Comments on: consumer disorder http://www.amyleblanc.com/2006/11/consumer-disorder "The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving." Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:00:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: amy.leblanc http://www.amyleblanc.com/2006/11/consumer-disorder#comment-8567 amy.leblanc Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:16:02 +0000 #comment-8567 sorry - yes - a clarification - if i receive something that i like and that i'll use, of course i keep it. it's the gifts i get that will either just take up space in my closet or sit unused that i give away to someone who will. i don't think i've never given one of your gifts away, as you are ALWAYS very thoughtful! sorry – yes – a clarification – if i receive something that i like and that i’ll use, of course i keep it. it’s the gifts i get that will either just take up space in my closet or sit unused that i give away to someone who will. i don’t think i’ve never given one of your gifts away, as you are ALWAYS very thoughtful!

]]> By: aurabelle http://www.amyleblanc.com/2006/11/consumer-disorder#comment-8566 aurabelle Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:06:02 +0000 #comment-8566 while i really agree with many of the things you say here, i have to wonder about giving gifts people give you to goodwill. in my opinion that is kind of extreme, and disrespectful to people who love you and go out of their way to pick out things they think you will really like. ...although not that i KEEP gifts that i don't LIKE so i guess it's not really that different, if your opinion is that you don't like any gifts... anyway i'm glad to know i shouldn't get you anything! :-P (do you have this same policy for birthdays too?) personally i LOVE giving gifts, so as much as i hate the mass-consuming, affluenza-ridden culture i would never choose to just give up gift-giving in general. then again i hand-make a lot of my gifts and TRY to get responsibly-made, "conscious" gifts for people-- or else gift certificates to restaurants etc for my family since they are so difficult to shop for and don't need more STUFF anyway! i think there is middle ground between affluenza and "GIFTS ARE BAD" mentality. while i really agree with many of the things you say here, i have to wonder about giving gifts people give you to goodwill. in my opinion that is kind of extreme, and disrespectful to people who love you and go out of their way to pick out things they think you will really like.

…although not that i KEEP gifts that i don’t LIKE so i guess it’s not really that different, if your opinion is that you don’t like any gifts… anyway i’m glad to know i shouldn’t get you anything! :-P (do you have this same policy for birthdays too?)

personally i LOVE giving gifts, so as much as i hate the mass-consuming, affluenza-ridden culture i would never choose to just give up gift-giving in general.

then again i hand-make a lot of my gifts and TRY to get responsibly-made, “conscious” gifts for people– or else gift certificates to restaurants etc for my family since they are so difficult to shop for and don’t need more STUFF anyway! i think there is middle ground between affluenza and “GIFTS ARE BAD” mentality.

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