Will "Do It Yourself" tutorial websites cause people to buy fewer gadgets and services?

Yes, I feel Do it Yourself websites may cause people to buy fewer gadgets like toasters or a robot vacuum, and services like repair, cooking, and cleaning.

I also feel that more people these days want to use the internet to learn how to do things themselves instead of buying expensive machine like a robot vacuum, or hiring someone who is greedy, and tries to overcharge buyers for simpler tasks like vacuuming carpet.

It is also more manly to fix stuff yourself instead of using a machine, or hiring someone, so you maybe able to attract women and men who are interested in people who know how to do stuff like fixing something.

For example, some people may not buy a toaster, or go to a restaurant to buy toasted bread if they learned how to make toast from a YouTube video, or Do it Yourself cooking site.

There are a lot of how to make toast with a frying pan, regular oven, or fire, so some people who learned how to make toast from a website may not buy a more expensive toaster to make toast, or hire someone like a chef to make them toast.

kingcool52 said:

Well it all depends on time. Not sure why someone would not buy a toaster and use a frying pan. That just takes way more effort and time. Silly really. I think these YouTube tutorials are causing people to increasingly decide that they do not need to hire people and do it themselves. What also happens is that quite a few people end up breaking their stuff trying to follow these tutorials and end up paying more for a person to come fix it

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I sometimes use a frying pan to make toast by buttering up the bread, and toasting both sides. My toaster is broken. I rarely eat toast, so I don't want to buy a toaster.

A frying pan works on top of a camp fire, and other sources of heat like on top of a running car engine if you have no gas lighter, or matches.

Many people who fix stuff themselves may do it as a hobby where they fix broken stuff instead of throwing it in the trash, or recycling it which is a time consuming because of recycling laws where you need to take your broken stuff to the local recycling center which maybe many miles away, and they don't pickup your broken PC and TV, so you need to drive, or take public transportation to the recycling place.

If people watch the tutorial video, and it looks too hard to do, they may hire someone to do the work. I think tutorial videos are better than books because people can see how hard it is to do something, the actor may also say warnings on what not to do, and how strong a person need to be to use heavier tools like a hammer, hand saw, or large wrench where you sometimes need more human muscle power to hold and use these tools.

Demon_Skeith said:

I'm sure some will take advantage of it, others will still need other people's help like the older folks.

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I agree a lot of older folks will need help especially if they are in their 80s or older where using heavier tools, or small tools like small screwdrivers and needles if they take medicine by needles become more difficult as their body, and mind gets older.

OursIsTheFury said:

I think it will cause people to break their things, give up, and eventually buy a pre-made item, but now they have to buy more stuff since they wasted their resources and time trying to build something (at a more expensive value considering the price of raw materials, tools, and the time you spent) instead of buying it directly. "Do it yourself" stuff may benefit some people, but majority of the time it's just a waste of time, energy, and money. Just buy the damn table at your local furniture store and get it over with, I say.

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I seen some people use wood from a broken door and other broken wooden object to make a table and other furniture. The wood from a broken old door is sometimes higher quality than the wood or plastic table from a most furniture store which sell cheaper low quality furniture which is made from low quality materials.

There are affordable tools which you can buy at a discount store, eBay and pawn shops. If you have family members and friends with tools, you can borrow tools for free from them. You can always re-use the tools to fix them. If you use the tools a lot, they can be worth the purchase price.

Learning to build something like a table can be useful compared to watching too much TV or playing games for too long. You are moving your body, so you are exercising your body, and using your mind to design a table, or follow instructions.

reginafalange said:

People don't have time for doing any of that. Maybe if somebody is already interested in technical stuff it will be useful, and they would be pleased to save some money, but the important thing is that you have to have the will and the time. I think for most people it's not worth the money they would save.

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People can use many days, or longer to learn how to fix or build something at their own time. Learning to fix something can be useful if there are not many repair places or repair workers where you live, and you just need to repair something simple like a loose screw on a table, polishing a stove kettle, or sewing close a hole on your shirt or pants which is not hard to learn, and a sewing needle, and a roll of clothing thread only cost a few dollar.

Doing manual work like fixing stuff, gardening, sewing, and simple home repairs can be a good way to relax, use your mind, and exercise rather than spending all your free time watching TV, going on the internet, and playing video games.