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Re: Buy Stuff!!!
since i sort of started this all, let me say a few things . . .
1. first of all, i buy lots and lots of stuff . . . much more than i have need of. So, buy nothing day for me is more of a fast than an attitude. (sadly) i will also be doing my level best to keep not only our friendly neighborhood stores open and patronized, but i'm sure i will be doing my best to help Mr. Visa get a good bonus this season, too.
2. i work at the most pretentious store in the most pretentious mall in the most pretentious city i have ever seen (plano, tx). i know there's no hope for Buy Nothing Day ever catching on here, so my support of it is more of a wish (and a fear of said pretentious crowds being told that "they" have to wait an hour or more for their tables)
3. my original post was not stressing the importance of buy nothing day but of Adbusters and TeeVee Turnoff Week (in april, i think)
4. OtR is the best band ever (or close) and yay! i get to see them in three weeks!
----- Original Message -----
From: Alyssa Portwood
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 8:28 AM
To: Over-the-Rhine at actwin_com
Subject: Buy Stuff!!!
Well, normally I'd be the first to support "buy
nothing day", but not this year. I work
part-time-seasonal at a retail establishment, and I've
got to say that out of 5 years, this is the out and
out slowest season we have ever had. Customers are
just not spending much. If that sales tax "vacation"
ever works out, it might help, but now it looks pretty
bleak.
I worked a total of 6 whole hours this week, when last
year I worked over 20 a week (and this is in addition
to my normal real job.) So, on behalf of other poor
retail workers, please buy stuff this holiday season.
If you must, avoid the national chains and "Corporate
America", but please patronize your locally-owned
retail businesses. Be thrifty, but be confident and
purchase the things you need and want. No-one would
benefit from boycotting the store where I work (maybe
Sam the owner will make a few less bucks, but he will
then have less money to spend on his car collection.)
In other words, if you stop buying stuff from smaller
businesses, the people who work there will have less
money to buy stuff!!! Also, the companies we buy
stuff from will be hurt. And I will be out of a job.
This says nothing about large retail businesses and
their impact on the country and the economy as a
whole, that's a whole different ballgame. I have no
real problem boycotting them, I just won't be doing it
this year.
Just my three cents,
-Alyssa, who will be buying stuff this season
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