Make your Black Friday a Green Friday

October 21st, 2008 at 06:11am Jennie Pollock

Yes, I’m already thinking about Christmas shopping: I’ve gotten two gifts already. Though I’ll probably lapse until early December like usual for the rest.

Anyway, last year, I volunteered — VOLUNTEERED! — to cover Black Friday shoppers starting at 3 in the morning in line at Best Buy and later at Kohl’s. My photo package is still online. And someone the other day remembered seeing me on TV that morning at Target, which I did for WREX.

While I usually work the day after Thanksgiving, I don’t think I want to cover the madness again this year.

If I do get up that early, I’ll shop online for the super deals.

I thought about this green angle to shopping because I got a press release about making a Green Friday from a Chicago fair trade store.

The Greenheart shop offers holiday shoppers an alternative to the madness by allowing its guests the option of hand making their own gifts this season or offering eco-friendly or fairly traded gifts as an option this holiday season. Throughout the day, the Greenheart Shop will offer free workshops such as knitting, refashioning sweaters into mittens, re-styling old T-shirts, jewelry making, and more. Snacks and refreshments will be provided to add to the relaxed experience.

Rockford has a fair trade store, too, called Just Goods, 201 Seventh St., Rockford, 815-965-8903.

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