Black Week and Black Friday are one of the most reviled and debated phenomena of the year.
It is seen by many as a sign of greed and evil and it is never so easy to get likes and hearts on Instagram as when you share a black picture with the text: boycott black week.
It is a surefire way to get confirmation in social media and "become" a good person.
I would like you to think about this one more time, can we do that together? Think a little more about the matter!
Overconsumption does not take place during one week or one day of the year, it is what you buy all 365 days of the year that counts. If you buy things you don't need, then it is overconsumption even if the purchase takes place on a Tuesday in February.
Instead, think carefully about what you buy and if you need it!
Here are some tips on what you can do:
-Support a local business
-Choose something that is climate-smart
-Choose something that is organic
-Support Swedish manufacturing
-Support small-scale
-Support recycling companies and circular business ideas.
Few of the things we buy are manufactured in Sweden, there is nothing wrong with imported things but during e.g. the pandemic and other crises in the world we have experienced how vulnerable we become when we can no longer manufacture things. If you want manufacturing to remain in Sweden, take the opportunity to support a company that has manufacturing in the country during this week, perhaps it is this very week that determines whether the company becomes profitable and can continue or not.
Circularity is not the norm even though we actually know that we have to start recycling and using things more than once if we are to be able to meet the climate goals. Support something that is circular during Black Week and make a difference thereby.
Organic is often more expensive than non-organic alternatives, take the opportunity to try an organic alternative during Black Week.