The grassroots campaign of Buy Nothing Day, which started in Canada and has been promoted by Adbusters Magazine, is a social protest to resist the temptation of answering the bombardment of paper, radio, television, and internet advertisements for deep discounts on various products the day after Thanksgiving. Given the current economic climate of retail [...]
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Summer trend: Tea Time!
Is it just a Southern thing or is iced tea the new summer “hit” this year? I mean you’ve already got Sonic’s brand that definitely has my personal rating of 4-2 (That’s four tea bags for every two cups of sugar!). Then, McDonald’s $1 large iced tea rates about 2-2 on that same scale [...]
Buy Nothing Day 2008 (Besides it’s the Sabbath)
Even for a site like mine that runs ads, I’d like to ask you to consider doing your share this year on Saturday, November 29, the 2008 International Buy Nothing Day. Especially after violence that happened this Friday at a Wal-Mart and a Toys-R-Us, we’ve got to stop and think about how we consume [...]
Podcast Conversations 5 — From the Ends of the Earth
This week, I speak with Wendi Medling of the fair trade boutique, From the Ends of the Earth, located at 839 W. Davis, in Dallas. We’ll rap about what it means to shop fair trade and the desire for gelatto in Oak Cliff. Also, take in some sounds from Houston’s own, A.C. [...]
