Wendy Thomas
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Melinda Lou "Wendy" Thomas-Morse is the daughter of American businessman Dave Thomas, the founder of the fast food brand Wendy's. She is the namesake and mascot of the brand. She uses the name Wendy T
Thomas in 2016
Consumerism
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Consumerism is a socio-cultural and economic phenomenon in which the aspirations of many individuals include the acquisition of goods and services beyond those necessary for survival or traditional di
Wendy Thomas
…Wendy's logo in the form of a young freckle-faced girl in red braids. Thomas graduated from the University of Florida in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in consumer behaviorism. Thomas owned several Wendy's restaurants near Dallas, Texas until 1999. After the death of her father Dave Thomas in 2002, she and her siblings bought…
An electronics store displaying CRT TVs in a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia (2002)
Bernard Mandeville's work Fable of the Bees, which justified conspicuous consumption
Josiah Wedgwood's pottery, a status symbol of consumerism in the late 18th century
Black Friday shoppers, DC USA