Buy Nothing Day

It seems that most of my days are Buy Nothing Days. And I think it varies for everyone. Anyway I cannot see going out to a store when it is snowing outside, and it is near the end of the month. I do not exactly say I am not going to buy anything until the last two weeks in November or any other month, so cannot see the reason for a Black Friday. Besides I do most of my spending at the beginning.

Hi GreenMoo but for the few days per month when I go to buy my grocery[weekly once], and medicines[monthly once], and a few days in between whem my stock of chocos or coffee ends rematurely (hmmm been munching on them more at times) I dont get into the shops or even do any window shopping So like you, I too celerate the buy Nothing Days which are many for me. And in my area... some of the shops have closures only a day every month but then, these are based on areas and people who need anything always go to other areas to get their stuff. then the last one- we have some special days when political moves and motives call for a complete closure of almost everything and those days, you even cannot find yourself venturing out... so I guess, these are the extras and official No Buy Days

I've never understood why it would be difficult, either. There are many, many days when I don't buy anything. The Friday after Thanksgiving is one of those days because I'm usually too tired and too busy eating leftovers to worry about shopping.

Like you, nearly every day is Buy Nothing Day for me! That would never be a holiday here in this commercially driven society, even during such horrid economic times like this. I don't enjoy shopping except at Christmas and usually buy the minimal I can get away with at the grocery, in clothing and other stuff. I wear stuff out or reuse it for something else before I replace it!

GreenMooo I hav e not heard of buy nothing day but since Iam shy of money ti Dec.3 all the days now will bu y nothing days so boy I shall really save/. Since someone saw fit to pilfer 22 dollars from my billfold I am now deciding on all buy nothing days til Dec 3 and my Social Security and thats okay. I now have what money they left me locked securely away and well not shop til Dec.3.Aos I will ha ve all do not trust anyone days for the r eat of mylife. NO m ore naiveness for me.

I am a big believer in Buy Nothing Day. I wish that more people would embrace it. There are a lot of people who act like "Black Friday" is some sort of sacred holiday. It is nothing--just an exercise in mindless consumerism. It is people running out to buy a bunch of rubbish they don't need with money they don't have to fill (usually over-fill) space in a home that they likely can ill afford. What is sacred in that? How is that a hallowed tradition? What did I do the day after Thanksgiving? I cleaned. I wrote. I did some stuff online. I spent time with my boyfriend and cats. I created a beautiful dinner using Thanksgiving leftovers and sat and ate and talked with my boyfriend.

The best way to describe it? Have you seen films where people are panicking to get supplies for a huge storm? That is how it is like. I love to shop but I would never , Ever shop on Black Friday. Buy Nothing I can do. In fact I have gone window shopping and I had a better time than when I Had to buy something!

I would agree. And while we did buy some candy and cough drops on Friday, we didn't do the big shopping thing, I never have....

I'm with you -- most days are buy nothing days for me. I just don't need a lot of stuff, and want even less.

There was a buy nothing January. Not sure if there still is. Now buying nothing for an entire month is more of a challenge. It comes after November and December when there are lots of buying days. I stay home on Black Friday. Too crazy and every year some people get hurt, some even die. I'd rather help out smaller stores anyway.

The only money I spent on Black Friday was on a soda and a bag of cough drops at work. I have never been into the whole Black Friday thing.

I have never heard of a buy nothing day, but I am on my own personal crusade to boycott all stores except Mom And Pop stores until the big guys get together and stop the insane taxing for obamderthalcare. When they stop cutting everyones hours and stop raising the prices of everything, then I will go back to shopping. Right now I am limiting my purchases to food stuffs that I can purchase from food stands run by local farmers and Mom and Pop stores where I can buy perishable foods...Hopefully I will be able to even save some while my boycott is in force...lol

I like buy nothing day. LOL. As a matter of fact I think there should be a Ban Black Friday day. That would work better. I also buy nothing most of the year. I think Black Friday is a total waste of time and energy. And it is harmful as well. If everyone were smart, they would wait until after Black Friday and Cyber Monday to do their shopping. The prices will still be low and the stores will not be as bad. But I myself am more of an online shopper anyway. It suits my needs.

I am so ill-informed that haven't heard of Buy Nothing Day.I don't know it is an international day of protest against consumerism until I search it online.Here there seems to be no gatherings and forms of protest.As for me,It makes no odds whether buying something during a day or not .

I had never heard the phrase Black Friday until recently here at Mylot. Now it suddenly seems to be spreading like the proverbial plague and I have encountered the term here in England as well. This weekend the buses and Metrolink in Manchester were offering 2 adults travelling for the price of 1 and children travelling free for the weekend just gone. It can be busy enough in a city centre at weekends without the local council needing to encourage more people to go shopping. I often call into Manchester at the weekends for a few items, but there was no chance of me considering it this week. I cannot understand why so many people seem to look forward to shopping at such a hectic time, it seems to be considered a day out for many people. I go shopping purely as a necessity and always make a point of avoiding the crowds as much as possible.

We don't often buy things that are not food, but did try to Buy Nothing yesterday because I feel strongly that people's pursuit of the best deals and specific items ruin what should be a family based weekend. Of course, others may enjoy shopping and feel differently, I just don't like to be the reason some store clerk isn't at home with their family or friends.

Hi friend, the concept of buy nothing day is good. I am not interested in unwanted spending as well as shopping for formality, i will shop only if it is necessary. I agree we must celebrate a day for family members and enjoy a lot with them without going outside.

This is a very good idea. Now and again there can be days when I do not buy anything and it does feel a little odd and liberating.

well it`s a good idea in some people specially those rich ones for that day.. the buy nothing day... because some rich people does not mind buying things even they don`t need it and buy it for an expensive cost.. i have nothing against them because that`s their money that they are using but sometimes they should think of some other people who can`t afford even to buy a meal so why not a special day wherein they will not buy anything and give the money to charity..

LOL, every day for me is almost a buy nothing day. If buy nothing day excludes food, then everyday is a buy nothing day for me LOL There is nothing to buy here anyway. No much shops to choose from.