I grew up poor so I can definitively tell you I'm the target demographic for restock culture. They are targeting people who never want to feel the pain of not having enough again, so they have radicalized to a plentiful mindset. I even catch myself buying huge boxes of snack bars and refilling a snack box in my pantry.
It's great you are self aware though. Unfortunately I think the people that get sucked in just have no idea the subliminal messaging in these kind of videos.
Sometimes, it's just economical to buy in bulk. Most of the time, when I look at the price per ounce, it's not. Then you have the option that if it's something you go through quickly, buy the bigger amount. There are realistic reasons to buy bigger amounts, so don't feel bad if you have a purpose beyond just having it.
I feel like this level of food hoarding is really only understandable when extreme couponers do it cause they genuinely don’t have much money and you KNOW they’ll use the hoard
That is so my mum! She has always had the urge to buy more than we needed. My sister once organised my mum’s pantry and it was like 6 jars of gherkins, 8 tins of green beans, 8 jars of apple sauce, stuff like that, as if she was expecting war to break out or a disaster to happen any day. My mum was born just after WW2 in the Netherlands and my grandparents would’ve been living through the winter of scarcity during the war and were stocking up even long after the war, just in case… much like people started to stock up when the pandemic hit.
I could never understand why one needs to label "grapes" on a clearly see-through container of grapes. I can see the grapes. They do not look like onions or anything else.
The best advice I ever heard “don’t read beauty magazines, they’ll only make you feel ugly.” I started to see influencers as the new beauty magazine, it helped me see things more clearly.
Funnily enough, women's magazines have some of the most in-depth investigative journalism for a while due to loss in revenue because of the lost interest. Shame they are reverting back to being horrible again.
"restocking my junk drawer" ah yes, i do that too, but its more like i open the drawer and shove new junk in there and kind of shuffle it around until the thing shuts.
@@indiuckymonkey2137Oh man i have a kitchen drawer that is so stuffed things fall off the back and then i can’t shut the drawer underneath until i pull it right out and clear the debris 😂 PS influencers have a whole room for their crap and they shove it in there while filming.
Yeah, the only toiletries I would expect to see in the guest bathroom are hand soap, hand towels, toilet paper, and maybe pads and/or tampons if the homeowner wants to be extra-awesome
@@heartofthewild680 - Right and I feel like most toiletries people are bringing with them when they travel and even when hotels provide stuff like that I still want to use my own
People make fun of their grandmas for being addicted to shopping on HSN and QVC, but they don’t realize social media has become literally identical, it behaves the same way and serves the same purpose, and they are EATING IT UP just like granny.
I must say i love how you talk and articulate the points and issues as objectively as possible without hate . You are the investigative journalist of content creators
I'm imaging it like ACTUAL soaps we could use in the bathroom that my mom kept hidden away while we could only "look but don't touch" the stupid decorative soaps and towels :)
They're not the same. Hoarding stems from a root issue of not being able to let go of things and feeling the need to have lots of things to surround themselves with. The anxiety around those feelings makes people hoard... to fill an emptiness and create comfort that something is there and always there for them. The clean and organisation obsession is also an anxiety issue... but it stems from a need to be in control of one's self and life when they fear being out of control of it, often it is a poor coping mechanism where they over compensate for lack of organisation (you often get this with ADHD people who are super tidy to combat their symptoms). The restock stuff though is more to do with a fear mindset of running out of things, and anxiety that you will be without something you may want or need and a desire to always be comfortable and with what you want for immediate gratification.
This is all so insane! I'm not washing 10,000 plastic containers every single time I go to the grocery store & if my friend is too exalted to use the products I already have in my guest bath, she can bring her own!
"Aesthetic" silicone ice trays are beginning to show up in my thrift stores, in huge quantities. Proof that "TikTok Made Me Buy It" items are fun or cute for a minute, but ultimately they are destined for the secondhand market and then the landfill. I expect in 6 - 12 months, the thrifts will be full of Stanley brand mugs.
True, for £1 I was able to get second hand heart shaped and hello kitty shaped silicon. Ive been making the most expensive chocolate you've ever seen since then. Can't wait for my stanley in 12 months time hahaha
@@theboujieproletariatthis is SO real, i’ve been a cutesy/pink person for years and now that barbie summer over i’m having a ball picking up cute pink thrift store finds LOL
People dgaf about aesthetic if they're not making money from it. So it's obvious outcome: people buy these ice trays hoping to become popular on tiktok, make a few very time-consuming videos, get 100 views and throw everything away. Too bad we're not talking about this more because every criticism is faced with "Just let people enjoy things!!!" and denying that nobody's enjoying this things off-camera and the whole thing is just an attempt to get famous on tiktok and make some money back.
It’s targeted for lower middle class and poor people: I belong to this class. It’s a psychological thing IYKYK. I literally had to detach myself mentally from these types of content. This is literally hoarding disguised as “aesthetic content”.
YES. Minimalistic aesthetic content is marketed to people who have generally not had bare cupboards before; full cupboard content is marketed to people who have.
As someone who was poor, no tf it isnt. It's targeted to the gullible. To the people who look at something and say 'I want that.' I do have the aesthetic ice, I refill it weekly. It takes 15 minutes but i use my ice every single day because i work 10 hour days 5 days a week and i do not have time to go grab anything. I do have the 'ear bud cleaner' because I have a laptop AND IT CLEANS LAPTOP KEYS. It's literally not stupid for people to buy things they absolutely need. You do not need cats, dogs, nor children. Her owning a cat is obsessive hoarding that SHE considers okay. Everyone is entitled to their own okay. Stop juding people based off of your own negativity.
Yes, I got myself some organizing clear shelves. After a while realized, were not saving me time or helping kids find snacks better. So I got rid of them use original packaging and just store them by size on shelves. It helps kids and save me time money just buy what they really eat.
The worst of these videos are the makeup ones. I just watched this influencer organize an entire cabinet of just palettes. And I'm not talking about 1 palette each but she had 3 or 4 palettes of the same kind and multiples of the same color story. Eyeshadow expires 12 months after its opened and unopened eyeshadows keep for 3 or 4 years. They're not books, they expire because they contain natural ingredients. This is just a person flexing their collection. It's great if they're rich but most of these wannabe beauty influencers are drowning in debt just to keep up that image. No wonder we have 10 years olds wanting expensive makeup and anti-aging products. Anti-aging... on a 10 year old! Insane! I have 2 palettes. 1 neutral and 1 with colors I like and if I love a color, I'll buy singles and put them in a magnet palette. It's just excessive and worst kids are being influenced by them.
@@rumblefish9 they get sent a lot of it as PR too though - on every level they’re not really paying for stuff, or writing it off their taxes. It normalizes this kind of crazy waste but it just sort of starts happening at a certain level of that industry
so we 've gone from 'door to door salesmen' to 'screen to screen' salesmen. I think too we need to call these things out and say it is NOT OKAY. It is not 'their way of feeling good' and even if it WAS..it's not okay there EITHER.
What kind of MONSTER puts ketchup in a JAR?! You need the little spouty thing. Are you gonna *spoon* your ketchup next to your air fried fries or pour it from the jar??? No. You need the spouty thing, you monster
I do wonder if in an attempt to continue to skirt the responsibility or environmental repercussions companies will start to push blame and on influencers seeing as the attempts to blame the consumer is no longer working.
"if everyone's consumption patterns were similar to the average American, it would take just over 5 Earths to support the human population" I wonder how many earths we'd need if we lived like an American influencer.
Hehe I actually met a guy who invited me to his place to make tacos together and he had kitchen utensils I never heard of before like an egg slicer, a salad tumbler, a special device to make evenly sized apple slices and when I spilled some pepper and wanted to wipe it up with a cloth he stopped me and brought out the hand held mini hoover. He wasn't a psycho but we weren't a good match... I'm feeling well organized when I don't have my sweater on backwards.
The lady with the purse…Can you imagine trying to spontaneously go camping, or “hey, let’s go on a road trip!”. It’d take months for her to get ready but hey, if we need an emergency highlighter pen, she’s ready!
I was thinking how heavy that purse would be. To get a tissue to blow her nose is at the bottom of the bag and she has to get it, open it, all while the snot is pouring out of her nose! Now she needs those sanitizer wipes.
I had a history teacher that said along the lines "every posession you have is something you need to worry and care for. Not having much makes you worry free".
A very important topic to cover is how many of these "faceless" influencers could in fact be hired models working from a 1by1 metre studio alongside 300 more such hand models, making money for a content farm.
I’ve been watching your videos for that last few months. Your videos help me recover from the expectations social media gives me, and healing from social media. I just wanted to say thank you!
If a guests at my house forgets their toiletries, and they don’t want to use mine, they are absolutely welcome to my basket of mini shampoos, conditioners, soaps, and lotions I’ve swiped from hotel rooms.
My SIL traveled a lot with her work. Probably 7 months of the year, maybe more. She had garbage bags full of the hotel toiletries. Every time I visited her, I came away with enough toiletries to never need to buy toiletries and still give some to family, the local food bank and local homeless shelter. Okay, I did buy some razors, lol. As her career progressed, she stayed in higher end hotels, the toiletries turned to high end products.
I don't have a selection of hotel minis,but guests are welcome,if they forget something, to use my stuff,but what I won't do is fully stock a bathroom with everything possibly necessary for a house guest, I just expect people to bring their own stuff. Isn't that the norm? X
Regarding unpackaging and repackaging of refrigerated items: When you pour a product out of its original package, you are taking it out of a sterile container. No matter how clean your own container is, it’s never going to be as clean as the original container. As a result, you are introducing bacteria, which will not only shorten the shelf life of a product, but can lead to food borne illness. It’s fine if you want to put small amounts of your condiments into pretty containers for serving, but for storage, it’s best to stay with the package it came in.
The original container is not clean. That stuff sits on pallets in warehouses, shipping containers, sometimes outside, all before it gets to the shelf and in your house. The FDA regulations are not as strict as you think and definitely bar minimum for non-food items.
Something that bothered me as a retail worker about 16:14 was them not rotating stock. They are pushing the drinks that are "still left" into the back and putting all the new ones in front. The old ones will expire in the back 😭
I’ve recently decided I wanted to be a bit more organize and started with my bathroom. I did it so basically nothing was in view except for my soap dispenser and I hated it so much because it felt too sterile so I dis-organized it a little bit. It’s all about balance 😅
The fact that the third woman emptied out BONNE MAMAN jars that are already known for being aesthetically pleasing into a different set of aesthetic jars drives me up the wall! It makes no sense to move something from a GLASS JAR into another GLASS JAR!
I literally save my bonne maman jars to put other things in because they're THAT cute! (Stuff like homemade sauces or extra chopped veggies usually, not...other stuff that already came in packaging, lol.)
Especially because the new jars will for sure contain more bacteria in them than the original one. And you're never allowed to go to the store and just randomly pick an item you like when you don't have a special container for it. Also you have to completely empty every container before restocking or produce even more waste. What if in one week I prefer raspberry jam over cherry jam, but have to eat everything in the fridge before I can buy new one? I'll never understand this.
"When you have to restock your entire guest bathroom drawer because your friends says she will only use natural nontoxic vegan products" Well if I had a friend who demanded I buy hundreds of dollars of new product so she can stay over instead of just bringing her own supplies, I would simply not be her friend anymore 🤷♀
Anyone who is that particular would definitely bring their own stuff. I’m that person… I have lots of allergies so I’m particular. I’d never. In a million years. Expect a friend to stock her bathroom with my products!
I’m guessing these guests are wealthy and are coming to stay in a house of another wealthy friend. Normal people are not this good of a friend to provide all these luxuries to someone coming to spend a few nights. You need “specialty” products, go buy your own or bring some with you, or best yet, stay in a nearby hotel. Why are you staying at my house? I don’t want you to find it comfortable enough to never want to leave where later you’ll end up evicting me from my own home through some scheme you’ve concocted.
This one was especially funny to me with the full-size deodorant. Either your friend is leaving behind a used deodorant or stealing your stuff when they go!
@@NIAAESTHTIC The ice cube person is probably just throwing away all of those ice cubes after posting the video because they will never use all that ice. I wonder where they put all the stuff out of that freezer drawer so they could put all the ice into it. They might have also had to throw away a whole drawer of actual food in order to film the video of them "restocking" some soon-to-be trash into the freezer.
@@lance_374 yes! You are most likely right and it’s really disturbing and disappointing! You can do regular restocking videos my life isn’t that boring where I’m going to restock all that!
Your video saved me! I kept questioning myself after I watched the restocking videos. Why that influencer lives in such a high-ended, rich, and super organized life? I began to feel stressed and even went to buy those stuff to be more organized.
Yes, I hate this so much! Restocking is something big supermarkets do… We, as individuals, shouldn’t restock. We should just buy what we need. No reason for a shelf full of shampoo & conditioner unless you own a hair salon!
What a waste of money the average person hasn't got a lot of spare money to be like their favourite influencers and they get into debt to pretend they are wealthy enough to live this lifestyle and end up with severe depression or isolation but they seem happy to the outside world so sad they think they have to be like that. Hugs and prayers for you all from the UK xx❤❤❤
Just to add another side to this: I grew up incredibly poor, basics like shampoo weren't a guarantee to be restocked immediately or even that fast, so when I first lived on my own married, I couponed a TON and had a stock pile and did similar "restocks" it's not that it was about the aesthetic of a shelf full of name brands, but rather the security they were there. I'm well aware this isn't inherently the case with this kind of content, however, part of it could lead back to some issues of our past we're overcompensation for. ❤
@@michelleprieur1 because of the environmental consequences. That kind of consumerism creates a ton of waste (also behind the scenes! Even if you don’t immediately throw it away there’s a ton of resources that went into production). And while this particular person might be doing it for instagram content, their followers will inevitably end up buying some of these cutesy items. And it is not essentials, it’s cheaply made cute stuff that you’ll replace next season or that will fall apart on its own. So it makes my heart break to see so many people asking for links for these things.
When I see restockers doing things like opening dairy products and pouring them in separate, single-serve containers, all I can think is, "Great, now you've introduced bacteria into that." Many items will have an expiration date of say, 2 weeks from now...with the caveat of "once opened, consume within 3-5 days", so are they then consuming those contents, now introduced to bacteria, in that time frame? And then think about things like the ketchup bottle. The bottle is perfectly designed to keep the contents inside very sanitary, that's why it lasts for weeks. But once you have to scoop it out of a bowl, you introduce new bacteria with every dip (God forbid someone licks a spoon and double dips too). It's just, honestly, gross. Pretty does not always mean functional...or sanitary.
I hate hate hate the practice of removing food from it's original packaging: with expiration dates, nutritional info and ingredients, and shielding from light when needed. This hate goes all the way back to the rise of Pinterest.
You can write the expiration date on the airtight container. I put flour and pancake mix and stuff like that in airtight containers and I just write on the plastic container with a marker. The rest of the info you said is missing can be looked up online. Walmart and target and places like that have the nutritional value info for items online
@@A---ti3zz That's all good until you remember that many products that should be kept in fridge also have "after opening consume in x hours". Are these influencers going to drink all 20 bottles of milk and stuff in 2 days?
@@Maryna_MVno one opens 20 bottles of milk at once so that’s not a problem. You can write the throw away date. Not sure why you are fighting with me. Go yell at them instead. There are tons of issues with what they do but most of their wastefulness are in other areas of their home
My family does this with jam, but only with jam. It's cheaper to buy the jar once, and then clean it out and fill it up with jam from those sausage-looking plastic refill sleeves. Just make sure you have a big enough jar and clean it well before every refill. Jam stays good for a long time. It's not aesthetic at all but it works. I would never do this with stuff like ketchup, that already come in good containers.
Heinz: Spends millions of dollars and years of R&D to create an easy dispensable catsup bottle that keeps the sauce fresh, is easy to store, removes the need for a utensil to spread it and avoids having to shake the bottle like the old school glass bottles.... Influencer: I took that personally.
I think for me the creepiest thing about that first grocery restock is that there's no, like ... ingredients to actually COOK with. There's produce, snacks, condiments, sliced cheese, and sliced meat, but there's nothing to actually make dinner with. So you know there's an entirely separate fridge that probably actually just looks like a fridge that they use to make dinner and store the overstock that they aren't pointing a camera at.
So you never have omelettes? And you store breads in the fridge? There are some unrealistic stuff in that video, but those are the foods we tend to have in our fridge. Rice and such are elsewhere.
Yes! Where are the packages of meat? Or the different kinds of vegetables I need to cook something up? Where are the leftovers? It's like the uncanny valley, but with a refrigerator instead of people. You look at it and it KIND of looks like the real thing but off somehow on a level you can't quite put your finger on. Also, when I want to grab ketchup out of the refrigerator I don't want to read 10 different little labels, I want to just grab the bottle that I know is ketchup because it is ketchup shaped. Hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, BBQ sauce and stir fry sauce would be a whole little nightmare of same-color jars.
@@NoelleTakestheSky I only have ingredients in my fridge, as it is unusual to have snacks at home in the country I live in. So I have carrots, potatoes, different kinds of greens, oat milk and meat or tofu in the fridge.
Thank you for explaining this to the young and vulnerable. It's the first step in their realizing how they're being used and mislead by the media, educators and politicians.
I love the lady that cleans hoarder houses for free. I also love the guy that cleans vents, a guy that cleans roofs, a guy that fixes dead spots in grass, and the septic tank guy
Aurikatarina? I know I spelled wrong but god I love her 😭 also Midwest magic, the dude is hilarious (I have no clue his real name since he changes it every video)
This kind of content took off shortly after the Kardashian “pantry tours”. What people fail to realize is that there were stylists hired to specifically stock and over-organize those pantries for people who do not shop or cook for themselves to fill empty spaces for visual appeal in an otherwise unused area. It’s aesthetically acceptable hoarding.
Yep, and even if it was their fridge, they have professional chefs. So it's not their fridge. It's the fridge of someone who gets paid by billionaires to keep the fridge looking nice, among other things.
That, and the budget.. They can afford to essentially have an edible food installation producing $1000 of waste product needing replacing daily, what's 30k a month on a fully stocked fridge when they are making more than a million a week? It's ultra wasteful but they can afford to be. Normal people making enough to survive but not really enough to thrive really shouldn't take on something like that.
Yes I wonder if these are professional cleaners and organizers who do this for ultra rich clients. My aunt preps vacation houses on a lake as part of her cleaning business and I think part of the job is similar to this. I don’t think any of this is for regular people.
Imagine opening a dozens of lattes just to pour them into glass containers and let them rot before their expiration date because you opened them. I CANT
i really like your video that gives depressed low self esteem people a reality check. I had friends who just compare themselves of their friends/strangers from social media, and I keep telling them its all fake. Now we have someone who clearly explains it
Omg your this video could not have been recommended to me at a better timing. I was reorganising my kitchen and found this influencer video with oil/sauces/spices organising ideas. Bottles and boxes and container of things. She said “this kitchen says that you’re a put together, responsible adults”. I went to Amazon to buy all of those. Put them in the basket. And then I took a TH-cam break and this video came up. 5 mins later I emptied my Amazon basket worth 200 something euros. Thank you and now I don’t feel too bad anymore. My kitchen is clean and just fine!
I really liked this video and completely agree with the topic. I also want to say that you speak in a clear and enjoyable way, which is perfect for me as I am learning English. I’m changing the type of content I watch on TH-cam, and yours is both different and entertaining.
I don't have an entire drawer dedicated to ice trays, but I do have an entire drawer in my kitchen dedicated to Tupperware lids and bottoms that don't match.
Who doesn't? 😅 The worst part is spending ten minutes trying to find the one lid for the tupperware where you already placed the food, only to give up midway because you found a matching container and lid and it's easier to transfer the food there.
I have a drawer full of herbs and spices. I used them all, some a lot, others rarely. They are the reason I never eat out anymore, because I can cook the most delicious stuff myself now (using my secondhand cook books).
Same deleted my insta,Facebook,snap among others and my life has been filled with so much happiness,less stress and no more migraines from using my phone for hours on end.
@@buschhuhn9197 Exactly, I always bring my own shit with me. I'm very particular about what products I use (for medical and ethical reasons), so I'm pretty sure that none of the places I stay at have them readily available.
21:10 let's be honest, the labels on the clear containers are for nothing else than aesthetic. No one will mistake eggs for avocados because there wasn't a label.
I actually do have a label in my fridge on the egg department (like that little place in the door for eggs). I write the expiration date on the label with chalk marker. And sometimes I prep fruit and veggies for the week. If it's a container with multiple parts in it, I also use the chalk marker to write on the small side what's in the container. Everything else I am pretty sure is visible on first glance in my fridge 😂
i do label everything tho, but mostly because i need to know what food i prepared and when, so that i eat them before they go bad. So it kinda resembles a lab refrigerator rather than an aesthetic one xD kinda sad and only prepared food or opened containers of yogurt or milk have them tho. Then again, this is because i do need that kind of order, and it does tire me out to do so.
in my house, the labels on the clear containers are erasable things to show the expiration date of whatever's in the container, or specifically for the spice drawer, because I can't usually identify them by smell alone
I just saw a "pack my Stanley Cup with me for my morning walk" type of reel. My jaw was on the floor. Ma'am, you don't need more stuff than the average person packs for a weekend trip HANGING off of your overpriced waterbottle. What on earth is even going on.
I just saw something similar! She had a wrap around mini backpack and some other accessories attached to this cup! The vid title was 'Pack my Stanley cup with me.' I thought it was going to be satire and she'd fill it with ice and water. Nope. That cup has more accessories than I do.
Someone gave me a Stanley cup. I didn't really like it because it could fall over and leak. I found out 2 weeks ago about the hack to fix that problem. But I still prefer my Contigo mugs. I bought just some new ones too.
One thing I never see anyone talk about is how removing these items from their packaging often lowers their general shelf life - my wife got some of those clear plastic containers from costco to put pantry items in and we ended up throwing away a bunch of food because it got stale WAY faster than if you just left it in the bag and rolled it tight to keep the air out. Now you have all these containers that require you to put your item out in the open air and just sit there; crackers, pretzels, anything that could is going to go stale in a week tops. That lady putting katsup and bbq sauce in her custom jars - what if there's a contaminant or something in the jar you washed? You now wasted half a bottle of katsup because the whole thing went bad because there was a little bit of water or something at the bottom that you didn't notice and it went mouldy, etc. It's just such a performance piece of wasted time at the end of the day that ultimately doesn't even make your food last longer. I feel bad for all those kids in suburban houses that have snacks stored in these aesthetic containers because I bet they're all gross most of the time, except on restock day which you're probably not allowed to take any from because mom might need to make more content.
THIS!!! This is the thing that always gets to me when it comes to food restocks. I can understand it for stuff such as opened coffee, flour etcor even veggies that go in propper containers - you see better the stock level, you know when to buy some more and veggies just may get eaten if they are seen. But for stuff like deli meats, dairy, chips and snacks, sweets,sauces? It's a health hazard!!! People don't understand that this stuff is kept ok by being pasteurised/conserved and kept in a protective atmosphere - usually pure nitrogen. Once you open the package, the expiry date changes and usually you have to consume stuff in 2-3 days. The best thing that can happen is the taste goes off. The worst is food poisoning for the entire family. Especially with beverages that have dairy and juices - they are only shelf stable because of the way they are packaged. Another crap i see is washing and tampering with produce and then storing it. For example breaking lettuce leaves and washing them, cutting spring onions, peelimg stuff, washing berries. Or prepping stuff like carrots, onions etc for the entire week. This creates a high risk of mold developig and also bacteria growth which cannot be washed away after the produce is cut. If you are prepping for next day, it's fine! If you are hoping the produce prepped on Sunday for salads is safe to eat by Friday, I'm sorry for you and your family.
On point, sir! Throughout the times, I've come to realize that I only choose to buy and use containers where I can fit the food in its original package - pasta, cereals, seeds, etc. -, precisely because of contamination and faster deterioration that allways came from the extra exposure to environment.
Yes!! I got a couple plastic containers with the popup lids (where you press down to “seal” and I thought I must be crazy till I read this because I swore cereal and crackers got stale so fast!! Glad I only did it to a couple things.
I'm so happy that I found you and already watched three episodes in a row (can't wait to go on with the Stanley cups which I sooooooo deeply reject ^^). Your thoughts are clear and understandable, your argumentation is intelligent and comes from a very down to earth sort of attitude. And although your critique is refreshingly direct and on point you still manage to stay friendly, understanding and liberal in it. This is such a great combo! I love it. Please go on with this series because frankly... I think this is the sort of social media and digital education we all absolutely need (and which will be standard for future generations I hope).
This may sound silly but I needed this video so much. I’m a 24y/o college student and I’ve been so horribly harsh on my self and all the things I have because “I’m not there yet”, “my apartment is not aesthetic”, “I don’t have the things that look good”. I have been ashamed of my place just because it’s not up to standard. I am so blessed to have a place, to have food, to have a confortable bed and so many things that help me live comfortably. I even feel a bit stupid for not being as thankful and I should since I was homeless during the pandemic, all I have rn is such a blessing. Thank you so much for this Hannah.
Up to whose standards? Go do a missionary trip in poor parts of the US, or a village in Honduras, you'll appreciate your life and not what you dont have because you listen to "influencers"
I used to envy people on instagram with their lifestyle and wishing I had it, but then something inside me snapped one day, and now I'm just living my best life with what I have
I really want to say: "Thank you!" because I'm those person, who compare yourself to this content-creators, and thought: " Why I can't live like them? What's wrong with me? Maybe I'm not working enough? Now, after yours videos, I'm watching all this beautiful videos of content creators, like a serial, like a show, or like a advertisement! Thank you, you've open my eyes! ❤
So many problems with this chick. Where to start.. First off, she has called attention to a certain type of video she calls “restock content”. So under the guise of criticising the overconsumption and wastefulness promoted in these videos, she has piqued people’s interest so that y’all are most likely going to seek out these videos if only to see what the hype is about. She has admitted to following at least one of these content creators she has put on blast. So now you’re really intrigued. Then at the end, after all her mock concern about what these content creators are promoting, she goes and recommends other specific creators to watch instead and has a LINK for the people she has promoted. Then she asks you to interact with her video by leaving a comment to “recommend” other channels etc. etc. This girl is gasp getting paid to (un)promote both these types of videos AND the certain content creators she has links for. Her target audience is YOU. The suckers that actually think she gives a hoot about overconsumption and waste and saving the planet and being a more responsible human being etc etc. This is a scam. These “anti-promoters” are ACTUALLY PROMOTING and getting paid for it. Don’t trust ANYTHING you see and dont go telling your life story in the comment section where the main purpose is to get this video to a bigger audience so that she makes more money. Peace out.
Agreed. Influencers should be expected to "influence" responsibly just like big corporations are obligated to operate in an environmentally friendly way.
On the topic of "they're just doing their job and we can't fault them for that", I think we absolutely can. Unless I'm missing something huge, they chose these jobs. No one forced them to pitch consumerism on the Internet.
Yeah it's a blurred line for me. Perpetuating manipulation of viewers, and promoting vast amounts of consumerism/waste when some people don't have access to clean water is very unnerving. I know no one is perfect or can save the world but this is crossing a boundary imo.
Yes!!!! They are choosing to intentionally try to manipulate people and to promote terrible behavior! Why? Because they want to! They could just as easily become a teacher or a nurse or do any number of things that actually help the world. They choose not to be good people (at least in terms of their livelihood).
I am feeling like she works at a bed and breakfast or something where the drinks are included or they don't have the large convenience store-type fridge. So I feel like she is stocking at work and trying to play it off as her own stash.
@@monicaphillip8449 the most popular restocking influencer in my country has her own "work kitchen" . These videos make them so rich she made a second kitchen to film her videos. These influencers most likely have their own "work kitchen" or "work fridge"...
I just wanna say you've pretty much changed my life with your influencer insanity videos. I was never one to buy stuff shown in all those videos, but now I definitely see social media content in a different light. Frankly, I am a little disgusted that every second reel or so on my Insta seems to be produced exclusively in order to get people to buy stuff. Thank you for opening my eyes to that.
I needed this video. As a 22 year old, social media can make you feel like you are constantly failing and everyone else has their life so much more figured out and organized than you do. I truly needed a reminder that I'm not a failure for not buying into the idea that my life has to look like a spreadsheet.
I'm also 22. I feel like I don't have enough clothes or my apartment isn't enough. Both are pretty bare and I get by with what I have but I feel like I'm supposed to have more. But I can't because money.
Let me tell you something. No one has their life figured out. I'll turn 54 this year, and I'm still on the fake it til you make it train! Have I got my life together. I'm doing better than the average person, but I'm not perfect! And at 22 your life is only just starting. Give yourself grace.
When you go to buy something instead of thinking about the cost in dollars, think about the cost of time. If you made $10/ hr would that $50 item be worth five hours of your day?
I live like a 18th century present and I love it. No clutter, easier to clean, money in my account, eat real and proper food, no debt. My head hits the pillow and poof, out like a light. “Stuff you own ends up owning you” - Tyler Durden
“I think there’s good sides and bad sides to it, so I’m gonna discuss both” this is why I subscribed. I’ll admit I’m lowkey hesitant to watch certain videos cause I agree with certain topics, but it’s a lot easier to want to watch something I may not agree with because I know she’s gonna take this same attitude towards it.
And Hannah seems to really only be concerned when people take things to the extreme- when it starts to disrupt self out others others, or hurt self or others. That’s not you or me. ☺️💙
Something to bear in mind with the declutter minimalist influencers is they have these massive homes with tons of storage space and therefore the luxury of declutterring. We have a small home with six people. We have no storage space so it’s incredibly difficult to have an uncluttered space.
Same for us, household of 6, smaller home, limited storage space. I do watch these types of videos to get ideas for organization (that makes sense, not just for esthetic). I will admit, we probably have more stuff then necessary but I think it's because, like someone else in the comments said, I grew up with not alot and now I can afford things, I tend to over indulge on things for my home and family. I try to declutter each season, I just wish I could stop buying, lol.
Yeah, I used to think we had the most messy, cluttered home ever. It took me 19 years to realize other people also clean up before they get visitors, and this is just the reality of having 4 people and lots of (small) pets in a two room apartment
I'm one person with a cat in a one bedroom apartment. I don't have a ton of space. It looks better than it did when I lived in a studio and a tiny house... but it's still "cluttered". I think the biggest thing to remember is that social media is curated. They are ALL selling you something. Every clean home you walk into... probably had some kind of panic clean before you got there. :P
Since 1996, my mom has bought a full pallet of toilet paper for our family. It sits in our garage and we use it all year. She buys it at the beginning of January. It was great when we were kids, and as we all moved out my mom just kept buying the pallet and giving us some any time we went to the house. So when Covid came around, the only person living the life was my mom. She was a very popular lady lolol
I hear ya! My grandparents came up during the Great Depression, and in our basement there were cubbies and shelves they jam-packed with paper towels, bath tissue and cleaning supplies. People used to super-stock stuff because they were afraid of scarcity, but as long as it's the real necessities, and you were sharing it with the whole family, it's okay!
Yeah, we always kept T.P. on hand (the t.p. boxes through amazon subscriptions) when covid hit, the comp. refused to continue. So for that item we found "Who Gives a Crap" and have them on subscription. I hate running out of t.p. or buying a huge plastic bag of t.p. where once you open it, the rolls spill all over.
LOVE how much you emphasize “this is not real life, this is their job, this is the purpose of it” and give concrete useable advice for how to reflect on how certain content makes us feel, and what we can do when we realize it’s starting to tilt over into the negative / harmful side. Responsible consumption! Looking forward to the series, and how enthusiastically you analyze the topics.
I just came across your channel and I appreciated your take on influencers who over curate their homes. I keep a very simple home, minimal possessions, and I do an annual "reset" in which I am ruthless with what gets tossed or donated. Tomorrow is a donation pickup, so today is the "good stuff" clear out. Gifts I loved receiving but never used, housewares, linens, clothes - it all leaves tomorrow. While I was listening to this video, I was resetting the TV room. Every cabinet, drawer, and shelf was evaluated, stuff I don't need anymore was put aside for donation, and the whole space dusted, mopped, and vacuumed. I live alone but have family in and out constantly, so I like to set an example for the kids. My spaces are for people, not stuff storage. It warms my heart to hear our family say they like coming over to my house because it's "so peaceful." 💕
This is so toxic. Many of us who grew up poor , sometimes hungry and with empty kitchen cupboards at home have food hoarding tendencies and this just plays into those old fears and makes us more likely to be skint again by overspending. Urgh. Hate it.
What kills me about these random little "must-have!" products, is most of them are like, the reject novelty items you see in line at Tj Maxx or Marshalls. The stuff that you'd see while waiting in a line to maybe throw in somebody's Christmas stocking because you knew even if it was a "cool" item, it's likely not a quality item. The product pushing on tiktok is out of control, and its all useless clutter that'll be piling up in the garbage. These people are buying 50 cups and then buying accessories for their cups! A reusable cup is meant to reduce waste and people have managed to add several factors of waste!
27:45 I’m wondering how complicated this ladies shopping trips are that she needs all of this stuff in her purse. Is she stopping every 15 minutes to freshen up?
I moved like 3 times in the past year… I got rid of so much each time and I realized how wasteful I’ve been. It’s been my biggest regret to date, I’ve started being mindful of what I purchase. I moved in with my in laws for a while and my mother in law is sooo not wasteful she uses everything until she can’t anymore and I’m so thankful for what I’ve learned while living with her because I am very conscious of what I spend money on now. This week, after bills and groceries, we had $800 left for the week. I am proud to say that today is payday again and my family didn’t spend not one penny from that money. Every time I wanted to buy something I asked my self if there was something in my home that serves the same purpose, is it a want or a need?
This video is so so needed. This type of content, while aesthetically pleasing, promotes a lifestyle that is neither practical nor sustainable. Thank you for talking about this.
I also really like those videos, where people recreate Instagram influencer lifestyle pictures with the most modest (or at least clearly fake) stuff to show what's (often) really happening. Like, a picture between exotic plants, like you're in the Carribbean. Well, they're probably just in a garden centre with a bikini and good lighting. Look at this white sand! On this construction site. This blooming maddow, an un-mowd piece of lawn between a gas station and a highway, plus a great angle. An then, of course, there's rentable stuff like parts of the inside of a private jet, designer clothes and bags, furniture, cutlery, decorations, curtains etc. You can rent an entire interior for a day and take pictures with you in it, before returning it. Fun (fact) little story for that: A couple of hundred years ago, pineapples in Europe were SO expensive that only the very, VERY rich could afford them. Those who weren't rich, however, could RENT a pineapple for a dinner party, then return it for the next to rent, until it was too rotten for display (and it obviously was display only). So, back then you could actually invest everything you had (if you already had quite a bit!) in buying a single pineapple and renting it to other people who wanted to show off. Times haven't change that much. xD
One detail on influencers that you didn't touch on: Influencers get free stuff. One of my relatives has a good friend who was an early parenting influencer. A major one. Different companies, from clothing lines, children's food, feeding products, cleaning products, and anything you can think of sent this influencer tons of stuff for her to feature in her posts. So much stuff was given to her that my relative benefitted from the overflow. Yes, it's all fake, and the cost to the influencer can be much less than what you might think.
Your comment also made me think of something else they do…you can buy empty bags and packaging online, I am 52, live in the country, so I am somewhat out of touch, as far as brands go, but, for instance, you can buy an empty Gucci shopping bag, or Fendi bag, or whatever, for $10,$20, online, so you can pretend you’ve been shopping all day at those stores. So, some of the packaging in these videos are probably empty. It’s wild that so many people believe what they see in these videos. Also, the fakes, like handbags, for example, are close enough, these days, and you could fake a Gucci Bag…we can’t feel it, or look closely at it, so they’re faking so much.
I appreciate this content so much, it’s gold! When I moved into my place I thought I needed all new organizers and started with just the critical ones (sugar, flour, bathroom) etc. and I never got to the rest because I simply didn’t need it!
i love this video idea so much!! you’re highlighting what we’re missing among this stanley cup-sephora kid nonsense. we’re all victims of this type of consumer mentality! haven’t watched the video yet but keep doing whatever you want hannah! i love your content!!
As someone with a middle school kid, I'm so glad they couldn't care less about Stanley, Sephora, and consumerism in general. I like to live as minimally as possible so it does rub off on your kids. Good or bad.
When I moved in with my bf, he was keeping his flour bags inside gallon plastic bags, which were messy and caused them to rip even more. I bought us some containers for the sugar and flour and the difference it made to how messy our cabinet was is night and day. That was practical and normal. The fridge stuff is just beyond the pale way too much.
I keep my baking goods, flours, different sugars, and oats in 3L clip top kilners on the bottom shelf of my pantry (only because I would be likely to drop from higher!) I do a lot of baking, so I agree it's cleaner than multiple open paper bags stuffed into ziplocks. I don't add new products to old and clean out the kilner jars before refilling. Use before dates aren't a concern for me as my rotation is quick.
Yeah, I have my stuff in my pantry in clear containers to make it easier to see when I am running low. Stuff like dried lentils, flour, rice etc Because I cook from scratch a lot to save money, I like my containers. My pantry and fridge are still a mess though 😂
I like to buy some staples in bulk, to save money, so I put a usable amount in a container in my pantry, while the big sack of flour stays hidden. But that, I think, is pretty normal and practical.
Sugar (so far) is the only thing I keep in a dedicated container and it has been really practical. Flour is the only other thing i would consider refilling into a dedicated container and I can see it making a difference!
I love that you said "beyond the pale." This is an expression that needs more use! I, too, have containers for things like that. I also have one for my pasta because shoving it into a ziplock or taping the box shut is annoying. I feel like these are very normal things to own. But I don't need some weird container for my damn ketchup. It's already in a MUCH MORE CONVENIENT squeezy bottle.
Difficulty with executive functioning skills is very common with ADHD, depression and anxiety which is why I think these “get ready with me” or “restock with me” videos are so popular. It really helps us visualize a routine and organizational skills. But it’s a good call out to remind us to have realistic expectations as well
That's what lured me as an ADHD person. But after a while it just seemed off and gave me anxiety so...I eased off completely from that type of content. I still enjoy make-up influencer content because I don't really wear make-up so it just fascinates me.
Yes! but I soon realized how unrealistic it is because I don't want to spend time restocking anything lol. The idea of organization, labeling, and cute storage containers sounds nice but also looks overwhelming and exhausting.
I do a little bit of repackaging because of ADHD. Mostly dry goods that come in packages that don't reseal like pasta, cereal, crackers. It really helps me to see what I have in clear containers so I can make grocery lists better. But definitely not to the excessive level in the video.
Honestly, I looked at the videos and thought "that's really nice, but that wouldn't last even two days here". Like when I clean and organize my desk and it gets messy not even a week later. I think with ADHD it's more important to focus on function rather than if it looks pleasing. I'm also wondering if my neurodivergence is the reason these videos don't really work on me. Cause yeah, they were fun to look at, but the whole time I was thinking "is this necessary? why does she need to put everything in little containers? why does she need so much ice? does she make the ice and then throw it away, so she can make another ice video? why do you need to put so much stuff in your bag? this looks like so many unnecessary steps, who has time and energy for that?" It absolutely didn't entice me to go in the comments and look for all the links. Does this really work on people? It doesn't seem logical that it would, it's pretty crystal clear what it's all about.
Hannah this is a great video, you've put everything in words so well about overconsumption! It's definitely a good point that we should take these videos for what they are - aesthetic showcases, aimed to sell. I think that having plastic boxes for organization is fine - it's nice when things are not scattered around and you can find things easier. But it's the exaggeration in these videos, the constantly buying NEW things instead of old ones, oh that grates me so much. And the re-re-re-repackaging 😭 I love watching quiet or ASMR videos about organization, but I love it when you can actually see vloggers use their items after they buy them instead of buying new ones of the same over and over for the sake of selling *you* more.
With the condiment jars - another thing is, it's less convenient to find a spoon to take our a spoonful of ketchup than to squeeze it from the bottle it came in. And, for time's sake, why would you take the time to move something from one container to another when it is way more convenient to dispense it from the original bottle?
I usually put the leftovers from opened packages (e.g. rice, flour, etc.) in hermetically sealed containers if I don't use up the contents completely. It is almost never possible to transfer the contents without wasting a little. Something always gets stuck in the packet or spills out. I also believe that this exposes food to contamination. I wouldn't open a hermetically sealed and pasteurized ketchup bottle and then pour it into a jar that doesn't seal properly.
I love the implication of this being that they ran out of literally every food/bathroom item in their house before choosing to restock. Also, it would take me decades to wash all that plastic crap in the fridge, I really hope they're reusing them and not just throwing it out...
The only time this is useful is when you bulk buy things like rice or dried beans or stuff like that and rather than using the big ass box or bag they come into, you put it in another container for daily use. Anything else is absolutely ridiculous
Or weird shape packages or unruly boxes. I have a bunch of those Ikea glass storage jars with glass and Bamboo lids because my apartment pantry has those wire shelves that would cause bags of pantry staples or weak boxes to always fall over and get buried so I like that the jars usually hold one whole package (granola, rice, small pasta, chia seeds, etc), I can see what's in the jars and how much is left, and I can stack them! Without fully hiding what's in the back! I'm a big culprit of "out of sight, out of mind".
Or you buy small packages of things like nuts or dried fruit and make your own custom mixes. Or you have regular-sized containers of things like flour or sugar that have flimsy packaging and can attract icky critters. Ditto dog/cat food. Birdseed. There are lots of reasons to repackage food that go beyond bulk buying. Bulk buying food, if you don't have a large family, is generally a terrible idea because food expires or goes stale before people can eat all of it. Or they get sick of eating the same thing over and over and over.
@@NotaSeaBass i get ot, but you don’t need the parafernalia that this whole shtick implies. A good container for flour is a great idea if you use flour regularly, but to folks who don’t? It’s going to be a waste of space anyways. And the nut thing I guess depends on lifestyle. i agree my take was reductive, specially if one goes into the zero waste movement and other types of settings, but i stand by it because of the context of the video. no one needs to repackage ketchup, or a color coded pantry, nor are they better becauae they have it. houses are to be lived in, not to be a display. i get the reasons behind it, i get the business model, it just irks me because its disingenuous (spelling? eng is not my first language) in nature
@@abunlover yeah, for my dad who is partially blind we do get creative, but my parents had the money to also remodel their whole kitchen to make it more accesible and efficient for storage and suit their needs. I just dislike that this is the standard, though I agree my first take is reductionist
That ice cube person has a $600 dollar expresso machine in their kitchen (I know cause I’ve got the same one) and they have a whole shelf of canned/bottled coffee drinks in one of their multiple fridges. 🤔
Loved this video! I follow one of the influencers presented and yes, it is consumerism at its finest. I'm always amazed at the number of items she possesses and wonder how she has the time to be "that" organized and is able to maintain a level of organization like that on a consistent basis. She does admit that her house does not look pristine all of the time.
Whenever I see videos like this I don’t think “wow they must be wealthy” I think “wow they try really hard to look wealthy”. Real wealthy ppl don’t spent 450 on ice cube making supplies, they get a fridge with an ice cube maker
Wealthy person here. Our baseline ice cube makers aren’t “in the fridge.” The fridge is not cold enough to keep ice frozen. They’re also not in the freezer, bc it would be gross to have an open bin of ice from an auto-maker sitting in a freezer with other stuff. There’s an ice maker under the counter (in kitchen, outdoor grill bar area, living area wet bar, and in the hall leading to the primary suite, where there's a refreshment nook). ❄️ They’re not that pricey- like $4k- but they’re constantly backordered, especially the custom ones where you can do a cabinet front that matches the rest of your cabinets. 🌸🌺🌸🌺 We also *sort of* have fancy small batch ice made at home with molds. Right now I'm obsessed with huge spheres for sipping drinks, and rose-fragranced pink hearts for v-day water. But I don't make my own ice. I assume my chef makes it herself, but a kitchen assistant or other helper might be making it. I definitely would make it myself if it sounded fun. I totally see why the girl in the video finds it fun.
The amount of plastic is so disturbing. Like I don’t think people truly think through all the resources going towards these ridiculous videos… and for what?!
I've personally found that a lot of stuff stays good longer just because it's not exposed to the air. It doesn't excuse any of this, but it's a useful thing to know
I'm loving that 2024 is the year of trying to take down over-consumption. Not only because most of us are BEYOND broke and can barely pay bills and get groceries, but because so much internet content is preying on those of us who want to treat ourselves during this horrific trying time.
@@MearnieToon Um... I'm not blaming everybody else? You must be doing well if you're ignorant to what's going on for people who aren't wealthy right now. "Most people" being financially stable right now simply is not true.
My word. I’ve been a professional organizer for 7 years and I appreciate this video so much. I have definitely noticed the steady increase in unrealistic expectations over time, driven by aesthetic-focused content. When I take on clients I’m asking questions about their lifestyle, what their day-to-day looks like, etc. to help me design the best storage systems for them. Because what my work ethic will not allow me to do is implement a system I know someone can’t maintain. Function first, fashion follows❤
That's why home organization tiktoks or instagrams, like The Home Edit, feel toxic to me. Like if i don't have clear bins and labels for everything, I'm failing at adulting. When in reality, we just gotta experiment and find what works for you.
Great points to remember. These videos are for entertainment only and yes it's the influencers job. Thank you for stressing over and over that these are unrealistic to strive for in real life and not to become depressed if you can't do this... Such an important message! 😃
One of the things I hate about these restock videos is when they pour drinks/liquid food in containers. My mom tried to do that once to save room in our fridge, but what ended up happening is that we literally forgot the expiration date on the og packaging. So it just went bad 😅
Yeah that does suck. You can write on the outside of the plastic container with a marker. I put my flour and pancake mix and stuff in airtight containers. I don’t print labels because I think that is annoying to deal with when it comes time to wash so I just wrote “Pancake Mix 3/20/24” or whatever with a marker on the actual container.
I had the same problem with decanting milk. I don’t do it very much anymore, but when I do, I write the date on a piece of painters tape to stick onto the side. I do still use a plastic egg holder. There I just tear off the date from the foam carton to put in with the eggs.
As a Food Safety & Quality Assurance Director, these kitchen restocks are absolutely horrifying. We spend huge portions of our operating costs on safe, sterile packaging, rigorous hygiene standards, and reducing the footprint of our products. Not to mention, we'd be fined out of existence and lose our licenses to operate if we skip a single word on a label that is meant for consumer safety. What these people are doing is the exact opposite and it's infuriating.
I have nieces with food allergies and I have to keep a close eye on labels for anything that I will be cooking...I also make things for my husband and son that include those allergens so keeping things in their containers with their labels is extremely important.
The only storage containers I use are for eggs. I’ve accidentally crushed a dozen eggs in my fridge and spent a good hour cleaning my fridge. So the acrylic egg holders are worth it. Nothing else
it's so wild to empty foods and drinks from plastic containers to glass. Extra stuff to clean and opening things that don't need to be opened right now immediately makes it more perishable. That creamer could probably live unopened in the fridge until they actually needed it, but cracking that seal and pouring it into multiple other containers, containers that are more about aesthetics than being airtight and food safe, it so stupid.
So I pour some milk into glass bottles that I write the expiration date on. But I do it because it’s easier for my children to pour their own milk and bowls of cereal
Not to mention, you can see that those containers of products did not completely fit in the cute identical jars 1:1, so somewhere out of frame there is a pile of bottles and jars that are partially full, either in a fridge you don't get to see, or in the garbage.
@@octochan Yea, I’d wager they’re getting poured down the drain and/or thrown out. Reason being: why bother saving when you’re going to repurchase again very very soon for another “restocking” video to capitalize on commissions via views? Same with not caring how unsanitary it seems or not being able to see expiration dates and labels - doesn’t matter when it’s going to be thrown out and redone soon for another video. I just don’t see any of this stuff being used in full when the whole “aesthetic” is purchasing new items and filling up nice little containers to appear a certain way that’s pleasing to the eyes to make it _appear_ practical for views, ignoring how ridiculous it all truly is.
I can't, honestly. Beyond the effort of filling several containers with food that already come in usable containers (like sauces or jams), just thinking about having to clean the original containers to dispose of them (as is recommended in my city due to pest control and stuff), you also have to wash the cutesy containers. Damn, that's too much effort for anyone who is not profitting from doing it, for real.
this is so unimportant compared to the rest of the video but as an asmr lover, i hate how they dont realize that asmr means "nice pleasing sounds" instead of "slam everything down to make it make as much noise as possible"
Exactly. If influencer #2 is this mad at her taco cheeses, she needs to find a new brand (although I like that sort sometimes, maybe she should try cotija or something that triggers her rage a scosche less). And if influencer #3 is that mad at her imaginary vegan friend and this scenario that she made up from whole cloth, maybe she should only buy the friend one new bottle of Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi drops- she probably won’t use them both while she’s there, unless she’s visiting New Orleans and planning to moonlight as a bronze Statue-man (in which case, buy your own work supplies. Actually, no- just buy at least the bulk of your own toiletries-such a stupid premise for a video “POV”). Or keep 2-3 of those crystals and snuggle them for your own peace of mind/their calming effects- your guest probably brought her own or won’t need all of them, and the Product SuperSlam 2024 contestant making the video needs all of the help she can get. She should just start showing videos of folding chairs that she stores in an aesthetically pleasing manner before she breaks them over her opponent’s heads in cage matches- perhaps that would quell her rage. I’m sorry for the rant. I grew up in a “slamming often equates to anger” household and I can’t imagine how anyone would find these banging videos pleasant, but that’s not the case for everyone. Still, it really set my teeth on edge and I came in (to the comments) hot.
Exactly. For me, it can be scissors cutting paper. But these "sexy voices" (mostly just popping salvia 🤔) and nail tapping ones are annoying and they make up the majority of ASMR.
same, as an asmr lover I hate how asmr is used now as a trend, to describe basically just opening things with long nails and making as much noise as possible. it makes me uncomfortable tbh, makes my heart race in a bad way lmao.
The purse video, reminds me of being a kid and getting my first handbag... I was 7, I had nothing to put in it apart from my "twinkle purse" so I walked round the house popping things in it like vaseline from the bathroom cabinet, a spoon from the kitchen 😂
I shoved a bunch of markers and gel pens, a tiny impartial notepad, different chapsticks from an entire pack of chapsticks, and different, most likely already old candy that I just had into mine at 8. 😂 I can tell you now half, though markets and gel pens would lose their cap and just stain the inside of whatever bag it was an if the candy wasn't old it went into the bag to die and either stay old or melt and ruin in the inside because I left it in the car because kid me was not into carrying a bag, lol.
I grew up poor so I can definitively tell you I'm the target demographic for restock culture. They are targeting people who never want to feel the pain of not having enough again, so they have radicalized to a plentiful mindset. I even catch myself buying huge boxes of snack bars and refilling a snack box in my pantry.
It's great you are self aware though. Unfortunately I think the people that get sucked in just have no idea the subliminal messaging in these kind of videos.
Sometimes, it's just economical to buy in bulk. Most of the time, when I look at the price per ounce, it's not. Then you have the option that if it's something you go through quickly, buy the bigger amount. There are realistic reasons to buy bigger amounts, so don't feel bad if you have a purpose beyond just having it.
I feel like this level of food hoarding is really only understandable when extreme couponers do it cause they genuinely don’t have much money and you KNOW they’ll use the hoard
@@alexiakahler7222 I have a cousin who has 8 kids…she buys this amount of food and it lasts for like 4 days.
That is so my mum! She has always had the urge to buy more than we needed. My sister once organised my mum’s pantry and it was like 6 jars of gherkins, 8 tins of green beans, 8 jars of apple sauce, stuff like that, as if she was expecting war to break out or a disaster to happen any day. My mum was born just after WW2 in the Netherlands and my grandparents would’ve been living through the winter of scarcity during the war and were stocking up even long after the war, just in case… much like people started to stock up when the pandemic hit.
I could never understand why one needs to label "grapes" on a clearly see-through container of grapes. I can see the grapes. They do not look like onions or anything else.
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😂 so true 👍
not to mention that now you can’t use that container for anything else
i would’ve thought they were strawberries if they weren’t labeled
@@silentsong5397an organized fridge many times saves space.
The best advice I ever heard “don’t read beauty magazines, they’ll only make you feel ugly.” I started to see influencers as the new beauty magazine, it helped me see things more clearly.
This is so well put! Will keep in mind! :)
It's from the sunscreen song!
@@jamiea4350Yes! 😆 Only us Xennials would remember this 😁
Agreed. I started to feel so much better about myself when I got off Facebook and Instagram.
Funnily enough, women's magazines have some of the most in-depth investigative journalism for a while due to loss in revenue because of the lost interest.
Shame they are reverting back to being horrible again.
My daughter was watching a minute of this over my shoulder and said “her hair is so beautiful,” and I just wanted you to know 😊 love your content!
You're weird.
i was thinking that the entire time
Noticed the hair straight away too ❤ she's pretty
A bathroom drawer 😂
My daughter was watching a minute of this over my shoulder and said "her hair is so beautiful," and I just wanted you to know 😊 love your content!
"restocking my junk drawer"
ah yes, i do that too, but its more like i open the drawer and shove new junk in there and kind of shuffle it around until the thing shuts.
Was thinking the exact same thing.
I love this more than I should lol
Yup! 🤣
@@indiuckymonkey2137Oh man i have a kitchen drawer that is so stuffed things fall off the back and then i can’t shut the drawer underneath until i pull it right out and clear the debris 😂
PS influencers have a whole room for their crap and they shove it in there while filming.
LMAO 🤣😂🤣😂
If my guest needs 2 sticks of deodorant and 6 tubes of shampoo, they've already overstayed their welcome!
It's their house now, you are the guest 😂
Yeah, the only toiletries I would expect to see in the guest bathroom are hand soap, hand towels, toilet paper, and maybe pads and/or tampons if the homeowner wants to be extra-awesome
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@@heartofthewild680 - Right and I feel like most toiletries people are bringing with them when they travel and even when hotels provide stuff like that I still want to use my own
You made me cry with laughter 😆 sooo on spot! Maybe , there should also be a separate box with a cutie note/card giving a hint of sooner leaving?;)))
People make fun of their grandmas for being addicted to shopping on HSN and QVC, but they don’t realize social media has become literally identical, it behaves the same way and serves the same purpose, and they are EATING IT UP just like granny.
Excellent comparison!
Truly, I was chuckling at my auntie the other day…as I was scrolling an online shop cause I saw an ad that was cute on Instagram. Yikes!
Daaaaaang!!! That's real.
Not going to lie I like watching QVC to relax and I'm 30 so..🤦♀️🤷♀️
Why is that lady so angrily organizing her fridge? I’m legit at a loss for what the appeal of that video was.
I must say i love how you talk and articulate the points and issues as objectively as possible without hate . You are the investigative journalist of content creators
I bet there's a backup 'ugly' fridge where the leftovers and half-empty stuff goes, like in the garage out of sight haha
😂😂😂
of course! Doesn't everyone have one or 2 of these backup fridges? lol
I'm imaging it like ACTUAL soaps we could use in the bathroom that my mom kept hidden away while we could only "look but don't touch" the stupid decorative soaps and towels :)
Kim K just posted video of her real kitchen/fridges
I'm sure they just toss all that in the garbage.
This is the clean version of hoarding
They're not the same. Hoarding stems from a root issue of not being able to let go of things and feeling the need to have lots of things to surround themselves with. The anxiety around those feelings makes people hoard... to fill an emptiness and create comfort that something is there and always there for them. The clean and organisation obsession is also an anxiety issue... but it stems from a need to be in control of one's self and life when they fear being out of control of it, often it is a poor coping mechanism where they over compensate for lack of organisation (you often get this with ADHD people who are super tidy to combat their symptoms). The restock stuff though is more to do with a fear mindset of running out of things, and anxiety that you will be without something you may want or need and a desire to always be comfortable and with what you want for immediate gratification.
@@domtekos7761 This was a joke good sir 🧐
@@domtekos7761womp womp
Wow yes
😧 it is uh‽
Imagine taking ketchup out of a squeezy bottle to put it in a far less practical bottle!!! IMAGINE ACTUALLY DOING THAT
I just came to say this! Like that is so impractical.
Wild behaviour 😂😂
My 25 year old son would totally dip right out of a jar of ketchup. Maybe they're onto something.🤔...personalized ketchup jars?!?🤣
Sociopathy
Is it so the bottle s are all the same size to fit in the fridge together?
This is all so insane! I'm not washing 10,000 plastic containers every single time I go to the grocery store & if my friend is too exalted to use the products I already have in my guest bath, she can bring her own!
That just feels like doubling your grocery bill bc you’re buying a container or several for everything you’re putting in it
"Aesthetic" silicone ice trays are beginning to show up in my thrift stores, in huge quantities. Proof that "TikTok Made Me Buy It" items are fun or cute for a minute, but ultimately they are destined for the secondhand market and then the landfill. I expect in 6 - 12 months, the thrifts will be full of Stanley brand mugs.
True, for £1 I was able to get second hand heart shaped and hello kitty shaped silicon. Ive been making the most expensive chocolate you've ever seen since then. Can't wait for my stanley in 12 months time hahaha
I have seen the same thing. Especially right after a holiday.
@@theboujieproletariatthis is SO real, i’ve been a cutesy/pink person for years and now that barbie summer over i’m having a ball picking up cute pink thrift store finds LOL
People dgaf about aesthetic if they're not making money from it. So it's obvious outcome: people buy these ice trays hoping to become popular on tiktok, make a few very time-consuming videos, get 100 views and throw everything away. Too bad we're not talking about this more because every criticism is faced with "Just let people enjoy things!!!" and denying that nobody's enjoying this things off-camera and the whole thing is just an attempt to get famous on tiktok and make some money back.
I always thought they were chocolate molds to make cute little chocolates or cakes 😩
It’s targeted for lower middle class and poor people: I belong to this class. It’s a psychological thing IYKYK. I literally had to detach myself mentally from these types of content. This is literally hoarding disguised as “aesthetic content”.
YES. Minimalistic aesthetic content is marketed to people who have generally not had bare cupboards before; full cupboard content is marketed to people who have.
As someone who was poor, no tf it isnt. It's targeted to the gullible. To the people who look at something and say 'I want that.' I do have the aesthetic ice, I refill it weekly. It takes 15 minutes but i use my ice every single day because i work 10 hour days 5 days a week and i do not have time to go grab anything. I do have the 'ear bud cleaner' because I have a laptop AND IT CLEANS LAPTOP KEYS.
It's literally not stupid for people to buy things they absolutely need. You do not need cats, dogs, nor children. Her owning a cat is obsessive hoarding that SHE considers okay. Everyone is entitled to their own okay.
Stop juding people based off of your own negativity.
Yes, I got myself some organizing clear shelves. After a while realized, were not saving me time or helping kids find snacks better. So I got rid of them use original packaging and just store them by size on shelves. It helps kids and save me time money just buy what they really eat.
The worst of these videos are the makeup ones. I just watched this influencer organize an entire cabinet of just palettes. And I'm not talking about 1 palette each but she had 3 or 4 palettes of the same kind and multiples of the same color story. Eyeshadow expires 12 months after its opened and unopened eyeshadows keep for 3 or 4 years. They're not books, they expire because they contain natural ingredients. This is just a person flexing their collection. It's great if they're rich but most of these wannabe beauty influencers are drowning in debt just to keep up that image. No wonder we have 10 years olds wanting expensive makeup and anti-aging products. Anti-aging... on a 10 year old! Insane! I have 2 palettes. 1 neutral and 1 with colors I like and if I love a color, I'll buy singles and put them in a magnet palette. It's just excessive and worst kids are being influenced by them.
@@rumblefish9 they get sent a lot of it as PR too though - on every level they’re not really paying for stuff, or writing it off their taxes. It normalizes this kind of crazy waste but it just sort of starts happening at a certain level of that industry
You made me go from "wow must be nice to have money" to " wow do i really need to waste my money on all that"
It sounds like she accomplished her mission, then. lol. And I completely agree.
Fr duh
Exactly. “Wow. Wish I had that money. So I could do NOT THAT with it.”
It's really all unnecessary stuff.
It's certainly fantastic to have that money. But not to live like that. xD
so we 've gone from 'door to door salesmen' to 'screen to screen' salesmen. I think too we need to call these things out and say it is NOT OKAY. It is not 'their way of feeling good' and even if it WAS..it's not okay there EITHER.
What kind of MONSTER puts ketchup in a JAR?! You need the little spouty thing. Are you gonna *spoon* your ketchup next to your air fried fries or pour it from the jar??? No. You need the spouty thing, you monster
🤣😂🤣😂🤣
This comment is gold 🤣
Not to mention the peanut butter.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 monster!!!!
Definitely defeats the purpose. Extra dishes to clean as well.
I try to buy glass bottle versions so I can recycle ♻️ not as convenient but so much better for the planet 🌏
The environmental consequences of influencer culture is terrifying
Amen. Between the extra plastic these folks buy to restock their fridge to Stanley cups to the Jeep rubber duckies, it's too pathetic and disgusting.
I do wonder if in an attempt to continue to skirt the responsibility or environmental repercussions companies will start to push blame and on influencers seeing as the attempts to blame the consumer is no longer working.
It truly is.
Not even from what they buy, but the wastefulness of packaging & product & shipping from PR they receive from brands. It's wild.
"if everyone's consumption patterns were similar to the average American, it would take just over 5 Earths to support the human population"
I wonder how many earths we'd need if we lived like an American influencer.
If I went to somebody’s house and they had a perfectly stocked fridge like this I’d assume they’re a psychopath
Hehe I actually met a guy who invited me to his place to make tacos together and he had kitchen utensils I never heard of before like an egg slicer, a salad tumbler, a special device to make evenly sized apple slices and when I spilled some pepper and wanted to wipe it up with a cloth he stopped me and brought out the hand held mini hoover. He wasn't a psycho but we weren't a good match... I'm feeling well organized when I don't have my sweater on backwards.
Me too!!!!
@@annaf3915 he'd been waiting for the day he could whip out that mini hoover 😆
@@Emiliciaa I think so, yeah 😄
@@annaf3915 I remember egg slicers from the 80's 😅
The lady with the purse…Can you imagine trying to spontaneously go camping, or “hey, let’s go on a road trip!”. It’d take months for her to get ready but hey, if we need an emergency highlighter pen, she’s ready!
No she would have to get ready again😭😂
I was thinking how heavy that purse would be. To get a tissue to blow her nose is at the bottom of the bag and she has to get it, open it, all while the snot is pouring out of her nose! Now she needs those sanitizer wipes.
I had a history teacher that said along the lines "every posession you have is something you need to worry and care for. Not having much makes you worry free".
So true! When I had very little, it was the happiest time of my life
That's so good.
i second this! i’ve been selling heaps of my things and i feel so much better!!
Ooooo I like that.
"The more stuff you own, the more your stuff owns you"
A very important topic to cover is how many of these "faceless" influencers could in fact be hired models working from a 1by1 metre studio alongside 300 more such hand models, making money for a content farm.
That's a disturbing thought.
That sounds like an episode of black mirror.
Nailed IT!
Like ghost kitchens.
@@samsmith6169 It’s not because this type of industry already exists
If that lady loves to stock so much... why doesn't she work at a grocery store😂😂😂😂
She’s making money by making deceptive content against her fellow citizens.
Right, her kitchen looks like a gas station.
Amazon warehouse would love this woman
Because she makes way more money doing this shyte content than she would just working at a grocery store.
Because that doesn’t make money.
I’ve been watching your videos for that last few months. Your videos help me recover from the expectations social media gives me, and healing from social media. I just wanted to say thank you!
If a guests at my house forgets their toiletries, and they don’t want to use mine, they are absolutely welcome to my basket of mini shampoos, conditioners, soaps, and lotions I’ve swiped from hotel rooms.
My SIL traveled a lot with her work. Probably 7 months of the year, maybe more. She had garbage bags full of the hotel toiletries. Every time I visited her, I came away with enough toiletries to never need to buy toiletries and still give some to family, the local food bank and local homeless shelter. Okay, I did buy some razors, lol. As her career progressed, she stayed in higher end hotels, the toiletries turned to high end products.
What was vet profession thaf ace traveled so much
If they run out and don't want to use your items, they're also welcome to the nearest Target.
Now the toiletries are screwed into the wall :/ but 99¢ refillable shampoo bottles are easy to come by 😎@@kenyonbissett3512
I don't have a selection of hotel minis,but guests are welcome,if they forget something, to use my stuff,but what I won't do is fully stock a bathroom with everything possibly necessary for a house guest, I just expect people to bring their own stuff. Isn't that the norm? X
Regarding unpackaging and repackaging of refrigerated items: When you pour a product out of its original package, you are taking it out of a sterile container. No matter how clean your own container is, it’s never going to be as clean as the original container. As a result, you are introducing bacteria, which will not only shorten the shelf life of a product, but can lead to food borne illness. It’s fine if you want to put small amounts of your condiments into pretty containers for serving, but for storage, it’s best to stay with the package it came in.
❤❤❤❤ I literally create food packages for a living. A lot of chemistry went into your OJ jug.
YES THIS!
ITS PLASTIC.!! Let people do what they want with food they pay for. Food waste is worse. Much worse
@@carver3052not true
The original container is not clean. That stuff sits on pallets in warehouses, shipping containers, sometimes outside, all before it gets to the shelf and in your house.
The FDA regulations are not as strict as you think and definitely bar minimum for non-food items.
Something that bothered me as a retail worker about 16:14 was them not rotating stock. They are pushing the drinks that are "still left" into the back and putting all the new ones in front. The old ones will expire in the back 😭
😂 you really think these sealed drinks will get anywhere close to rotten in the fridge? 🤦♀️🤦♀️
Exactly! First in, first out.
“The Kardashians and Jenner’s Fridge” 😂
I know I rotate my can goods for this reason like I have one tomato soup left buy 4 more. Put the new four in the back put the older one up front.
@@novaangle2183 best before ≠ lethal after 😆 this alarmist mindset and lack of common sense is another reason for unneccessary food wasting
I’ve recently decided I wanted to be a bit more organize and started with my bathroom. I did it so basically nothing was in view except for my soap dispenser and I hated it so much because it felt too sterile so I dis-organized it a little bit. It’s all about balance 😅
The fact that the third woman emptied out BONNE MAMAN jars that are already known for being aesthetically pleasing into a different set of aesthetic jars drives me up the wall! It makes no sense to move something from a GLASS JAR into another GLASS JAR!
I literally save my bonne maman jars to put other things in because they're THAT cute! (Stuff like homemade sauces or extra chopped veggies usually, not...other stuff that already came in packaging, lol.)
Especially because the new jars will for sure contain more bacteria in them than the original one. And you're never allowed to go to the store and just randomly pick an item you like when you don't have a special container for it. Also you have to completely empty every container before restocking or produce even more waste. What if in one week I prefer raspberry jam over cherry jam, but have to eat everything in the fridge before I can buy new one? I'll never understand this.
@@zegct1I put my Q tips in them.
I LOVE those jars. I use them all over the house to store things. They're the cutest!
I'm just clicking on this now and haven't seen that part yet,and just reading this makes me preannoyed! 😂
"When you have to restock your entire guest bathroom drawer because your friends says she will only use natural nontoxic vegan products" Well if I had a friend who demanded I buy hundreds of dollars of new product so she can stay over instead of just bringing her own supplies, I would simply not be her friend anymore 🤷♀
Anyone who is that particular would definitely bring their own stuff. I’m that person… I have lots of allergies so I’m particular. I’d never. In a million years. Expect a friend to stock her bathroom with my products!
I’m guessing these guests are wealthy and are coming to stay in a house of another wealthy friend. Normal people are not this good of a friend to provide all these luxuries to someone coming to spend a few nights. You need “specialty” products, go buy your own or bring some with you, or best yet, stay in a nearby hotel. Why are you staying at my house? I don’t want you to find it comfortable enough to never want to leave where later you’ll end up evicting me from my own home through some scheme you’ve concocted.
This one was especially funny to me with the full-size deodorant. Either your friend is leaving behind a used deodorant or stealing your stuff when they go!
Yeah, I feel like the friend is going to move in
I would send that “friend” a link to Airbnb soooooo fast. 😂😂😂
I don't care if I became a billionaire, I would never want my house to look like a convenience store. I'd rather adopt another cat!
Same! And the environmental consequences are very sad! I never knew that people’s houses look like a store
Literally me
Lol
@@NIAAESTHTIC The ice cube person is probably just throwing away all of those ice cubes after posting the video because they will never use all that ice. I wonder where they put all the stuff out of that freezer drawer so they could put all the ice into it. They might have also had to throw away a whole drawer of actual food in order to film the video of them "restocking" some soon-to-be trash into the freezer.
@@lance_374 yes! You are most likely right and it’s really disturbing and disappointing! You can do regular restocking videos my life isn’t that boring where I’m going to restock all that!
Your video saved me! I kept questioning myself after I watched the restocking videos. Why that influencer lives in such a high-ended, rich, and super organized life? I began to feel stressed and even went to buy those stuff to be more organized.
Yes, I hate this so much! Restocking is something big supermarkets do… We, as individuals, shouldn’t restock. We should just buy what we need. No reason for a shelf full of shampoo & conditioner unless you own a hair salon!
What a waste of money the average person hasn't got a lot of spare money to be like their favourite influencers and they get into debt to pretend they are wealthy enough to live this lifestyle and end up with severe depression or isolation but they seem happy to the outside world so sad they think they have to be like that. Hugs and prayers for you all from the UK xx❤❤❤
I have a small stock of food storage in the basement, but it's mostly for those "Dad, we ran out of peanut butter!" moments.
Why do you hate it? Genuinely curious.
Just to add another side to this: I grew up incredibly poor, basics like shampoo weren't a guarantee to be restocked immediately or even that fast, so when I first lived on my own married, I couponed a TON and had a stock pile and did similar "restocks" it's not that it was about the aesthetic of a shelf full of name brands, but rather the security they were there. I'm well aware this isn't inherently the case with this kind of content, however, part of it could lead back to some issues of our past we're overcompensation for. ❤
@@michelleprieur1 because of the environmental consequences. That kind of consumerism creates a ton of waste (also behind the scenes! Even if you don’t immediately throw it away there’s a ton of resources that went into production). And while this particular person might be doing it for instagram content, their followers will inevitably end up buying some of these cutesy items. And it is not essentials, it’s cheaply made cute stuff that you’ll replace next season or that will fall apart on its own. So it makes my heart break to see so many people asking for links for these things.
If I were a teacher, i would show this video to my students for media literacy and to show young minds that this isn't real life.
Yes indeed! I'm going to show my grandkids this.
This is a brilliant idea for a class!!!
good idea!
Wow. I'm a teacher. Thank you for the idea.
I am a teacher, was thinking this exact thing.
When I see restockers doing things like opening dairy products and pouring them in separate, single-serve containers, all I can think is, "Great, now you've introduced bacteria into that." Many items will have an expiration date of say, 2 weeks from now...with the caveat of "once opened, consume within 3-5 days", so are they then consuming those contents, now introduced to bacteria, in that time frame? And then think about things like the ketchup bottle. The bottle is perfectly designed to keep the contents inside very sanitary, that's why it lasts for weeks. But once you have to scoop it out of a bowl, you introduce new bacteria with every dip (God forbid someone licks a spoon and double dips too). It's just, honestly, gross. Pretty does not always mean functional...or sanitary.
These exact thoughts are what arrest my hands from committing stupidity in the name of “aesthetics for instagram”
Id love to see travel vloggers?
The milk bottle doesn't reseal itself...
@@Ftjxmmgedbut it has expire date on it 😂 does the container this influencer pour everything in have that?
Didn’t see much of that
@@NgaBalkan no, but the argument was that the container got opened to pour out the milk. How else do you pour out milk?
It’s kinda crazy how nobody wants to get out of the rabbit hole and read the book Whispers of Manifestation on Borlest
I hate hate hate the practice of removing food from it's original packaging: with expiration dates, nutritional info and ingredients, and shielding from light when needed. This hate goes all the way back to the rise of Pinterest.
You can write the expiration date on the airtight container. I put flour and pancake mix and stuff like that in airtight containers and I just write on the plastic container with a marker. The rest of the info you said is missing can be looked up online. Walmart and target and places like that have the nutritional value info for items online
@@A---ti3zz That's all good until you remember that many products that should be kept in fridge also have "after opening consume in x hours". Are these influencers going to drink all 20 bottles of milk and stuff in 2 days?
@@Maryna_MVno one opens 20 bottles of milk at once so that’s not a problem. You can write the throw away date. Not sure why you are fighting with me. Go yell at them instead. There are tons of issues with what they do but most of their wastefulness are in other areas of their home
Yeah it's REALLY unhealthy
My family does this with jam, but only with jam. It's cheaper to buy the jar once, and then clean it out and fill it up with jam from those sausage-looking plastic refill sleeves. Just make sure you have a big enough jar and clean it well before every refill. Jam stays good for a long time. It's not aesthetic at all but it works.
I would never do this with stuff like ketchup, that already come in good containers.
Heinz: Spends millions of dollars and years of R&D to create an easy dispensable catsup bottle that keeps the sauce fresh, is easy to store, removes the need for a utensil to spread it and avoids having to shake the bottle like the old school glass bottles.... Influencer: I took that personally.
😂 on point!
I think for me the creepiest thing about that first grocery restock is that there's no, like ... ingredients to actually COOK with. There's produce, snacks, condiments, sliced cheese, and sliced meat, but there's nothing to actually make dinner with. So you know there's an entirely separate fridge that probably actually just looks like a fridge that they use to make dinner and store the overstock that they aren't pointing a camera at.
Or worse… this is what they eat all day. This and take out.
So you never have omelettes? And you store breads in the fridge? There are some unrealistic stuff in that video, but those are the foods we tend to have in our fridge. Rice and such are elsewhere.
Yes! Where are the packages of meat? Or the different kinds of vegetables I need to cook something up? Where are the leftovers? It's like the uncanny valley, but with a refrigerator instead of people. You look at it and it KIND of looks like the real thing but off somehow on a level you can't quite put your finger on. Also, when I want to grab ketchup out of the refrigerator I don't want to read 10 different little labels, I want to just grab the bottle that I know is ketchup because it is ketchup shaped. Hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, BBQ sauce and stir fry sauce would be a whole little nightmare of same-color jars.
also no room for air circulation. half that gonna get frozen
@@NoelleTakestheSky I only have ingredients in my fridge, as it is unusual to have snacks at home in the country I live in. So I have carrots, potatoes, different kinds of greens, oat milk and meat or tofu in the fridge.
Thank you for explaining this to the young and vulnerable. It's the first step in their realizing how they're being used and mislead by the media, educators and politicians.
I love the lady that cleans hoarder houses for free. I also love the guy that cleans vents, a guy that cleans roofs, a guy that fixes dead spots in grass, and the septic tank guy
And the mowing guy!! SBMowing, if I'm not mistaken. He mows overgrown lawns for free! So satisfying to watch
There’s also a guy (“post” somebody) who unclogs storm drains and it’s so satisfying when it really starts flowing!
@@katiem3626 yesssss I love watching the water whoosh! Plus I’m amazed how grass and trees can grow anywhere
Aurikatarina? I know I spelled wrong but god I love her 😭 also Midwest magic, the dude is hilarious (I have no clue his real name since he changes it every video)
Aurikatariina!!! She actually washes all her microfiber towels at home too!!!!
This kind of content took off shortly after the Kardashian “pantry tours”. What people fail to realize is that there were stylists hired to specifically stock and over-organize those pantries for people who do not shop or cook for themselves to fill empty spaces for visual appeal in an otherwise unused area. It’s aesthetically acceptable hoarding.
Yep, and even if it was their fridge, they have professional chefs. So it's not their fridge. It's the fridge of someone who gets paid by billionaires to keep the fridge looking nice, among other things.
"It's aesthetically acceptable hoarding." That's exactly what it is.
That, and the budget.. They can afford to essentially have an edible food installation producing $1000 of waste product needing replacing daily, what's 30k a month on a fully stocked fridge when they are making more than a million a week? It's ultra wasteful but they can afford to be. Normal people making enough to survive but not really enough to thrive really shouldn't take on something like that.
Yes I wonder if these are professional cleaners and organizers who do this for ultra rich clients. My aunt preps vacation houses on a lake as part of her cleaning business and I think part of the job is similar to this. I don’t think any of this is for regular people.
I love the term "aesthetically acceptable hoarding". I will have to remember that one. ;)
Imagine opening a dozens of lattes just to pour them into glass containers and let them rot before their expiration date because you opened them. I CANT
Not to mention having to sterilize all those between uses.
I truly agree with you 100%!
And the little bit that is left in the original bottle!
@Saezimmerman this was my exact thought 😅
I remember the first time I saw those plastic milk cartons in a store...I was like, "What?? Why?" LOL
i really like your video that gives depressed low self esteem people a reality check. I had friends who just compare themselves of their friends/strangers from social media, and I keep telling them its all fake. Now we have someone who clearly explains it
This is the kind of social media literacy and analysis that we should be showing to our kids in schools. 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼
Yes!
💯
This 👌🏾
Thank you for this. I'm hoping to give my child the best childhood--a happy one- even if things don't look "perfect" on the outside.
Agreed
Omg your this video could not have been recommended to me at a better timing. I was reorganising my kitchen and found this influencer video with oil/sauces/spices organising ideas. Bottles and boxes and container of things. She said “this kitchen says that you’re a put together, responsible adults”. I went to Amazon to buy all of those. Put them in the basket. And then I took a TH-cam break and this video came up. 5 mins later I emptied my Amazon basket worth 200 something euros. Thank you and now I don’t feel too bad anymore. My kitchen is clean and just fine!
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Proud of you for real👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Holy Crap! 😂
Thank you so much 🥺🥺@@reinanaki6455
This video made me empty my Amazon cart.
A lot of these containers take up more space than the original packaging!
True 😂
I was cringing at all the dead space in the cheese/deli meats/etc boxes in the fridge restock. x.x
@@TansyBlue"cringing" So truee
I really liked this video and completely agree with the topic. I also want to say that you speak in a clear and enjoyable way, which is perfect for me as I am learning English. I’m changing the type of content I watch on TH-cam, and yours is both different and entertaining.
I don't have an entire drawer dedicated to ice trays, but I do have an entire drawer in my kitchen dedicated to Tupperware lids and bottoms that don't match.
Who doesn't? 😅
The worst part is spending ten minutes trying to find the one lid for the tupperware where you already placed the food, only to give up midway because you found a matching container and lid and it's easier to transfer the food there.
I think everyone born more than 20 years ago has one of those drawers lol
😂😂😂
You ever planning to share it as a short or small video?
I have a drawer full of herbs and spices. I used them all, some a lot, others rarely. They are the reason I never eat out anymore, because I can cook the most delicious stuff myself now (using my secondhand cook books).
8 years ago I disconnected from social media except youtube for my own mental health. Haven't regretted it.
Same
Same… 3 years ago
Same deleted my insta,Facebook,snap among others and my life has been filled with so much happiness,less stress and no more migraines from using my phone for hours on end.
Hifi 2 years!😅🎉
One year so far Best decision
If someone said I had to restock everything in my bathroom so they could be a guest, I would send her a list of hotels.
🤔 I always bring my own stuff. Why would I expect a host to know what I need?
@@buschhuhn9197 Exactly, I always bring my own shit with me. I'm very particular about what products I use (for medical and ethical reasons), so I'm pretty sure that none of the places I stay at have them readily available.
(the friend isn't real)
It’s obviously clickbait to sell those types of products. There is no “friend”.
I’m vegan, and I always bring my own stuff if I am staying with a friend. That one literally made me laugh out loud, but it was fun to watch.😅
I’m glad videos like yours exist because I really thought I was overreacting by thinking that this was all too obsessive.
Me too, I ahve alwys thought it was insane.,but then thoight I want normal.
21:10 let's be honest, the labels on the clear containers are for nothing else than aesthetic. No one will mistake eggs for avocados because there wasn't a label.
I actually do have a label in my fridge on the egg department (like that little place in the door for eggs). I write the expiration date on the label with chalk marker. And sometimes I prep fruit and veggies for the week. If it's a container with multiple parts in it, I also use the chalk marker to write on the small side what's in the container. Everything else I am pretty sure is visible on first glance in my fridge 😂
Good point.
This gotta be one of the stupidest trends I've ever seen.
i do label everything tho, but mostly because i need to know what food i prepared and when, so that i eat them before they go bad. So it kinda resembles a lab refrigerator rather than an aesthetic one xD kinda sad and only prepared food or opened containers of yogurt or milk have them tho. Then again, this is because i do need that kind of order, and it does tire me out to do so.
in my house, the labels on the clear containers are erasable things to show the expiration date of whatever's in the container, or specifically for the spice drawer, because I can't usually identify them by smell alone
I just saw a "pack my Stanley Cup with me for my morning walk" type of reel. My jaw was on the floor. Ma'am, you don't need more stuff than the average person packs for a weekend trip HANGING off of your overpriced waterbottle. What on earth is even going on.
I just saw something similar! She had a wrap around mini backpack and some other accessories attached to this cup! The vid title was 'Pack my Stanley cup with me.' I thought it was going to be satire and she'd fill it with ice and water. Nope. That cup has more accessories than I do.
I barely carry that much stuff in my purse, all I carry is my wallet, my phone, and my phone charger 😭
Someone gave me a Stanley cup. I didn't really like it because it could fall over and leak. I found out 2 weeks ago about the hack to fix that problem. But I still prefer my Contigo mugs. I bought just some new ones too.
Wait, what?! How do u pack a cup?! 😂😂😂
I immediately had to look this up... and wow!!! It is oddly entertaining and the people doing this make me feel better about my life.
One thing I never see anyone talk about is how removing these items from their packaging often lowers their general shelf life - my wife got some of those clear plastic containers from costco to put pantry items in and we ended up throwing away a bunch of food because it got stale WAY faster than if you just left it in the bag and rolled it tight to keep the air out. Now you have all these containers that require you to put your item out in the open air and just sit there; crackers, pretzels, anything that could is going to go stale in a week tops. That lady putting katsup and bbq sauce in her custom jars - what if there's a contaminant or something in the jar you washed? You now wasted half a bottle of katsup because the whole thing went bad because there was a little bit of water or something at the bottom that you didn't notice and it went mouldy, etc. It's just such a performance piece of wasted time at the end of the day that ultimately doesn't even make your food last longer. I feel bad for all those kids in suburban houses that have snacks stored in these aesthetic containers because I bet they're all gross most of the time, except on restock day which you're probably not allowed to take any from because mom might need to make more content.
THIS!!! This is the thing that always gets to me when it comes to food restocks. I can understand it for stuff such as opened coffee, flour etcor even veggies that go in propper containers - you see better the stock level, you know when to buy some more and veggies just may get eaten if they are seen. But for stuff like deli meats, dairy, chips and snacks, sweets,sauces? It's a health hazard!!! People don't understand that this stuff is kept ok by being pasteurised/conserved and kept in a protective atmosphere - usually pure nitrogen. Once you open the package, the expiry date changes and usually you have to consume stuff in 2-3 days. The best thing that can happen is the taste goes off. The worst is food poisoning for the entire family. Especially with beverages that have dairy and juices - they are only shelf stable because of the way they are packaged.
Another crap i see is washing and tampering with produce and then storing it. For example breaking lettuce leaves and washing them, cutting spring onions, peelimg stuff, washing berries. Or prepping stuff like carrots, onions etc for the entire week. This creates a high risk of mold developig and also bacteria growth which cannot be washed away after the produce is cut. If you are prepping for next day, it's fine! If you are hoping the produce prepped on Sunday for salads is safe to eat by Friday, I'm sorry for you and your family.
I agree. Too much prepping & too long affects quality & possibly safety of food. So unnecessary.
On point, sir! Throughout the times, I've come to realize that I only choose to buy and use containers where I can fit the food in its original package - pasta, cereals, seeds, etc. -, precisely because of contamination and faster deterioration that allways came from the extra exposure to environment.
Yes!! I got a couple plastic containers with the popup lids (where you press down to “seal” and I thought I must be crazy till I read this because I swore cereal and crackers got stale so fast!! Glad I only did it to a couple things.
@TheMadalinaal yes! I don't even drink milk yet I'm disturbed by the number of people pouring milk into different containers!
I'm so happy that I found you and already watched three episodes in a row (can't wait to go on with the Stanley cups which I sooooooo deeply reject ^^). Your thoughts are clear and understandable, your argumentation is intelligent and comes from a very down to earth sort of attitude. And although your critique is refreshingly direct and on point you still manage to stay friendly, understanding and liberal in it. This is such a great combo! I love it. Please go on with this series because frankly... I think this is the sort of social media and digital education we all absolutely need (and which will be standard for future generations I hope).
This may sound silly but I needed this video so much. I’m a 24y/o college student and I’ve been so horribly harsh on my self and all the things I have because “I’m not there yet”, “my apartment is not aesthetic”, “I don’t have the things that look good”. I have been ashamed of my place just because it’s not up to standard. I am so blessed to have a place, to have food, to have a confortable bed and so many things that help me live comfortably. I even feel a bit stupid for not being as thankful and I should since I was homeless during the pandemic, all I have rn is such a blessing.
Thank you so much for this Hannah.
I’m so glad you have a home again. You’re doing great! ❤
so relatable!!
I'm 47 and I have always bought bargains at thrift shops and garage sales. There people aren't real. Have experiences instead of things.
Up to whose standards? Go do a missionary trip in poor parts of the US, or a village in Honduras, you'll appreciate your life and not what you dont have because you listen to "influencers"
@@texastea5686 girl she used to be homeless i think she gets it💀
I used to envy people on instagram with their lifestyle and wishing I had it, but then something inside me snapped one day, and now I'm just living my best life with what I have
Go you!!! Me too!!! ❤❤❤
That's awesome❤
Exactly
Best way to be 😀
Snapped, or woke up? Glad you saw the light.
I really want to say: "Thank you!" because I'm those person, who compare yourself to this content-creators, and thought: " Why I can't live like them? What's wrong with me? Maybe I'm not working enough?
Now, after yours videos, I'm watching all this beautiful videos of content creators, like a serial, like a show, or like a advertisement! Thank you, you've open my eyes! ❤
The waste these influencers generate and promote, especially plastic, is absolutely nauseating and unconscionable.
So many problems with this chick. Where to start.. First off, she has called attention to a certain type of video she calls “restock content”. So under the guise of criticising the overconsumption and wastefulness promoted in these videos, she has piqued people’s interest so that y’all are most likely going to seek out these videos if only to see what the hype is about. She has admitted to following at least one of these content creators she has put on blast. So now you’re really intrigued. Then at the end, after all her mock concern about what these content creators are promoting, she goes and recommends other specific creators to watch instead and has a LINK for the people she has promoted. Then she asks you to interact with her video by leaving a comment to “recommend” other channels etc. etc. This girl is gasp getting paid to (un)promote both these types of videos AND the certain content creators she has links for. Her target audience is YOU. The suckers that actually think she gives a hoot about overconsumption and waste and saving the planet and being a more responsible human being etc etc. This is a scam. These “anti-promoters” are ACTUALLY PROMOTING and getting paid for it. Don’t trust ANYTHING you see and dont go telling your life story in the comment section where the main purpose is to get this video to a bigger audience so that she makes more money. Peace out.
I know! It’s makes me feel nervous and a little sick watching these, not jealous
This! Even if you aren't buying from them, watching and engaging with their content enables their wasteful behavior.
Agreed. Influencers should be expected to "influence" responsibly just like big corporations are obligated to operate in an environmentally friendly way.
Exactly. People will say “well it’s their money” like it’s not OUR planet.
On the topic of "they're just doing their job and we can't fault them for that", I think we absolutely can. Unless I'm missing something huge, they chose these jobs. No one forced them to pitch consumerism on the Internet.
Yeah it's a blurred line for me. Perpetuating manipulation of viewers, and promoting vast amounts of consumerism/waste when some people don't have access to clean water is very unnerving. I know no one is perfect or can save the world but this is crossing a boundary imo.
Yes!!!! They are choosing to intentionally try to manipulate people and to promote terrible behavior! Why? Because they want to! They could just as easily become a teacher or a nurse or do any number of things that actually help the world. They choose not to be good people (at least in terms of their livelihood).
Like the crazy woman who made the video.
You cant blame them they are not holding a gun to your head saying you must buy buy no you are a grown adult you choose what you buy
Could've been nurses instead
Because nothing says “home” like a refrigerator that looks like it belongs in a convenience store
I am feeling like she works at a bed and breakfast or something where the drinks are included or they don't have the large convenience store-type fridge. So I feel like she is stocking at work and trying to play it off as her own stash.
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@@monicaphillip8449 the most popular restocking influencer in my country has her own "work kitchen" . These videos make them so rich she made a second kitchen to film her videos. These influencers most likely have their own "work kitchen" or "work fridge"...
lol right, where the heck are the leftovers?! 😂😂 I need a couple bites real quick.
It plays to childhood fantasies
I just wanna say you've pretty much changed my life with your influencer insanity videos. I was never one to buy stuff shown in all those videos, but now I definitely see social media content in a different light. Frankly, I am a little disgusted that every second reel or so on my Insta seems to be produced exclusively in order to get people to buy stuff. Thank you for opening my eyes to that.
Who is washing all of those storage containers!!!! Its an absolute NO for me
You're kidding right? If they're not in containers, they would have been placed in Tupperware. Good grief.
The nanny of course, you pleb
they get themselves a dishwasher with all that influencer money they get out of suckers
Their coerced slave servants 😢 this people are psychopath...
@@cheesewithxbread wooosh
I absolutely HATE that she put her ketchup in a jar. Girl if we're having a bbq at your house, i am bringing my own ketchup.
right!! unless she boiled her jars beforehand it's just going to make all the condiments go bad
Trueeeee!!
And the rest in the bottle??? Just NOOO!
Agreed. The fancy ice fridge was extra, but the "real" fridge makes absolutely no sense.
Lol yeah plus the addition of having to clean everything out before the next restock.
I needed this video. As a 22 year old, social media can make you feel like you are constantly failing and everyone else has their life so much more figured out and organized than you do. I truly needed a reminder that I'm not a failure for not buying into the idea that my life has to look like a spreadsheet.
I'm also 22. I feel like I don't have enough clothes or my apartment isn't enough. Both are pretty bare and I get by with what I have but I feel like I'm supposed to have more. But I can't because money.
Let me tell you something. No one has their life figured out. I'll turn 54 this year, and I'm still on the fake it til you make it train! Have I got my life together. I'm doing better than the average person, but I'm not perfect! And at 22 your life is only just starting. Give yourself grace.
When you go to buy something instead of thinking about the cost in dollars, think about the cost of time. If you made $10/ hr would that $50 item be worth five hours of your day?
I live like a 18th century present and I love it.
No clutter, easier to clean, money in my account, eat real and proper food, no debt.
My head hits the pillow and poof, out like a light.
“Stuff you own ends up owning you” - Tyler Durden
@@lizzy9975thank you
“I think there’s good sides and bad sides to it, so I’m gonna discuss both” this is why I subscribed. I’ll admit I’m lowkey hesitant to watch certain videos cause I agree with certain topics, but it’s a lot easier to want to watch something I may not agree with because I know she’s gonna take this same attitude towards it.
And Hannah seems to really only be concerned when people take things to the extreme- when it starts to disrupt self out others others, or hurt self or others. That’s not you or me. ☺️💙
Something to bear in mind with the declutter minimalist influencers is they have these massive homes with tons of storage space and therefore the luxury of declutterring. We have a small home with six people. We have no storage space so it’s incredibly difficult to have an uncluttered space.
Same for us, household of 6, smaller home, limited storage space. I do watch these types of videos to get ideas for organization (that makes sense, not just for esthetic). I will admit, we probably have more stuff then necessary but I think it's because, like someone else in the comments said, I grew up with not alot and now I can afford things, I tend to over indulge on things for my home and family. I try to declutter each season, I just wish I could stop buying, lol.
Yeah, I used to think we had the most messy, cluttered home ever. It took me 19 years to realize other people also clean up before they get visitors, and this is just the reality of having 4 people and lots of (small) pets in a two room apartment
Let's put something from one container to another 😂
True. Have you watched any of the small home stuff? I love seeing the organization in those tiny homes.
I'm one person with a cat in a one bedroom apartment. I don't have a ton of space. It looks better than it did when I lived in a studio and a tiny house... but it's still "cluttered". I think the biggest thing to remember is that social media is curated. They are ALL selling you something. Every clean home you walk into... probably had some kind of panic clean before you got there. :P
Since 1996, my mom has bought a full pallet of toilet paper for our family. It sits in our garage and we use it all year. She buys it at the beginning of January. It was great when we were kids, and as we all moved out my mom just kept buying the pallet and giving us some any time we went to the house.
So when Covid came around, the only person living the life was my mom. She was a very popular lady lolol
Um
I hear ya! My grandparents came up during the Great Depression, and in our basement there were cubbies and shelves they jam-packed with paper towels, bath tissue and cleaning supplies. People used to super-stock stuff because they were afraid of scarcity, but as long as it's the real necessities, and you were sharing it with the whole family, it's okay!
I’m like your mom. The pandemic was no problem for me. “Restocking” for me is very different from influencers
TP is made with ASSbe§tos, enjoy rubbing it in... 🧻
Yeah, we always kept T.P. on hand (the t.p. boxes through amazon subscriptions) when covid hit, the comp. refused to continue. So for that item we found "Who Gives a Crap" and have them on subscription. I hate running out of t.p. or buying a huge plastic bag of t.p. where once you open it, the rolls spill all over.
LOVE how much you emphasize “this is not real life, this is their job, this is the purpose of it” and give concrete useable advice for how to reflect on how certain content makes us feel, and what we can do when we realize it’s starting to tilt over into the negative / harmful side. Responsible consumption!
Looking forward to the series, and how enthusiastically you analyze the topics.
I just came across your channel and I appreciated your take on influencers who over curate their homes. I keep a very simple home, minimal possessions, and I do an annual "reset" in which I am ruthless with what gets tossed or donated. Tomorrow is a donation pickup, so today is the "good stuff" clear out. Gifts I loved receiving but never used, housewares, linens, clothes - it all leaves tomorrow. While I was listening to this video, I was resetting the TV room. Every cabinet, drawer, and shelf was evaluated, stuff I don't need anymore was put aside for donation, and the whole space dusted, mopped, and vacuumed. I live alone but have family in and out constantly, so I like to set an example for the kids. My spaces are for people, not stuff storage. It warms my heart to hear our family say they like coming over to my house because it's "so peaceful." 💕
This is so toxic. Many of us who grew up poor , sometimes hungry and with empty kitchen cupboards at home have food hoarding tendencies and this just plays into those old fears and makes us more likely to be skint again by overspending. Urgh. Hate it.
Yes I have that. I do it with weed too
LMAO!! Ha ha NICE 😂
What kills me about these random little "must-have!" products, is most of them are like, the reject novelty items you see in line at Tj Maxx or Marshalls. The stuff that you'd see while waiting in a line to maybe throw in somebody's Christmas stocking because you knew even if it was a "cool" item, it's likely not a quality item.
The product pushing on tiktok is out of control, and its all useless clutter that'll be piling up in the garbage. These people are buying 50 cups and then buying accessories for their cups! A reusable cup is meant to reduce waste and people have managed to add several factors of waste!
I’m sooo over TikTok it’s damaging society.
27:45 I’m wondering how complicated this ladies shopping trips are that she needs all of this stuff in her purse. Is she stopping every 15 minutes to freshen up?
I moved like 3 times in the past year… I got rid of so much each time and I realized how wasteful I’ve been. It’s been my biggest regret to date, I’ve started being mindful of what I purchase. I moved in with my in laws for a while and my mother in law is sooo not wasteful she uses everything until she can’t anymore and I’m so thankful for what I’ve learned while living with her because I am very conscious of what I spend money on now. This week, after bills and groceries, we had $800 left for the week. I am proud to say that today is payday again and my family didn’t spend not one penny from that money. Every time I wanted to buy something I asked my self if there was something in my home that serves the same purpose, is it a want or a need?
This video is so so needed. This type of content, while aesthetically pleasing, promotes a lifestyle that is neither practical nor sustainable. Thank you for talking about this.
It's not a lifestyle. It's eye candy. It's a full motion storefront. It's a product demo.
This series is my new guilty pleasure watching people lie to make themselves look better, and being called out on it gives me a warm, tingly feeling 😂
😂same
Our guilty pleasure 🤣
Same😅
I also really like those videos, where people recreate Instagram influencer lifestyle pictures with the most modest (or at least clearly fake) stuff to show what's (often) really happening.
Like, a picture between exotic plants, like you're in the Carribbean. Well, they're probably just in a garden centre with a bikini and good lighting.
Look at this white sand! On this construction site. This blooming maddow, an un-mowd piece of lawn between a gas station and a highway, plus a great angle.
An then, of course, there's rentable stuff like parts of the inside of a private jet, designer clothes and bags, furniture, cutlery, decorations, curtains etc. You can rent an entire interior for a day and take pictures with you in it, before returning it.
Fun (fact) little story for that: A couple of hundred years ago, pineapples in Europe were SO expensive that only the very, VERY rich could afford them.
Those who weren't rich, however, could RENT a pineapple for a dinner party, then return it for the next to rent, until it was too rotten for display (and it obviously was display only).
So, back then you could actually invest everything you had (if you already had quite a bit!) in buying a single pineapple and renting it to other people who wanted to show off.
Times haven't change that much. xD
Right
One detail on influencers that you didn't touch on: Influencers get free stuff. One of my relatives has a good friend who was an early parenting influencer. A major one. Different companies, from clothing lines, children's food, feeding products, cleaning products, and anything you can think of sent this influencer tons of stuff for her to feature in her posts. So much stuff was given to her that my relative benefitted from the overflow. Yes, it's all fake, and the cost to the influencer can be much less than what you might think.
Exactly.
Your comment also made me think of something else they do…you can buy empty bags and packaging online, I am 52, live in the country, so I am somewhat out of touch, as far as brands go, but, for instance, you can buy an empty Gucci shopping bag, or Fendi bag, or whatever, for $10,$20, online, so you can pretend you’ve been shopping all day at those stores. So, some of the packaging in these videos are probably empty. It’s wild that so many people believe what they see in these videos. Also, the fakes, like handbags, for example, are close enough, these days, and you could fake a Gucci Bag…we can’t feel it, or look closely at it, so they’re faking so much.
I appreciate this content so much, it’s gold! When I moved into my place I thought I needed all new organizers and started with just the critical ones (sugar, flour, bathroom) etc. and I never got to the rest because I simply didn’t need it!
i love this video idea so much!! you’re highlighting what we’re missing among this stanley cup-sephora kid nonsense. we’re all victims of this type of consumer mentality! haven’t watched the video yet but keep doing whatever you want hannah! i love your content!!
Thank you so much for your support!!
As someone with a middle school kid, I'm so glad they couldn't care less about Stanley, Sephora, and consumerism in general. I like to live as minimally as possible so it does rub off on your kids. Good or bad.
When I moved in with my bf, he was keeping his flour bags inside gallon plastic bags, which were messy and caused them to rip even more. I bought us some containers for the sugar and flour and the difference it made to how messy our cabinet was is night and day. That was practical and normal. The fridge stuff is just beyond the pale way too much.
I keep my baking goods, flours, different sugars, and oats in 3L clip top kilners on the bottom shelf of my pantry (only because I would be likely to drop from higher!) I do a lot of baking, so I agree it's cleaner than multiple open paper bags stuffed into ziplocks. I don't add new products to old and clean out the kilner jars before refilling. Use before dates aren't a concern for me as my rotation is quick.
Yeah, I have my stuff in my pantry in clear containers to make it easier to see when I am running low. Stuff like dried lentils, flour, rice etc Because I cook from scratch a lot to save money, I like my containers. My pantry and fridge are still a mess though 😂
I like to buy some staples in bulk, to save money, so I put a usable amount in a container in my pantry, while the big sack of flour stays hidden. But that, I think, is pretty normal and practical.
Sugar (so far) is the only thing I keep in a dedicated container and it has been really practical. Flour is the only other thing i would consider refilling into a dedicated container and I can see it making a difference!
I love that you said "beyond the pale." This is an expression that needs more use! I, too, have containers for things like that. I also have one for my pasta because shoving it into a ziplock or taping the box shut is annoying. I feel like these are very normal things to own. But I don't need some weird container for my damn ketchup. It's already in a MUCH MORE CONVENIENT squeezy bottle.
Difficulty with executive functioning skills is very common with ADHD, depression and anxiety which is why I think these “get ready with me” or “restock with me” videos are so popular. It really helps us visualize a routine and organizational skills. But it’s a good call out to remind us to have realistic expectations as well
That's what lured me as an ADHD person. But after a while it just seemed off and gave me anxiety so...I eased off completely from that type of content. I still enjoy make-up influencer content because I don't really wear make-up so it just fascinates me.
@@anix670Same, we can take some ideas from the more realistic videos but these ones are extreme
Yes! but I soon realized how unrealistic it is because I don't want to spend time restocking anything lol. The idea of organization, labeling, and cute storage containers sounds nice but also looks overwhelming and exhausting.
I do a little bit of repackaging because of ADHD. Mostly dry goods that come in packages that don't reseal like pasta, cereal, crackers. It really helps me to see what I have in clear containers so I can make grocery lists better. But definitely not to the excessive level in the video.
Honestly, I looked at the videos and thought "that's really nice, but that wouldn't last even two days here". Like when I clean and organize my desk and it gets messy not even a week later. I think with ADHD it's more important to focus on function rather than if it looks pleasing.
I'm also wondering if my neurodivergence is the reason these videos don't really work on me. Cause yeah, they were fun to look at, but the whole time I was thinking "is this necessary? why does she need to put everything in little containers? why does she need so much ice? does she make the ice and then throw it away, so she can make another ice video? why do you need to put so much stuff in your bag? this looks like so many unnecessary steps, who has time and energy for that?" It absolutely didn't entice me to go in the comments and look for all the links. Does this really work on people? It doesn't seem logical that it would, it's pretty crystal clear what it's all about.
Hannah this is a great video, you've put everything in words so well about overconsumption! It's definitely a good point that we should take these videos for what they are - aesthetic showcases, aimed to sell. I think that having plastic boxes for organization is fine - it's nice when things are not scattered around and you can find things easier. But it's the exaggeration in these videos, the constantly buying NEW things instead of old ones, oh that grates me so much. And the re-re-re-repackaging 😭
I love watching quiet or ASMR videos about organization, but I love it when you can actually see vloggers use their items after they buy them instead of buying new ones of the same over and over for the sake of selling *you* more.
With the condiment jars - another thing is, it's less convenient to find a spoon to take our a spoonful of ketchup than to squeeze it from the bottle it came in. And, for time's sake, why would you take the time to move something from one container to another when it is way more convenient to dispense it from the original bottle?
I usually put the leftovers from opened packages (e.g. rice, flour, etc.) in hermetically sealed containers if I don't use up the contents completely. It is almost never possible to transfer the contents without wasting a little. Something always gets stuck in the packet or spills out. I also believe that this exposes food to contamination. I wouldn't open a hermetically sealed and pasteurized ketchup bottle and then pour it into a jar that doesn't seal properly.
You are totally right. Once you opened the ketchup/ juice/milk etc. bottle the product is going to spoil in a few days.
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I think we just heard "why". So you will want to buy the containers. Hehe
And then you have to wash the extra spoons and jars too
I love the implication of this being that they ran out of literally every food/bathroom item in their house before choosing to restock. Also, it would take me decades to wash all that plastic crap in the fridge, I really hope they're reusing them and not just throwing it out...
The only time this is useful is when you bulk buy things like rice or dried beans or stuff like that and rather than using the big ass box or bag they come into, you put it in another container for daily use. Anything else is absolutely ridiculous
Or weird shape packages or unruly boxes. I have a bunch of those Ikea glass storage jars with glass and Bamboo lids because my apartment pantry has those wire shelves that would cause bags of pantry staples or weak boxes to always fall over and get buried so I like that the jars usually hold one whole package (granola, rice, small pasta, chia seeds, etc), I can see what's in the jars and how much is left, and I can stack them! Without fully hiding what's in the back! I'm a big culprit of "out of sight, out of mind".
Or you buy small packages of things like nuts or dried fruit and make your own custom mixes. Or you have regular-sized containers of things like flour or sugar that have flimsy packaging and can attract icky critters. Ditto dog/cat food. Birdseed. There are lots of reasons to repackage food that go beyond bulk buying. Bulk buying food, if you don't have a large family, is generally a terrible idea because food expires or goes stale before people can eat all of it. Or they get sick of eating the same thing over and over and over.
@@NotaSeaBass i get ot, but you don’t need the parafernalia that this whole shtick implies. A good container for flour is a great idea if you use flour regularly, but to folks who don’t? It’s going to be a waste of space anyways. And the nut thing I guess depends on lifestyle. i agree my take was reductive, specially if one goes into the zero waste movement and other types
of settings, but i stand by it because of the context of the video. no one needs to repackage ketchup, or a color coded pantry, nor are they better becauae they have it. houses are to be lived in, not to be a display. i get the reasons behind it, i get the business model, it just irks me because its disingenuous (spelling? eng is not my first language) in nature
@@abunlover yeah, for my dad who is partially blind we do get creative, but my parents had the money to also remodel their whole kitchen to make it more accesible and efficient for storage and suit their needs. I just dislike that this is the standard, though I agree my first take is reductionist
That ice cube person has a $600 dollar expresso machine in their kitchen (I know cause I’ve got the same one) and they have a whole shelf of canned/bottled coffee drinks in one of their multiple fridges.
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Loved this video! I follow one of the influencers presented and yes, it is consumerism at its finest. I'm always amazed at the number of items she possesses and wonder how she has the time to be "that" organized and is able to maintain a level of organization like that on a consistent basis. She does admit that her house does not look pristine all of the time.
Whenever I see videos like this I don’t think “wow they must be wealthy” I think “wow they try really hard to look wealthy”. Real wealthy ppl don’t spent 450 on ice cube making supplies, they get a fridge with an ice cube maker
Look wealthy for poor people.
Hahahha😅
Wealthy person here. Our baseline ice cube makers aren’t “in the fridge.” The fridge is not cold enough to keep ice frozen. They’re also not in the freezer, bc it would be gross to have an open bin of ice from an auto-maker sitting in a freezer with other stuff. There’s an ice maker under the counter (in kitchen, outdoor grill bar area, living area wet bar, and in the hall leading to the primary suite, where there's a refreshment nook). ❄️
They’re not that pricey- like $4k- but they’re constantly backordered, especially the custom ones where you can do a cabinet front that matches the rest of your cabinets.
🌸🌺🌸🌺 We also *sort of* have fancy small batch ice made at home with molds. Right now I'm obsessed with huge spheres for sipping drinks, and rose-fragranced pink hearts for v-day water. But I don't make my own ice. I assume my chef makes it herself, but a kitchen assistant or other helper might be making it. I definitely would make it myself if it sounded fun. I totally see why the girl in the video finds it fun.
Unless you are a kardashian
@@Rae_777this is everything - you are awesome Rae, I need a laugh
The amount of plastic is so disturbing. Like I don’t think people truly think through all the resources going towards these ridiculous videos… and for what?!
Also, unless all the jars are sterilized, your food will go bad much faster than if you leave in the original container
That's what I was thinking about too. Food and cosmetics etc are intended to be in their original packages.
facts. filling already packe up stuff into something that is clearly not sterilized, they will throw stuff away like there is no tomorrow
And properly sterilizing jars is actually so tedious
I've personally found that a lot of stuff stays good longer just because it's not exposed to the air. It doesn't excuse any of this, but it's a useful thing to know
@@ellenddalyDubious canned peppers.
thank you so so much for adding a warning before playing anything asmr i have misophonia and that kind of stuff would’ve really bothered me
I'm loving that 2024 is the year of trying to take down over-consumption. Not only because most of us are BEYOND broke and can barely pay bills and get groceries, but because so much internet content is preying on those of us who want to treat ourselves during this horrific trying time.
Same HERE!! I’m using the stuff I have or I buy it and use it! 😅
So well said
Me just recycling shoe boxes and Amazon boxes to organize stuff
Just so you know most people are just fine financially in America . Maybe you need to look at yourself instead of trying to blame everybody else .
@@MearnieToon Um... I'm not blaming everybody else? You must be doing well if you're ignorant to what's going on for people who aren't wealthy right now. "Most people" being financially stable right now simply is not true.
Regarding the question of "where do leftovers go?" These people 100% have a "real" fridge that looks like everyone's fridge
My word. I’ve been a professional organizer for 7 years and I appreciate this video so much.
I have definitely noticed the steady increase in unrealistic expectations over time, driven by aesthetic-focused content. When I take on clients I’m asking questions about their lifestyle, what their day-to-day looks like, etc. to help me design the best storage systems for them. Because what my work ethic will not allow me to do is implement a system I know someone can’t maintain. Function first, fashion follows❤
Exactly I don’t do organization professionally but I’ve helped many ppl in my life organize and that’s how I think function forst fashion after..
That's why home organization tiktoks or instagrams, like The Home Edit, feel toxic to me. Like if i don't have clear bins and labels for everything, I'm failing at adulting. When in reality, we just gotta experiment and find what works for you.
Great points to remember. These videos are for entertainment only and yes it's the influencers job. Thank you for stressing over and over that these are unrealistic to strive for in real life and not to become depressed if you can't do this... Such an important message! 😃
One of the things I hate about these restock videos is when they pour drinks/liquid food in containers. My mom tried to do that once to save room in our fridge, but what ended up happening is that we literally forgot the expiration date on the og packaging. So it just went bad 😅
Yeah that does suck. You can write on the outside of the plastic container with a marker. I put my flour and pancake mix and stuff in airtight containers. I don’t print labels because I think that is annoying to deal with when it comes time to wash so I just wrote “Pancake Mix 3/20/24” or whatever with a marker on the actual container.
I had the same problem with decanting milk. I don’t do it very much anymore, but when I do, I write the date on a piece of painters tape to stick onto the side. I do still use a plastic egg holder. There I just tear off the date from the foam carton to put in with the eggs.
As a Food Safety & Quality Assurance Director, these kitchen restocks are absolutely horrifying. We spend huge portions of our operating costs on safe, sterile packaging, rigorous hygiene standards, and reducing the footprint of our products. Not to mention, we'd be fined out of existence and lose our licenses to operate if we skip a single word on a label that is meant for consumer safety. What these people are doing is the exact opposite and it's infuriating.
I have nieces with food allergies and I have to keep a close eye on labels for anything that I will be cooking...I also make things for my husband and son that include those allergens so keeping things in their containers with their labels is extremely important.
The only storage containers I use are for eggs. I’ve accidentally crushed a dozen eggs in my fridge and spent a good hour cleaning my fridge. So the acrylic egg holders are worth it. Nothing else
Oh my, may i ask if chemistry degree can land a job like yours? What kind of qualification you are looking? Or something to help with the interview?
Agree as a pharmacist/QA executive in pharma 😂
U can't compare to a consumer
it's so wild to empty foods and drinks from plastic containers to glass. Extra stuff to clean and opening things that don't need to be opened right now immediately makes it more perishable. That creamer could probably live unopened in the fridge until they actually needed it, but cracking that seal and pouring it into multiple other containers, containers that are more about aesthetics than being airtight and food safe, it so stupid.
THANK YOU! It's so unsanitary it grosses me out.
So I pour some milk into glass bottles that I write the expiration date on. But I do it because it’s easier for my children to pour their own milk and bowls of cereal
Not to mention, you can see that those containers of products did not completely fit in the cute identical jars 1:1, so somewhere out of frame there is a pile of bottles and jars that are partially full, either in a fridge you don't get to see, or in the garbage.
@@octochan Yea, I’d wager they’re getting poured down the drain and/or thrown out. Reason being: why bother saving when you’re going to repurchase again very very soon for another “restocking” video to capitalize on commissions via views?
Same with not caring how unsanitary it seems or not being able to see expiration dates and labels - doesn’t matter when it’s going to be thrown out and redone soon for another video. I just don’t see any of this stuff being used in full when the whole “aesthetic” is purchasing new items and filling up nice little containers to appear a certain way that’s pleasing to the eyes to make it _appear_ practical for views, ignoring how ridiculous it all truly is.
I can't, honestly. Beyond the effort of filling several containers with food that already come in usable containers (like sauces or jams), just thinking about having to clean the original containers to dispose of them (as is recommended in my city due to pest control and stuff), you also have to wash the cutesy containers. Damn, that's too much effort for anyone who is not profitting from doing it, for real.
One container in the junk drawer for a single pair of scissors 😂😂😂
this is so unimportant compared to the rest of the video but as an asmr lover, i hate how they dont realize that asmr means "nice pleasing sounds" instead of "slam everything down to make it make as much noise as possible"
Yes this was so aggressive
Exactly. If influencer #2 is this mad at her taco cheeses, she needs to find a new brand (although I like that sort sometimes, maybe she should try cotija or something that triggers her rage a scosche less).
And if influencer #3 is that mad at her imaginary vegan friend and this scenario that she made up from whole cloth, maybe she should only buy the friend one new bottle of Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi drops- she probably won’t use them both while she’s there, unless she’s visiting New Orleans and planning to moonlight as a bronze Statue-man (in which case, buy your own work supplies. Actually, no- just buy at least the bulk of your own toiletries-such a stupid premise for a video “POV”). Or keep 2-3 of those crystals and snuggle them for your own peace of mind/their calming effects- your guest probably brought her own or won’t need all of them, and the Product SuperSlam 2024 contestant making the video needs all of the help she can get. She should just start showing videos of folding chairs that she stores in an aesthetically pleasing manner before she breaks them over her opponent’s heads in cage matches- perhaps that would quell her rage.
I’m sorry for the rant. I grew up in a “slamming often equates to anger” household and I can’t imagine how anyone would find these banging videos pleasant, but that’s not the case for everyone. Still, it really set my teeth on edge and I came in (to the comments) hot.
Yes!
Exactly. For me, it can be scissors cutting paper. But these "sexy voices" (mostly just popping salvia 🤔) and nail tapping ones are annoying and they make up the majority of ASMR.
same, as an asmr lover I hate how asmr is used now as a trend, to describe basically just opening things with long nails and making as much noise as possible. it makes me uncomfortable tbh, makes my heart race in a bad way lmao.
The purse video, reminds me of being a kid and getting my first handbag... I was 7, I had nothing to put in it apart from my "twinkle purse" so I walked round the house popping things in it like vaseline from the bathroom cabinet, a spoon from the kitchen 😂
One of my favorite things to do is see what’s in a little girl’s purse! They have the most interesting things!
🤣 That is adorable!
Omg you unlocked memories 🥹😂
I shoved a bunch of markers and gel pens, a tiny impartial notepad, different chapsticks from an entire pack of chapsticks, and different, most likely already old candy that I just had into mine at 8.
😂
I can tell you now half, though markets and gel pens would lose their cap and just stain the inside of whatever bag it was an if the candy wasn't old it went into the bag to die and either stay old or melt and ruin in the inside because I left it in the car because kid me was not into carrying a bag, lol.
😂