# stop buying

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-buying/64078>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 2, 2001, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-buying/64078 "2001-05-02T14:12:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2001, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-buying/64078/1 "2001-05-02T14:12:21Z")

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On the May Day thread, I wondered what would happen if everyone decided to not buy anything for one whole day, sortof a consumer revolt.  
What would happen?

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**Author:** ![Usurer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/2acd7d/32.png) [@Usurer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Usurer)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-buying/64078/2 "2001-05-03T16:13:31Z")

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You mean like “Buy Nothing Day”? See [http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns](http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns) for more info.