11/28/2014
Every dollar we spend, or don't spend, sends a message to corporate america and the lawmakers that corporate america owns. We will not be shopping at any major retailers this holiday season and we encourage you all to buy your gifts from black owned businesses and small businesses, to craft gifts for your loved ones, and to give hugs and love and all the really important things.
To celebrate your choice to shop small, we're offering 25% off to all of you who are making the commitment to keep your dollars out of major retailers. This discount is on top of the 20% off sales event that will run tomorrow through Monday. Visit our Etsy store at www.etsy.com/shop/dirtyhippiestudios and enter the coupon code BLACKOUT at checkout for your additional discount.
Here are some links to articles and websites that help explain why BlackOut Friday and boycotting major retailers this holiday season is so important.
http://thegrio.com/2014/11/27/what-is-blackoutblackfriday/
http://blackoutfriday.org/
Here's a list of black owned Etsy stores for you to support this holiday season...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/22/buy-black-friday_n_2176509.html
"Green is still the MOST important color in this country, and on Black Friday there needs to be less of it floating around. Websites like BlackOutFriday.org, and hashtags like (created by Rahiel Tesfamariam of Urban Cusp) are asking people to boycott big retailers. People are committing to keeping their cash, and if they do go shopping, they only shop with Black-owned businesses or small businesses. By hitting big retailers on one of the busiest and most profitable days of their fiscal year, we can send the message that we are not happy."
