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Celebrate Buy Nothing Day 2011 Instead of Black Friday

November 7, 2011

I’ve been celebrating Buy Nothing Day for years. This year, I’m even more encouraged to celebrate, because Buy Nothing Day falls on November 25th, my birthday. Buy Nothing Day was originally launched by the folks at Adbusters, and it’s pretty simple to participate. Buy Nothing Day encourages people to skip the Black Friday madness and [...]

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Stuff to do on Black Friday that does not involve shopping

November 18, 2010

According to a retail trade group survey released on Thursday, as many as 138 million U.S. shoppers may be heading out for Black Friday events. That’s a lot of shoppers to weave in and out of. Why not try Buy Nothing Day this year instead? Buy Nothing Day is a push to combat the overwhelming [...]

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Buy Nothing Day – November 26th 2010

November 1, 2010

It’s November which means a huge event is coming, and I don’t mean Thanksgiving. Buy Nothing Day falls on November 26th this year (in the USA). I celebrate this event every year, and hopefully you’ll be on board to celebrate as well. What is Buy Nothing Day? Buy Nothing Day is an alternative event you [...]

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Happy Early Thanksgiving

November 23, 2009

Over the weekend I had some unsavory characters smash in both my front car windows, steal my cell phone, and some other stuff, so I had to take the weekend off entirely from work to fix these issues. Yay Portland right? I hate how crowded and busy and apparently crime ridden this city has become. [...]

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Ban Black Friday This Year

November 19, 2009

For years now I’ve been participating in Buy Nothing Day. Buy Nothing Day is the alternative to Black Friday, launched by the good folks at Adbusters. The basics: Buy Nothing Day is fairly self-explanatory. On the official Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, Buy Nothing Day encourages consumers to not shop til they drop but [...]

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