http://limitedvista.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/buy-nothing-day-friday-november-23/ Observations from an Obstructed View Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:54:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://limitedvista.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/buy-nothing-day-friday-november-23/#comment-7 j Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:52:34 +0000 http://limitedvista.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/buy-nothing-day-friday-november-23/#comment-7 Quite honestly - there aren't enough people aware of BND to make a blip in the numbers on Black Friday. 1000 people lined up outside a Wal?Mart trumps one family staying home every time. Maybe someday. Quite honestly – there aren’t enough people aware of BND to make a blip in the numbers on Black Friday. 1000 people lined up outside a Wal?Mart trumps one family staying home every time.
Maybe someday.

]]> http://limitedvista.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/buy-nothing-day-friday-november-23/#comment-6 silvercharm Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:05:39 +0000 http://limitedvista.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/buy-nothing-day-friday-november-23/#comment-6 Thank you for the interesting article on 'buy nothing day'. I'm from Canada & don't know enough details about it. Has it been successful? Are more people taking an interest in it? I'm sure big business isn't too happy about it - which brings to mind the issue of corporations growing so large & powerful that their control over society has become frightening. The Canadian media is now controlled by only a few huge companies. One such firm owns newspapers {buying out independents}, radio stations, t.v. stations, etc. It's up to the grassroots to reject all this monopolization and consumerism. I hope buy nothing day catches fire, and people send a message to big business! Thank you for the interesting article on ‘buy nothing day’. I’m from Canada & don’t know enough details about it. Has it been successful? Are more people taking an interest in it? I’m sure big business isn’t too happy about it – which brings to mind the issue of corporations growing so large & powerful that their control over society has become frightening. The Canadian media is now controlled by only a few huge companies. One such firm owns newspapers {buying out independents}, radio stations, t.v. stations, etc.
It’s up to the grassroots to reject all this monopolization and consumerism. I hope buy nothing day catches fire, and people send a message to big business!

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