## Buy Nothing Day: Text order

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Number these lines in the correct order.

1. purchase. In fact, make that three-quarters, or even nine-tenths. Shopping has become an addiction for many
2. Buy Nothing Day is a great way of reminding yourself you don’t need to go shopping. In today’s world, most (1)
3. website. Here, you learn that you actually help save our planet by not going shopping. You consume less and this means
4. people. Companies are experts at making us buy stuff. TV and Internet ads can even make us buy things we don’t really
5. or public statement. And the best thing is, it’s free."
6. alone. The website says: “Buy Nothing Day is the biggest 24-hour [campaign] against consumerism. People around
7. shopping.” I would say only foolish people go shopping to reduce their stress. Anyway, Buy Nothing Day is a fantastic
8. you lock your credit card away for the day and keep your cash under the bed. You will not be
9. way to avoid crowded stores, save some money (for once) and spend time wisely.
10. we use fewer of Earth’s resources. We easily run out of money when we go shopping, but we can also run out of our planet’s animals, forests, water and a lot more. The website suggests
11. want. There is a well-known bumper sticker that says: “When the going gets tough, the tough go
12. of us buy too much, too often. There is really no need for us to buy half the stuff we
13. the world will make a pact to take a break from shopping as a personal experiment
14. Lots of ideas on how to spend this day are on www.buynothingday.org