The assumption is, with most people we talk to, that fair trade
handmade products or gifts (non food items) are more expensive than mainstream
products. In some cases, they may be. But in many cases you can purchase fair
trade clothing, accessories, jewelry or home décor, baby items, in the same
price range as conventional store or online prices.
One man who held the fair-trade-is-more-expensive assumption
found out with one day’s shopping that he could buy an entire casual ensemble
at fair trade online stores for $8 under the price of conventional stores.
Writer and blogger Kelsey Timmerman wrote in The Huffington Post about his experience.
Most folks think shopping
for clothing with your ethics is a privilege that few can afford. I've been
writing about being an ethical and engaged consumer since I traveled around the
world to meet the people who made my clothes.
Since writing Where Am I
Wearing? I encouraged folks to wear one thing a day they knew was produced in a
way that treated people and planet fairly. I reach a lot of college students
and thought that a whole outfit in such clothes would be unaffordable.
Today, I decided to do a
little online shopping experiment: I put together a whole outfit consisting of
underwear, shirt, shoes, pants, socks and a beanie by visiting the online
stores of companies that I know are making responsible decisions about people
and planet. And then I compared them to products you would normally find at the
mall.
It turns out the ethical
outfit I put together only cost $153, which was actually $8 cheaper than the
normal outfit.
If you really want great prices for great fair trade products,
please go to our Year End Clearance sale page (link). And our Jewelry and
Accessories collections continue to be expanded with beautiful, handmade pieces
as we search for items in the new year. We’re always eco friendly and always
take the best care of our artisans.
Please visit us frequently during 2016 as new selections will
arrive throughout the year. Like us on Facebook and recommend us to your
friends. Shopping for a Change is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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