I built Retail Therapy Simulator for shopping addicts to buy, track, and wait for packages. Why? Stanford: 70-80% of shopping dopamine hits at "add to cart". Get the thrill for $0. Scarcity: Financial anxiety drops bandwidth by 14 IQ points. Get the release, preserve your brainpower. UCLA: Managing a home's 300,000 items spikes stress. Satisfy your urges adding exactly 0 physical items.
Hi Product Hunt! 👋
We all love the rush of online shopping, but our wallets and cluttered homes definitely don't.
I built the Retail Therapy Simulator because I realized the best part of buying things isn't actually owning them—it's the dopamine hit of clicking "Buy" and the anticipation of waiting for the delivery.
Keeping things aggressively minimal in real life is great, but sometimes you just want to buy something. This simulator hacks that exact biological reward loop. You get an infinite fake bütçe, you "buy" whatever you want, and you can even track your fake packages for days to keep that sweet anticipation alive.
0 dollars spent.
0 physical items cluttering your living space.
100% of the dopamine.
I’d love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or any features you'd like to see. Let me know if your fake packages arrive on time! 📦
Cheers!
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The cart animation feels oddly satisfying, especially when you're watching the fake tracking bar slowly inch toward "delivered." It nails that little dopamine hit without making you feel guilty afterward.
@neslihanivdn6j Hi Neslihan thanks for your valuable comment 👍🏻
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the cart click sound effect is oddly satisfying, and watching fake tracking statuses tick up actually gave me the tiny hit i was missing without spending anything. did not expect to enjoy the package tracking animation this much.
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The cart animation feels oddly satisfying, especially when you're watching the fake tracking bar slowly inch toward "delivered." It nails that little dopamine hit without making you feel guilty afterward.
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@neslihanivdn6j Hi Neslihan thanks for your valuable comment 👍🏻
the cart click sound effect is oddly satisfying, and watching fake tracking statuses tick up actually gave me the tiny hit i was missing without spending anything. did not expect to enjoy the package tracking animation this much.
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@cemilqlcd Hi Cemil, I am glad you found product useful.
Love that this scratches the shopping itch without spending or clutter, the order tracking animations are oddly satisfying to watch.
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@turanvatan83pf Thanks for comment