Saturday November 29th 2008 is Buy Nothing Day, It's a day where you challenge yourself to switch off from shopping and tune into life.The rules are simple, for 24 hours you will detox from consumerism and live without shopping. Anyone can take part provided they spend a day without spending!
Buy Nothing Day is the biggest 24-hour moratorium against consumerism. People around the world will make a pact to take a break from shopping as a personal experiment or public statement and the best thing is - IT'S FREE!!!
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Death by shopping Meg Kane guardian.co.uk, Saturday 29 November 2008
…we have assigned certain traditions to "Black Friday" - the day after America's Thanksgiving celebration. Some families choose to rise at the wee hours and stake places in line outside of their favourite retailers, waiting for their chance to pick up incredible bargains and bragging rights...
... An employee in a Long Island Wal-Mart was trampled to death on Friday morning as 200-plus shoppers stormed the store, taking the door off of its hinges and crashing through displays. According to reports, the 34-year-old man attempted to stay the crowd, but was overpowered, knocked down, and crushed by eager and near-manic customers. The man was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead at 6:03am yesterday morning.
Just a few hours later, in a Toys'R'Us 120 miles east of Los Angeles, two customers got into an argument over a toy. The shouts progressed to pushing which led to guns being drawn and resulted in two dead and at least one injured. Add to that the pregnant woman who passed out as she was shoved by the crowds (and gave birth later that day) and you have yourself one hot mess of a prelude to the holiday season…
