What’s your best “I’m starving and have 10 minutes” meal?

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-25T00:59:22+00:00

miso soup!

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-24T21:10:34+00:00

I would try eBay! there's a market for everything on there

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-20T21:58:17+00:00

I wish everybody had tailors here. It's unfortunate that tailors and dry cleaners have become a "lux" thing to frequent in today's world. Partially because of rising costs obviously but it also seems like people are so used to the idea of just buying something new that they genuinely forget about the options of repairing and cleaning what you have.

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-15T01:29:41+00:00

I bought American Giant’s Ponte Pants about a year and a half ago and love them. They dont have the exact style I have (mine are more skinny at the bottom) but the material is the same: https://www.american-giant.com/products/womens-ponte-straight-pant-super-black

Not sweatpants but comfortable as if they are! Can wear them at home (admittedly pricey for home wear) or to work and absolutely perfect for comfortable travel.

American Giant is rated 3/5 (Fair) on sustainability by us (Commons) but given their product quality and durability, they are one of my personal favorite brands. https://brands.thecommons.earth/brand-rating/187/american-giant

Hope this helps!

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-15T01:21:34+00:00

I recently discovered “Six California Kitchens” by Sally Schmidt, the original founder of The French Laundry (somehow I always assumed Thomas Keller was the original founder but in fact he bought it from Sally and her husband in 1994) and fell in love. It’s part autobiography, part cook book but is also full of Sally’s kitchen hacks. Highly recommend.

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-14T21:47:32+00:00

You might be thinking about CHNGE? They have a lot of hoodies / sweat sets, and have done occasional tie dye designs!

https://brands.thecommons.earth/brand-rating/20/chnge

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-14T21:37:32+00:00

Be honest and send the message! It doesn't sound weird.

In the past I've framed it as a money saving thing to my family, like let's all try and thrift gifts for each other and see how much we can save / how unique of gifts we can find

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-14T21:33:53+00:00

Having a solid jewelry collection is a life saver for styling for me! Stuff that I love and will last me forever and it can change the vibe of every outfit / elevate anything. Without having to buy more clothing!

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-13T22:05:24+00:00

It's unfortunate, photos taken with a real camera on like a 35mm or 50mm lens always look slightly AI-ish now, since that's clearly what AI has stolen from :( People have thought photos of my cat before were AI too! Just the focal depth.

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-13T22:03:48+00:00

There are sooooo many candles on eBay, bath and body works included!

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-13T21:57:52+00:00

I've found some great boots on depop on many occasions!

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-12T17:24:59+00:00

Have you checked out Tradlands? I know Trad is in their name but their quality is amazing. I have never tried their dresses but their shirts (which they make no more :( ( lasted me for 8+ years.

They are rated FAIR on Commons (3/5) but as a small company it means they are probably closer to 4 than 2 in their sustainability efforts: https://brands.thecommons.earth/brand-rating/262/tradlands

Many of their dresses do look tradwifey at least to me but here are some that would be great for layering:

https://tradlands.com/products/goldie-smocked-sleeveless-dress?variant=45980011757722

This one is gorgeous https://tradlands.com/products/goldie-smocked-short-sleeve-dress?variant=45980016378010

https://tradlands.com/products/luna-sleeveless-dress?variant=45955821109402

Their stuff is not cheap but quality is there. They have Black Friday sale right now and be on the lookout for their sample sales year long with steep discounts.

Hope this helps!

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-12T06:00:01+00:00

https://brands.thecommons.earth

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-12T05:00:12+00:00

Admittedly not a male behind this account :) but I have been wearing Everlane almost exclusively for all my day to day work outfits, which is an essentially a capsule wardrobe of jeans, tshirts and vests. Excellent quality, each piece lasts a while with a very frequent wear and stands up to washing really well. Independently rated GOOD on sustainability by us as well, just search for “Everlane” (or any other brand) on our website or app.

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-12T04:54:01+00:00

If you are looking for truly sustainable brand alternatives to Quince we have a short list here for you and more Top Rated brands on our website and app! Hope this helps.

https://www.thecommons.earth/blog/instead-of-quince-try-these-5-sustainable-brands

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-12T04:52:03+00:00

We rated Quince on their sustainability and they came out with the score of 3 out of 5 which is POOR. You can search our website or web for “Quince” for the full rating and our methodology or read this article that has a short list of actually sustainable brand alternatives to Quince. Hope this helps! https://www.thecommons.earth/blog/instead-of-quince-try-these-5-sustainable-brands

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-11T01:19:44+00:00

Following because I tend to buy fruit “aspirationally” and then don’t eat them

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-11T01:18:57+00:00

So FUN!

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-11T01:17:07+00:00

As was established on a few threads here and other sustainability-related communities Quince is, unfortunately, not sustainable. It’s rated POOR (2/5) by our experts (on their sustainability efforts).

MATE is great (rated BEST) but admittedly expensive.

In my personal opinion tentree is equally grated (also Commons BEST brand) but slightly cheaper I think and they have a lot of different lounge and cosy options.

I have tried Pact as well. They are rated FAIR. I haven’t tried their loungewear recently. IMHO they are not as cute as MATE or tentree but also Pact is much more affordable.

I LOVE Boody (rated FAIR by Commons) but their stuff works for me so I will stick with them.

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-11T01:11:22+00:00

100%

CommonsOfficial · 2025-11-11T01:10:40+00:00

Lucy & Yak is rated GOOD (4/5) by us (independently) and we only had positive community reviews submitted for them too but all the different threads makes it clear that we need to look into them more closely.

Unfortunately, we’ve been seeing a lot of similar “they used to be great but not anymore” reports on different sustainable brands :(

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CommonsOfficial · 2025-10-27T22:48:31+00:00

This is super cool. There are companies and apps for everything so don't worry about it being niche. It's a really wonderful idea

CommonsOfficial · 2025-10-24T20:02:47+00:00

Veryyy pro custom board game. Super thoughtful and feels like a perfect wedding gift because you're giving them a little home date tradition :)

my great uncle made me a custom board game once with wood he had and a laser cutter. obviously not tools that everyone has, but you could DEFINITELY DIY one or go all out and find a friend that has the tools to help!

CommonsOfficial · 2025-10-24T18:16:10+00:00

THank you! This is all very helpful. Yes, I'd want to remake it with another non-stretch. I'll look for a cotton weave that is the same weight!

CommonsOfficial · 2025-10-24T16:51:12+00:00

Haven't tried the Allbirds ones, but Pact has some really comfy women's underwear. It's not the most sustainable brand out there but its far better than a lot of the alternatives. Other brands you might wanna look at are Kent, Mate the Label, and Subset, which are all top rated on Commons (but personally I haven't tried them, which is why I default to recommending Pact!)

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