I printed out four to a page of these little guys and distributed them throughout the store, and I'll definitely be going back for follow-up missions. I've noticed that even people who are generally quite progressive sometimes just can't accept that they shouldn't be shopping at UO. I get it, they have really cute, trendy sweaters/shoes/bags/pillows/whathaveyou. But, SERIOUSLY, what is more important here? If you want to dress well and in a unique way, check out etsy, thrift stores, and bust out a sewing machine. I know that sometimes you just want a 20 dollar sweater and you want it right now. And I'll be the first to admit I occasionally succumb to such desires. I almost lost it in Target a few days ago over a mustard-colored cardigan with elbow patches and realized that it was time to leave. If you need to, find yourself an alternative. Wouldn't you rather support a small business or independent artist than a mega-corporation that gives money to Rick Santorum? If you're local to Baltimore, check out Holiday Heap and Merry Mart next weekend for creative alternatives to that triangle-printed crop top that you and a thousand other girls have your eye on.
If you'd like to do some guerilla actions of your own and want the illustrator file of my little write-up, leave your email address in the comments. I kind of wanted to do something a little fancier, but sometimes I find I won't do something at all if I drag it out.
I'm always interested to hear about people's views and actions to do with shopping at such places since it's a weirdly subdued subject in our society- what do you think?
Oh, that is really bad!
ReplyDeleteWe don't have an UO here, and I was always sad we didn't, but now not so much. I do go there occasionally(read max. once a year) on a holiday. But I've never bought any clothing there, only a few goodies and gifts.
I'm always so sad to hear that pretty much any corporate organization does such horrible things. Money really brings out the worst in people, doesn't it?
Anyway, I have to admit I still do a little shopping at H&M and things like that. But I do try to buy my stuff from the better stores like the Body Shop and most recently Lush. It's definitely more expensive, but often more fun and of course a lot lot better. I hope one day everything will be fairtrade and "green".
I've also heard that UO gets many of their ideas from Etsy. They search throughout the website, find interesting artists, and steal their ideas and mass produce them after making a patent.
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ReplyDeletep.s. going to now make sure I never shop at UO again :)