a peek inside the fishbowl

I’m thrilled to be introducing a new patron to the Fishbowl family today: terra20! I’ve written about terra20 before, most recently as it pertained to a bar of my favourite soap. :) Some of you have probably already heard about terra20. They are Canada’s first eco-friendly department store and they carry a finely edited selection of […]

Longtime Fishbowl readers know that I’m a huge advocate of mindful consumerism, especially this time of year. This method of shopping basically comes down to this: if you’re going to buy stuff, make it GOOD stuff. That’s why I’m happy to introduce JOLICA.

Can you go a day without buying something? A week? A month? Why or why not?

Time to tighten our belts with the now-annual Fishbowl Shopping Embargo.

Christmas is over and we’re in the throes of Boxing Week. The media has been full of images of people falling over themselves to snag some deals. I certainly understand why this happens. If you want to buy something (computer, Xbox, camera, wrapping paper for next Christmas etc) and have the money to spend, this is the ideal […]