Buy Nothing

One of my favorite holidays (Halloween) is recently past, and one of my other favorite holidays (Buy Nothing Day) is coming up.

Yet yours truly is in a bit of a quandary this Black Friday Buy Nothing Day. See, I work in a retail establishment -- an establishment which, normally, strives to be a place of community engagement, a place to welcome the otherwise unwelcomed; a place, in short, that I can feel proud to work.

But not on Buy Nothing Day -- no matter how educational the books being bought, no matter how exceptional the coffee, I do not want to engage in commerce on Black Friday. Last year I got the day off. This year doesn't look like I'm going to be so lucky.

So, I ask you, dear readers: how do I jointly honor my commitment to anti-capitalism (or at least anti-consumerism) while also doing my job to the best of my ability?