The Stories Our Amazon Carts Tell

I asked readers to share their past purchases with me. This is what I learned.

Photo: Weston Wells

Earlier this year, I set out to write a newsletter about how to cut back on shopping on Amazon (a topic that many readers had expressed an interest in). So I asked readers to share their Amazon carts with me anonymously. I figured I’d review people's receipts, brainstorm ways they could have avoided the purchase or at least avoided ma…