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Sort baby purchases into used versus wasted

A viral family and pets format on TikTok and Instagram

Review baby gear in hindsight, or warn against buying it, based on what you actually used.

4

accounts it worked for

14x

median, times their usual

#35

of 71 in family and pets

Angle

Green screen, Voiceover, Talking head

Why it works

It saves expectant parents money and carries the credibility of real use. Each post contrasts hyped defaults with what earned its place.

Hook formula[Items] I actually used vs didn't, [time] after [milestone]

How to make it

  1. 1Show the pile, list or registry
  2. 2Go item by item and say used or wasted, with price
  3. 3End with the cheaper thing that worked

Examples

Best first, one per account. Each links to the original post.

  • @ashleyerossi

    30K followers, TikTok

    β€œHospital Bag Items I ACTUALLY Used πŸ’–β˜οΈπŸ§¦β€

    21x their usual views, slideshow, babies and pregnancy

  • @emschind

    11K followers, TikTok

    β€œredo my baby registry as a first time mom 15 months later”

    14x their usual views, green screen, babies and pregnancy

  • @parissalessi

    11K followers, TikTok

    β€œDeInfluencing you from buying the $300 highchairs”

    14x their usual views, voiceover, babies and pregnancy

  • @laurynchayce

    533K followers, TikTok

    β€œPOSTPARTUM PRODUCTS THAT I USED & DIDNT USE”

    5.9x their usual views, talking head, babies and pregnancy

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How this is measured

  • Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
  • TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
  • A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
  • Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.