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My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to episode 373 of sustainable minimalists.

On this show, we discuss intentional and

eco-friendly minimalist living two to three times a week. On today's show we are

discussing eight very specific household items.

Should we be replacing them and upgrading them at specific and short intervals?

Or are such recommendations to replace with an upgrade just a sneaky marketing

tactic. Now before we do all of that it is story time. I have to set us up as to why I'm covering this at this precise

moment over the long weekend I was relaxed and chill in all cool just love and life

doing no work and in my inbox pops an email the email

comes from wire cutter wire cutter if you're not aware is the New York Times

is product recommendation service is Product Recommendation Service. The title of the email was

Time to replace the 17 household essentials and I immediately rolled my eyes. I found this to be

incredibly audacious, incredibly annoying. First from a non-consumer standpoint, right,

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