Overbuying 2021: The Year of Excess

Welcome to 2021: the year where people bought 47% too many socks, 27% too many kitchen appliances, and 100% too many timeshare vacations. Our motto: "Buy now, regret later!"

Top Five Most Overbought Items of 2021:

Smartwatches that nobody actually uses
Overpriced artisanal cheese graters
Unsustainable, eco-friendly water bottles that will be replaced by a better, even more eco-friendly model next week
Self-help books about finding inner peace while simultaneously buying more stuff
Home security systems that nobody can actually use because they've already bought 17 of them

And the award for the most overbought item goes to...

Virtual reality headsets that nobody actually uses to play video games, but just stares at their own avatar in a virtual closet

What the experts say:

"I'm not sure what's more disturbing, the fact that people bought 17 home security systems or that they still think 3G is a thing."

Dr. Emily P. Jones, Overbuying Research Institute

What the experts are saying about the experts