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Sell Nothing Day

Posted by Tim / November 13, 2007

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To commemorate Buy Nothing Day (November 23rd), two Kensington Market retailers are closing their doors to make sure they sell nothing.

Yep, Nassau street's eco-friendly Left Feet and Heart on Your Sleeve are showing that even businesses aren't afraid to admit that we sometimes consume too much.

Left Feet's founder Steven Fish explains: "Yes, at a basic level we do make our living selling things. But we don't support aimless, rampant consumerism. We're in the business of ethical retail here, and we support other activists who want to encourage less, more meaningful, buying, and want to take a one day holiday from all consumption."

Photo from reubiniz on Flickr

Discussion

2 Comments

CH / November 14, 2007 at 03:28 pm
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Why not just close your shops altogether? That would reduce consumption, at least for a while.
Caroline / April 20, 2008 at 07:37 pm
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Yes, you can close the shop to reduce consumerism but then people would go to shops that offer less ethical products and consume anyway.

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