Consumerism Awareness Gifts

Errands: the Magazine for the Errands Life Style

"We're editing our collection of plastic bags."

Will consumption be the epitaph of our culture?

'You'll never forgive me...but I had nearly finished reading your copy of 'the Disposable Society'...When I...'

Sen. Krupt. I don't tell constituents that we're fueling inflation. I say we're protecting consumers and thanks to us they won't have to worry about buying any cheap stuff.

The Future: "Sorry, but I have to show you an ad now."

"Good For You / Bad For You"

...And he calls himself the 'Green' Giant...

"Stop the throw-away mentality! Save resources! A New Year every 750 days is quite enough!"

What do you mean you prefer the sound of the sign of the right?! What part of 'either way we're dead' do you not understand?

"Wait—did you procure that worm humanely?"

How can he sleep so comfortably knowing that pillow will someday be clogging a land fill...

"They're on special offer so I got three times more than I could ever use for twice as much as I could afford!"

"My online account predicts the things I should own, then buys them with my credit card. It�s very convenient, but I do now need to move to a larger house."

"Wild-caught, farm-raised, lab-grown, beach-found, or aquarium-harvested."

'I'm a vegetarian.' - 'If it's so wrong to eat animals, why are they made out of meat?'

"Wait a sec, I have a coupon around here somewhere."

"If the economy's ground to a halt, we can help by carrying on shopping."

'Notice how with truth in packaging requirements all the labels begin with ‘OMG!''

"I shop, therefore I am."

Made in China

"This is locally grown and good for the environment, but it may give you greenhouse gas."

"L.L. Bean slippers... $25.00 Ambulance ride to hospital... $500.00 X-rays of spine... $350.00 Three refills of hydrocodone... priceless!"

Stuff: You Don't Really Need But Still Don't Have.

The candy house, if the tale of Hansel and Gretel would happen today.

"Amazon's new A.I. just 'gets' me."

"Sure, shopping online is faster and cheaper, but there's something almost sensuous about carrying an armload of packages!"

'Excuse me - are you organic?'

"Good news! She's asking for her Banana Republic and Williams-Sonoma catalogues."

"Shopping! Now that's what I call quality time!"

Happiness is spending late summer afternoon on a buying binge at the iPhone app store.

"That shirt is so last year."

'And I want that end table for $40...' When bargain hunters crack.

Woman thinking about luxuries.

Supermarket - World Cup Specials