Purchases 2020 Illustrated by Laura M. Young
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About this book I began tracking my purchase history in March 2020. I wanted to learn what my spending said about me as a consumer and how frequently I would make non-essential purchases. For six months I reviewed my purchases and then documented them in the form of digital drawings. The illustrations within this book provide a visual narrative of who I am as a consumer, and how I choose to spend my money. During this process, I would go back to review my purchases, and I would happen upon an item I’d bought months ago that I’d completely forgotten about. This emphasized the concept of novelty that a new purchase can possess, and how fleeting the feeling of satisfaction derived from a purchase can be. As consumers, we are constantly amassing new objects of desire in our everyday lives, seeking out the next best thing to keep us occupied until another item strikes our fancy. Please enjoy a tale of the rise and fall of consumer satisfaction that is speckled throughout these pages.
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List of Purchases March .................................................................................................................... 9 Early March | Directangle Press, Schoodac’s Coffee 3.16 | Cat Bates Jewelry Whale Pod Shipper
3.18 | Pet Provisions 3.20 | Moyo Boutique 3.23 | Blue Loon Bakery 3.27 | Overtone Haircare
April ........................................................................................................................... 19 4.6 | Sault New England 4.8 | 44 North Coffee Co. 4.15 | Sault New England 4.17 | Wordshape 4.20 | Apple
4.21 | L.L. Bean 4.22 | LUSH Cosmetics 4.28 | Amazon 4.29 | Aveda Cosmetics Co.
May .............................................................................................................................. 31 5.22 | Colonial Pharmacy 5.23 | Clarke’s Hardware Store 5.24 | Society 6 5.26 | Overtone Haircare 5.28 | Amazon 5.29 | Grounds Coffee Salt & Soil
5.1 | Pet Provisions 5.4 | Casper Mattress Amazon 5.5 | Forest Bound 5.8 | Colby-Sawyer College 5.11 | Amazon 5.12 | Chewy Visionworks Concord 5.18 | Blue Loon Bakery 5.19 | Schoodacs Coffee 5.21 | Bare Necessities Moyo Boutique Target West Elm
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June ............................................................................................................................ 55 6.3 | Obama Foundation Reclaim the Block 6.4 | Bare Necessities 6.5 | Apple Postable 6.8 | Wayfair Apple Colonial Pharmacy Incase Designs Corp. 6.10 | New York Times 6.11 | Vimeo 6.12 | Everlane 6.13 | Amazon The Container Store
6.14 | City Market, Vermont The Mad Taco 6.16 | Postable 6.17 | Duluth Trading Co. 6.19 | Article Furniture 6.18 | Moyo Boutique 6.22 | West Elm 6.23 | The Container Store Sault New England 6.25 | Hidden Gem Salon 6.26 | Home Depot 6.29 | Air Plant Design Center 6.30 | Pergamo Paper Goods
July .............................................................................................................................. 85 7.1 | 44 North Coffee Co. REI Co-op 7.2 | Chewy Deckers Hoka 7.6 | Threadless
7.8 | Tasheka Arceneaux Sutton 7.9 | Native Union 7.14 | Vans 7.23 | Unseasoned Amy 7.24 | Surry General Store
August ...................................................................................................................... 99 8.4 | L.L. Bean 8.11 | Bodum
8.13 | Wayfair 8.24 | Springledge Farm
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March
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Monthly Purchases:
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Total: $249.91
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April
20
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25
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Monthly Purchases:
15 Total: $548.32
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May
32
33
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35
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37
38
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42
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44
45
46
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Monthly Purchases:
52 Total: $1,394.65
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June
56
57
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68
69
70
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Monthly Purchases:
58 Total: $3,603.53
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July
86
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Monthly Purchases:
16 Total: $649.61
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August
100
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Total Purchases:
170 Total: $6,688.60
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