A proposal:
Salvos Stores is laying down the challenge to not buy anything new for the whole month October to show your support for your hip pocket and the environment.
Buying nothing new doesn’t mean going without. Make a Buy Nothing New Month pledge and you can beg, buy, barter and swap for whatever you need, as long as it is pre-loved, but with the exceptions of necessities (including food, drink, medications and hygiene products) you can’t buy anything new.
An inititive of the Salvos, of course there is always a vested interest, buy nothing new just buy from the Salvo's? It seems to be one of the most overpriced op-shops around, and are they still a charity? They don't seem to give discounts if you don't have enough money to buy a jumper and you are cold, like on the good old op-shop days. And funnily enough if you participate you go into the draw to win $5,000, to buy new things? Read more and find out about taking the challenge. I think it's definately a great idea with a lot of merit. But perhaps buy nothing at all would be a more interesting challenge, find ways of reusing everything you already have and having free garage sales and swap meets to find new homes for things you aren't using. Props to anything that makes me think and re-engage with these ideas.
I suggest investigating in The Sharehood, Transition Towns, bartering, local garden produce swaps. And making your own pledges and experiments that are relevant to you. Turn off all electricity in your house for one month?
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