Black Friday and DU

[RB TexLa]

Poll question: Black Friday and DU

The wanting of people to not shop today is driven by what?

[valerief]

1. Bu-bye!

[MADem]

2. Other--I could give a shit what other people do!! I don't shop because

we don't NEED anything!

[RufusTFirefly]

3. Your choices are rather limited and leading...

"Buy Nothing Christmas is not really about refusing to spend a dime over the holiday season. It’s about taking a deep breath and deciding to opt out of the hype‚ the overcrowded malls‚ and the stressful to–do lists. It’s about reminding ourselves to really think about what we are buying‚ why we are buying it‚ and whether we really need it at all."

AdBusters

[RB TexLa]

7. limited and leading? My God this must be the first time that has ever happened in a user created

voluntary poll on a message board. :crazy:

[RufusTFirefly]

10. Look at how many people answered "Other." That should tell you something. n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. Other. I consider "Bah, Humbug!", words to live by.

[mcscajun]

5. My wanting not to shop today is driven by chronic crowditis

with parking complications.

I Hate Malls! Crowded Malls, and impossible parking lots, are worse yet!

I won't shop for Anything that isn't essential to living until after the New Year.

[Rex]

6. You forgot 'I have no money to shop with.'

Thanks for playing...

[bdamomma]

8. I will not buy into the insanity.

people running through doors like they don't have enough stuff.

[Redneck Socialist]

9. Other: I work in retail and I don't want to deal with you. n/t

[AnotherMother4Peace]

11. All dumb options - It saddens me to see people buy things on credit, which means

in many cases THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT (excuse me for yelling). Our economy is not healthy, and now is not the time for people to get further into debt. Now is the time to hunker down and be fiscally conservative. Now is the time to review ways to live inexpensively. That's why I loved the threads about inexpensive good recipes. When the Canadian dollar surpasses the US dollar, that gets my attention.

Sorry, about saying you have dumb options, but they inferred we're a bunch of party poopers. Quite the opposite, I would love to see people debt free, with money in the bank, rather than spending money they don't have.

[Der Blaue Engel]

12. Things a nitwit would say, for a thousand, Alex n/t

[Raejeanowl]

13. I Vote Against Mass Consumer Shopping My Feet And Purse

I won't tolerate the surly crowds, the competitiveness, the psychological manipulation of it all.

Holidays have deteriorated into making (retail corporation) execs and stock holders rich, and insecure consumers (who want to appear more affluent) poor.

I try very hard to make my holidays about values, love, family and friends, good food and drink, blessings. Listen to some music, go to a show or chorale or two, bake some cookies, make some eggnog, trim the tree, check in with my place in the universe.

Don't need much else, except maybe a couple new pairs of socks.

[madeline_con]

14. Other. Going out to stores and malls is bad enough...

why add 50 million idiots fighting over an ugly sweater to the mix?

[SharkSquid]

15. BAH HUMBUG N/T

[Lorien]

16. Other. The options on this poll suck. n/t

[Warpy]

17. I hate crowds

so I'll be a hermit for the next 4 weeks.

I don't give a rip what other people do.