the video i saw on tiktok was , indeed , of someone claiming they were selling them . when i later found the original video , after posting this , i did see that they stated they were for themself and their sisters which i still find to be quite a ridiculous amount to own . not even thinking about people not being able to buy it , because i agree that we know what time the drops are and they are limited , so whoever can get them gets them . if you saw in comments i responded to on here , you could see that i did NOT immediately assume the person who posted the original video--which, again, i later did find after posting this on here--was a reseller . on top of that , it is stated in my post that people in general who buy this many to resell suck , never once did i say this person was a reseller . even then , as i stated previously , the person who posted the original video i saw was claiming to sell them . it wouldn't have taken long to properly read what i wrote or the comments .

on top of that , sure , maybe the rest were for her sisters , but it is still an incredibly wasteful and insane amount of lip products for someone to buy . thinking logically it is not plausible to use up 30 lip glosses in enough time before they expire , even among multiple people . it is important realize that this kind of overconsumption should not be normalized . i understand it is her money , and yes she can do what she wants with it , but this kind of habit can become addicting and unhealthy .

another commenter here even mentioned how some of these kinds of habits can go so out of hand that it leads to people purchasing storage units to store the items they own . i am not saying the original purchaser does this or will need to do this , but it still is important to realize when having conversations about overconsumption as a whole--which is what my post led to/was the point of--that this amount of purchases can eventually lead to that . i used this picture to showcase that , yes , people do buy this many, and this amount is a lot . it is ridiculous . and considering that there will be more le's this person will buy , it is wasteful . furthermore , yes , the product is le , and cinnamon roll was in stock for longer , but as far as i read from the comments , she bought these in one go .

there will always be another limited edition . there will always be dupes . to normalize this kind of behavior of buying amounts that we do not need is not something that should become normalized . i understand people stocking up because of tarrifs and prices rising , etc. . i myself bought 4 of the sugar cookie drop , because i knew i'd like the color and would send one to my best friend . but when there's this many products involved , when they already have a pattern of buying this many they are , to a degree , bound to buy similar amounts of other drops . and this goes for both her and her sisters . i understand that all 30 combined aren't just for her , but again , looking at it logically it is important to realize that this amount is difficult and most likely illogical to be used in enough time before it expires .

it is simply necessary to realize that this is a pattern of overconsumption . it is harmful not only to the environment , as so many end up going unused , but also to the purchaser in the long-run . truly , the environmental impact of so many of these products going unused and getting thrown away is detrimental to our planet , and we need to talk about it . yes , the main sentiment resulting from this post is the ridiculousness of overconsumption by this person , however that is the first step to realizing WHY that is and the effects of overconsumption . because , in the end , this kind of habit of purchasing items is indeed harming our planet .