Can you do something about the impact of pets? Not trying to cancel pets, I love them - just trying to figure out how to make mine more sustainable (I have bunnies, mom has dogs & cats).
Interesting topic! My first thought was getting pets that you can raise vegan, that would obviously cut back on the environmental impact, but I’m sure there are more steps you can take so I’m here for that video!
Since I thrift 90% of my wardrobe and only want to own things I really love, online thrifting is almost essential since I can search for exactly what I want, rather than having to search and *hope* to ever find something like that in thrift stores (in my city they are great for home decor but less than great for clothes).
You look fabulous! That hairband and necklace make you look like a Greek goddess. I am trying to shop less in general these days (I don't really need any more stuff) but I'm excited to live in a city where I can walk everywhere, and I feel better about supporting small businesses there too.
In Germany it’s very common for the delivery person to leave the package at a neighbours apartment, if you are not at home. You either chose one you trust by yourself and type their name in some kind of form online, or they simply ring the door next to your apartment if you don’t answer the door and ask that neighbour to take your parcel. I didn’t have any parcels sent back because of that reason in years by now!
I buy on Vinted pre loved clothes , when I really need them… I live in a small city and we don’t have thrift shops around here, so this is almost the only option
Even with thrift shops, it can be hard to find what you want/need. So online Thrifting really changed the game for me. I recently discovered Vinted and it is great.
I’m lucky enough to live in the “old town” of a smaller city/town outside of a huge Metropolitan area in the US. So I am within walking distance of most things. Local thrift store for clothes and kitchen appliances, antique stores for furniture, farmers market and cafes for food, local used bookstore, community garden and pantry, hair salon, bakery, plant nursery (to name just a couple things). And my favorite part is that nothing has been gentrified. It’s just a lovely community of working/lower middle class people with affordable housing If I know I need something that I can’t get from a shop down the street, I just order it online. I usually turn to Etsy for buying vintage and gifts, I just make sure to put the shop location to “US only” so I’m not accruing the international shipping footprint at least
Another piece of the puzzle is the delivery service. Here in the states, USPS delivers to every home every day so there's not really an added impact from your personal delivery. Services like UPS or FedEx or Amazon are going out of their way to come to you. So opt for USPS whenever you can! For my online biz, we only ship USPS for this reason. Thank you for talking about this topic!
There are also delivery services that have a delivery point in some designated shops of every town. Meaning that your package comes with loads of other people's packages. So your personal order has a low impact. Quite like using public transport has a lower impact than using a personal car.
I do agree in general, but there are actually some rural areas that USPS will not deliver to. I used to work for a small business that sold Berkey water filters and our primary method of sales were online sales. It happened on more than 1 occasion that USPS simply did not offer deliver to certain places, especially because the nature of the product was it’s usefulness in off grid type situations. Just another consideration!
Speed delivery and overnighting… how did we become so impatient and demanding? I live in northern 🇨🇦 where it takes a long time for items to arrive via mail… I love that!! The anticipation is part of the fun, and the wait builds enthusiasm and excitement. I wouldn’t have it any other way. That said, I rarely shop (online or in-store) cuz I don’t need more stuff (except the occasional 🪀). Great video Gittemary, thanks for all the research and effort that you put into these ‘Impact videos’. PS - the hairband and looks great on you 🌎💦Ⓜ️aryo🪀
A think er as individuals have been conditioned to grow more and more impatient overtime, studies show that our ability to focus have become less and less effective over the last 2 decades. I like waiting for something as well, and a part of sustainability, a very important part at that, is knowing that we can’t (or we shouldn’t) be able to get everything all the time. Saying “no I’ll wait” is an absolutely essential exercise 🌿
I have to say Gittemary, you are so clever (your videos are always well researched) and the way you deliver your message is so energetic and watchable. You are the best ambassador for sustainability 😊
I love online shopping. Where I live in Canada there's a big lack of options for sustainable things most items (jewelry, sustainable clothes, makeup, underwear, skincare ect) are in the other provinces. I'm glad that most brands usually offset the carbon emissions upon payment and my packages arrive in composts packaging. It's also great for people with a disability and many older adults. However, it become a problem when people make such huge online shopping hauls when they'd never buy that many clothes in store.
From observation, buying online also entails more packaging like bubble wrap. It irks me that products bought online here in our country are REQUIRED to be wrapped in bubble wrap even though they are not fragile.
@@gwynneio true! my bf used to work at a sports shop, every single pair of socks, glove, racket or whatever came wrapped *individually* and in addition to the kind of package the product already had! it really blew my mind when he told me! 😱
I have a supply chain management at school where we talk about returns some company's don't even want return below €20,- most returns with like damaged clothing but yoy get your money so if it is so small damaged it can easily be mad by a clothing maker.
We always order our groceries online. It keeps us from impulse buying. We also use a service that collects all the empty jars and packaging from our previous order so they can be sanitized and reused. Also the companies they parted with are local!! We also get a route map and there are 7 other deliveries in our neighborhood alone on our day!! We absolutely love this service, we eat better, and save money!!
I’m very lucky to have a few small local eco bulk shops in my city that are all walking distance. A few years ago my city didn’t have any of these shops, now it has 4! I think we are starting to make a difference. 😄
Online or in-store I always try to plan my purchases carefully! Keeping a detailed list of items to buy lets me group my purchases together whether they are in person or online -and stops me from buying junk I don’t need 🙃
My pals have `Elfster` gift lists, when determining what gifts I should get.. I stay away from the gifts that are shipped from Japan (they love Japanese goods), I seek out items on their list from my country instead. It's really nice when they don't provide a super specific gift, there's a typing gift option so if they want a vase and don't provide an exact model, I'll look for it at a second hand store.
The last mile part is great to keep in mind. It means that the system we have in Scandinavia with pickup points being the default option is better because there aren't as many home deliveries, plus the obvious benefit on choosing yourself when to pick up your package. And even better if it's just a few minutes away :)
A lot of this actually comes down to city planning as well, many bigger cities are designed not for people, but for cars and that makes 1) using green transportation like bikes and trains more difficult and 2) assumes that consumers drive everywhere which they then have to. City planning in the the US for instance is vastly different from Scandinavia because most of our cities don’t have car traffic as a focal point 🌿
Here in France, pick-up points is also the default. Which is great :) (of course, some people really Ned stuff be delivered home for some or other reasons but we all do our best)
This may be for the United States only I do not know. But if you have something to delivered to your house by USPS (the United States Postal service) you have eliminated the extra impact of the last mile because that postal worker is coming by your home no matter if you have mail or not. Also, sometimes when I to have it delivered with UPS I have also eliminated the last mile impact. This is because UPS and USPS have a contract. Especially for smaller items UPS actually delivers these for the last segment of the trip to USPS and they are like I said coming by my home anyway. This is a very thought-out video. As this video has already shown it's a very complicated question. For me, I will just continue buying what I really need and some of what I really want while tying not be wasteful. The decision on whether or not to order it online or to buy it on my once in a while trips to town just has to be made on a case-by-case basis.
Great video, Gittemary. 😊 It's true, everything we do comes with many nuances. I personally always buy online (aside from food and everyday stuff (aside from skincare, I buy it online, too)). It's It is very convenient because it's a) cheaper (I use my car so that takes gas and I'd need to pay for parking which is not cheap either) and b) way faster (spending hours in the city to look for the item I need). 😊
That's a great video! Thank you for sharing the information! One aspect of online shopping that I don't like is that i feel the packaging is really.. a lot .. and hence creating lots of garbage.. 😑
Thank you Gittemary for helping me understand whether the shipping related to on-line shopping makes it less or more sustainable! I can’t imagine shopping at Amazon is a good idea as their supply chain is likely not sustainable. Conscious consuming can include on-line and in in-store and that makes me happy so I don’t have to feel back about buying a sustainable or eco choice that is not locally available.
My boyfriend works in a cycling Shop. Often ppl are coming for his expertise and knowledge and than they say they buy it online because it is cheaper. 😓 Once a woman said she'll buy (the for her head perfect found) helmet online. It is so much easier. She will order it in several colours and sizes and than she decides and will send the unwanted ones back....🙈🙈🙈
Nice informative video😊 In The Netherlands almost every online product buy, wil be at your door the next day. Luckily more an more we can select in advance what timeslot we want, or send it directly to the pick-up point (mostly these are whitin biking distance) and if your not home, chances are the packet is at the house of your neightbour.
I have a system with our postman(he delivers most of the packages). He calls me and if I am not home he leaves the parcel at my door (we live in an apartament complex and my neighbours are trustworthy). So he brings all the mail at once and no aditional trips are needed. I only shop online cause I don't like being around ppl and all the best second hand finds in my country are online anyways.
Well, most brands don't carry their full plus-size ranges in stores and sizing is just chaos, so I always have to buy two sizes of any garment I like and then return the one that doesn't fit. Maybe this is still less impactful than keeping inventory in stores, who knows. Not me. I'm just trying to not be naked in public.
Thank you! I hope this tendency keeps going, I have no issues with my parcels being left by my door, it is honestly way more convenient as well - and overall really reduces impact of shipping too
@@Gittemary Yes, so much more convenient than post office pick-up! I love it, and I wish Sweden had gone that way too during the pandemic, as delivery failures are definitely like a 50% thing there--so much higher than my home country of Australia. With that being said, I like the postal boxes at COOP and ICA in Sweden, since they seem to be emissions reduction-concerned (for privately-operated courier companies) and exceptionally fast (a benefit of the single location drop-off; not expressing).Are these super common in Denmark now, too? I feel like the worst thing with post is just how many people express completely superfluous luxury goods, especially with Amazon Prime in the US. Everyone can wait for new makeup or loungewear. It's an eco disaster of selfish impatience, but also puts a huge strain on workers and sees priority goods like medicines fight for the same shipping resources. We can make excuses for why something like a bidet doesn't work for us in zero-waste, but I often think the one area we should get tough on ourselves is just not buying (new) stuff! Our consumer habits can be as unnecessary and indulgent as folks without need using plastic straws. (I really like your video about stopping treating ourselves if you can't tell. :X Sorry for the long reply. )
Still, though, for things like shampoo, if you drive to the grocery store just to buy a bottle of shampoo I'm sure it's more eco-friendly to get it delivered, but I feel like you have to take into account that most people who drive are regularly going to the grocery store anyways? And if they are going there for food, then grabbing a bottle of shampoo while they're there will have no additional transportation impact than if they just went there for food? So I feel like those studies are a little disingenuous, because most people will not replace one with the other, but do both at the same time... But of course, I am glad we can get things delivered, for people with disabilities and so on. Also, I think there's another way to reduce transportation emissions! I do buy a lot of things online - because at this point I practically only buy second hand but I find those things online. But I don't get them delivered to my home, they go directly to a pick up point. Lots of people do this, so the emissions of all those things are grouped together even further, and I don't have to worry about being home when it arrives. And I live in a european city, so I only ever walk, bike or take public transportation to go pick up things from there. Also if at all possible, I try to group things together if I do buy online - not to the point of overconsuption, but if there were a shampoo bar I knew I liked and that worked with my hair and I couldn't buy it in person, I'd try to buy a year + supply of it if I had to order it online. This only works if it's something you know for sure you'll use, though!
What about international deliveries? I live in Mexico and when it comes to non-basic sustainable swaps, like formal shoes or clothes, there are very few options; there are way more in the US, and I don’t know if it is worth it to buy those and have it delivered or to buy a not so sustainable option that is near
You can absolutely support an eco brand with an online purchase even if it is out of your own country, it is still more sustainable than buying conventionally made clothes that is bought in a shop ☺️✨
Great Video! thank you so much for all the hard work you put in for us! It's definitely made me think of my conscious choices when it comes to buying something
I'm in lockdown and I miss opshops/thrifting so much :( I've been needing things and having to buy them online and I hate all the plastic packaging and hate buying new stuff!
For a follow up video or a q&a: what do you think of purchasing second hand from people, who obviously make a good income out of selling their not longer trendy items of the past season only to buy new fast fashion items with the money you gave them? I always have a bad gut feeling when I buy something from a person on thrift apps that seems to overconsume a LOT with the money they make from selling their old stuff...
I feel like another reason we returm stuff more when we buy online is because we cant try it on beforehand. I know people who will order the same thing in more than one size, and then return the one that doesnt fit.
That is why I talk about the importance of knowing your own measurements ☺️ while the overall sizing of, especially, women’s clothing is completely unhinged, most brands provide a guide with specific measurements for their clothing, and that can be really helpful ☺️
So my question is: I fallen in love with a sustainable bulk shampoo the local store I bought it at went belly up. So I could order it from the original company (which is from the same country as me) or I could settle for the local bulk options that are available to me. Which one would be more sustainable?
How interesting Gittemary. I've noticed that sometimes I order different things from an online store and they all get delivered separately . Will this alter the calculations?
Hi! Can you talk more about pant? 😊 i am from norway and here we have return systems in every store for bottles and we get like 2-3 nok kr for each bottle wich is equivalent to 1,36 - 2,19 dk kr or $0,23 - $0,35 american dollar. They have a hightend the price pr bottle so that people Are more willing to throw it in the machine instead of in nature or the trash. How is the system in denmark and how much do you Get for each bottle? What happens after we pant and is that a more sustainable option? And do they have any sustainable stores or places to buy less plastic closer to Hirtshals than Aalborg? ❤️ Hugs & kisses from your neighbor in norway. ❤️ 🇳🇴🇩🇰Love your videos ❤️❤️
I was hoping you would include the effect of the shipping materials when considering if online buying is sustainable. That about the last mile is enlightening, though.
It's not the case for every store and there would be more smaller boxes when ordering individually but I have heard that items can be individually wrapped (think clothes in plastic) when sent to stores so the waste is still there for those items just hidden from the consumers.
@@amygraham2203 Yes, and many online stores wrap items individually in plastic. I have bought things (presumably second-hand) from Depop, in fact, that were sealed up in their own plastic bag.
@@aromaofhope I guess what I was saying was that the packaging wasn’t as much different as you think as both individually wrap items. Sorry if that wasn’t clear
The packaging, although it is one of the major aspects of shipping goods that we as consumers can see, the impact of the packaging isn't that big compared to some of the other aspects of shipping. That being said, it is intensely frustrating to receive an item that has been unnecessarily wrapped in plastic. However, the packaging impact is rarely reduced by buying in-store. On average a product is packaged 21 times before it gets to the consumer, and most of this happens way earlier in the supply chain, for instance on-route to the shops. I wouldn't necessarily write off online shopping to avoid packaging, but I do always contact the shops and ask them to ship in minimal packaging
I know that Amazon is evil and should be avoided, but it does give an option (at least in the UK) to choose a parcel delivery day so multiple orders arrive on the same day and you only get the van driving to your home once rather than multiple times during the week.
I also mention that, and it is accounted for in the studies and the items that go to many shops also have to go through a storage facility or distribution centre
One of the worst "hacks" I ever heard about online, which was not surprisingly given by an American (return culture is insanely customer-focused in the U.S... My friends working retail there talk about refunding fully used candles and 4-year-old clothing), was that she bought extra goods only to reach the free shipping rate, then returned all the stuff she didn't want via free returns. I can't even begin to describe how unsustainable this on SO MANY different levels, but it's also really cutting into the company's profits (so hopefully they're not a small/good business) and clogging up the postal system, where critical shipments and medications, etc, are battling against pointlessly expressed fast fashion/Amazon packages and unwanted returns. PEOPLE, JUST STOP. YOU'RE MISBEHAVING omg.
Great video gives a lot to think about! PS if you like try and change the colour that you use in your brows with a lighter one I think it will complement your eyes and your face more! Sorry if you find this comment inappropriate but I mean it in a good way from the bottom of my heart! Have a nice day! Love your videos! ♥️♥️♥️
For a follow up video or a q&a: what do you think of purchasing second hand from people, who obviously make a good income out of selling their not longer trendy items of the past season only to buy new fast fashion items with the money you gave them? I always have a bad gut feeling when I buy something from a person on thrift apps that seems to overconsume a LOT with the money they make from selling their old stuff...
They might be thrifting the items for resale if they are selling a ton of things. Look at if everything is the same size or not. But also don’t be too quick to judge, it might just be someone who used to shop that way and recently did a massive declutter and has changed their habits. Or they might buy most items on the app but enjoy changing up their wardrobe often so they resell and then thrift more trendy items. This is also just another reason to be a conscious consumer even when you’re buying secondhand, if you are correct about what they’re doing, the less you buy, the less you create demand for their unsustainable habit.
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Online shopping is definitely here to stay. It’s been a blessing to the disabled and elderly
Absolutely ✨
And the lazy like me 😆 Nice to know it's actually in some ways more sustainable!
It's not new either! Before internet, people would shop by post from magazines! My grandmother did that for as long as the magazines had it! 🙂
and for the hypersensitive-ADHDers 😅
@@debcress6718 word!! 🎉
Can you do something about the impact of pets? Not trying to cancel pets, I love them - just trying to figure out how to make mine more sustainable (I have bunnies, mom has dogs & cats).
My cats definitely have a carbon footprint
Yes, this would be very interesting topic.
Interesting topic! My first thought was getting pets that you can raise vegan, that would obviously cut back on the environmental impact, but I’m sure there are more steps you can take so I’m here for that video!
Yes I‘d love that!
@@piau1798 "pets that you can raise vegan"
Don't do that.
Since I thrift 90% of my wardrobe and only want to own things I really love, online thrifting is almost essential since I can search for exactly what I want, rather than having to search and *hope* to ever find something like that in thrift stores (in my city they are great for home decor but less than great for clothes).
Agreed! Online Thrifting changed my life.🐱
You look fabulous! That hairband and necklace make you look like a Greek goddess.
I am trying to shop less in general these days (I don't really need any more stuff) but I'm excited to live in a city where I can walk everywhere, and I feel better about supporting small businesses there too.
Aw thank you 😍😭
yeah that is definitely also the best approach, consuming less = consuming sustainably 💚
In Germany it’s very common for the delivery person to leave the package at a neighbours apartment, if you are not at home. You either chose one you trust by yourself and type their name in some kind of form online, or they simply ring the door next to your apartment if you don’t answer the door and ask that neighbour to take your parcel. I didn’t have any parcels sent back because of that reason in years by now!
Or you can leave a sheet of paper on the door if you know the parcel is coming.
I buy on Vinted pre loved clothes , when I really need them… I live in a small city and we don’t have thrift shops around here, so this is almost the only option
Even with thrift shops, it can be hard to find what you want/need. So online Thrifting really changed the game for me. I recently discovered Vinted and it is great.
I’m lucky enough to live in the “old town” of a smaller city/town outside of a huge Metropolitan area in the US. So I am within walking distance of most things. Local thrift store for clothes and kitchen appliances, antique stores for furniture, farmers market and cafes for food, local used bookstore, community garden and pantry, hair salon, bakery, plant nursery (to name just a couple things). And my favorite part is that nothing has been gentrified. It’s just a lovely community of working/lower middle class people with affordable housing
If I know I need something that I can’t get from a shop down the street, I just order it online. I usually turn to Etsy for buying vintage and gifts, I just make sure to put the shop location to “US only” so I’m not accruing the international shipping footprint at least
Where do you live?
Yeah that place you live sounds like a little dream 😍✨
Another piece of the puzzle is the delivery service. Here in the states, USPS delivers to every home every day so there's not really an added impact from your personal delivery. Services like UPS or FedEx or Amazon are going out of their way to come to you. So opt for USPS whenever you can! For my online biz, we only ship USPS for this reason. Thank you for talking about this topic!
That's a really good point! I hadn't thought of that.
There are also delivery services that have a delivery point in some designated shops of every town. Meaning that your package comes with loads of other people's packages. So your personal order has a low impact. Quite like using public transport has a lower impact than using a personal car.
I do agree in general, but there are actually some rural areas that USPS will not deliver to. I used to work for a small business that sold Berkey water filters and our primary method of sales were online sales. It happened on more than 1 occasion that USPS simply did not offer deliver to certain places, especially because the nature of the product was it’s usefulness in off grid type situations. Just another consideration!
Speed delivery and overnighting… how did we become so impatient and demanding? I live in northern 🇨🇦 where it takes a long time for items to arrive via mail… I love that!! The anticipation is part of the fun, and the wait builds enthusiasm and excitement. I wouldn’t have it any other way. That said, I rarely shop (online or in-store) cuz I don’t need more stuff (except the occasional 🪀). Great video Gittemary, thanks for all the research and effort that you put into these ‘Impact videos’. PS - the hairband and looks great on you 🌎💦Ⓜ️aryo🪀
A think er as individuals have been conditioned to grow more and more impatient overtime, studies show that our ability to focus have become less and less effective over the last 2 decades. I like waiting for something as well, and a part of sustainability, a very important part at that, is knowing that we can’t (or we shouldn’t) be able to get everything all the time. Saying “no I’ll wait” is an absolutely essential exercise 🌿
I have to say Gittemary, you are so clever (your videos are always well researched) and the way you deliver your message is so energetic and watchable. You are the best ambassador for sustainability 😊
I love online shopping. Where I live in Canada there's a big lack of options for sustainable things most items (jewelry, sustainable clothes, makeup, underwear, skincare ect) are in the other provinces. I'm glad that most brands usually offset the carbon emissions upon payment and my packages arrive in composts packaging. It's also great for people with a disability and many older adults. However, it become a problem when people make such huge online shopping hauls when they'd never buy that many clothes in store.
From observation, buying online also entails more packaging like bubble wrap. It irks me that products bought online here in our country are REQUIRED to be wrapped in bubble wrap even though they are not fragile.
True, but I have worked in shops and the items there come in a lot of wrapping too, it just gets discarded before being displayed.
@@gwynneio oh wow, right I haven't realized that. But in any case the best thing to do is to consume less and buy second hand.
@@gwynneio true! my bf used to work at a sports shop, every single pair of socks, glove, racket or whatever came wrapped *individually* and in addition to the kind of package the product already had! it really blew my mind when he told me! 😱
@@debcress6718 same for clothes stores as a lady who works in one once told me (to her disgust but she can't do much about it).
I have a supply chain management at school where we talk about returns some company's don't even want return below €20,- most returns with like damaged clothing but yoy get your money so if it is so small damaged it can easily be mad by a clothing maker.
We always order our groceries online. It keeps us from impulse buying. We also use a service that collects all the empty jars and packaging from our previous order so they can be sanitized and reused. Also the companies they parted with are local!! We also get a route map and there are 7 other deliveries in our neighborhood alone on our day!! We absolutely love this service, we eat better, and save money!!
I’m very lucky to have a few small local eco bulk shops in my city that are all walking distance. A few years ago my city didn’t have any of these shops, now it has 4! I think we are starting to make a difference. 😄
Online or in-store I always try to plan my purchases carefully! Keeping a detailed list of items to buy lets me group my purchases together whether they are in person or online -and stops me from buying junk I don’t need 🙃
My pals have `Elfster` gift lists, when determining what gifts I should get.. I stay away from the gifts that are shipped from Japan (they love Japanese goods), I seek out items on their list from my country instead.
It's really nice when they don't provide a super specific gift, there's a typing gift option so if they want a vase and don't provide an exact model, I'll look for it at a second hand store.
The last mile part is great to keep in mind. It means that the system we have in Scandinavia with pickup points being the default option is better because there aren't as many home deliveries, plus the obvious benefit on choosing yourself when to pick up your package. And even better if it's just a few minutes away :)
A lot of this actually comes down to city planning as well, many bigger cities are designed not for people, but for cars and that makes 1) using green transportation like bikes and trains more difficult and 2) assumes that consumers drive everywhere which they then have to. City planning in the the US for instance is vastly different from Scandinavia because most of our cities don’t have car traffic as a focal point 🌿
Here in France, pick-up points is also the default. Which is great :)
(of course, some people really Ned stuff be delivered home for some or other reasons but we all do our best)
Your makeup looks stunning . You always dress up and put makeip on just for us . My daughters think your personal style is awesome !!
Aw tell your daughters thank you 😍😍
This may be for the United States only I do not know. But if you have something to delivered to your house by USPS (the United States Postal service) you have eliminated the extra impact of the last mile because that postal worker is coming by your home no matter if you have mail or not. Also, sometimes
when I to have it delivered with UPS I have also eliminated the last mile impact. This is because UPS and USPS have a contract. Especially for smaller items UPS actually delivers these for the last segment of the trip to USPS and they are like I said coming by my home anyway.
This is a very thought-out video. As this video has already shown it's a very complicated question. For me, I will just continue buying what I really need and some of what I really want while tying not be wasteful. The decision on whether or not to order it online or to buy it on my once in a while trips to town just has to be made on a case-by-case basis.
My goodness this is so informative! Thank you so much for this! 😊
So happy to help 🌿💚
Great video, Gittemary. 😊 It's true, everything we do comes with many nuances. I personally always buy online (aside from food and everyday stuff (aside from skincare, I buy it online, too)). It's It is very convenient because it's a) cheaper (I use my car so that takes gas and I'd need to pay for parking which is not cheap either) and b) way faster (spending hours in the city to look for the item I need). 😊
That's a great video! Thank you for sharing the information! One aspect of online shopping that I don't like is that i feel the packaging is really.. a lot .. and hence creating lots of garbage.. 😑
your summary is great, so informative !! thanks for making all this type of content!!
Happy to help ✨
Thank you Gittemary for helping me understand whether the shipping related to on-line shopping makes it less or more sustainable! I can’t imagine shopping at Amazon is a good idea as their supply chain is likely not sustainable. Conscious consuming can include on-line and in in-store and that makes me happy so I don’t have to feel back about buying a sustainable or eco choice that is not locally available.
My boyfriend works in a cycling Shop. Often ppl are coming for his expertise and knowledge and than they say they buy it online because it is cheaper. 😓 Once a woman said she'll buy (the for her head perfect found) helmet online. It is so much easier. She will order it in several colours and sizes and than she decides and will send the unwanted ones back....🙈🙈🙈
Nice informative video😊 In The Netherlands almost every online product buy, wil be at your door the next day. Luckily more an more we can select in advance what timeslot we want, or send it directly to the pick-up point (mostly these are whitin biking distance) and if your not home, chances are the packet is at the house of your neightbour.
I have a system with our postman(he delivers most of the packages). He calls me and if I am not home he leaves the parcel at my door (we live in an apartament complex and my neighbours are trustworthy). So he brings all the mail at once and no aditional trips are needed. I only shop online cause I don't like being around ppl and all the best second hand finds in my country are online anyways.
I get my things shipped at work, so I'm sure I'm always there. If by chance I am not, they leave it on my desk and voilà!
This answered all my resent questions, thank you so much for the helpful content, your videos and your energy always make my day brighter!
Thank you for watching, I am happy it was useful 🌿💚
Well, most brands don't carry their full plus-size ranges in stores and sizing is just chaos, so I always have to buy two sizes of any garment I like and then return the one that doesn't fit. Maybe this is still less impactful than keeping inventory in stores, who knows. Not me. I'm just trying to not be naked in public.
This series is SO helpful!!
Thank you! I hope this tendency keeps going, I have no issues with my parcels being left by my door, it is honestly way more convenient as well - and overall really reduces impact of shipping too
@@Gittemary Yes, so much more convenient than post office pick-up! I love it, and I wish Sweden had gone that way too during the pandemic, as delivery failures are definitely like a 50% thing there--so much higher than my home country of Australia.
With that being said, I like the postal boxes at COOP and ICA in Sweden, since they seem to be emissions reduction-concerned (for privately-operated courier companies) and exceptionally fast (a benefit of the single location drop-off; not expressing).Are these super common in Denmark now, too?
I feel like the worst thing with post is just how many people express completely superfluous luxury goods, especially with Amazon Prime in the US. Everyone can wait for new makeup or loungewear. It's an eco disaster of selfish impatience, but also puts a huge strain on workers and sees priority goods like medicines fight for the same shipping resources.
We can make excuses for why something like a bidet doesn't work for us in zero-waste, but I often think the one area we should get tough on ourselves is just not buying (new) stuff! Our consumer habits can be as unnecessary and indulgent as folks without need using plastic straws. (I really like your video about stopping treating ourselves if you can't tell. :X Sorry for the long reply. )
Tricky question that you answered very clear! Love these type of videos :)
So happy to help ☺️
Still, though, for things like shampoo, if you drive to the grocery store just to buy a bottle of shampoo I'm sure it's more eco-friendly to get it delivered, but I feel like you have to take into account that most people who drive are regularly going to the grocery store anyways? And if they are going there for food, then grabbing a bottle of shampoo while they're there will have no additional transportation impact than if they just went there for food? So I feel like those studies are a little disingenuous, because most people will not replace one with the other, but do both at the same time... But of course, I am glad we can get things delivered, for people with disabilities and so on. Also, I think there's another way to reduce transportation emissions! I do buy a lot of things online - because at this point I practically only buy second hand but I find those things online. But I don't get them delivered to my home, they go directly to a pick up point. Lots of people do this, so the emissions of all those things are grouped together even further, and I don't have to worry about being home when it arrives. And I live in a european city, so I only ever walk, bike or take public transportation to go pick up things from there. Also if at all possible, I try to group things together if I do buy online - not to the point of overconsuption, but if there were a shampoo bar I knew I liked and that worked with my hair and I couldn't buy it in person, I'd try to buy a year + supply of it if I had to order it online. This only works if it's something you know for sure you'll use, though!
What about international deliveries? I live in Mexico and when it comes to non-basic sustainable swaps, like formal shoes or clothes, there are very few options; there are way more in the US, and I don’t know if it is worth it to buy those and have it delivered or to buy a not so sustainable option that is near
You can absolutely support an eco brand with an online purchase even if it is out of your own country, it is still more sustainable than buying conventionally made clothes that is bought in a shop ☺️✨
This was a really helpful video- thank you!
You looking beautiful.grt msg. You have covered every aspect of shopping.
Excellent, as always!
Thank you ✨
This video is so informative and it even have references which I could use for my essay. Thank you for the effort you put in the video
THIS IS SO INFORMATIVE! Thank you for making videos like this 🙏🙏
Very interesting topic!!great video! 😁👍
Interesting and thoughtful video. Very helpful - thanks so much
Perfect timing!
Great Video! thank you so much for all the hard work you put in for us! It's definitely made me think of my conscious choices when it comes to buying something
I'm in lockdown and I miss opshops/thrifting so much :( I've been needing things and having to buy them online and I hate all the plastic packaging and hate buying new stuff!
If it helps, I have a list on my blog with online second hand shops 👌
@@Gittemary ohh are there any Australian ones on there? I know a few here but they don't sell the things I've been needing
For a follow up video or a q&a: what do you think of purchasing second hand from people, who obviously make a good income out of selling their not longer trendy items of the past season only to buy new fast fashion items with the money you gave them? I always have a bad gut feeling when I buy something from a person on thrift apps that seems to overconsume a LOT with the money they make from selling their old stuff...
Very nice thank you for sharing👍👍❤❤❤
Thank you, this was so useful to me!
Looooove your videos! Clear and informative!
Thank you ☺️
Wow, I'm mindblown! Thank you so so so much for making this super complex video!
I am so happy that you found it helpful!
Great video thank you!!!
I feel like another reason we returm stuff more when we buy online is because we cant try it on beforehand. I know people who will order the same thing in more than one size, and then return the one that doesnt fit.
That is why I talk about the importance of knowing your own measurements ☺️ while the overall sizing of, especially, women’s clothing is completely unhinged, most brands provide a guide with specific measurements for their clothing, and that can be really helpful ☺️
Any tips for anyone who lives in a rural area that doesn't have eco friendly alternatives?
Shop online 😎
Just subscribed to your channel and I'd love me some global panini😛 thank you for the video!
So my question is: I fallen in love with a sustainable bulk shampoo the local store I bought it at went belly up. So I could order it from the original company (which is from the same country as me) or I could settle for the local bulk options that are available to me. Which one would be more sustainable?
Okay girl u look like a princess 💖💖💖
How interesting Gittemary. I've noticed that sometimes I order different things from an online store and they all get delivered separately . Will this alter the calculations?
I have wondered about this for so long - thank you! I had so many questions, and you answered them all. "The global panini?"
Ya know. The global thing we're in that makes it harder for people to go do things in person so they shop online
@@supernova622 Oh yeah! THAT panini! Thanks!
You know.. the global pademi lovato? 👀
@@Gittemary HAHAHAHA! Does YT not allow creators to use the "P" word now?
What about all of the plastic packaging used for online shopping?
Loved “panini” hahaha. Love from Santiago de Chile
Haha we laugh where we can lol
Very interesting
Hi! Can you talk more about pant? 😊 i am from norway and here we have return systems in every store for bottles and we get like 2-3 nok kr for each bottle wich is equivalent to 1,36 - 2,19 dk kr or $0,23 - $0,35 american dollar. They have a hightend the price pr bottle so that people Are more willing to throw it in the machine instead of in nature or the trash. How is the system in denmark and how much do you Get for each bottle? What happens after we pant and is that a more sustainable option? And do they have any sustainable stores or places to buy less plastic closer to Hirtshals than Aalborg? ❤️ Hugs & kisses from your neighbor in norway. ❤️ 🇳🇴🇩🇰Love your videos ❤️❤️
I was hoping you would include the effect of the shipping materials when considering if online buying is sustainable. That about the last mile is enlightening, though.
It's not the case for every store and there would be more smaller boxes when ordering individually but I have heard that items can be individually wrapped (think clothes in plastic) when sent to stores so the waste is still there for those items just hidden from the consumers.
@@amygraham2203 Yes, and many online stores wrap items individually in plastic. I have bought things (presumably second-hand) from Depop, in fact, that were sealed up in their own plastic bag.
@@aromaofhope I guess what I was saying was that the packaging wasn’t as much different as you think as both individually wrap items. Sorry if that wasn’t clear
The packaging, although it is one of the major aspects of shipping goods that we as consumers can see, the impact of the packaging isn't that big compared to some of the other aspects of shipping. That being said, it is intensely frustrating to receive an item that has been unnecessarily wrapped in plastic. However, the packaging impact is rarely reduced by buying in-store. On average a product is packaged 21 times before it gets to the consumer, and most of this happens way earlier in the supply chain, for instance on-route to the shops.
I wouldn't necessarily write off online shopping to avoid packaging, but I do always contact the shops and ask them to ship in minimal packaging
@@Gittemary Thank you so much for your enlightening answer! Makes a lot of sense.
I know that Amazon is evil and should be avoided, but it does give an option (at least in the UK) to choose a parcel delivery day so multiple orders arrive on the same day and you only get the van driving to your home once rather than multiple times during the week.
It's quite a misconception. Items from manufacturers are not going to the buyer, but the the distribution center.
I also mention that, and it is accounted for in the studies and the items that go to many shops also have to go through a storage facility or distribution centre
Саn you make a video about impact of children on environment?
One of the worst "hacks" I ever heard about online, which was not surprisingly given by an American (return culture is insanely customer-focused in the U.S... My friends working retail there talk about refunding fully used candles and 4-year-old clothing), was that she bought extra goods only to reach the free shipping rate, then returned all the stuff she didn't want via free returns.
I can't even begin to describe how unsustainable this on SO MANY different levels, but it's also really cutting into the company's profits (so hopefully they're not a small/good business) and clogging up the postal system, where critical shipments and medications, etc, are battling against pointlessly expressed fast fashion/Amazon packages and unwanted returns. PEOPLE, JUST STOP. YOU'RE MISBEHAVING omg.
Great video gives a lot to think about!
PS if you like try and change the colour that you use in your brows with a lighter one I think it will complement your eyes and your face more! Sorry if you find this comment inappropriate but I mean it in a good way from the bottom of my heart!
Have a nice day! Love your videos!
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She has mentioned that she gets comments like this all the time and she just likes her brows like this!
:)
For a follow up video or a q&a: what do you think of purchasing second hand from people, who obviously make a good income out of selling their not longer trendy items of the past season only to buy new fast fashion items with the money you gave them? I always have a bad gut feeling when I buy something from a person on thrift apps that seems to overconsume a LOT with the money they make from selling their old stuff...
They might be thrifting the items for resale if they are selling a ton of things. Look at if everything is the same size or not. But also don’t be too quick to judge, it might just be someone who used to shop that way and recently did a massive declutter and has changed their habits. Or they might buy most items on the app but enjoy changing up their wardrobe often so they resell and then thrift more trendy items. This is also just another reason to be a conscious consumer even when you’re buying secondhand, if you are correct about what they’re doing, the less you buy, the less you create demand for their unsustainable habit.