Dougster said:
I am grateful I can afford to live 'ethically' when so many can't afford to live.
I just looked a little oddly at the cupboard with the down bag though.
Thanks for the info Janiepops, without it, we don't have the ability to make any decisions.
I think it was Howies who said there is nothing cheap; someone, somewhere always pays more for it.
Im not able to live as ethically as I would like, I rely on second hand things, most without a history that I can trace. But I live my life as ethically as I can, I recycle anything I can, I walk where I can. I shop at farm shops or from true organic suppliers. Not wanting to start an argument but cheaper is never cheap. Be it a knife with a plastic handle or a down sleeping bag. All any of us can do is do as I conscience dictates, I do not shop at Tescos nor Asda not Somerfield, I do not like the bribes that they force farmers to pay, before they are allowed to supply the said markets. Since I stopped shopping in a supermarket, Im saving 50% on my food bill, ok my local shops only have the one brand of baked beans, unlike my local Tesco which has 14meters of baked bean brands (I kid you not I measured it) but I am saving £40 a week, soon it will be even more as I plan start buying vegetables from a veg-box scheme.
Please remember that supply and demand is a two way street. If we, as individuals, demand more, and stick to our guns on what we will or will not put up with, then the supermarkets will have to supply us. Shop locally and your local shops will always have what you want. Shop in a supermarket all the time and in a year or so you local shop will not be there.