{"id":26798,"date":"2018-11-23T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=26798"},"modified":"2018-11-23T09:00:07","modified_gmt":"2018-11-23T09:00:07","slug":"6-alternatives-to-black-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/6-alternatives-to-black-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Alternatives to Black Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Did you know that the 23rd of November is not only a day for Black Friday sales?\u00a0 Here are six alternatives you could be celebrating today instead of Black Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BLACK FRIDAY ALTERNATIVES\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZtJxKpwCp_o?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The power list includes:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Flossing day, because why not?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Legends tells that it was created in 2000 to remind people of how fundamental oral hygiene is in people&#8217;s daily lives.<\/p>\n<p>You can celebrate it by really putting effort in washing and flossing your teeth (no cheating) and, if you&#8217;re brave enough, with a dentist appointment!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FlossingDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FlossingDay<\/a>! Be sure to always <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/floss?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#floss<\/a> once a day to protect the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/health?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#health<\/a> of your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/teeth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#teeth<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gums?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gums<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Sheng Dental (@ShengDental) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShengDental\/status\/802059569811910656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>2. \u00a0Espresso day&#8230;no explanation needed here folks!<\/p>\n<p>Those who say that coffee is not universal are trying to lie even when confronted with hardcore proof.<\/p>\n<p>The modern way of preparing coffee finds its roots in Turin, Italy, thanks to a man called Angelo Moriodo who ,in 1884, discovered a new method to separately control the passing of steam and water to the coffee. This made the espresso preparation easier and quicker (and opened the day to world domination!)<\/p>\n<p>Espresso day, was created to reward the man and the city who gave the world the contemporary holy grail of metropolitan cities workers.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/HE_Harriet\/status\/1066234357378150400<\/p>\n<p>3. Buy nothing day (if you can)!<\/p>\n<p>Buy nothing day was created in Vancouver in 1992 in opposition to the Black Friday mania.<\/p>\n<p>There was a time, when Amazon Prime was still a dream, where you had to physically reach the story to buy a new TV or extremely cheap clothes during Black Friday. And for most buyers, it was not a fun experience.<\/p>\n<p>We talk about proper invasions with people running around, screaming and fighting\u00a0 to bring home the best deal of their lives.\u00a0 At least until the following year anyway!<\/p>\n<p>The main purpose of the campaign is raising awareness on the idea that just because it&#8217;s cheap it does not mean you must buy it, and create healthier shopping habits.<\/p>\n<p>Right now 65 nations, including the UK, celebrate it and new followers are always welcome.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/blackfriday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#blackfriday<\/a> is the epitome of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/consumerist?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#consumerist<\/a> society we currently live in. A sale item will never be a good deal if you don\u2019t actually need it, so let&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/boycottblackfriday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#boycottblackfriday<\/a> and buy less, choose well and make it last instead. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BuyNothingDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BuyNothingDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nE4xCCBOKR\">pic.twitter.com\/nE4xCCBOKR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Live Conscious (@LiveConscious_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiveConscious_\/status\/1065960664693424128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But in case you still want to shop, have fun but be responsible!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Words: Benedetta Laterza | Video: Benedetta Laterza | Subbing: Laureta Doci<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that the 23rd of November is not only a day for Black Friday sales?\u00a0 Here are six alternatives you could be celebrating today instead of Black Friday. &nbsp; The power list includes:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"featured_media":26801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,52,82],"tags":[433,833,844,1097,2152,2431,3681,3725,4174,4504,6708],"class_list":["post-26798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-black-friday","category-featured","category-lifestyle","tag-alternatives","tag-birthday","tag-black-friday","tag-buy-nothing-day","tag-espresso","tag-flossing-day","tag-lifestyle","tag-listening-day","tag-miley-cyrus","tag-no-sinkie-cleaning-day","tag-video"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/476"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}