A great post from Aidan on how buying Christmas presents with a bit of consideration can make the whole thing more inclusive.
I think Aidan has it just right. Although Fair Trade didn’t feature quite as much for us this year, we did make quite a few presents. It’s a great feeling to know you’re giving something personal and unique (it’s often cheaper too!)
The other thing that Aidan’s post reminded me of is how much power we have as customers. Trying to track down Fair Trade gifts might feel discouraging at first, but before long, it will create pressure on mainstream retailers to change their ways. For example, many mainstream retailers now stock organic cotton, a change they would never have come up with were it not for small pioneering shops taking the lead.
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Yes John, good point about mainstream retailers now stocking such things. I noticed a lot of supermarkets were stocking fairtrade food orientated gifts, boxes of chocolates and so on. Now we’ll just have to hope the small retailers don’t close down cos everyone gets their faritrade and organic stuff in Sainsburys!