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Satirical wake-up call to America's consumer coma.

This book is a witty and eye-opening exploration of the nonsensical habits of consumers and the tactics used by companies to exploit them. With a dash of vitriol and doses of sarcasm, Sam Pocker exposes the inanity of marketing schemes and the plague of rude cashiers. If you want to rise above the system and outsmart the stores with their complicated rebate rules, Retail Anarchy is the wake-up call you need to break free from mindless consumption.

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Retail Anarchy: A Radical Shopper's Adventures in Consumption

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ISBN: 9780762434398
Authors: Sam Pocker
Publisher: Running Press
Date of Publication: 2009-03-31
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Business, Sociology, Personal Development
Goodreads rating: 2.62
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Why does no one blink when they are charged three dollars for a cup of coffee?Why do grown men sleep on the street overnight to buy video game systems?How do Dollar Stores cheerfully charge a dollar for a 25 cent pack of gum?What are the pitfalls of Brand Name Loyalty?And how do you get an entire car-full of pudding for free? “Stand-up economist” Sam Pocker delves into these hard-hitting questions—and the result is a fascinating, wry, and amusing account of consumers’ non-sensical habits and the stores that prey upon them. With a dash of vitriol and a dose of sarcasm, Pocker exposes the sheer inanity of marketing schemes, the plague of rude cashiers, and shows how the “little guy” can rise up and beat the system by outsmarting the stores with their overly-complicated rules for rebates. Retail Anarchy is a satirical look at the self-imposed consumer coma that America has fallen into—and Sam Pocker’s mission is to wake readers up!
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Satirical wake-up call to America's consumer coma.

This book is a witty and eye-opening exploration of the nonsensical habits of consumers and the tactics used by companies to exploit them. With a dash of vitriol and doses of sarcasm, Sam Pocker exposes the inanity of marketing schemes and the plague of rude cashiers. If you want to rise above the system and outsmart the stores with their complicated rebate rules, Retail Anarchy is the wake-up call you need to break free from mindless consumption.