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We’ve never seen the appeal of getting up at dawn on the day after Thanksgiving to compete against hoards of shoppers to get the best deals. (Have they even heard of eBay?) But now that the green movement is in full swing, we can blame our Black Friday boycotts on anti-consumerism rather than our own lazy, antisocial habits. So, instead of celebrating sales, we’ll be participating in Buy Nothing Day next Friday.
Buy Nothing Day was started in Vancouver in 1992, and eventually came to be observed in the U.S. on the day after Thanksgiving (and the Saturday after in the rest of the world). The promo video below might trigger flashbacks of jamming on your Casio keyboard in your dorm room, but it also presents some guilt-inducing facts about the waste we create every day. Let us know in the comments section if you’ll be braving the sales this Black Friday, or if you’ll spend the day consuming nothing but leftovers.
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NEVER—THIS WHOLE WORLD HAS BEEN EATEN UP BY GREED. fAMILIES AREN’T IMPORTANT ANYMORE –WE’RE LIKE SHEEP LED BY CORPORATE MOGULS TO DO THEIR BIDDING—WE HAVE BECOME MINDLESS MACHINES. THEY ADVERTISE AND TELL US WHERE TO BE AND WHEN—AND WE DO AND WE LEAVE OUR FAMILIES AND WAIT IN LONG LINES AND WE SHOP. DOESN’T MATTER WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE FABRIC OF OUR SOCIETY. I THINK AS THEY SAY—WE ARE ON THE DOWNSLIDE OUR SOCIETY BUT NO ONE CARES ENOUGH TO STOP IT.
Boycott Blac Friday! Wake up, sheeple!
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Yes, but not on my own. I have to work all day that day at a football event to raise money for my girls dance classes. Otherwise I love going out, even if I don’t buy. Love the excitement of it :)
I never participated in Black Friday craze. This year is no different. So yes, me and my friends would be consuming leftovers next Friday. And try to create as little trash as possible.