Posts Tagged ‘consumerism’

There are some really great marketing campaigns out there. So good in fact that you might believe they are head and shoulders above their competitors. So good that their brands became synonymous with their industry — at least, some of them got me convinced.

Car Insurance
When I think about car insurance, I think AllState [...]

I didn’t give this topic too much thought until very recently. While I was driving to work, I heard on the radio that you could give “Mall Cards” as a Christmas present. With one of these gift cards, the recipient isn’t restricted to buy something from just one store, he could buy anything [...]

I am upset, because I just had an unsavory experience with an unethical merchant. Recently, I had the unfortunate opportunity to deal with a company called 86th Street Photo & Video (86photovideo.com). Last Friday, my wife placed an order online for a Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1 digital camcorder for $365 — what a great deal [...]

I always have been interested in environmental issue, so “How Many Earths Would it Take to Sustain You?” from Consumerism Commentary caught my attention. From his blog, I went to Consumer Consequences; and according to the site:
“The Earth couldn’t supports its 6.6 billion residents if everyone lived like a typical American. Consumer Consequences [...]