Nice video.. Ironically it's Oct 25, 2011 and I was youtubing anti-consumerism videos and came across this. I can now say that I unknowingly participated in Buy Nothing Day 2011 :) thanks for the hard work you put into this video it was great!
im gonna go buy some plastic bags and plastic cups and some plastic things and then just throw them away to compensate for someoone who is going to "buy nothing" hAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
So maybe I made a mistake with the facts, but I didn't come up with them, I found them on the internet. It was for a high school English class. If you really care that much about it, find the actual amount, and post it in a comment, so other viewers aren't mislead. :)
I believe your and adbusters intentions are good, but we've seen what happens when people just buy less (it isn't pretty). How about videos showing how:
to buy nothing and yet help the economy.
to buy gifts that doesn't create waste (services: like a massage or yard work)
The intention isn't just to make people buy less. One reason for buy nothing day is that on Black Friday mainly electronics companies sell their names to companies overseas, who support child labor and other harmful business practices, who will make their products for extremely low prices, but also create a low quality product. We are also trying to get people to support local economies, and think about the waste they produce, and how they can reduce that.
@myhdtm Wow...an intelligent response! Am I being punked? Where's Ashton?!
Anyway, it sounds like we are on the same page. My wife really wants to get a flat screen TV to replace one of our four working TVs. I'm resisting, in part, because of your video.
Well, my husband & I must not be the “average American” since we only throw out one paper bag of garbage per week of things that absolutely cannot be recycled, reused or bartered. Our compost piles & chickens handle all the food scraps from cooking, the garden & yard. Other things are reused for another purpose such as used wood, burlap bags & cardboard or given away. We even are building a potty that will recycle our human wastes. If 2 old spoiled baby boomers can do it, anyone can do it.
Apparently my family is not average either. We also throw out one bag of trash per week and recycle, reuse and barter. I also keep a compost pile for the garden and the chickens get the "good" scraps. We have a fireplace, but only burn wood when very very cold. I do canning, dehydrating and preserving on my garden produce. It takes time and effort, but can easily be fit into a daily routine.
I used this video in a recent post promoting Buy Nothing Day in the UK on Nextstarfish
NextStarfish 2 months ago
Nice video.. Ironically it's Oct 25, 2011 and I was youtubing anti-consumerism videos and came across this. I can now say that I unknowingly participated in Buy Nothing Day 2011 :) thanks for the hard work you put into this video it was great!
TheJodimarie 3 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
thumbs up for this vid!! =)
roxychiquez 4 months ago
im gonna go buy some plastic bags and plastic cups and some plastic things and then just throw them away to compensate for someoone who is going to "buy nothing" hAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
MMMMMMMMMMMMM garbage!
leahdin 5 months ago
Good Job young Dude!
thermalmermaid1 1 year ago
You made this for a HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH CLASS? Wow, WELL DONE!
thetaoofken 1 year ago
I LOVE THE IDEA!!! BUY NOTHING DAY!!!! I HOPE IT GROWS AND PEOPLE STOP BUYING JUNK!!! LOVE IT!!!!! GOOD WORK GUYS!
akitanochero 1 year ago 2
2.5 millon bottles - maybe per day, not year. Your intentions may be good, but your statistics suck.
budyn1412 1 year ago
@budyn1412
So maybe I made a mistake with the facts, but I didn't come up with them, I found them on the internet. It was for a high school English class. If you really care that much about it, find the actual amount, and post it in a comment, so other viewers aren't mislead. :)
myhdtm 1 year ago
"Americans get rid of 20,000 cars a year"? I believe you're missing some serious zeroes in that figure.
fulluvit 1 year ago
I believe your and adbusters intentions are good, but we've seen what happens when people just buy less (it isn't pretty). How about videos showing how:
to buy nothing and yet help the economy.
to buy gifts that doesn't create waste (services: like a massage or yard work)
to properly dispose of waste
to get out of debt
peace
TheGoalSetter 1 year ago 4
@TheGoalSetter
The intention isn't just to make people buy less. One reason for buy nothing day is that on Black Friday mainly electronics companies sell their names to companies overseas, who support child labor and other harmful business practices, who will make their products for extremely low prices, but also create a low quality product. We are also trying to get people to support local economies, and think about the waste they produce, and how they can reduce that.
myhdtm 1 year ago
@myhdtm Wow...an intelligent response! Am I being punked? Where's Ashton?!
Anyway, it sounds like we are on the same page. My wife really wants to get a flat screen TV to replace one of our four working TVs. I'm resisting, in part, because of your video.
TheGoalSetter 1 year ago
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TheGoalSetter 1 year ago
Well, my husband & I must not be the “average American” since we only throw out one paper bag of garbage per week of things that absolutely cannot be recycled, reused or bartered. Our compost piles & chickens handle all the food scraps from cooking, the garden & yard. Other things are reused for another purpose such as used wood, burlap bags & cardboard or given away. We even are building a potty that will recycle our human wastes. If 2 old spoiled baby boomers can do it, anyone can do it.
Deborahcm 1 year ago 2
@Deborahcm
Apparently my family is not average either. We also throw out one bag of trash per week and recycle, reuse and barter. I also keep a compost pile for the garden and the chickens get the "good" scraps. We have a fireplace, but only burn wood when very very cold. I do canning, dehydrating and preserving on my garden produce. It takes time and effort, but can easily be fit into a daily routine.
dogshens 1 year ago 2
@dogshens
spread the word that's the way to go!
professorcuddlecore 1 year ago
we don't get enough time to read the great stats...
Bizcochodefango 1 year ago