A Gen Z diary, as told by receipts.
What Gen Zers actually bought this week #001
The small details that fill your week — what you ate, drank, wore, watched, and listened to — might seem like mundane and fleeting moments, but on our app, these are morsels of inspiration (even someone else’s next obsession), conversation starters, and yes, fantastic copy for our newest Substack series: “What Gen Zers actually bought this week.” The following is a freeform list of the coolest things Gen Zers are ACTUALLY buying — straight from the Selleb app.
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We really never know what we’re going to get. And that’s the best part. Anything (from clothes to food to experiences to registration confirmations) with a receipt qualifies, so make of that what you will. Fun fact: a non-trivial number of receipts we receive is $0, like some of the ones you’ll see in the inclusions below (event confirmations, museum tickets, etc…)! We love it when our users get imaginative (and tracking happy :))
Consider this a vignette of the Gen Z experience — part data, part storytelling, and always backed by receipts… Looking at these receipts collectively reveals a fascinating portrait of modern consumption: a tension between the digital and analog, conscious consumption and style signaling, wellness optimization and simple pleasures.
Let’s take you through some purchases that caught our eye this week and why we think they’re worth your attention…
We’ve been seeing so many receipts of MSCHF’s new book, which feels like the perfect artifact of our current moment. MSCHF has pitched a tent at the intersection of irony, satire, and cultural subversion — the exact blend that defines so much of Gen Z aesthetic sensibilities. It's almost a decoder ring for a specific strain of internet subculture, the kind of purchase that says "I get it" without having to say anything at all. Core collector behavior.
Your Selleb Sisters ofc went to the MSCHF talk at the New Museum last week, where two of their founders, Lukas and Kevin, walked the audience through the BTS/thought process/ideation/execution behind some of their most iconic/viral drops, followed by a book signing, and it was a FULL house! Claire submitted a registration receipt, which cost her $0 ;)):
Speaking of $0 (!) receipts, another user submitted a $0 receipt for her Vogue Vintage Market Registration which is happening on March 29th in NYC, hosted by none other than Gigi herself — a good reminder!
Selleb Mom (handle name: @mom on the Selleb app lol) is rolling up to NYC this weekend to see Paul Mezcal Mescal in "A Streetcar Named Desire" with Claire. We’re pumped. There’s something about a Tennessee Williams classic in an endless stream of streaming options. Timeless amongst the transient.
Some fashion/beauty/misc/et al purchases to follow…