Our cellars overflow, our attics too. A historian estimated that a European has an average of 1,000 unnecessary objects at home. “”But unlike in the past, these goods have no value, explains Pierre-Alexandre Billiet, CEO of Gondola. Before, antiques or an old car was possessed that took value. Today, these objects are liabilities: you will have to pay to eliminate them.“
The figures are dizzying. “”40 % of products purchased from Amazon are never used. In my opinion, we exceed half, in reality. It lowers the value of your life: when you move, all of this must be thrown. And this accumulation has a direct effect on real estate. A congested house can lose several thousand euros during a sale. The buyers are projecting less, and the cost of decluttering becomes a brake“, Analysis Pierre-Alexandre Billiet.
For him, the real bill is largely underestimated. “”I estimate that overconsumption costs around 75 % of the value of everything that is sold. This illusion of the low price has its perverse effects. We believe that Temu, it’s magic. But to believe in this magic is to believe in Santa Claus. Adults pay this illusion via taxes and pollution. And sometimes the danger is immediate: creams that burn the skin, clothes treated with toxic products that give allergies or skin diseases, etc.“
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Unmanageable gifts and poor quality
Associations like little ones confirm: donations are unmanageable because the quality is too poor. “Realizing these objects is impossible, the cost of handling exceeds that of a new article on TEMU. It is an aberration!”
However, an alternative exists. “”Consume less, but simply, simply. I had an experience for 5 years with a colleague. I buy brand sweaters at € 100. After five years, they are like new. My colleague, for his part, spent € 250 in low -end sweaters. He thought he was doing a good deal, but it is my model that is durable and profitable, his is not. The question is not to have more, but to buy useful“, He concludes.
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