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UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

All consuming is unethical

Okay, but my floor is sticky. What Do?

Used is far better than new in a massive amount of cases.

Who is selling used mops? What kind of business sustains itself on that kind of traffic?

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7101334@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Who is selling used mops? What kind of business sustains itself on that kind of traffic?

Tons of people on eBay who probably steal them from the corporations or resell from the Chinese companies which manufacture them in the first place, which is way more ethical than buying them from American oligarch-owned resellers.

If I search “mop and bucket set” on Amazon, most results are in the $35 - $45 range, some as high as $60. Comparable mops on eBay (it seems 100% identical except it has a metal ring instead of a red plastic triangle over the mop) are $20 - $35. Then that exact same mop is $17.12 on Aliexpress (with free shipping, from a local warehouse). That’s not “used”, to be fair, but it’s a way smarter way of shopping and doesn’t support Amazon.

Another example is that H2O2 was $8.50 on Amazon at one point, yet like $1 or $2 each at my local Walgreens. Yes, same volume bottle. That was a while ago though, when I was still using Amazon, so I can’t say that’s still the case.

Or if you very literally want “used” for some reason, I did find one guy on Craigslist selling mop and bucket sets for $15 lol. Probably even more people on Facebook Marketplace, including some who might even be giving it away for free.

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- bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Unfortunately fb marketplace has a stranglehold on the used market, but damn have I got deals there.
  
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  - 7101334@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Yeah it’s the only thing I’d still use FB for at this point
    
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bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Yeah, ive read grapes of wrath! Excellent book.

Your example of a mop is silly though. Like, you can totally get a used mop at a garage sale. Or just dont use amazon for it at least if you must have a new one.

Also, have you not heard of eBay?? Yes, its full of shitty China amazon resellers too, but there’s real items there as well as tons of other sites people sell on.

My main point is, we are addicted and brainwashed to new shit we absolutely don’t need. If people thought about reducing and reusing for 1 second we could topple corporations. But no. Must have new. More oil to make more plastic shit to go to landfills. Throw out the TV when it breaks because nothing is repairable now etc get a new phone yearly etc.

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