Another great place to buy stuff that is fair trade, no slave labour, some interesting stuff and money gets ploughed back into the local community:
Ten Thousand Villages
http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/
http://www.tenthousandvillages.ca/cg...Us1&type=store Did you know they are Mennonite-based?
About 15 yrs. ago, yes I went with a friend to the Canadian national warehouse headquarters. She knew some people there. Located in Mennonite country just outside of Kitchener-Waterloo. At that time, the number of stores was still pretty small.
Now totally different...obviously a signal that there are alot more customers that truly want to buy from employers with ethical business practices/fair treatment of employees.
Note: When I said that I invested in Canadian companies..I meant buying their stock. Preferably stocks that provide dividends.
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02-03-2010, 07:26 AM #13
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