Mindful Shopping Quotes

The most impactful way consumers can assert their power is to become mindful shoppers, giving their dollars only to socially responsible companies. In today's world of social media and smart phones, this is easy to do.

I was mindful that clothes, objects and items had all been designed and manufactured. Thought had gone into those processes, so to mindlessly treat everything without care or as disposable was disrespectful. Things should be valued.

Buy less, choose well: that's the maxim. Quality not quantity. That's the most environmentally friendly thing you can do.

Buy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping.

For the last ten years or more, I've really been making shopping decisions based on, "Is that what I want to wear forever?" I tend to not have these quick one - night stands or affairs with fashion, because it never suits me anyway. I tend to shop, specifically with heels or shoes, for things that I think, "Yeah, this is a long - term relationship.".

Many of us grew up with a kind of puritanism against shopping. But shopping can be much more than how it is cast. If you are bored or you have problems, it can be a way of lifting your spirits, by doing something light and superficial. Why not?

Shopping at any level is a bit of therapy for my medulla oblongata.

When you're shopping you forget about eating!

I do think if you aim for quality, it's not so much about consumerism. The idea is 'Buy less, choose well, make it last.'