Thursday, February 3, 2011

Something to think about

I am sometimes the first that should listen to this advise:

In the search for widgets: the things and services that we love to consume so well, we're always on the lookout for cheaper prices ... more bang for our bucks, 'cause the 'bang' needs to get more intense and the 'bucks' are getting more and more scarce.

Enter the now more than familiar box stores: you know the ones that come into town with their splashy advertisements and promises of low prices just so they can get the customers in the door (smart advertising always does), where the unsuspecting bearers of cash and credit cards are enticed oh so often to dream big for affordable prices.  Do we truly understand the real price?

Enter a very cleverly composed ode which has appeared on the web.  It might just get us thinking about the true cost of the widgets we consume, and that includes much more than how much of the green stuff it takes to get anywhere these days.

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