Our outside fire - which I am loving - nothing to do with the post...
I am always aiming to support local independent businesses/food growers and products.
But then this happens.
I need a certain product. I look at my choices. There are four.
The shops own brand for $2.00. I look at the ingredients. All recognisable and safe. Nothing obscure or sus.
The other three... only one was Australian owned but imported ingredients $7.00. Obscure ingredients. Other two from or owned by overseas companies. Again $7.00 and obscure ingredients.
I choose the $2 one. Even though it is owned by a huge money making company - totally against my buying ethics. ALL ingredients were safe and it was value for money. How could I justify more than three times the cost plus very obscure product list?
Can you tell it stumped me? I feel the need to be sensible but I have not even began to scratch the surface on the effects this choice could result in.
What choice would you make?
4 comments:
I would make exactly the same decision as you hun. Stupid not to really. And that decision may influence change.
Unfortunately when you live on a strict budget, price becomes extraordinarily important.
While we have to have ideals and a set of principles to live and be guided by, we also need to remember the old saying "don't cut your nose off to spite your face". Based on the scenarios I have to say I would probably have bought the generic one too as much as it would have made me cringe.
I would have done the same thing Sarah. I find this happens alot.
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