To decant or not to decant...that is the question
My ongoing anguish over my pantry
Decanting your pantry has somehow become all the rage. Anyone who’s anyone decants their dry goods.
For those not in the know, decanting is removing an item from the container you bought it in and putting it in a new container. In the home organization world, it’s always a prettier container. Sometimes I hear people say this prevents bugs from getting into your dry goods, but I’m not sure that’s a very common problem (though tell me if I’m wrong!).
I blame TikTok in general for any new trend I don’t understand, so I’m positive it’s to blame here. There are viral TikToks showing people decanting their pantry and even their refrigerators (this refrigerator decanting video has 200,000 likes).
What’s clear is decanting is great for social media algorithms. The visuals are stunning:
And what do you know, you can buy everything in this image for the low low price of $2,600!
I did my best to resist this trend. I really did. It’s such a nakedly capitalistic …
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