tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159296859212520052.post2354331987467935709..comments2023-09-21T00:08:21.827+10:00Comments on Heidi and Seek and Ethical Fashion: franny armstrong and ethical livingHayley Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05021662958659612383noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159296859212520052.post-12308083537760419822009-09-18T08:57:39.113+10:002009-09-18T08:57:39.113+10:00Gina - Yes, definitely, 'do I need it?' is...Gina - Yes, definitely, 'do I need it?' is the fundamental question - I should have put that in the post! My areas of weakness are handmade goodies, meals out, books and DIY supplies.<br /><br />I hadn't thought to laminate the photo album photos, great idea!<br /><br />Isis - I agree, there's all these 'green' products shoved in our faces and they're greener than the alternative, but making do is the greenest option. I have a problem with using eco friendly as a marketing ploy. It's win win for them though, they get to seem like a charitable company and they make more sales.<br /><br />I read a comment on a forum somewhere, something like, "you can have as many [whatever] as you want with a free conscience!" just because it was organic.<br /><br />That's exactly what they want you to think.Hayley Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05021662958659612383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159296859212520052.post-87683745308494509622009-09-11T16:56:43.084+10:002009-09-11T16:56:43.084+10:00i think ethical purchases are very important, it&#...i think ethical purchases are very important, it's a way of voting with our money, as they say. but i agree with gina that more importantly is deciding whether it needs to be purchased in the first place. i worry that this green trend is allowing people to buy even more 'stuff'. if they don't really need it, then who cares if it's ethical, it's a waste anyway. <br /><br />to answer your question the only really ethical purchase i made with week was a new sewing machine (to sew my own everthing!), i DIDN'T purchase meat, oh yeah and apparently ethical eggs (if i believe what they said on the box).<br /><br />x isisIsishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09832218711696290393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159296859212520052.post-4559301945915604132009-09-11T13:05:12.988+10:002009-09-11T13:05:12.988+10:00Hi Hayley, always a great question to ask. Right n...Hi Hayley, always a great question to ask. Right now I'm actually trying to have a bit of a 'consumer detox'. I'm already good at making more ethical choices now (second hand, hand made, fairtrade coffee and choc, boycotting certain supermarket brands etc) but I still struggle with that very first question, 'do I need it'? Probably my areas of weakness are eating meals out, and <br />books.<br /><br />And thanks for your suggestion for a birthday present on my blog. I've recently just laminated all the photos out of my OLDER boy's album, because they got torn out... now they're indestructable, YAY!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06422492795264972573noreply@blogger.com