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http://www.oxfamireland.org/shops/fairtradegoods/fairtradegoods.shtml

Good news!

Fair Trade products now are making significant inroads to the European market. An astonishing 47% of bananas sold in Switzerland are Fair Trade.


Fair Trade sales in Europe have been growing at an average 20% per year since 2000

The annual net retail value of Fair Trade products sold in Europe now exceeds €660 million

Fair Trade products can now be found in 55,000 supermarkets all over Europe

Fair Trade products benefit more than five million producers and their families in developing countries

And?

Is there like, some argument you wish to put forward, or is this just another drive-by-spam from the vendors of cheap printer ink cartridges?

A victory for liberal capitalism? I echo the sentiments of Tactical Grace.

Fair trade products are unique because they have an awesome gimmick. I wish I owned a product line with an awesome gimmick, I'd be rich.

Fair trade products are unique because they have an awesome gimmick. I wish I owned a product line with an awesome gimmick, I'd be rich.

You could have the opposite gimmick. Your marketing could boast that you exploit the poorest of people to within an inch of their lives in order to bring extra succulent and cheap morsels to our decadent shores.

You could have the opposite gimmick. Your marketing could boast that you exploit the poorest of people to within an inch of their lives in order to bring extra succulent and cheap morsels to our decadent shores.

Brilliance. Although doing that is notoriously uneconomical as a business practice. You rarely get high quality goods, and the defect rate is sky-high. So, would I be allowed to boast that, yet not really be doing so.

"Slave Labor Coffee: You can taste their blood, sweat and tears!"

Brilliance. Although doing that is notoriously uneconomical as a business practice. You rarely get high quality goods, and the defect rate is sky-high. So, would I be allowed to boast that, yet not really be doing so.

"Slave Labor Coffee: You can taste their blood, sweat and tears!"

Union Busters: for that Fresh feeling.

Brilliance. Although doing that is notoriously uneconomical as a business practice. You rarely get high quality goods, and the defect rate is sky-high. So, would I be allowed to boast that, yet not really be doing so.

"Slave Labor Coffee: You can taste their blood, sweat and tears!"


need a partner? i am really good with a whip!

PS: though i don't necessarely agree with everything the cato institute does, they make a hell of a good case showing that the only "fair" trade is FREE TRADE. (http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-164.html)

I always make the argument about the poor slave driver having to beat his slaves extra hard to make ends meet after all he has a family to feed!

yeah I’m a European but I don’t really care about how much suffering goes into my products I guess I’m just an asshole

http://www.oxfamireland.org/shops/fairtradegoods/fairtradegoods.shtml

Good news!
Fair Trade products now are making significant inroads to the European market. An astonishing 47% of bananas sold in Switzerland are Fair Trade.

Fair Trade sales in Europe have been growing at an average 20% per year since 2000

The annual net retail value of Fair Trade products sold in Europe now exceeds €660 million
Fair Trade products can now be found in 55,000 supermarkets all over Europe

Fair Trade products benefit more than five million producers and their families in developing countries
It's good to see others appreciate this development as well. Whenever I want to give myself a treat and buy something special, I go right ahead and buy a pound of coffee, Fairtrade, and it really is great stuff.
Problem is, while I support the idea and appreciate the aims of the organizations - my wallet doesn't always.
You see, those products - while ensuring that the producers get their fair share of the profit, it's in no means cheap at all.

That's why I reserve my Fairtrade buys for special occasions (or when I happen to stumble over some great items). Chocolate bars spring to mind instantly, I've already mentioned to coffee.

I believe the biggest problems to this day are twofold. For one, the trading rates only climb as much as the awareness level rises in the European societies. The other one is the money.

While I am aware of such a thing as fairly traded goods, not everyone else is, and while I'd like to participate in it more, it's simply not possible, given my monetary situation.

I always make the argument about the poor slave driver having to beat his slaves extra hard to make ends meet after all he has a family to feed!

yeah I’m a European but I don’t really care about how much suffering goes into my products I guess I’m just an asshole

non-fair trade is cheaper. so fuck it. i'm not rich so i buy the cheaper stuff. let the rich lefties spend thier money on expensive coffee.

non-fair trade is cheaper. so fuck it. i'm not rich so i buy the cheaper stuff. let the rich lefties spend thier money on expensive coffee.

I....

I'll have a venti iced americano with a shot of mocha, please.

Seeing as this is just advertising, locking.