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To mark Buy Nothing Day (Friday 29 November) we're joined by special guest Suzanne McFadden talk about her one year challenge to buy no clothes except for essentials. Suzanne is also the founder of the online women's sports hub The Locker Room – who are doing a great job of raising the profile of women in sport in Aotearoa. Suzanne rocked her year, she even nailed the Media Awards in an op-shop find.

Buy Nothing Day combats Black Friday, the day of hyper commerce after Thanksgiving - It's the biggest shopping day of the year in the US when stores drop their prices to work up a buying (crowding crushing) frenzy.  It started off as an American tradition but now is undertaken around the world, including New Zealand.

Shout out to two other Buy Nothing kiwi heroes: Kristy Lorson and Chris Morrison - both making their living out of selling stuff but would rather you didn't buy it.  Kristy is the guru behind zero waste hub Earth Savvy and Chris is the co-founder of Aotearoa's most successful fair trade businesses Karma Cola and All Good Bananas.  When asked what the one thing people could do to save the planet is, Chris said “buy less.” Kristy boldly took her shop off line for Black Friday / Buy Nothing Day last year.

If you don't get why you can't buy as much fair trade, organic, plastic free “STUFF” as you want then listen on.

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