Buying Unneeded Products

The cluster centers on debates questioning why people buy products they don't actually need, contrasting hype-driven purchases with genuine utility and pondering product viability if demand is based on wants rather than needs.

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numbsafari Mar 17, 2015 View on HN

Makes you wonder why people buy those products.

silon42 Jan 6, 2026 View on HN

People that wouldn't buy it, aren't customers :)

nicbou Apr 12, 2021 View on HN

That's not a reason to blindly buy products that don't fulfil your needs.

briandear Oct 12, 2018 View on HN

Why do people buy that stuff? They could choose not to.

marcosdumay Apr 3, 2023 View on HN

If nobody needs it, why are people asking for them to buy some?

iso1631 Jul 7, 2020 View on HN

Some people would rather have products they are interested in rather than products they aren't interested in

lutorm Dec 14, 2020 View on HN

Because (enough) people are buying them anyway?

adverbly Jun 26, 2019 View on HN

Spoiler alert: most things people buy they don't actually need.

stfp May 22, 2021 View on HN

I submit to you that a lot of folks buy things they don't really need or end up using \_(ツ)_/¯

laythea Nov 29, 2017 View on HN

Because not enough people stop buying/using their products.