[Discussion] "This store is selling these items. What should I buy?" posts.

It seems that these types of posts don't really add very much to the overall discussion here on MFA and are becoming increasingly common. I also think that it's counterproductive to have people posting things like this for several reasons.

1. It encourages impulse buying. You could produce a scenario like, "I hadn't thought about getting x piece for my wardrobe, but it's on sale at this store I've never heard of and everyone on MFA thinks it's a good piece and I can afford it. I'll just buy it." That's not really conducive to building a coherent wardrobe, though sometimes can produce interesting results (good or bad).

2. It doesn't require the individual to think about his style (since obviously MFA is doing it for him). It essentially translates into, "Hey MFA I'm completely incompetent at dressing myself or having a personalize/individual style -- which is painstakingly developed over a long period of time. Can you pick out my clothes like my mommy/girlfriends always have so I can get back to playing black ops 2?"

3. Due to the amount of Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales lately these posts have been everywhere. I think we should either aggregate them into a single weekly post or try to avoid them altogether. Maybe I'm just being a hater, but I really don't think these posts have much value.

<rant> Most people on this sub-reddit seem to come here because they want to learn how to dress better. That is something that takes times time, effort, money, and most importantly thought and planning. If we encourage people to avoid putting in the work it takes to develop a personal style, eventually the overall quality of the sub will degrade. jdbee left, right? Eventually most of the Consistent Contributors will also make their exits. If we don't cultivate a strong sense of individualized, personal style in the people who are coming-up, then eventually this sub will devolve into a circle jerk led by the people who never learned how to dress themselves properly -- only how to be dressed properly by someone else. </rant>

What's everyone else's opinion?