How Much Do Retailers Rely on Holiday Shopping?
Every year around this time, we start bemoaning how much American consumers buy into the social construct of Black Friday. And while we’re doing this, we place a significant amount of blame on retailers and consumer product companies for feeding the beast. But the truth is that the beast is a two-part beast. As much as retailers have propagated the idea of holiday shopping and Black Friday shopping, consumers have also fed the [...]
How Much Money is Spent on Black Friday Advertising?
Oh, Black Friday. It’s the nucleus of consumer season (or for that matter the entire consumer retail year), and therefore obviously a strong representation of everything that Postconsumers is working to raise awareness about and combat so that more people can find the satisfaction of enough. And while the engine that drives the momentum of Black Friday is a societal case of addictive consumerism, the gas that fuels it is the mass media [...]
How Your Favorite Halloween Icons Were Really Postconsumers
Last year, we explained to you how to still be an outstanding postconsumer even if you were involved in the zombie apocalypse. But zombies aren’t the only creature that comes out to creep during the Halloween season. And you may be surprised at what perfect postconsumers many of your favorite Halloween Icons actually are. In the spirit of the season, we thought we’d walk you through the admirable postconsumer traits of all of [...]
The Consumerism of … Halloween Candy
Every Halloween, environmentalists and postconsumers alike talk about the consumerism of Halloween parties and costumes. In fact, we’ve even gone as far as to give tips on how to have not only a postconsumer-friendly Halloween but how to select postconsumer-friendly Halloween costumes. But for some reason many of us skip over one of the most obvious areas of consumption and consumerism that happens during our favorite holiday – the consumerism of Halloween candy. [...]
Favorite Halloween Quotes: We All Go Mad
"We all go a little mad sometimes." Norman Bates Take a break from saving the planet to enjoy some of our favorite Halloween content! Postconsumer Tips for the Zombie Apocalypse Our Favorite Postconsumer Halloween Costumes Our Best Eco-Friendly Halloween Tips Our Favorite Halloween Quote of All Time
Ways to Volunteer for a Halloween Treat
It’s the season of giving out treats, but many of the people (and animals) who need them most will be definitely treatless this All Hallows Eve. While you’re stuffing your treat bag full of goodies, it’s a great time of year to also take some time and do something sweet (in mostly the figurative sense) where it’s really needed. While no volunteer effort or charitable task goes unnoticed and unappreciated, we have some [...]
The Hidden Consumerism of … Higher Education
This month at Postconsumers, we’re shining the light on some activities, hobbies, niches or even social norms that are ridden with consumerism but are often thought of as being postconsumer alternatives. Today, we’re tackling one of the most loaded topics in America today, higher education. It’s no secret that a college or university degree is almost essential for a stable financial future (though we all know that there are other routes to that [...]
Favorite Halloween Quotes: Don’t Fall Asleep
"Whatever you do, don't fall asleep." A Nightmare on Elm Street. Take a break from saving the planet to enjoy some of our favorite Halloween content! Postconsumer Tips for the Zombie Apocalypse Our Favorite Postconsumer Halloween Costumes Our Best Eco-Friendly Halloween Tips Our Favorite Halloween Quote of All Time
The Hidden Consumerism of … Eco Travel
This month at Postconsumers, we’re shining the light on some activities, hobbies, niches or even social norms that are ridden with consumerism but are often thought of as being postconsumer alternatives. Today, we’re tackling something that we’ve found to be a controversial topic in the past: eco-travel. Whether or not eco-travel is really eco-friendly isn’t a new topic at Postconsumers. In fact, when we explored it, the topic caused quite the discussion. But [...]
The Hidden Consumerism of … Eco-Fashion
This month at Postconsumers, we’re shining the light on some activities, hobbies, niches or even social norms that are ridden with consumerism but are often thought of as being postconsumer alternatives. Today, we’re tackling something that we’ve found to be a controversial topic in the past: eco-fashion. Whether or not eco-fashion is really eco-friendly is not a new topic at Postconsumers.com. In fact, it inspired some heated debate when last we talked about [...]
