• ladfrombrad 🇬🇧@lemdro.idM
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      9 months ago

      All you need to do is pay a bit extra.

      Like I said in another comment in here, I find it odd that we need/want to pay more for things that don’t actually cost that more but do because some companies can’t run the books right (ie: fat cats and excessive profits) and end up with massive corps having to submit a First Gazette Notice.

      I had no idea what that meant since I found out last night my company I work for here in the UK, has done just that :/

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          9 months ago

          Being a consumer means I don’t attribute others ethics, nor ideology, when making a buying decision.

          I buy things because I’m a consumer of goods that tries to save myself from having to spend more, to line others greedy pockets though.

          If those are my ethics, call me a dirty consumer perhaps? But people getting paid minimum wages whilst people who do nothing other than tell their sales department to up their price “just because” it doesn’t come from a certain geography is like chopping your nose off to spite your face IMO.

          edit: I found a perfect example of this. Berghaus fleece Vs a Amazon basics, or hell, even a Regatta fleece. Just the badge, and nothing else.

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              9 months ago

              Absolutely!

              And when you have a finite amount of money / time left on this planet I uphold my values of buying the best bang for buck.

              Whether that’s my Xiaomi router, phone, scooter, or even the cheapo Amazon basics fleece the first thing I do is look at the price and not if it comes from a country that others don’t like.