Consumerism T-Shirts

"Just how do you propose to pay for this giveaway?"

Woman impulsively buying a book about how to stop impulse buying.

Made in China.

Vending Machine: Epiphanies... Now in six yummy varieties!

'I'm not sure what it is but it was in the sale so we thought we'd better get one before they sold out.'

"This company is unethical, exploitative, and ... wait a minute, HOW much?!"

"But we're not just talking about buying a car-we're talking about confronting this country's trade deficit with Japan."

Shopper with overloaded cart.

'Conglomo Corporation: Proud manufacturer of outrageously useless stuff you apparently can't live without.'

'Try them on HERE before you buy online.'

Consumption Graph.

Environment-friendly carrier bags with environmental messages on them

Coming Soon: Another place to buy stuff!

Bank 'n' Burger

'I know money can't buy happiness. That's why I use credit cards.'

Consumerism junkie.

"Thanks for showing me how to grow food, but I really wanted to know where to find the best sales."

Dump truck resembling a shopping trolley.

'Something New for the Holidays'

"Roger and I are just sitting around, letting ourselves be targetted by advertisers."

"Sometimes I wish they'd never perfected setless television."

'My philosophy is spend the dollar before it gets any weaker!'

Even heaven is helpless to stop it.

Ignorance and Bliss

Advertising makes you crave things you never knew existed.

"That's the trouble with your post modern identity. One weak moment and the shirt logo takes over."

"If they didn't show commercials, people wouldn't know what to buy."

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

"How will you be paying? Crypto, Venmo, electronic fund transfer, credit card, check, cash, precious metals, brightly colored shells or livestock?"

'Do we want to apply for a credit card that plays the song 'Money Makes The World Go Around' every time it is swiped?'

"It's fancy-schmantzy. I just wanted fancy."

Central Mall - If you shopped here you would be consuming by now.

'This is one of the pitfalls of shopping online ...'

"Murder, eh? They nabbed me for bargain-hunting without a license."

"Would you like to see the markup?"