However.... when it comes to food, I am a bit more fussy! If I go to the supermarket, the majority of the time I will NOT buy the cheapest meat that is available ("Tesco Value" or "Smart Price" at Asda for example). My reasoning for this has nothing to do with the fact that it's come from a less ethical source or a source that isn't as fresh or what not, it's simply because most of the time it looks disgusting. I'm not sure about anyone else but if I want to buy some chicken breasts for dinner I'm going to pick the slightly more expensive ones that look clean and appealing, rather than the cheapest chicken which has bits of blood and straddely bits (yes i think i made the word "straddely" up!) all over it! Meat is the only thing that I'm fussy about, anything else I'm all for a bargain - why spend more money than necessary just for a brand name?
I think it's safe to say that in an ideal world, EVERYONE would buy clothes and products that were ethically sourced, and in an ideal world maybe products that were not ethically sourced wouldn't even exist .... But in reality, if I'm not being affected by whether something is ethically sourced or not, then why would it make a difference to me?
Interesting post- and refreshing honesty. Lots of people are into ethical sourcing because it is "fashionable"; look at all the fashionistas who argue against fur, child labour etc. Is your argument that our food "affects" you more, because you digest it, but clothes are strictly external? But, what you wear affects the way you look- and how you are perceived by others. So, ethical campaigners who want us to buy clothes that don't damage the environment, that were made without exploiiting children, etc- need to get us to care as much about what we wear as what we eat. Interesting PR challenge, wouldn't you say?
ReplyDeleteIn all honesty I do not think about where my purchases have come from or how they got to the shelves in the first place. If I like something I will buy it. I feel that these types of issues are down to the Govt. to regulate them properly to make sure that companies are following correct procedures and not exploiting children etc.
ReplyDeleteIn todays world, I think people have enough worry about their familys & work etc that something like this is not and the forefront of their minds.