"Social Media/The Internet Made Me Do/Buy It!" (Buying, Trying, Visiting, and Doing Things You've Seen Online.)

[seoulsearch]

You brought up excellent points re these sites and another thing is the security risk, I read. I'll have to rethink before I order again, it's just so common for major store chains, like Walmart, to buy lesser quality items but cheaper from China. After I found out the frozen fish they sell is from China I couldn't buy it anymore. Some brands of spices are from China where they almost bleach out everything and redo it to make it look more appealing, yuck.
The nail files were a dozen but were so cheap the grain wears or falls of after one use. Gee, and I spent 99 cents for them, lol. Also I'm beginning to wonder how reliable their supplements are. I was trying to find out but it's hard to substantiate their quality. Sooo, I'll probably pray about it, all of it. Lord guide me here🙏😂

It really gets tough to know who to buy from and what to buy.

As an avid fan of beauty products, I've listened to too many YouTubers who got bad reactions/didn't feel comfortable with the Temu cosmetics and skin products they ordered, so I'm going to have to pass on that, AS TEMPTING AS THOSE PRICES ARE!

I have a Christian friend who used to work for Nature Made and felt their products were high quality, so I've been trying to buy my supplements from them.

But there are stumbling blocks at every turn... I love a good shimmer in cosmetic products, but have learned that a lot of what is used (mica) is obtained through child labor (in small spaces only children can fit into,) thereby exposing kids to inhaling a lot of harmful particles, as well as endangering them during mining.

I try my best to make ethical purchases, but I'm sure even things like our utility companies have some kind of shady dealings along the way.

The best peace God ever gave me is when I believe He told me to just take my concerns to Him and to try to follow where He was leading. I believe He understands there are things we need to buy, and in some cases, even if the company is doing wrong, He can use this (the fact that His people are paying them their hard-earned money) to confront them and hold them accountable for what they're doing.

Blessings to you, Tabin!

I always enjoy hearing your point of view -- and thank you for all the time you spend greeting the new people here.

 

[CarriePie]

Snail mucin. I can't remember where I seen it online, but I wanted to try it. Supposedly, women in the ancient past went to spas (or whatever they called them in the distant past) to let snails scoot around on their face. This was supposed to beautify the skin.

Well, I ordered a glass bottle of snail mucin from Amazon. You know, it's easier than making some snails crawl around on my skin! I've ordered more since. I'm on my second bottle and I have 2 more on standby. Anyway, I don't know if anyone noticed in my Vegemite video, but my hands were flaky. My usual moisturizers weren't working. I actually bought the snail mucin for my neck. I'm at that time of life where I want to get ahead of aging skin. After I do my face exercises and gua sha, I put snail mucin on my neck. Then I rub any that's left in my palm all over my hands. This has solved my flaky hand problem! I didn't even get it for that lol.