Is it that time of year already?
The adbusters page tells us, For 24 hours, millions of people around the world do not participate — in the doomsday economy, the marketing mind-games, and the frantic consumer-binge that’s become our culture. We pause. We make a small choice not to shop. We shrink our footprint and gain some calm. Together we say to Exxon, Nike, Coke and the rest: enough is enough. And we help build this movement to rethink our unsustainable course.
Of course their main aim is the US market and I’m sure that November 26 is the busiest shopping day in the US and not the rest of the world.
I agree that we need to stop rampant consumerism. We do not exist simply to buy products.
On the other hand, the livelihood of so many people rides on retail sales.
We need to much wiser in our purchases, deciding what we really need rather than simply what we want. I think that taking the day off from purchasing is a great way to refocus our own priorities with our spending.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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Did my husband set you up to this?
John from http://www.fattyowl.tk (and the desk next to mine at work) is wondering if they sell badges to support the day.
Can I observe the day if I am the one selling stuff, not buying it?
I agree.. spend wisely
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