Right now it seems that every retail store, outlet, mall or anybody that ever sold anything to anybody wants me to BUY STUFF!
Every radio and TV commercial I hear or see is about extracting money from my bank account!
It's like the worse the economy gets the harder the advertisers push. We all know this year is going to be a difficult one for retailers, but will spending millions on over-the-top advertising really help the bottom line?
Wal*Mart and Target Corp. are really pushing the fact that you can get stuff for cheap at their stores, new big-screen TVs and housewares, but isn't the age of over-consumption, mass-materialism and just having a bunch of stuff somewhat outdated?
When you are wondering if you are going to loose your job and how you will feed your family if you do loose your job, isn't thinking "hey, I need a whole new 12-piece place setting for my Thanksgiving table" the furthest thing from your mind?
I think this should be the time of year that we all focus on what is really important, family, friends and loved ones rather than "getting more stuff."
Man this trend is really sad to think about, what I really need to do to make myself happy is . . .
Go shopping and buy stuff!
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