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By: heartlander (Diary)  |  April 28th, 2011 at 12:43 AM  | 

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Here’s something we all can do — and all you need is some post-it notes!

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A Facebook page has been set up for this campaign. The people behind it are encouraging people to send in photos of their own like the ones above.

To borrow a line from an old leftie, “…and, friends, they’ll think it’s a movement!”

By the way, I like the emphasis on food and gasoline, since the official Consumer Price Index does not include — are you ready for this? — food and energy!

Grocery prices increased 6.5% in March from early January, an annualized increase of 26%, according to a report from Consumer Growth Partners. The group called the rise the “sharpest in a generation.”

…A 25% increase in gasoline prices this year combines with higher food costs to take $18 billion out of monthly household spending on discretionary items… Consumer Growth said in its report, which compiles data from Target, Walmart and Aldi stores in four U.S. states.

No word on whether the price of sticky notes has gone up significantly. If we all do our part, however, demand should skyrocket!

Hat tip: Doug Ross

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  • YnotNOW

    Find all the “Obama 2010″ bumper stickers in the parking lot, and post
    “how’s that hopey-changey working in your gas tank?”

  • MikeG (Icythus)

    First off, let me just say that I love the idea and the “guerilla activism” vibe of the whole thing.

    The one issue I do have with it is the fact that it makes extra work for the people working in these locations. I’ve worked in the retail industry for six years, so I have some sympathy for the employees at these gas stations and supermarkets. The pay is dirt, most employers keep the majority of staff on part-time hours to avoid having to give them benefits, you oftentimes get treated by customers like garbage or the hired help (especially at grocery stores), and you have to take it all with a smile if you want or need to keep your job.

    Regardless of their political viewpoints (and I’ve met a good number of conservatives and libertarians working in these jobs), I have a fundamental problem with putting up a bunch of sticky notes that, I guarantee you, some manager is going to notice five minutes later and say to one of the associates “Go check the whole store and round all these up.” I just don’t have it in me to create extra work for the people at these establishments.

    • acat

      I’m happy to create a little extra work, and it’s easier than stocking shelves or cleaning out the dairy case.

      Hint – I also buy a large popcorn and leave the empty bucket on the seat when I’m at a movie theater.

      Mew

    • steve010

      if you put them in the walmarts, they won’t take them down:

      Corn

      may 2010 400
      jan 2011 600
      now 729

      a 75% increase in bushel price of corn in less than a year, better start growing your own.

    • toothpick

      Once this goes viral, we can take credit for 10,000 jobs “saved or created” for the extra work involved in cleaning these things up. Better than a stimulus package, and it doesn’t increase the deficit. What could be better? :)

  • gekster

    at $4.39 per gallon in Grand Blanc, Mi,, and one on the pump I use will be excellent. :)

  • rabidcaveman

    just read this article, and I would have NO PROBLEM with these notes, in either of my stores.

    Guerilla warfare, along with the constant bombardment of these sticky notes, can only educate those who eat food, drive vehicles, and drink liquids, even though they vote for the enemy.

  • Common_Cents

    Many people do not see the connections between stuff they read online/paper about DC policy Fed policy, taxes, inflation etc…and their own lives. They talk about the stuff or ignore it like it is another planet.

    The disconnection is what the DC elites want. Like hiding tax collection forcing gas stations to collect it, forcing employers to collect it etc….

    These type of direct links from wallet to Obama are powerful.

    Our strategy should be strongly linking the two in a tangible way.

    • mom2oneson

      We should keep providing examples and links too.
      I never saw the connection between laws and what goes on in day to day life before I started to read Achance’s posts here.

  • steve010

    1.44/lb march 2008
    2.77 nov 2009
    3.45 nov 2010
    4.55 mar 2011

  • victrola

    When someone is spending $75 to fill their tank, I’d love to put an Obama bumper sticker right next to the meter to drive the point home.

    • lbyron

      … and that makes it vandalism.

      • lbyron

        They are easily removed. So to see them everywhere, a lot of people need to get involved, because every leftie can come home with a pocketful.

        • victrola

          People put political bumper stickers and take them off their cars all the time (I know I have) If it takes 10 seconds to remove, I don’t consider that damage. What’s even better is people will think it was an Obama supporter that put them on in the first place.

          If you want to get really picky, you could say leaving Post-It notes are a form of littering. And I also doubt many stores would appreciate people putting political “flyers” on their merchandise, regardless of the message.

          Let’s just say all of these tactics are a very minor form of civil disobedience that I personally don’t feel is out of bounds.

  • jeepingeoff

    ….and save yourself some time, there are many internet printing companies that can print pads of sticky notes with whatever you want on them. pretty cheap. You design on your computer. Make ‘em look like hand-writing with the right font, or go hi-tech with something that “mimics” the store/gas pump decor/labels. I wouldn’t try hijacking an existing store/station logo for reasons that should be obvious, but this could get very creative…….heh heh

    Great idea!

  • rickbull

    Currently at 97.21
    I predict it will be 120.00 by week’s end.
    BTW, my name is NOT E. F. Hutton.

  • mom2oneson

    so not sure about the last part but food prices are awful. I can’t believe how high it is and you walk out with almost nothing. It’s really bad and I’m a great couponer/loss leader shopper. There isn’t anything for me to learn or cut back on. The prices are just horribly high.

  • stopnationaldebt

    Be among the first to join the new Facebook cause “Stop National Debt” : http://www.causes.com/causes/606425-stop-national-debt
    since if you don’t spread the word, who will?

    “POLL REVEALS: Americans Are Still In Deep Denial About The Deficit” http://read.bi/h6QDGR If they realized how bad it is politicians would need to act. Non politics-junkies tune out numbers in the $trillions so we need to rephrase the issue:
    The federal government will need >$1 million per household to pay its IOUs!
    > $116 trillion =”official” debt plus money