Oh gosh, I actually got a little sad at the ornament organizer. Sure it looks helpful.. but so much of my Christmas nostalgia from being a kid is opening the ornament boxes (the original boxes they came in like you said) or the make shift shoe boxes and decade old tissue paper they have been wrapped in. I can literally picture it in my mind now as a 32 year old. And when I see the same boxes now at my parents house at Christmas time it just takes me right back. It made me a little sad at everything needing to be so sterile and perfect. The “perfect” Christmas ornament organizer just doesn’t have the same charm.
this is a really amazing example of how using what you have can be way more than just stuff
the decade old tissue paper!! we tease my mom every christmas about the probably 20+ year old tissue paper that has been wrapped around the ornaments. we make a bit of a show of asking her if we can throw out the pieces that have shredded beyond usefulness and she'll tease right back being like "no no, it's still good, see!" and then finding a way to make it useful. it's all part and parcel of christmas
@@shawnaripariand ACTUALLY romanticizing your life.
@@shawnariparithank you for the amazing content Shawna! This gave me strength to get through prime day 💪🏻
I really appreciate your perspective and work
@@bryannabananaMy family had decades old gift boxes that would be collected after Christmas, stored away, and reused the following year. Nobody cared they were old, it was part of our Christmas traditions.
I keep seeing articles about those icebergs melting and then i see like, AMAZON MUST HAVES or Ashley Violas video about PR, my tummy hurts y'all imagine how much more STUFF has been bought and made and disposed of just comparing 2024 and 2023 to like 2019. Even 2021! The state of things right now worries me. I don't have tik tok or a shopping problem but I like these videos. I feel like people who NEED to see these videos might not with the oversaturated internet 😢
yeah, I saw some videos about the icebergs too and this was one of my thoughts as well. I hope folks who need to hear this message stumble across my videos or similar content.
This isn't a "conspiracy theory" but just a, "hmmm? I wonder..." What if channels like the one you featured here are not really just a regular 'ol persons TikTok channel that they create and post content on? What if they were an actual Amazon (or Walmart, Target, etc) employee and this is all just play acting to demonstrate life using their products? Would that be unethical, deceptive and maybe illegal? Of course! Would some companies do it anyway? Of course! LOL
I imagine it could be an Amazon employee. They are known for going on social media to make the union organizers look bad or dissuade other associates from unionizing.
@@luvzdogz wouldn’t surprise me tbh
I’d rather have the donuts instead of the donut holder……
😂😂 this is me too
I live in Florida. Stacking glazed donuts would result in one giant stuck together stack of donuts! hahaha
@@luvzdogzliterally! It’s not even practical
@@luvzdogz I would totally eat a stack of donuts….that holder would just get in the way! 🤣 I’ll save the donut holder money for my dental co pay…..
@@beautyandthebeaker 🤣😂
I've been watching these videos for a few weeks and I catch myself consciously thinking more critically about my purchases and my wallet thanks you. I've already started becoming so much more aware of myself and the things that I'm buying. So helpful!
so glad to hear it!
I've brought a few things specifically to host that I really like and have already used multiple times like pop up mesh food covers to keep bugs (and a very gentle opportunistic greyhound) off. But the things I buy with a specifc event/bbq/hosting time will be used for years dozens and dozens of times over years, it's the same approach we should all have - resources are finite, nothing is really disposable
Dude, why does the ornament organizer look like what professional Warhammer players put their models in? Why does it need to be THAT detailed??? 😂
I was thinking this. My husband plays and makes his own storage using magnets
I’m a minimalist. I mean VERY minimalist so this just blows my mind. I find your videos very thought provoking and I get to see what’s out there as I don’t have social media other than to watch You Tube. I just can’t believe ppl want to have all of this stuff in their life.
The brunch setup could be sooooo minimized. There’s absolutely tons of other creative cute ways to display the brunch food than all that stuff. something with just bowls/plates/baskets on a table y’know?
yes I absolutely know what you're saying! Even if someone did want to buy things for a party there are definitely other options that aren't almost $250
Responding to the how I want to be influenced question: I don't mind people selling/encouraging products. I would rather see a critical take on why they chose that particular product. If you're selling a water bottle, what does this one do that the other ones don't? If it's a dress, what's wrong with the other dresses you have? How long/hard did you try to make your existing items work?
It seems sometimes like influencers think their audience has amnesia like you cannot be obsessed with everything and everything cannot be great.
The mini bags and mini makeup have got to be a prank 😂 it’s the pinnacle of needless.
I admit I do indulge in fun things, but I realized a year or two ago that I was buying just to buy sometimes. Sure it was cute stuff, but I didn’t need it, I just wanted it.
God, you know the restock content has got to me when I saw the fruit and deli meat holders and went "well at least you can remember the date you got them". 😭 girl just use the original packaging.
The donut holder got me low-key kinda irritated cause now all the icing is all over the other donuts 😩 it's not even a good product for what it's supposed to be used for...
Side note the Temu ads on your videos are ironic
Agree on both fronts! I snicker at temu. They will never get a penny from me. Constantly being pushed their ads is just constantly reminding me to hate them.
And leave my donut glaze alone!
Ohhhh i have that acrylic fruit tray that sits over ice. One dor fruit and one for veg. Ive had them for a few years now. Its great for my kids' birthday parties or family get togethers. Ive saved so much on buying premade platters. I feel like ive gotten my money's worth from them.
I think they should do an experiment with the top overconsumption influencers. They have to live in a 700 sq ft house for 3 months. They are only allowed to spend around $500 usd a month on groceries, hygiene products, whatever they feel are essential and they need.
@@poleneceline oh yes. Of course. Forgot to mention that! It would be interesting to see them try to fit everything they already have in the house though. For the last week have a moving truck bring everything they own. Good luck finding space for all 52 body scrubs, 27 body mists, 15 body butters, and every shade of every single makeup product under the sun in your small bathroom.
A lot of these smaller gadget type products are the typed of things I do occasionally by, but I buy them from the dollar store...because they're a dollar. They're upsold on Amazon like crazy
I’d be super interested to see a compilation vid of other deinfluencers like romanticizing THEIR lives with the things they have. I guess it’s mostly DIY but on the theme here, low effort, thrifting for a nice setup, etc would be so cool. Need more ideas for aestheticising with things I already have / organizational tips. And commentary on what’s good about it and what works
something like this is coming later this week!
Girl your content output is so impressive like when do you rest??
This week is a special one but normally only 3 videos a week 😃I promise I rest
When you’re focused on all this perfection, it definitely keeps you in the buying cycle. Not everything in your life has to be AESTHETIC!
I got a prime day ad literally as SOON as you started talking about Prime Day no joke as soon
I wish I could control what kind of ads get served on my videos. But perhaps the joke's on amazon because they're paying $$ to advertise to people who aren't interested?!
Shawna I'm worried about you, too many videos in a single week, hope the rage is not bottling up 😂😂😂. On a serious note, I'm enjoying the videos, they're eye-opening, this year I realized how many things are easy replaceable with something I already have.
not every week is going to be 7 in a row 😂 I absolutely appreciate your concern and I WAS talking about this the other day with a friend. I do scream into the void occasionally 😂
The amount of plastic she was using is shocking
Meal prepping coffee creamer is like unlocking a new level of mental illness 😳
As someone with OCD, I can confirm, it is mental illness. 😂
The irony of getting a Prime Day advert on this video 😂 I love your content and definitely question whether I actually need stuff I've seen more than I used to.
youtube I'm talking about amazon in this video so they serve you with prime ads not realizing it's not positive 😂
Not the plush Stanley for the dog. 😂😂😭😭
Your eyeshadow is really nice! I've noticed it in multiple videos. It's very flattering to your eye color! And normally I would ask what it is, but maybe I don't need to know. 😊😊😊😊😊
I use peach/orange sparkly eyeshadow here and in a lot of videos! The level of depth of the peach or orange would depend on your skin tone of course.
Imagine if these Amazon creators went to thrift stores when trying to find aesthetic products and gave products new lives
Encouraging less overconsumption
Well yikes
Writing that
Thrifting can lead to overconsumption
More sustainable overconsumption? Lol
There are a whole slew of influencers that thrift and thrift flip. It’s driving some of the thrift store prices up.
@@user-gx7ns6sy9v yeah an old cheap goodwill dresser than was slightly damaged could be restored and become a great piece
But now goodwill will raise the price of there second hand furniture which can discourage ppl from giving items a second life
lol 😂
These TikTok creators should think opposite: what do I have that would work for this occasion vs what can I buy for this occasion
If your brunch cart is the most memorable part of your event, boy have you failed as a host.
Why does the dog need a Stanley? lol
I appreciate how you presented this one! I would love to hear your thoughts on the "water"-tok trend at the moment.
Question: do these creators start off buying tons of things or work their way up in price as the checks come in?
I’d definitely be interested in the origins of these accounts
I can’t imagine they spend as much starting out unless they already overconsume on their pre-TikTok income
definitely an interesting question. I think it probably depends on their income and how much they shopped before they started making content. The situation you described seems like a definite possibility for many
I really enjoy the curation she makes with her fun day/experience sets. I can see how some people get really sucked in.
Obviously this creator has an eye for shooting visually pleasing videos, I wish she used it for videos like "how to style everyday items for brunch with the girls" or "upcycle this everyday Item to get this trendy piece"
I would love that and she could almost keep her content creation style without promoting bezos and hurting the planet AND her viewer s wallets
Can I just say that your background being full of plants is so nice to look at 🥰
I also have a billion houseplants lolol. It makes the space so nice!
thank you!! Trying so hard to maintain them
I'm so envious! I had a bunch of plants, then I moved into a cave, lol. Living room only has a patio door, no windows, and the neighbor's balcony blocks the sun. The houseplants live on the patio now.
I actually kind of want the deli meat and deli cheese holder because my Dad gets deli meats and cheese every week just enough for his dialysis days for his lunch. The bags that they come in suck they tear all the time plus they get lost all the time. So I think it would work for *us* and our situation but I should try and find a smaller container because we don't buy *that* much where we need a layered container. I'm not going to buy it yet, I would go to him to talk about it.
I *can* see this type of content being valuable but you have to have self control to not impulse buy or to be easily influenced. However, I don't like how these people are constantly buying stuff.
U should make videos on pursetok or whatever it’s called lol. I like carrying a mom purse but they almost sucked me into the idea of literally carrying a store on your shoulder just to go to the grocery store. The overconsumption is wild
I loved the ideas you had to make Juliana's channel more user focused, it was done in a respectful way and added value.
I would appreciate all those videos. Because I want cute things too, but I don't want to have to buy constantly, especially if it's not going to last.
The midroll ad being Temu 😅
Where is she storing these carts lol
The local goodwill
Wow I’m going to buy that $700 organizer to store my Dollar Tree and Walmart Christmas ornaments. Lol
I have been avoiding all platforms that are promoting prime day because of this. I can't afford to live like them but it's so tempting!
Could you do a video on your opinion on extreme minimalism, because I feel like even that could be considered toxic as I’ve seen some channels have basically nothing in their house. I feel like there needs to be a balance between the two(overconsumption and minimalism).
I fully believe these are two sides of the same extremist coin. Like both are a reaction to a world with Too Much.
I have a few videos on minimalism and my take on it!
Where I come from if we had brunch at our home, it’s more like a potluck brunch😊❤❤! Just use your cute plates and your own dishes it will be awesome!
I really thought I would be taking advantage of Prime Day this year but after I reviewed everything that I might purchase, there was just nothing that I really needed at the time. However, my mom needed a Roku stick and that was on a great sale so I ordered one for her. And that's the only purchase I made for Prime Day this year :D
Love the alternative content suggestions!
I work somewhere that sells fake flowers and I will never buy them because of how incredibly annoying I find them to deal with. They also seem to break easily so I don’t know how well they would hold up. I could not imagine spending that much on them unless it was for something very specific.
I like your makeup here. Also I like the lamp on in the video!
ooooh will you be doing a video about Amazon Prime Day?
this is kind of my video for prime day 😅
The fact that these are considered "essentials" is WILD. I thought essentials were like, toilet paper, paper towels, shoes, clothes...?
This video sums up all of my thoughts on content like this. I’ve had to make a hard right turn away buying stuff from videos like these, and your content just helps reinforce my decision to stop shopping and remind me why I needed to!!
Even though I can understand why people may like shopping, I just can’t wrap my mind around the idea that people can buy so many useless and expensive products. Personally I avoid Amazon like the plague and only bought something from them yesterday because of Prime day and because I’m going to college. And even then I felt my wallet bleeding
*runs in here so fast!!🎉
I appreciate you Katie!
I'm at the point now where that clear plastic makes me physically recoil
I find this type of content entertaining in small doses. I do not want to own that much stuff irl. I see it more as entertainment rather than something aspirational.
12:17 yea my friend knows im lazy. The crap is on the counter there paper plates an cups . Lol
Influencers can also use their own links to shop not Amazon links but if they use another platform to buy Amazon items using their links they can meet their sale goals and make commission and potentially get it for free when using the Amazon incentive gift cards
I dont think shes real. I think shes like a billy mays, like an infomercial but for tik tok
I feel like with all these "essentials" we could create a running gag in a sequel movie to "Over The Hedge" ..a movie about suburbia encroaching on wildlife. I would love a movie that takes place at like a resort for influencers, and the species in that location visit other places where humans are doing crazy consumerism stuff. There really should be a scene where there's a landfill mountain and the animals from that environment get a song or something. SOMETHING that would be like ferngully+the brave little toaster for gen alpha. Maybe Over The Hedge: Around the Globe 🌍🌎, and you follow an influencers's pet who escapes while bored at a photoshoot or something and goes on an adventure.
Pitch it!! 🎉
how any of these stuff can be "reviewed" when all you do is stock or call all of them essentials? what make one container better than the other?
I enjoy listening to your detailed analyses while showing endless patience in explaining and revealing all these embarrassing oveconsumption phenomenons. As human beings, we have lost the connection to our true needs and how to fulfill them in a natural way. We shouldn’t worship things and make ourselves slaves of goods and money.
I dont even celebrate christmas, but that ornament-thing brings up a really smart idea when you want to store something thats fragile. Bet you could recreate that effect with a shoebox, an old linen, some tape and some wooden kebab sticks though.
So i guess i found one good thing about those videos - gives you diy ideas?
Madison payne and others on CZcams do the same thing. All their content is amazon and walmart must haves, its like watching QVC
oh no...
that brunch looked awful
If she were authentically "romanticizing" her life, would she even need to post it on tiktok anyway, let alone have an entire Amazon store connected to herself..?
I definitely was not given a targeted amount or an offer for a Amazon gift card.
Maybe she’s employed by amazons sales/advertising team..
The tiny Stanley backpack was ridiculous enough -- she's hawking a Stanley mug as dog supplies! Puts it in a bone-shaped basket with squeaky toys... what!?
I love your content girl! I’m definitely on the underconsumption side of things except for specifics interests (ie. I own like 20 nail polish colors cause I genuinely switch my nails that much) however I find myself watching restock/haul content way too much, mostly out of sheer morbid fascination lol I just can’t believe people actually live like restock influencers, and I suspect restock influencers don’t live like that either lol. The real influencer here is CAPITALISM and most people don’t see that. The way capitalism influences society through social media is fascinating to me. Restock/must haves content implies making life easier and solving a problem but really it’s the opposite. Capitalism makes people think they’re finding real life solutions in all these little trinkets but really they’re just trying to get you buy any damn thing. Privileged people create their own problems
Ooohhh 6:43 is such a good quote 🔥🔥🔥
I might understand the needed of these content creators (actually sellers nowadays) to advertise products but what I can’t stand is what she did with the puppy. Last year we bought our male cat a pink bed because that was the color in clearance 😅 he took like 4-5 months to use it. He has always slept in our bed, on the couch or inside carton boxes 😂 anyways we got to the point that we were giving away the bed finally he started using it. We love him and he knows is the king of the house, since we play tennis we give him the ball that are not in good conditions and he plays with them. You might say well a dog is different. We rescued a stray dog and she sleeps in her house and inside the house she has her bed. She also plays with used tennis balls (not Han’s he doesn’t share) my point is that pets need our time and care, and you can make anything not hazardous a toy for them. Blankets you can give your old ones etc. and what’s most important you never, never use your pet to get likes and to persuade people to buy expensive sh…🤬🤬🤬🤬😤😤😤😤😤😤
Nobody needs a Stanley. Full stop lol
in my opinion the one to blame is first and foremost Amazon itself 🤷🏻♀️
These overconsumption videos make me add stuff to my Amazon wishlists and save for later where they then go to die until I declutter my lists 😂 I think the biggest thing to take away is that you need to think about your purchases ahead of time.
Do I really need this? Do I have other things that already fulfill this need?
Thanks to your channel i know that the only thing i truly need is that one meji era 99,99 percent silver well fed rabbit formed handwarmer lol
In all seriousnes though, you are completely right. The word essential has essentially lost ots meaning online, and its annoying when you are googling for actual essentials
You could make most of these with stuff you have at home, you dont have to buy new things on amazon
All of the ideas you suggested are things Freakin Reviews does. I love watching the 1-year later videos.
Does Amazon sell fake tab applicators/gloves? Asking for a friend.
you also need the pool and the space
"you don't need a blow-up anything to have a cute date night."
Girl speak for yourself.
😂
No personality just Amazon finds 😂 😂😂...*sigh*
I checked Sephora's website today just to see if anything exciting or new was on sale or arrived, and nothing peaked my curiosity. I have like 3 products i might want later but don't need now, none of which are from Sephora but directly from the small brand website. I looked up that they did 19.4 billion dollars of sales last year. I guess they are going fine, but i have a feeling this year it won't last. They might make a little less this year because people are tired.
I was never so glad as to have no access to my Amazon account at this time.
32:18 That sounds like a MLM!
I can only see more dishes to wash
this was also my thought 😀