Na, I'm poor, and I'm not going to feel bad for getting some bulk household essentials at a significant discount today.
I get not wanting to participate in unnecessary consumption, but this classist view that everyone can afford to ignore big discounts on items they actually need (which definitely do exist among the other noise) is just another high horse people need to get off of and instead focus their energy fighting the system that leaves people desperate for discounts in the first place, not on telling those people off.
I really don't think they're talking about essentials. Although around here I'm not seeing any deals on things like toilet paper, baby formula or anything like that.
If anything, the classism that happens is the manipulation of folks who think they'll get a TV on sale when it's usually too low on stock and it's only used as a lure to get folks in the door. The better deals tend to come after the holidays, too.
I really don’t think they’re talking about essentials.
OP: Today is buy nothing day
If anything, the classism that happens is the manipulation of folks who think they’ll get a TV on sale when it’s usually too low on stock and it’s only used as a lure to get folks in the door.
Fighting classism with classism is just more classism.
Same here, I've put off luxuries and other big purchases for 6 months or more in a queue-like spreadsheet. For example, I still post using a 6 year old phone and have been waiting for enough free savings and a discount to buy. I wait patiently and avoid consumption until opportune points like these.
I shopped at a memory express today and it wasn't busy at all.
No, like a special day where you’re thankful for all the things you already have rather than buying new things. This November 24 have a day of thanks-giving.
I used to read Adbusters for years, and that was the start of Buy Nothing Day. They tried to buy a prime-time commercial spot for like 50 grand(?) and once the stations saw what they were trying to "advertise", they pulled the commercial and the price for a 30 second spot jumped 10 fold.
The amount of damage it would cause if a reasonable amount of people partook in that day, would be striking
I was planning to use today to catch up on a project and go to the hardware store to buy bolts....then I remembered it's black Friday and I'd like to avoid that cancer.
I feel I still achieved this. Had to buy a new laptop, but only because the previous old one broke and is only enough that the repair process could be costly and no guarantees.
Only buy something if you need it, day? Like any other day
Weird how people redefine 'nothing' in the comments. I can go a week without even spending money! Get a grip people. You don't actually need all the stuff you think you need
Only thing I'm going to (have to, unfortunately) buy today is a round in a couple dryers at the laundromat, because I've put it off too long already and the clothes line is currently a no-go due to weather. sigh
I just bought a can of pam today because I'm having thanksgiving today and I didn't realize I was out. Black Friday as a shopping day was always dumb, IMO. I would just use online shopping. But then they had to ruin that with Cyber Monday.
I put gas in my car and my moms car cuz I had to go to work and she was going to a friendsgiving and didn't have enough money for gas. At the gas station I bought a coffee and a pack of crackers so I could have a snack at work, because I don't get a lunch break.
I didn't know it was "buy nothing day", but I would have bought the gas anyway.
At work I had a really friendly customer who was kind and interesting. I gave them a discount that I wasnt authorized to give, so... I guess that's how I fought capitalism yesterday.