Last minute shopping for the guys?
around lunchtime on Wednesday, the 21st of December 2005 by Chad
STAY OUT OF THE JEWELRY STORES.
This is a bit old but always true…
I know what you’re thinking. “It’s not that bad.” It’s just a joke, and I’m taking it too seriously. But how can you look at a list on the industry’s own marketing website and see “Of course there’s a return on your investment. We just can’t print it here.” and not be aware that they’re selling, along with war and market dominance, dysfunction. Want your materialistic, easily-misled wife to stop being such a frigid bitch? Buy her a diamond! Did your husband decide to increase your consumer debt in order to buy you a pair of earrings that were mined at gunpoint by children in Africa? Reward him with grudging sex and a temporary cessation of your relentless nagging!
I love several of the other great examples of why you need to resist the manufactured marketing ploy of jewelry.
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February 8th, 2006 at 11:03 am
[...] Of course, we’ve covered diamonds before… Just remember: If you ever feel pressured to do anything that involves buying something, the holiday/event/tradition was created by the corporations to make you spend more money. Don’t get me started on the whole marriage “industry”… [...]