isa traverso-burger

There are things I can’t understand.
For example, why is it so expensive ($15K+) to adopt a child? You want to give love, food, education to a young kid who may lack that opportunity, and because the paperwork and fees are so high up, you can’t. So that kid that was supposed to be saved, will not be saved by you, no matter if you really wanted to.

I can’t understand either why a company like American Girl exists. It puts so much pressure on little ones and their parents. Sure, some can afford it, but there is a large amount of people who can’t. I’m sure there are a bunch of girls feeling miserable because they don’t own an American Doll. Poor souls! Talk about consumerism. The American Girls have everything for sale, so it’s more pressure to keep buying stuff for a….DOLL. The American Girl Doll does consumerism the American way…. With excess and useless artifacts and stuff. I want to boycott them as much as the producers of Dora the Explorer (although my son loves her).

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The fact that I don’t have 30 pairs of shoes makes me different from many other women I know.
I have about 18 pairs of shoes; 5 belts; 6 bags (1 used to belong to my grandma and I took it, along with a swiss army watch, when she passed, only to have something that she used. Besides her watch I have two more, none worth more than $100. See, I don’t understand why people buy really expensive stuff…to tell time.

I also don’t understand people who won’t take advantage of a great bargain; take advantage of 48 hour sales by visiting these (invitation only) sites. I am not getting any profit but I get credited ($10-$25) the first time you make a purchase:

http://www.gilt.com/invite/isaburger

http://www.ruelala.com/invite/iburger

… So, my point is, if you’re a consumer, realize that you can find name brands for less in a lot of places; don’t pay full price if you can avoid it. And, you don’t need 38 pairs of shoes…. Just like you don’t need 8 watches, 20 bags or even, 3 cars.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

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