I didn’t buy much. But I did go to the grocery store to get milk and coffee and vitamins, and also bought a bunch of other stuff. I didn’t go anywhere else. I think that’s OK.
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Failed as a non-consumer
Posted in plastic and its relatives, tagged Buy Nothing Day, consumerism, shopping on November 23, 2007| Leave a Comment »
Social service
Posted in important stuff, tagged adbusters, consumerism, freerice, social service on November 23, 2007| Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow is Buy Nothing Day, initiated by AdBusters, and aimed at reducing consumerism. I’m in. (OK, I hate going to the store on the day after Thanksgiving, but this can make me happy about it.)
And Willie put me onto FreeRice, where you select word definitions, and for each correct answer you put 10 grains of rice into a bowl. The people at FreeRice get money from their advertisers to donate 10 grains of rice through the United Nations to help end world hunger. I’ve gotten up to vocabulary level 48 in 10 minutes. I wonder how many levels there are.
It’s addictive AND it’s good!
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