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Finally, some actual No Buy Year content again!

This morning, as I was convincing myself once again that a terrible dry shampoo could work for me (spoiler: it doesn't), I was sad to eventually decide to put in in the discard pile because it was a very generous sample that could last me a couple of months.

Except, the product is terrible.

I try to give terrible products a couple of chances. Maybe it's user error, maybe the conditions aren't right, maybe it needs a chance to mellow. Whatever. I try not to dismiss something outright.

So I was hesitant to give up on this one, except it annoyed me this morning, and I remembered that I kept avoiding using it because it annoyed me the first couple of times I tried it. It's just not working for me.

Then it felt like a waste to just throw it out, but... that's what samples are for.

They are to give me a chance to try a product without a huge commitment (product size or monetary) and decide what I would like to buy full-size. And this one isn't it. Throwing out a sample that still a had a lot of product is part of the process! Plus then I will reclaim my space! And have a good idea of what I actually like!

So now I'm trying to cycle in dry shampoo samples that I've never used before, giving myself permission to throw them out if they don't work for me. I'm keeping the samples of products I know work for me to use as a backup when I need a quality product, but for the everyday whatever looks, I will experiment with the questionable samples.

And then I will be able to fully delve into my full size favorite dry shampoos, which will last me for at least a couple of years before I need to seriously consider purchasing again.

(This leads me idly speculate on how my terrible hoarding habits may actually turn out to be useful during this economic downturn and as I battle trying to find a new job. I won't need to buy cosmetics for a long time!)