Shopping
Five local BIPOC and/or queer-owned businesses
July 31, 2022By: Jos Stevens, Peak Associate With farmer’s markets and festivals popping up all over the city this summer, there is no better time to explore small local businesses. Spending your money on local businesses has a myriad of benefits over shutting yourself in a corporate mall. These benefits can include ethical material sourcing, financing the livelihoods of people rather than corporate structures, and connecting with your community. Here are five BIPOC and/or queer-owned businesses I’m excited to order from! For COVID-19 safety, I recommend sticking to smaller and outdoor markets in your community and showing up either right when they open…
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What Grinds Our Gears: TikToks that encourage overconsumption
September 10, 2021By Lubaba Mahmud, Opinions editor I’m chilling on my couch, watching TikToks — as one does — when I come across the side of the app where people buy completely unnecessary things just for the heck of it. What’s more, the…
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Four things I’m spending my student bursary on
March 14, 2021By: Alex Masse, Staff Writer Well, we got our bursaries, I guess. And if you’re anything like most of the student populace, your tuition was paid long ago, or you’re still in the process of selling your spleen and/or your…
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Reliance on gender in categorizing holiday gift suggestions is anything but merry or bright
December 8, 2020by Juztin Bello, Copy Editor When it comes time for consumers to begin their holiday shopping, retailers everywhere love crafting the perfect list to help shoppers with their needs. One of the most recurring ways you’ll see retailers sort gift…
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Holiday season jeopardized by the dreaded Disney Adults buying all the Disney merchandise
November 29, 2020By: Alex Masse, Peak Associate The toy stores open during this pandemic — endangering workers just so some kid can play with Lego for five minutes then lose interest — found their Disney sections utterly gutted by a different plague:…
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We shouldn’t celebrate Black Friday
November 23, 2020by Jacob Mattie, SFU Student Black Friday has never been a holiday for the people. From its conception to its frenetic present-day form, it has always been a way to encourage impulsive consumption. With the dramatic changes in our lifestyles…
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The broke-ass student’s holiday gift guide
November 27, 2016Jessica’s present picks: $30-Netflix gift card For the poor student Every student needs Netflix. Let your favourite starving student continue to procrastinate without the cost. $30, Best Buy A collage photo frame For your parents If there’s one thing your…
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Stores fight for early shoppers this holiday season
November 24, 2014If you’re frustrated about Christmas decorations appearing in the middle of November, an SFU professor has bad news for you — the retailers don’t care. Lindsay Meredith, SFU professor of marketing, argues that retailers would rather risk alienating a few…
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Gift cards, crisp $20 bills top this season’s list of most wanted gifts
November 24, 2014With Christmas still over a month away, the crunch is already on for some people trying to get their holiday shopping done before crowds take over the mall. Though data is still emerging on what retail items will be the…
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