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Junk Culture

Junk Culture

Goody bags, Easter baskets, and other junk culture opportunities: Revisiting the cheap plastic toys conundrum.

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[3:00] Everybody hates goody bags, so why are we still giving them?

[8:00] The history of gifting: 4 reasons why humans are wired to give gifts

[20:00] Words of encouragement for listeners reluctant to go against the grain

[27:00] 5 things to consider re: hosting a no-present birthday

 

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 Goody bags, Easter baskets, and other junk culture opportunities: On this episode of the Sustainable Minimalist's podcast, we are revisiting the cheap plastic toys conundrum. Why do we buy cheap, plastic junk for our kids and how exactly can we keep it out of our homes?

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  1. I did end up making goodie bags for my son’s birthday party despite requesting no gifts for him. Rainbow colored pencil, wooden heart keychain to paint and handmade wildflower seed paper. Other son’s party was near Christmas. We were going to send everyone home with some Christmas cookies but didn’t end up having time! No one batted an eye

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