A Bunch of Pretty Things I Did Not Buy

Cate loved this so much, she based her slow shopping mantra around it, and used Sarah Lazarovic's Buyerarchy as the basis for a blog post and YouTube video! This book lives up to its name: A witty, gracious, and charmingly illustrated anti-consumer manifesto.

Like most people, Sarah Lazarovic covets beautiful things. But rather than giving in to her impulse to spend and acquire, Sarah spent a year painting the objects she wanted to buy instead.

Based on a visual essay that was first published on The Hairpin, A Bunch of Pretty Things I Did Not Buy is a beautiful and witty take on the growing “slow shopping” movement. Sarah is a well-known blogger and illustrator, and she writes brilliantly without preaching or guilt-tripping. Whether she’s trying to justify the purchase of yet another particleboard IKEA home furnishing, debating the pros and cons of leg warmers, or calculating the per-day usage cost of big-ticket items, Sarah’s poignant musings will resonate with any reader who’s ever been susceptible to an impulse buy.