tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post115936540004655560..comments2024-03-04T12:44:00.261+00:00Comments on Debi Alper: Bonfire of the BrandsDebihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600815804658702077noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-1159447948585226542006-09-28T12:52:00.000+00:002006-09-28T12:52:00.000+00:00Life's so bloody complicated, innit? We wear most...Life's so bloody complicated, innit? We wear mostly hand-me-downs but if we have to buy anything new, it's always the cheapest. <BR/><BR/>But then we're encouraging sweatshops! BUT the expensive branded goods also use exploitative practices, they just don't pass on the profits to the workforce. BUT if you boycott everything, those people could lose their jobs, and while they're being heavily exploited, they also need the (miniscule) income ... Tricky business, living ethically!Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600815804658702077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-1159444091695122342006-09-28T11:48:00.000+00:002006-09-28T11:48:00.000+00:00I used to be a brand addict but during recent year...I used to be a brand addict but during recent years my student finances have made it impossible to keep up the habit.<BR/><BR/>After the initial shock i discovered certain cheaper clothes stores provide equally good design at a fraction of the price. But does their growing popularity now grant them brand status? I'm confused.<BR/><BR/>I have realised that the money i've saved now that i've stopped trying to keep up with the beckhams has enabled me to fill another two book cases with books. I'd rather take that over branded jeans any day of the week.<BR/><BR/>As for branding in general there are certain brands i could never give up. Heinz baked beans being a definite.<BR/><BR/>I think i will certainly be more aware in the future what brands i am using. I'm sure there are many more than i initially thought.<BR/><BR/>As for the burning, i think he certainly would have made a better point, if queiter, by donating them to red cross etc...<BR/><BR/>KarlThe Divine Mr. Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08575285612913728434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-1159424222429334632006-09-28T06:17:00.000+00:002006-09-28T06:17:00.000+00:00It's such a waste. I've never understood why peopl...It's such a waste. <BR/><BR/>I've never understood why people want branded goods anyway. It's such a con.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507037483019197630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-1159397029079454832006-09-27T22:43:00.000+00:002006-09-27T22:43:00.000+00:00Yes there is integrity in his continued stance - b...Yes there is integrity in his continued stance - but it's the bonfire that throws me. It just seems such a waste. And the burning - that gets to me. Too many historical correlations. I feel uncomfortable with it.<BR/>It is thought provoking though.<BR/>CxCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470638074202676460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-1159376366370317292006-09-27T16:59:00.000+00:002006-09-27T16:59:00.000+00:00I read Sharon's post a while back and checked out ...I read Sharon's post a while back and checked out Boorman's blog. I have subsequently been wondering about the statement he was trying to make. Did he hope to inspire others to the same action? If not, why be so public about it? There are many who would have appreciated a hand out from his branded goods - I'm inclined to think he could have donated them and still generated PR - he could have made a public dispaly of donation - not as dramatic, I admit as a bonfire, but less wasteful. If there is integrity in what he has done, then he is to be saluted for taking a stand against consumerism. But it will take more than one man burning his stuff to change the mindset of the brand conscious world.<BR/>Will he, I wonder, stop accumulating wealth and have a complete change of lifestyle? And if not, what does he plan to do with his money. And if his book is anything as successful as The Monk who Sold his Ferrari, what then? Will he stil be content to lead the slow life?<BR/>Only time will tell how much integrity there was in his actions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.com