# I didn’t think fake shopping could trick my brain until I tried the viral dopamine websites

> I spent some time in the internet’s fakest mall, filling a shopping cart with things I could not buy, hunting for discounts on products that do not exist, and checking out three separate times for a grand total of $0.

- **Source:** [Digital Trends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/i-tried-the-internets-weirdest-shopping-trend-and-my-brain-fell-for-it-more-than-i-expected/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a7fdac8913151d7bd293d3e)
- **Published:** 2026-08-15
- **Category:** Apps
- **Tags:** #fake #shopping #brain #didn #dopamine #exist #think #trick
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