The death of the age of stuff.

• Author: Bagge, P. 'Grumpy Gramps'
• Position: Culture and Review - Cartoon

NOT LONG AGO, ONE COULD MAKE WORTH-YOUR-WHILE MONEY BY HAVING A GARAGE SALE ...

THAT WAS AN APPROPRIATE NAME FOR SUCH SALES TOO, SINCE LIKE MOST OF MY NEIGHBORS MY GARAGE WAS SO CRAMMED LATH UNUSED STUFF THAT I COULD NO LONGER PARK MY CAR INSIDE IT ...

STUFF I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER BUYING, LET ALONE WHY.

ONLY TWENTY BUCKS FOR THIS BOXED SET?

I'LL TAKE IT!

OH? OH! I, UH, CHANGED MY MIND ...

IT'S NOT FOR SALE.

I'M SURE TO GET MORE FOR IT NEXT YEAR!

AHH, BUT NOW IT IS "NEXT YEAR" AND suddenly no one SEEMS TO HAVE EITHER THE CASH OR THE DESIRE TO TAKE MY USED STUTT OFF MY HANDS--NOT EVEN FOR FREE'

WE SHOULD BRING-THAT STUFF BACK INSIDE ...

IT'LL GET RUINED IN THE RAIN ...

B-BUT, SOMEONE STILL MIGHT TAKE IT

MEANWHILE, THAT FORMERLY NORTH-SOMETHING BOXED SET HAS SUDDENLY COME DOWN WITH A CASE OT THE KOOTIES ...

SAY, DO YOU STILL WANT THIS?

I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU FOR F-

GAAH! C.D.S.?!

MY TINY APARTMENT IS CLUTTERED ENOUGH AS IT 15!

KEEP YOUR GARBAGE TO YOURSELF, MAN!

OF COURSE, I MYSELF HAVE LESS NEED FOR STUFF THESE DAYS. FOR ONE THING, MY ENTIRE FAMILY DOWNLOADS OR STREAMS ALL OF OUR ENTERTAINMENT NEEDS OFF OF THE INTERNET...

WANT TO WATCH ANOTHER EPISODE OF "THE WALKING DEAD"?

NAH. SIX STRAIGHT HOURS OF EXPLOADING ZOMBIES IS MY LIMIT.

BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT

NICE KNOWIN 'YA RECORD AND VIDEO STORES!

TREASURE ... THAT ... IS ... WHAT ... YOU ... ARE ...

AND WHAT WE DO BUY WE PURCHASE ONLINE, EVEN GROCERIES ...

LOOK! I'M FOOD SHOPPING IN MY P.J.S.!

LET'S SEE DO I WANT RIPE BANANAS, OR "SLIGHTLY GREEN?

I'M TOLD AMAZON'S A BAD COMPANY TO WORK FOR ...

BUT THEY'RE SO CHEAP!

AND WE HAVE "AMAZON PRIME"!

'OFF!

SORRY, LOCAL GROCERY STORES!

WHILE EVERY DAY SOMEONE INVENTS A NEW APP THAT ELIMINATES THT NEED FOR YET ANOTHER MIDDLEMAN

THIS NEW APP MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO DO MY OWN TAXES ...

WHAT'LL THEY THINK OF NEXT?

SO LONG, ACCOUNTANTS, TRAVEL AGENTS, REALTORS, ETC ...

IN FACT, THERE'S COUNTLESS WAYS TO SAVE MONEY VIA THE NET...

THERE'S A LOCAL YOGA STUDIO THAT SPECIALIZES IN BACK PAIN ...

HERE, I'LL GIVE YOU THEIR NUMBER...

I'LL JUST SEARCH FOR YOGA BACK STRETCHES ON YOU TUBE INSTEAD! PROBLEM SOLVED!

OKAY.

MY APOLOGIES, YOGA INSTRUCTORS EVERY WHERE!

THEN THERE'S THE MANY WAYS THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE MY JOB SO MUCH EASIER: SCANNERS, PHOTOSHOP, EMAIL, FILE SHARING, ETC...

I USED TO HAVE TO PACKAGES AND HAUL LITERALLY EVERYTHING I DREW TO THIS PLACE BACK IN THE DAY ...

AND I'D WAIT IN LINE FOREVER!

THE P.O. LOOKS EMPTY THESE DAYS, THOUGH.

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