Mindless consumption creates empty shelves. Empty shelves result “sold-outs”. Sold-out generates curiosity and pre-booking. Pre-booking demands supply. More production creates an illusion of need and necessity. Need gives birth to innovation.
Necessity Mindless consumerism is the mother of invention.
Travel light they sell.
Travel toothpaste
Travel soap
Travel shampoo bottle
Travel body lotion
Toilet rolls
Special Instructions: At the destiny please make sure each person gets their own
Expired? Throw in the bin
Cafe delight
White sugar
Brown sugar
Honey sachet
Tea bags with sachets
Disposable cups
Tissue to wipe off the tiny two breadcrumbs
Make own tea at home? Don’t know how
Make your coffee at cafe? Gladly show me now
Expired? Throw in the bin
Pizza anyone?
Chilli flakes sachets
Herbs sachets
No don’t need. I have
It’s not need, it’s free. Take it they say
Excess? Throw in the bin
Grocery so tidy and clean
5 gms
10 gms
50 gms
100 gms
500 gms
1 kg
Buy from wholesalers? -No. Too many steel containers needed to store.
So many plastic wrappers?- Recycle can’t they?
Energy consumption for recyclying? -Huh matters that much? Shrug away
Too much grocery? Throw in the bin
Testers
Samples
Free samples
Plastic boxes
Take aways
Tissue paper
More please?
One for myself
One for my best friend
One for my family and
One for the road
Too much of everything? Just throw in the goddamn bin
This, the deadly world of disposables and single serve packets we have built for ourselves. Oh so neat and convenient.
The Earth be damned. After all we won’t live forever! And scoff…
