Comments on: Thanksgiving, Buy Nothing Day, & My Travel Mug

By: Carrying Our Own Containers: Powerful Action or Pointless Inconvenience? | Fake Plastic Fish

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:46:12 +0000

[...] fun. I love mine. And I also love the travel mug that my co-worker bought me for my birthday when using a mason jar for a coffee mug wasn’t cutting it. But truly? Start with what you [...]

By: A Guest Post from Bath Terry of Fake Plastic Fish

A Guest Post from Bath Terry of Fake Plastic Fish — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:28:41 +0000

[...] few. But when it comes to travel mugs (which I need because I lost my stainless steel mug, and the glass jar I’ve been using is less than ideal) they all seem to be plastic. Maybe folks are realizing [...]

By: mugs

mugs — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:28:58 +0000

buy nothing day is such a good idea
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By: Reconciling Disneyland’s Personal Impact with Environmental Impact | Fake Plastic Fish

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:28:34 +0000

[...] had planned on bringing in my new reusable travel mug for hot drinks. Unfortunately, I forgot that glass is not allowed in parks and was forced to toss [...]

By: A Deeper Green » Welcome to December, and an anti gift giving guide, sorta

A Deeper Green » Welcome to December, and an anti gift giving guide, sorta — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:27:34 +0000

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By: Carol Beebe

Carol Beebe — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:55:00 +0000

The wool sweater sleeve would work better if you felted it to fit…

http://www.clevernesting.com/2009/08/felt-a-wool-sweater-tutorial/

you could even attach a handle.

I knit a “sock” for my Kleen Kanteen after a similar catastrophic failure to Meagan’s mine hit the floor in a shower room when it was less than a month old. Container store exchanged it cheerfully and I have had the new one for over a year. I think it is just an inherent weakness in the spun steel.

By: Condo Blues

Condo Blues — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:24:49 +0000

Nice creative reuse project Beth! I pour leftover coffee in a tall glass salsa jar and put it in my fridge to drink later as iced coffee.

I agree with Nick. Because for every person who says that they want to send a “message” and not shop on Black Friday, they still end up buying holiday gifts – just on a different day. So you’re not really sending a message at all because you’re still giving the retailer of choice your money, just on a different day of the year. So I say, IF you want to brave the crowds in order to purchase something you know your loved ones will use and like and not trash then by all means buy it at a discount on Black Friday. Maybe you’ll be able to make an extra donation to a charity with the money you saved by shopping that day.
Condo Blues´s last blog ..Recycled Buttons? Oh Yes Please!

By: Notes on a Plastic-Free, Shopping-Free Holiday | Fake Plastic Fish

Notes on a Plastic-Free, Shopping-Free Holiday | Fake Plastic Fish — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:38:21 +0000

[...] Jen also proudly displayed her own water bottle cozy, inspired after my travel mug debacle. One tube sock and a safety pin. What a [...]

By: Beth Terry

Beth Terry — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:08:03 +0000

Nick, it’s so interesting that you should mention the idea of buying something responsible. I bought nothing on Friday. But Saturday, I went out and shopped. A lot. Fair trade organic chocolate. Local beeswax candles. Organic cotton pants. Fair trade sweat shirt. Organic cotton PACT underwear. Fair trade soap. Secondhand sweaters and shoes. Everything except the underwear was purchased locally from shops in my area. All gifts. Mostly for myself.

To quote Dr. Strangelove, I went a little funny in the head… and went and did a silly thing…

Except you’re telling my spending spree wasn’t silly after all. Hurray.

Still, I’m not replacing that travel mug. I’ll just lose it again. And a glass jar works fine.

Beth Terry´s last blog ..Okay, So It’s Not the Cover of the Rolling Stone, But Still…

By: Nick Aster

Nick Aster — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:49:32 +0000

Thanks for the link to Pablo’s Coffee Debacle posts. The other day I posted some additional thoughts on ‘buy nothing day’ that you might find interesting. Basically I suggested that it’s got great symbolism, but given the current nature of our economy, if we actually did buy things that day in a conscious manner we could do more good than a boycott…. more here
Nick Aster´s last blog ..Is Bottled Water a Dead Man Walking?