Always – slogans for dVerse

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Always low price, always
we pay the lowest wage
our crew’s expendable
Always

Always low price, always
we pay the lowest price
to offshore sweatshops
Always

Always low price, always
workers sleep in dorms
mothers miss their children
Always

Always low price, always
poisoned fields are left
when factories are obsolete
Always

Always low price, always
you can save some cents
handing dollar bills to us
Always

Always low price, always
saving money as you spend
for things you leave unused
Always

Always low price, always
but the choice is yours
you can stop and say
Never

Just do it

Gasworks by Vincent van Gogh


Gasworks by Vincent van Gogh


At dVerse today we write poetry on slogans with Brian. Slogans should be repeated to be effective, but I guess it can be a double edged sword, he he. Pub opens at 3 PM EST.
At first I thought about using a failed slogan, that still is effective because you remember it (and therefore the failure was most likely intentional.
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August 31, 2013

43 responses to “Always – slogans for dVerse”

  4. you know, we never really think about the working conditions of those that made the clothing we buy, and that is a little sad because many of them are paid a pittance for something we spend $40+ dollars on…it is our choice to be conscious of the world we live in…

  5. So true, Bjorn. So sad what we all buy into sometime. Oftentimes we buy into it without knowing it (because of the price), and sometimes we turn a blind eye…….

  6. The refraining lines work so well ~ It’s always our choice but we want to spend less, so we go these stores that sell for cheap ~ I actually buy in stores that make things locally, not from some off shore sweat shops ~ Good one Bjorn ~

  8. yep – it’s terrible – we buy things for a few dollars and don’t think about the working conditions for those that produced it — ugh– we even have a company that have greed is cool as their slogan – and honestly – makes me wanna vomit

  11. Nothing sucks like an Electrolux. Great slogan for them and my life. But this is about you and your writing which is profound. I expect nothing less. Reading this with pounding head and eyes going. Glad I made it here. Three out of a hundred isn’ t so bad, right? ….

  12. Clever, humorous, witty, & snarky all in stanzas that sting like nettles, that prick like rose thorns; now Walmart is putting forth a campaign to “BUY AMERICAN GOODS”, this after being the catalyst for outsourcing. What a world; love your take on the prompt, and thanks for dropping by my blog so promptly.

  13. Great job, Bjorn!
    You well put forth the reality of the branded goods in your words. Getting a football made in an Asian country, paying a labor of merely a dollar, they stick their symbols over it and make it available at a 50 times more selling rate.

  14. Excellently done Björn – a fine write on a difficult subject.
    Often when it is learned that child labour is used in producing cheap goods there is an outcry here and much self-righteous chest beating until the particular company withdraws from such a supplier or the children lose their jobs.
    What they fail to realise is that families are reliant on their children’s (jobs) for putting food in their bellies
    We in the West think everyone is like us – but not so. Children working helps alleviate poverty in many cases and our outrage removes this opportunity…
    Sad but true.
    Anna :o]

      • In an ideal world ‘yes’ Björn. But sadly this is not an ideal world and there are many realities of those who do not live in the West that we are uncomfortable with and do not face – for we cannot do anything to change it.
        We have no comprehension of the real world of those that continually exist in poverty and perhaps we never will…
        Kind regards.
        Anna :o]

  16. Bjorn, this was a hard slogan to handle as there is a lot of controversy around the store and their practices but, with rising prices here in the states many need these super saving centers to survive. We can try to do the best we can. You are right we have a choice..nice job with the poem as it has a message.

  18. Soo true, well put! It’s almost inescapable not to contribute to some one else hell!we keep misery alive and well when we can’t see the details…Made in the USA? hmmm that’s an idea-and so is the word voice-

  20. Repeating gets it remembered. Called brain washing. Like I say there is the ‘off’ button and we should learn to say ‘no’.
    Well said and done.

  21. Hi Bjorn – agh – absolutely true. One will wonder — how can some item (at WalMart) be so cheap – and of course this is the reason! And the stuff is not very good anyway! And the world needs less stuff–but what we do. k.

  26. I don’t shop there…not anymore, but that’s not to say my lack of knowledge doesn’t have me shopping at its equivalent without a second thought. a very nicely laid out commentary.

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